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        <dc:title>James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</dc:title>
        <citableAs>Public Law 117–263, as amended</citableAs>
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        <property role="compShortTitle" style="-uslm-dtd:comp-short-title">James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</property>
        <citationNote style="-uslm-dtd:public-law">[(<citableAs>Public Law 117–263</citableAs>)]</citationNote>
        <editionNote style="-uslm-dtd:updated-through-note">[As Amended Through <currentThroughPublicLaw>P.L. 119–4</currentThroughPublicLaw>, Enacted <date date="2025-03-15">March 15, 2025</date>]</editionNote>
        <explanationNote style="-uslm-dtd:explanatory-note"><b>[</b>Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 117–263. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/<b>]</b></explanationNote>
        <explanationNote style="-uslm-dtd:explanatory-note"><b>[</b>Note: While this publication does  not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).<b>]</b></explanationNote>
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    <main style="-uslm-dtd:legis-body"><longTitle><docTitle style="-uslm-dtd:legis-type">AN ACT</docTitle><officialTitle style="-uslm-dtd:official-title">To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.</officialTitle></longTitle><enactingFormula style="-uslm-dtd:enacting-clause">
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s1" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s1/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</shortTitle>”.</content>
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            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s1/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">10 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">References.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any reference in this or any other Act to the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”.</content>
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        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. </heading>
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                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Divisions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act is organized into 11 divisions as follows:</chapeau>
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                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division B—Military Construction Authorizations.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division D—Funding Tables.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division E—Non-Department of Defense Matters.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division F—Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division G—Homeland Security.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division H—Water Resources.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division I—Department of State Authorizations.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division J—Oceans and Atmosphere.</content>
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                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s2/a/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Division K—Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022.</content>
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                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for this Act is as follows:<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2.</designator><label> Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3.</designator><label> Congressional defense committees.</label></referenceItem>
                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4.</designator><label> Budgetary effects of this Act.</label></referenceItem>
                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5.</designator><label> Explanatory statement.</label></referenceItem>
                <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION A—</designator><label>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE I—</designator><label>PROCUREMENT</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 101.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Army Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 111.</designator><label> Limitations on production of Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Navy Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 121.</designator><label> Requirements relating to EA-18G aircraft of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 122.</designator><label> Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 123.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 124.</designator><label> Limitation on authority to modify capabilities and fleet configuration of E-6B aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 125.</designator><label> Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 126.</designator><label> Procurement authority for Ship-to-Shore Connector program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 127.</designator><label> Procurement authority for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 128.</designator><label> Procurement authorities for John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 129.</designator><label> Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 130.</designator><label> Contracts for design and construction of the DDG(X) destroyer program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 131.</designator><label> Tomahawk and Standard Missile-6 capability on FFG-62 class vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 132.</designator><label> Report on advance procurement for CVN-82 and CVN-83.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 133.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Air Force Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 141.</designator><label> Modification of inventory requirements for aircraft of the combat air forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 142.</designator><label> Inventory and other requirements relating to air refueling tanker aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 143.</designator><label> Requirements relating to F-22 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 144.</designator><label> Modification of exception to prohibition on certain reductions to B-1 bomber aircraft squadrons.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 145.</designator><label> Repeal of Air Force E-8C force presentation requirement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 146.</designator><label> Minimum inventory of C-130 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 147.</designator><label> Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of C-40 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 148.</designator><label> Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines for HH-60W aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 149.</designator><label> Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E-3 airborne warning and control system aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 150.</designator><label> Limitation on divestment of F-15 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 151.</designator><label> Authority to procure upgraded ejection seats for certain T-38A aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 152.</designator><label> Procurement authority for digital mission operations platform for the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 153.</designator><label> Digital transformation commercial software acquisition.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 154.</designator><label> Requirements study and strategy for the combat search and rescue mission of the Air Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 155.</designator><label> Plan for transfer of KC-135 aircraft to the Air National Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 156.</designator><label> Annual reports on T-7A Advanced Pilot Training System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 161.</designator><label> Increase in Air Force and Navy use of used commercial dual-use parts in certain aircraft and engines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 162.</designator><label> Assessment and strategy for fielding capabilities to counter threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 163.</designator><label> Assessment and report on military rotary wing aircraft industrial base.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 164.</designator><label> Comptroller General audit of efforts to modernize the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F-35 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE II—</designator><label>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 201.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 211.</designator><label> Modification of cooperative research and development project authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 212.</designator><label> Clarification of role of senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 213.</designator><label> Inclusion of Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 214.</designator><label> Modification of limitation on cancellation of designation of Executive Agent for a certain Defense Production Act program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 215.</designator><label> Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 216.</designator><label> Air-breathing and rocket booster testing capacity upgrades to support critical hypersonic weapons development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 217.</designator><label> Competitively awarded demonstrations and tests of electromagnetic warfare technology.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 218.</designator><label> Administration of the Advanced Sensor Applications Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 219.</designator><label> Quantifiable assurance capability for security of microelectronics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 220.</designator><label> Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 221.</designator><label> Target date for deployment of 5G wireless broadband infrastructure at all military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 222.</designator><label> Outreach to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions regarding National Security Innovation Network programs that promote entrepreneurship and innovation at institutions of higher education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 223.</designator><label> Report and pilot program based on recommendations regarding defense research capacity at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 224.</designator><label> Pilot program to support the development of patentable inventions in the Department of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 225.</designator><label> Pilot program to facilitate the development of battery technologies for warfighters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Plans, Reports, and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 231.</designator><label> Modification to annual reports of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 232.</designator><label> Extension of requirement for quarterly briefings on strategy for fifth generation information and communications technologies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 233.</designator><label> Plan for investments to support the development of novel processing approaches for defense applications.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 234.</designator><label> Plans to accelerate the transition to 5G information and communications technology within the military departments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 235.</designator><label> Plan for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Innovation Fellowship Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 236.</designator><label> Strategy and plan for fostering and strengthening the defense innovation ecosystem.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 237.</designator><label> Assessment and strategy relating to hypersonic testing capacity of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 238.</designator><label> Annual report on studies and reports of federally funded research and development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 239.</designator><label> Report on recommendations from Army Futures Command Research Program Realignment Study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 240.</designator><label> Report on potential for increased utilization of the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 241.</designator><label> Study on costs associated with underperforming software and information technology.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 242.</designator><label> Study and report on sufficiency of operational test and evaluation resources supporting certain major defense acquisition programs.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE III—</designator><label>OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 301.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Energy and Environment</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 311.</designator><label> Center for Excellence in Environmental Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 312.</designator><label> Participation in pollutant banks and water quality trading.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 313.</designator><label> Consideration under Defense Environmental Restoration Program for State-owned facilities of the National Guard with proven exposure of hazardous substances and waste.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 314.</designator><label> Renewal of annual environmental and energy reports of Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 315.</designator><label> Aggregation of energy conservation measures and funding.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 316.</designator><label> Additional special considerations for energy performance goals and energy performance master plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 317.</designator><label> Purchase or lease of electric, zero emission, advanced-biofuel-powered, or hydrogen-powered vehicles for the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 318.</designator><label> Clarification and requirement for Department of Defense relating to renewable biomass and biogas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 319.</designator><label> Programs of military departments on reduction of fuel reliance and promotion of energy-aware behaviors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 320.</designator><label> Establishment of joint working group to determine joint requirements for future operational energy needs of Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 321.</designator><label> Amendment to budgeting of Department of Defense relating to extreme weather.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 322.</designator><label> Prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 323.</designator><label> Pilot program for development of electric vehicle charging solutions to mitigate grid stress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 324.</designator><label> Pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 325.</designator><label> Policy to increase disposition of spent advanced batteries through recycling.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 326.</designator><label> Guidance and target goal relating to formerly used defense sites programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 327.</designator><label> Analysis and plan for addressing heat island effect on military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 328.</designator><label> Limitation on replacement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of Defense with electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, or hydrogen-powered vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 331.</designator><label> Defueling of Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 332.</designator><label> Authorization of closure of underground storage tank system at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 333.</designator><label> Report on bulk fuel requirements applicable to United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 334.</designator><label> Placement of sentinel or monitoring wells in proximity to Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 335.</designator><label> Studies relating to water needs of the Armed Forces on Oahu.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 336.</designator><label> Study on alternative uses for Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 337.</designator><label> Briefing on Department of Defense efforts to track health implications of fuel leaks at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 341.</designator><label> Department of Defense research relating to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 342.</designator><label> Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 343.</designator><label> Prizes for development of non-PFAS-containing turnout gear.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 344.</designator><label> Modification of limitation on disclosure of results of testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances on private property.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 345.</designator><label> Restriction on procurement or purchasing by Department of Defense of turnout gear for firefighters containing perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 346.</designator><label> Annual report on PFAS contamination at certain military installations from sources other than aqueous film-forming foam.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 347.</designator><label> Report on critical PFAS uses; briefings on Department of Defense procurement of certain items containing PFOS or PFOA.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Logistics and Sustainment</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 351.</designator><label> Resources required for achieving materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major defense acquisition programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 352.</designator><label> Annual plan for maintenance and modernization of naval vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 353.</designator><label> Inclusion of information regarding joint medical estimates in readiness reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 354.</designator><label> Inapplicability of advance billing dollar limitation for relief efforts following major disasters or emergencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 355.</designator><label> Repeal of Comptroller General review on time limitations on duration of public-private competitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 356.</designator><label> Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations regarding Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 357.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of funds for military information support operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 358.</designator><label> Notification of modification to policy regarding retention rates for Navy ship repair contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 359.</designator><label> Research and analysis on capacity of private shipyards in United States and effect of those shipyards on Naval fleet readiness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 360.</designator><label> Independent study relating to fuel distribution logistics across United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 361.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on expenditures for establishment of fuel distribution points in United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Depots and Ammunition Production Facilities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 371.</designator><label> Budgeting for depot and ammunition production facility maintenance and repair: annual report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 372.</designator><label> Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 373.</designator><label> Five-year plans for improvements to depot and ammunition production facility infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 374.</designator><label> Modification to minimum capital investment for certain depots.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 375.</designator><label> Continuation of requirement for biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 376.</designator><label> Continuation of requirement for annual report on funds expended for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 377.</designator><label> Clarification of calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of the Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 381.</designator><label> Annual reports by Deputy Secretary of Defense on activities of Joint Safety Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 382.</designator><label> Accountability for Department of Defense contractors using military working dogs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 383.</designator><label> Membership of Coast Guard on Joint Safety Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 384.</designator><label> Inclusion in report on unfunded priorities National Guard responsibilities in connection with natural and man-made disasters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 385.</designator><label> Support for training of National Guard personnel on wildfire prevention and response.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 386.</designator><label> Interagency collaboration and extension of pilot program on military working dogs and explosives detection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 387.</designator><label> Amendment to the Sikes Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 388.</designator><label> National standards for Federal fire protection at military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 389.</designator><label> Pilot programs for tactical vehicle safety data collection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 390.</designator><label> Requirements relating to reduction of out-of-pocket costs of members of the Armed Forces for uniform items.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 391.</designator><label> Implementation of recommendations relating to animal facility sanitation and plan for housing and care of horses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 392.</designator><label> Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 393.</designator><label> Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine countermeasures platforms.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Active Forces</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 401.</designator><label> End strengths for active forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 402.</designator><label> End strength level matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 403.</designator><label> Additional authority to vary Space Force end strength.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Reserve Forces</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 411.</designator><label> End strengths for Selected Reserve.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 412.</designator><label> End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 413.</designator><label> End strengths for military technicians (dual status).</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 414.</designator><label> Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 421.</designator><label> Military personnel.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE V—</designator><label>MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Officer Personnel Policy</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 501.</designator><label> Authorized strengths for Space Force officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 502.</designator><label> Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 503.</designator><label> Redistribution of Naval officers serving on active duty in the grades of O-8 and O-9.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 504.</designator><label> Authorized strength after December 31, 2022: general officers and flag officers on active duty.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 505.</designator><label> Extension of grade retention for certain officers awaiting retirement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 506.</designator><label> Exclusion of officers serving as lead special trial counsel from limitations on authorized strengths for general and flag officers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 507.</designator><label> Constructive service credit for certain officers of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 508.</designator><label> Improvements to the selection of warrant officers in the military departments for promotion.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509.</designator><label> Advice and consent requirement for waivers of mandatory retirement for Superintendents of military service academies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509A.</designator><label> Modification of reports on Air Force personnel performing duties of a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer (13N).</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509B.</designator><label> Assessments of staffing in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other Department of Defense headquarters offices.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509C.</designator><label> GAO review of certain officer performance evaluations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509D.</designator><label> Study of chaplains.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Reserve Component Management</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 511.</designator><label> Inclusion of additional information on the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in reports accompanying the national defense strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 512.</designator><label> Expansion of eligibility to serve as an instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 513.</designator><label> Backdating of effective date of rank for reserve officers in the National Guard due to undue delays in Federal recognition.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 514.</designator><label> Inspections of the National Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 515.</designator><label> Authority to waive requirement that performance of Active Guard and Reserve duty at the request of a Governor may not interfere with certain duties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 516.</designator><label> Continued National Guard support for FireGuard program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 517.</designator><label> Enhancement of National Guard Youth Challenge Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 518.</designator><label> Notice to Congress before certain actions regarding units of certain reserve components.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 519.</designator><label> Independent study on Federal recognition of National Guard officers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 519A.</designator><label> Review and update of report on geographic dispersion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 519B.</designator><label> Briefing on duties of the Army Interagency Training and Education Center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>General Service Authorities and Military Records</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 521.</designator><label> Consideration of adverse information by special selection review boards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 522.</designator><label> Expansion of eligibility for direct acceptance of gifts by members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense and Coast Guard employees and their families.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 523.</designator><label> Limitation of extension of period of active duty for a member who accepts a fellowship, scholarship, or grant.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 524.</designator><label> Expansion of mandatory characterizations of administrative discharges of certain members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 525.</designator><label> Rescission of COVID-19 vaccination mandate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 526.</designator><label> Temporary exemption from end strength grade restrictions for the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 527.</designator><label> Notification to next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces: study; update; training; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 528.</designator><label> Gender-neutral fitness physical readiness standards for military occupational specialties of the Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 529.</designator><label> Recurring report regarding COVID-19 mandate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 530.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding women involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy or parenthood.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Recruitment and Retention</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 531.</designator><label> Treatment of personally identifiable information regarding prospective recruits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 532.</designator><label> Revival and extension of temporary authority for targeted recruitment incentives.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 533.</designator><label> Report on recruiting efforts of certain Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 534.</designator><label> Review of marketing and recruiting of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 535.</designator><label> Report on Department of Defense recruitment advertising to racial and ethnic minority communities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 536.</designator><label> Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public secondary schools.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 537.</designator><label> Best practices for the retention of certain female members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 538.</designator><label> Review of certain personnel policies of special operations forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 539.</designator><label> Support for members who perform duties regarding remotely piloted aircraft: study; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 539A.</designator><label> Retention and recruitment of members of the Army who specialize in air and missile defense systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Military Justice and Other Legal Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 541.</designator><label> Matters in connection with special trial counsel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 542.</designator><label> Technical corrections relating to special trial counsel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 543.</designator><label> Randomization of court-martial panels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 544.</designator><label> Jurisdiction of Courts of Criminal Appeals.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 545.</designator><label> Special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 546.</designator><label> Independent investigation of sexual harassment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 547.</designator><label> Primary prevention research agenda and workforce.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 548.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special agent training course.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549.</designator><label> Review of titling and indexing practices of the Army and certain other organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549A.</designator><label> Briefing and report on resourcing required for implementation of military justice reform.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549B.</designator><label> Report on sharing information with counsel for victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549C.</designator><label> Dissemination of civilian legal services information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Member Education</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 551.</designator><label> Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 552.</designator><label> Individuals from the District of Columbia who may be considered for appointment to military service academies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 553.</designator><label> Agreement by a cadet or midshipman to play professional sport constitutes a breach of agreement to serve as an officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 554.</designator><label> Naval Postgraduate School and United States Air Force Institute of Technology: terms of Provosts and Chief Academic Officers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 555.</designator><label> Naval Postgraduate School: attendance by enlisted members.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 556.</designator><label> Modification of annual report on demographics of military service academy applicants.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 557.</designator><label> Study and report on professional military education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 558.</designator><label> Report on treatment of China in curricula of professional military education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Member Training and Transition</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 561.</designator><label> Codification of Skillbridge program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 562.</designator><label> Pilot program on remote personnel processing in the Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 563.</designator><label> Annual report on members separating from active duty who file claims for disability benefits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 564.</designator><label> Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in STEM.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 571.</designator><label> Clarification and expansion of authorization of support for chaplain-led programs for members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 572.</designator><label> Pilot program to expand eligibility for enrollment at domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools: extension; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 573.</designator><label> Commercial air waiver for next of kin regarding transportation of remains of casualties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 574.</designator><label> Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 575.</designator><label> Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 576.</designator><label> Pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for Department of Defense child development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 577.</designator><label> Promotion of certain child care assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 578.</designator><label> Industry roundtable on military spouse hiring.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579.</designator><label> Recommendations for the improvement of the Military Interstate Children’s Compact.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579A.</designator><label> Feasibility of inclusion of au pairs in pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579B.</designator><label> Briefing on policies regarding single parents serving as members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579C.</designator><label> Public reporting on certain military child care programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579D.</designator><label> Briefing on verification of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579E.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle I—</designator><label>Decorations, Awards, and Other Honors</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 581.</designator><label> Clarification of procedure for boards for the correction of military records to review determinations regarding certain decorations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 582.</designator><label> Authorizations for certain awards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 583.</designator><label> Posthumous appointment of Ulysses S. Grant to grade of General of the Armies of the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 584.</designator><label> Enhanced information related to awarding of the Purple Heart.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle J—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 591.</designator><label> Report on non-citizen members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 592.</designator><label> Notification on manning of afloat naval forces: modifications; codification.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 593.</designator><label> Clarification of authority of NCMAF to update Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 594.</designator><label> Disinterment of remains of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National Cemetery.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 595.</designator><label> Pilot program on safe storage of personally owned firearms.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 596.</designator><label> Pilot program on car sharing on remote or isolated military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 597.</designator><label> Briefing on the effects of economic inflation on members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 598.</designator><label> Study on improvement of access to voting for members of the Armed Forces overseas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 599.</designator><label> Report on incidence of military suicides by military job code.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 599A.</designator><label> Report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide in the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 599B.</designator><label> Report on officer personnel management and the development of the professional military ethic of the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE VI—</designator><label>COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Bonus and Incentive Pays</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 601.</designator><label> One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 602.</designator><label> Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 603.</designator><label> Cold weather duty: authorization of assignment or special duty pay; travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 604.</designator><label> Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 611.</designator><label> Increases in maximum allowable income for purposes of eligibility for basic needs allowance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 612.</designator><label> Extension of authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for housing in certain areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 613.</designator><label> Temporary continuation of rate of basic allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces whose sole dependent dies while residing with the member.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 614.</designator><label> Basic allowance for housing for members without dependents when home port change would financially disadvantage member.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 615.</designator><label> Revival and redesignation of provision establishing benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 616.</designator><label> Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 617.</designator><label> OCONUS cost of living allowance: adjustments; notice to certain congressional committees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Travel and Transportation Allowances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 621.</designator><label> Allowable travel and transportation allowances: complex overhaul.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 622.</designator><label> Expansion of authority to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for spousal business costs arising from a permanent change of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 623.</designator><label> Extension of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 624.</designator><label> Reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for costs to relocate a pet that arise from a permanent change of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 625.</designator><label> Travel and transportation allowances for certain members of the Armed Forces who attend a professional military education institution or training classes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 626.</designator><label> Conforming amendments to update references to travel and transportation authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 627.</designator><label> Pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or assignment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Leave</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 631.</designator><label> Technical amendments to leave entitlement and accumulation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 632.</designator><label> Modification of authority to allow members of the Armed Forces to accumulate leave in excess of 60 days.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 633.</designator><label> Convalescent leave for a member of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Family and Survivor Benefits</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 641.</designator><label> Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 642.</designator><label> Extension of parent fee discount to child care employees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 643.</designator><label> Survivor Benefit Plan open season.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 644.</designator><label> Military installations with limited child care: briefing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 645.</designator><label> Food insecurity among military families: data collection; training; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Defense Resale Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 651.</designator><label> Prohibition of the sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in commissaries and exchanges.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 661.</designator><label> Study on basic pay.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 662.</designator><label> Report on accuracy of basic allowance for housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 663.</designator><label> Review of dislocation and relocation allowances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 664.</designator><label> Complex overhaul pay: briefing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 665.</designator><label> Studies on compensation for DOD child care providers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 666.</designator><label> Barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces: study; report.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE VII—</designator><label>HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 701.</designator><label> Improvements to TRICARE dental program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 702.</designator><label> Health benefits for members of the National Guard following required training or other duty to respond to a national emergency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 703.</designator><label> Improvement of referrals for specialty care under TRICARE Prime during permanent changes of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 704.</designator><label> Confidentiality requirements for mental health care services for members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 705.</designator><label> Audit of behavioral health care network providers listed in TRICARE directory.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 706.</designator><label> Independent analysis of quality and patient safety review process under direct care component of TRICARE program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 707.</designator><label> Study on providing benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE dental program to members of the Selected Reserve and dependents thereof.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 708.</designator><label> GAO study on certain contracts relating to TRICARE program and oversight of such contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 709.</designator><label> GAO study on coverage of mental health services under TRICARE program and relationship to certain mental health parity laws.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Health Care Administration</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 711.</designator><label> Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 712.</designator><label> Inclusion of level three trauma care capabilities in requirements for medical centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 713.</designator><label>  Centers of excellence for specialty care in military health system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 714.</designator><label> Maintenance of Core Casualty Receiving Facilities to improve medical force readiness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 715.</designator><label> Congressional notification requirement to modify scope of services provided at military medical treatment facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 716.</designator><label> Improvements to processes to reduce financial harm caused to civilians for care provided at military medical treatment facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 717.</designator><label> Authority to carry out studies and demonstration projects relating to delivery of health and medical care through use of other transaction authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 718.</designator><label> Licensure requirement for certain health-care professionals providing services as part of mission relating to emergency, humanitarian, or refugee assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 719.</designator><label> Authorization of permanent program to improve opioid management in the military health system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 720.</designator><label> Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and public health functions to Defense Health Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 721.</designator><label> Access to certain dependent medical records by remarried former spouses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 722.</designator><label> Authority for Department of Defense program to promote early literacy among certain young children.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 723.</designator><label> Plan for Accountable Care Organization demonstration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 724.</designator><label> Feasibility study and plan on establishing a Military Health System Medical Logistics Directorate and Military Health System Education and Training Directorate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 731.</designator><label> Briefing and report on reduction or realignment of military medical manning and medical billets.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 732.</designator><label> Independent analysis of Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 733.</designator><label> Clarification of membership requirements and compensation authority for independent suicide prevention and response review committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 734.</designator><label> Termination of veterans’ advisory board on radiation dose reconstruction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 735.</designator><label> Brain health initiative of Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 736.</designator><label> Establishment of partnership program between United States and Ukraine for military trauma care and research.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 737.</designator><label> Improvements relating to behavioral health care available under military health system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 738.</designator><label> Certification program in provision of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces and military families.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 739.</designator><label> Standardization of policies relating to service in Armed Forces by individuals diagnosed with HBV.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 740.</designator><label> Suicide cluster: standardized definition for use by Department of Defense; congressional notification.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 741.</designator><label> Limitation on reduction of military medical manning end strength: certification requirement and other reforms.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 742.</designator><label> Feasibility study on establishment of Department of Defense internship programs relating to civilian behavioral health providers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 743.</designator><label> Updates to prior feasibility studies on establishment of new command on defense health.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 744.</designator><label> Capability assessment and action plan with respect to effects of exposure to open burn pits and other environmental hazards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 745.</designator><label> Kyle Mullen Navy SEAL medical training review.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 746.</designator><label> Reports on composition of medical personnel of each military department and related matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 747.</designator><label> Report on effects of low recruitment and retention on operational tempo and physical and mental health of members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 748.</designator><label> Guidance for addressing healthy relationships and intimate partner violence through TRICARE Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 749.</designator><label> Briefing on suicide prevention reforms for members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE VIII—</designator><label>ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Acquisition Policy and Management</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 801.</designator><label> Writing award to encourage curiosity and persistence in overcoming obstacles in acquisition.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 802.</designator><label> Task and delivery order contracting for architectural and engineering services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 803.</designator><label> Data requirements for commercial products for major weapon systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 804.</designator><label> Revision of authority for procedures to allow rapid acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed under specified high-priority circumstances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 805.</designator><label> Treatment of certain clauses implementing Executive orders.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 806.</designator><label> Life cycle management and product support.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 807.</designator><label> Amendments to contractor employee protections from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 808.</designator><label> Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain major defense acquisition programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 809.</designator><label> Acquisition reporting system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 811.</designator><label> Inclusion in budget justification materials of enhanced reporting on proposed cancellations and modifications to multiyear contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 812.</designator><label> Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and related efforts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 813.</designator><label> Extension of Defense Modernization Account authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 814.</designator><label> Clarification to fixed-price incentive contract references.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 815.</designator><label> Modification of reporting requirement in connection with requests for multiyear procurement authority for large defense acquisitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 816.</designator><label> Modification of provision relating to determination of certain activities with unusually hazardous risks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 817.</designator><label> Modification to prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 818.</designator><label> Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 819.</designator><label> Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for weapons systems contractors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 820.</designator><label> Extension and modification of Never Contract with the Enemy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 821.</designator><label> Repeal of requirement for Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct certain reviews.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 822.</designator><label> Modification of contracts to provide extraordinary relief due to inflation impacts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 831.</designator><label> Key experiences and enhanced pay authority for acquisition workforce excellence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 832.</designator><label> Defense Acquisition University reforms.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 833.</designator><label> Modifications to Defense Civilian Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 834.</designator><label> Acquisition workforce incentives relating to training on, and agreements with, certain start-up businesses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 835.</designator><label> Curricula on software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions for covered individuals.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 836.</designator><label> Department of Defense national imperative for industrial skills program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Provisions Relating to Software and Technology</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 841.</designator><label> Guidelines and resources on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 842.</designator><label> Modification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 843.</designator><label> Other transaction authority clarification.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 844.</designator><label> Prizes for advanced technology achievements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 845.</designator><label> Congressional notification for pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 846.</designator><label> Report on software delivery times.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Industrial Base Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 851.</designator><label> Modification to the national technology and industrial base.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 852.</designator><label> Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 853.</designator><label> Requirements for the procurement of certain components for certain naval vessels and auxiliary ships.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 854.</designator><label> Modifications to the procurement technical assistance program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 855.</designator><label> Codification of prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 856.</designator><label> Codification of the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 857.</designator><label> Procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 858.</designator><label> Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 859.</designator><label> Demonstration exercise of enhanced planning for industrial mobilization and supply chain management.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 860.</designator><label> Risk management for Department of Defense pharmaceutical supply chains.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 861.</designator><label> Strategy for increasing competitive opportunities for certain critical technologies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 862.</designator><label> Key advanced system development industry days.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Small Business Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 871.</designator><label> Codification of Small Business Administration scorecard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 872.</designator><label> Modifications to the SBIR and STTR programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 873.</designator><label> Access to data on bundled or consolidated contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 874.</designator><label> Small business integration working group.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 875.</designator><label> Demonstration of commercial due diligence for small business programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 876.</designator><label> Development and assessment of mission effectiveness metrics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 881.</designator><label> Technical correction to effective date of the transfer of certain title 10 acquisition provisions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 882.</designator><label> Security clearance bridge pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 883.</designator><label> Existing agreement limits for Operation Warp Speed.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 884.</designator><label> Incorporation of controlled unclassified information guidance into program classification guides and program protection plans.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE IX—</designator><label>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 901.</designator><label> Increase in authorized number of Assistant and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 902.</designator><label> Conforming amendments relating to repeal of position of Chief Management Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 903.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds pending demonstration of product to identify, task, and manage congressional reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 904.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds pending compliance with requirements relating to alignment of Close Combat Lethality Task Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 911.</designator><label> Updates to management reform framework.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 912.</designator><label> Briefing on changes to Unified Command Plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 913.</designator><label> Clarification of peacetime functions of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 914.</designator><label> Responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 915.</designator><label> Joint all domain command and control.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 916.</designator><label> Strategic management dashboard demonstration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 917.</designator><label> Demonstration program for component content management systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 918.</designator><label> Report on potential transition of all members of the Space Force into a single component.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE X—</designator><label>GENERAL PROVISIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Financial Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1001.</designator><label> General transfer authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1002.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to the corrective action plans review process.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1003.</designator><label> Annual reports on budgetary effects of inflation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Counterdrug Activities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1011.</designator><label> Extension of authority to support a unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Naval Vessels and Shipyards</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1021.</designator><label> Modification to annual naval vessel construction plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1022.</designator><label> Navy consultation with Marine Corps on major decisions directly concerning Marine Corps amphibious force structure and capability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1023.</designator><label> Amphibious warship force structure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1024.</designator><label> Modification to limitation on decommissioning or inactivating battle force ships before end of expected service life.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1025.</designator><label> Amphibious warfare ship assessment and requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1026.</designator><label> Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1027.</designator><label> Withholding of certain information about sunken military crafts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1028.</designator><label> Business case analyses on disposition of certain Government-owned dry-docks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1029.</designator><label> Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Counterterrorism</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1031.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1032.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1033.</designator><label> Modification and extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1034.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1041.</designator><label> Submission of national defense strategy in classified and unclassified form.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1042.</designator><label> Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Members and former Members of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1043.</designator><label> Modification of authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1044.</designator><label> Modification of provisions relating to anomalous health incidents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1045.</designator><label> Security clearances for recently separated members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1046.</designator><label> Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1047.</designator><label> Introduction of entities in transactions critical to national security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1048.</designator><label> Joint training pipeline between United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1049.</designator><label> Standardization of sectional barge construction for Department of Defense use on rivers and intercoastal waterways.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1050.</designator><label> Department of Defense support for recently enacted commissions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Studies and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1051.</designator><label> Modification of annual report on unfunded priorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1052.</designator><label> Congressional notification of military information support operations in the information environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1053.</designator><label> Modification and continuation of reporting requirement relating to humanitarian assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1054.</designator><label> Briefing on Global Force Management Allocation Plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1055.</designator><label> Report and budget details regarding Operation Spartan Shield.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1056.</designator><label> Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1057.</designator><label> Extension of certain reporting deadlines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1058.</designator><label> Extension and modification of reporting requirement regarding enhancement of information sharing and coordination of military training between Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1059.</designator><label> Continuation of requirement for annual report on National Guard and reserve component equipment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1060.</designator><label> Modification of authority of Secretary of Defense to transfer excess aircraft to other departments of the Federal Government and authority to transfer excess aircraft to States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1061.</designator><label> Combatant command risk assessment for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1062.</designator><label> Study on military training routes and special use air space near wind turbines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1063.</designator><label> Annual reports on safety upgrades to the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1064.</designator><label> Department of Defense delays in providing comments on Government Accountability Office reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1065.</designator><label> Justification for transfer or elimination of certain flying missions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1066.</designator><label> Reports on United States military force presence in Europe.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1067.</designator><label> Report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinction between combatants and civilians in United States military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1068.</designator><label> Report on strategy and improvement of community engagement efforts of Armed Forces in Hawaii.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1069.</designator><label> Report on Department of Defense military capabilities in the Caribbean.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1070.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on Department of Defense support for civil authorities to address immigration at the southwest border.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1071.</designator><label> Annual report on procurement of equipment by State and local governments through the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1072.</designator><label> Briefing on financial oversight of certain educational institutions receiving Department of Defense funds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1073.</designator><label> Report on effects of certain ethics requirements on Department of Defense hiring, retention, and operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1074.</designator><label> Joint Concept for Competing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1075.</designator><label> Analysis of feasibility and advisability of relocating major units of the United States Armed Forces to certain European countries.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1076.</designator><label> Report on effects of strategic competitor naval facilities in Africa.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1081.</designator><label> Technical and conforming amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1082.</designator><label> Department of Defense Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1083.</designator><label> Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship in STEM.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1084.</designator><label> Amendment to memorial for members of the Armed Forces killed in attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1085.</designator><label> Public availability of cost of certain military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1086.</designator><label> Combating military reliance on Russian energy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1087.</designator><label> Establishment of joint force headquarters in area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1088.</designator><label> National tabletop exercise.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1089.</designator><label> Personnel supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1090.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies as the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1091.</designator><label> Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1092.</designator><label> National Commission on the Future of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1093.</designator><label> Dynamic airspace pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XI—</designator><label>CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1101.</designator><label> Restricted reporting option for Department of Defense civilian employees choosing to report experiencing adult sexual assault.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1102.</designator><label> Modification and extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1103.</designator><label> One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1104.</designator><label> Standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1105.</designator><label> Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former Department of Defense officials.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1106.</designator><label> Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1107.</designator><label> Flexible workplace programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1108.</designator><label> Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1109.</designator><label> Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1110.</designator><label> Modification and extension of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain department of defense laboratories.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1111.</designator><label> Modification of temporary expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by federal agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1112.</designator><label> Modification to pilot program for the temporary assignment of cyber and information technology personnel to private sector organizations.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XII—</designator><label>MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Assistance and Training</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1201.</designator><label>  Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1202.</designator><label>  Modifications to Reports on Security Cooperation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1203.</designator><label>  Modification of authority for participation in multinational centers of excellence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1204.</designator><label>  Modification of existing authorities to provide for an Irregular Warfare Center and a Regional Defense Fellowship Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1205.</designator><label>  Modification to authority to provide support for conduct of operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1206.</designator><label>  Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1207.</designator><label>  Modification and extension of authority to support border security operations of certain foreign countries.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1208.</designator><label>  Security cooperation programs with foreign partners to advance women, peace, and security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1209.</designator><label>  Review of implementation of prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1210.</designator><label>  Independent assessment of United States efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the military forces of Somalia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1211.</designator><label>  Security cooperation activities at Counter-UAS University.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1212.</designator><label>  Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1221.</designator><label>  Extension of authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1222.</designator><label>  Additional matters for inclusion in reports on oversight in Afghanistan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1223.</designator><label>  Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1231.</designator><label>  Modification of annual report on the military capabilities of Iran and related activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1232.</designator><label>  Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1233.</designator><label>  Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1234.</designator><label>  Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1235.</designator><label>  Prohibition on transfers to Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1236.</designator><label>  Report on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives abroad.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1237.</designator><label>  Assessment of support to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces to counter air and missile threats.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1238.</designator><label>  Interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1239.</designator><label>  Prohibition on transfers to Badr Organization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1240.</designator><label>  Report on United Nations arms embargo on Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Russia</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1241.</designator><label>  Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1242.</designator><label>  Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United States and Russia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1243.</designator><label>  Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1244.</designator><label>  Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and other matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1245.</designator><label>  Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1246.</designator><label>  Report on Department of Defense plan for the provision of short and medium-term security assistance to Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1247.</designator><label>  Oversight of United States assistance to Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1251.</designator><label>  Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1252.</designator><label>  Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative to authorize use of funds for the Coast Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1253.</designator><label>  Modification of prohibition on participation of the People’s Republic of China in rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include cessation of genocide by China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1254.</designator><label>  Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1255.</designator><label>  Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1256.</designator><label>  Enhanced indications and warning for deterrence and dissuasion.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1257.</designator><label>  Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1258.</designator><label>  Reporting on institutions of higher education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1259.</designator><label>  Review of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments made by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and entities directed or backed by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1260.</designator><label>  Enhancing major defense partnership with India.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1261.</designator><label>  Pilot program to develop young civilian defense leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1262.</designator><label>  Report on bilateral agreements supporting United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1263.</designator><label>  Statement of policy on Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1264.</designator><label>  Sense of congress on joint exercises with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1265.</designator><label>  Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1271.</designator><label>  North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1272.</designator><label>  Sense of Congress on NATO and United States defense posture in Europe.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1273.</designator><label>  Report on Fifth Fleet capabilities upgrades.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1274.</designator><label>  Report on use of social media by foreign terrorist organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1275.</designator><label>  Report and feasibility study on collaboration to meet shared national security interests in East Africa.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1276.</designator><label>  Assessment of challenges to implementation of the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1277.</designator><label>  Modification and extension of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned aerial systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1278.</designator><label>  Sense of Congress and briefing on multinational force and observers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1279.</designator><label>  Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XIV—</designator><label>OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Military Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1401.</designator><label> Working capital funds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1402.</designator><label> Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1403.</designator><label> Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1404.</designator><label> Defense Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1405.</designator><label> Defense health program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>National Defense Stockpile</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1411.</designator><label> Reform of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1412.</designator><label> Modification of acquisition authority under Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1413.</designator><label> Briefings on shortfalls in National Defense Stockpile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1414.</designator><label> Authority to acquire materials for the National Defense Stockpile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1415.</designator><label> Department of Defense readiness to support prolonged conflict.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1421.</designator><label> Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1422.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XV—</designator><label>CYBER AND INFORMATION OPERATIONS MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Cyber Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1501.</designator><label> Improvements to Principal Cyber Advisors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1502.</designator><label> Annual reports on support by military departments for United States Cyber Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1503.</designator><label> Modification of office of primary responsibility for strategic cybersecurity program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1504.</designator><label> Tailored cyberspace operations organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1505.</designator><label> Establishment of support center for consortium of universities that advise Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1506.</designator><label> Alignment of Department of Defense cyber international strategy with National Defense Strategy and Department of Defense Cyber Strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1507.</designator><label> Enhancement of cyberspace training and security cooperation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1508.</designator><label> Military Cybersecurity Cooperation with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1509.</designator><label> Management and oversight of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1510.</designator><label> Integrated non-kinetic force development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1511.</designator><label> Protection of critical infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1512.</designator><label> Budget display for cryptographic modernization activities for certain systems of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1513.</designator><label> Establishing projects for data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1514.</designator><label> Operational testing for commercial cybersecurity capabilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Information Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1521.</designator><label> Requirement to notify Chief of Mission of military operation in the information environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1522.</designator><label> Assessment and optimization of Department of Defense information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1523.</designator><label> Joint information operations course.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1524.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of joint lexicon for terms related to information operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1525.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of information operations strategy and posture review.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1526.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of assessments relating to cybersecurity of the defense industrial base.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Personnel</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1531.</designator><label> Cyber operations-peculiar awards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1532.</designator><label> Establishment of Cyber Operations Designator and rating for the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1533.</designator><label> Total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1534.</designator><label> Correcting cyber mission force readiness shortfalls.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1535.</designator><label> Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1536.</designator><label> Report on recommendations from Navy Civilian Career Path study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1537.</designator><label> Study to determine optimal strategy for structuring and manning elements of Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber Organizations, Joint Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber Operations-Integrated Planning Elements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1538.</designator><label> Manning review of Space Force cyber squadrons.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1539.</designator><label> Independent review of posture and staffing levels of Office of the Chief Information Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1540.</designator><label> Independent assessment of Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve for Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1541.</designator><label> Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1551.</designator><label> Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1552.</designator><label> Demonstration program for cyber and information technology budget data analytics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1553.</designator><label> Plan for commercial cloud test and evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1554.</designator><label> Roadmap and implementation plan for cyber adoption of artificial intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1555.</designator><label> Review of Department of Defense implementation of recommendations from Defense Science Board cyber report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1556.</designator><label> Annual briefing on relationship between National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1557.</designator><label> Review of definitions associated with Cyberspace Operations Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1558.</designator><label> Annual assessments and reports on assignment of certain budget control responsibility to Commander of United States Cyber Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1559.</designator><label> Assessments of weapons systems vulnerabilities to radio-frequency enabled cyber attacks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1560.</designator><label> Briefing on Department of Defense plan to deter and counter adversaries in the information environment.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XVI—</designator><label>SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Space Activities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1601.</designator><label> Requirements for protection of satellites.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1602.</designator><label> Strategy on protection of satellites.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1603.</designator><label> Modification of reports on integration of acquisition and capability delivery schedules for segments of major satellite acquisitions programs and funding for such programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1604.</designator><label> Tactically responsive space capability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1605.</designator><label> Extension of annual report on Space Command and Control.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1606.</designator><label> Allied responsive space capabilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1607.</designator><label> Applied research and educational activities to support space technology development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1608.</designator><label> Review of Space Development Agency exemption from Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1609.</designator><label> Update to plan to manage Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment System and multi-domain sensors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1610.</designator><label> Report on space debris.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1621.</designator><label> Congressional oversight of clandestine activities that support operational preparation of the environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Nuclear Forces</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1631.</designator><label> Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1632.</designator><label> Industrial base monitoring for B-21 and Sentinel programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1633.</designator><label> Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1634.</designator><label> Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1635.</designator><label> Extension of requirement to report on nuclear weapons stockpile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1636.</designator><label> Modification and extension of annual assessment of cyber resilience of nuclear command and control system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1637.</designator><label> Modification of reports on Nuclear Posture Review implementation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1638.</designator><label> Establishment of intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task force for Sentinel program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1639.</designator><label> Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1640.</designator><label> Plan for development of reentry vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1641.</designator><label> Treatment of nuclear modernization and hypersonic missile programs within Defense Priorities and Allocations System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1642.</designator><label> Matters relating to nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Missile Defense Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1651.</designator><label> Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1652.</designator><label> Improvements to acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1653.</designator><label> Making permanent prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1654.</designator><label> Next generation interceptors for missile defense of United States homeland.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1655.</designator><label> Termination of requirement to transition ballistic missile defense programs to the military departments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1656.</designator><label> Persistent cybersecurity operations for ballistic missile defense systems and networks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1657.</designator><label> Fire control architectures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1658.</designator><label> Middle East integrated air and missile defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1659.</designator><label> Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1660.</designator><label> Integrated air and missile defense architecture for defense of Guam.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1661.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of report on implementation of the cruise missile defense architecture for the homeland.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1662.</designator><label> Strategy to use asymmetric capabilities to defeat hypersonic missile threats.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1663.</designator><label> Plan on delivering Shared Early Warning System data to certain allies and partners of the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1664.</designator><label> Reports on ground-based interceptors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1665.</designator><label> Report on missile defense interceptor site in contiguous United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1671.</designator><label> Cooperative threat reduction funds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1672.</designator><label> Department of Defense support for requirements of the White House Military Office.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1673.</designator><label> Unidentified anomalous phenomena reporting procedures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1674.</designator><label> Study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XVII—</designator><label>MUNITIONS REPLENISHMENT AND FUTURE PROCUREMENT</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1701.</designator><label> Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1702.</designator><label> Modification to Special Defense Acquisition Fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1703.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on replenishment and revitalization of weapons provided to Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1704.</designator><label> Assessment of requirements and acquisition objectives for Patriot air and missile defense battalions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1705.</designator><label> Independent assessment of department of defense capability and capacity needs for munitions production and stockpiling.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION B—</designator><label>MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2001.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2002.</designator><label> Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2803.</designator><label> Effective date and automatic execution of conforming changes to tables of sections, tables of contents, and similar tabular entries.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXI—</designator><label>ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2101.</designator><label> Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2102.</designator><label> Family housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2103.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2104.</designator><label> Demolition of District of Columbia Fort McNair Quarters 4, 13, and 15.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2105.</designator><label> Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Camp Tango, Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2106.</designator><label> Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXII—</designator><label>NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2201.</designator><label> Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2202.</designator><label> Family housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2203.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2204.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2205.</designator><label> Transfer of customers from Navy electrical utility system at former Naval Air Station Barber’s Point, Hawaii, to new electrical system in Kalaeloa, Hawaii.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXIII—</designator><label>AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2301.</designator><label> Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2302.</designator><label> Family housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2303.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2304.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2305.</designator><label> Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 project.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2306.</designator><label> Modification of authority to carry out certain military construction projects at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXIV—</designator><label>DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2401.</designator><label> Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2402.</designator><label> Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment program projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2403.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, defense agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2404.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXV—</designator><label>INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2501.</designator><label> Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2502.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, NATO.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Host Country In-Kind Contributions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2511.</designator><label> Republic of Korea funded construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2512.</designator><label> Repeal of authorized approach to certain construction project.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXVI—</designator><label>GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2601.</designator><label> Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2602.</designator><label> Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2603.</designator><label> Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2604.</designator><label> Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2605.</designator><label> Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2606.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2607.</designator><label> Corrections to authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2608.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXVII—</designator><label>BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2701.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2702.</designator><label> Authorization to fund certain demolition and removal activities through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2703.</designator><label> Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure (BRAC) round.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXVIII—</designator><label>MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Military Construction Program</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2801.</designator><label> Temporary increase of amounts in connection with authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2802.</designator><label> Modification of annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds applicable to unspecified minor military construction authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2803.</designator><label> Permanent authority for defense laboratory modernization program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2804.</designator><label> Elimination of sunset of authority to conduct unspecified minor military construction for lab revitalization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2805.</designator><label> Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2806.</designator><label> Supervision of large military construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2807.</designator><label> Specification of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment as Chief Housing Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2808.</designator><label> Clarification of exceptions to limitations on cost variations for military construction projects and military family housing projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2809.</designator><label> Use of operation and maintenance funds for certain construction projects outside the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2810.</designator><label> Consideration of installation of integrated solar roofing to improve energy resiliency of military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2811.</designator><label> Revision of Unified Facilities Guide Specifications and Unified Facilities Criteria to include specifications on use of gas insulated switchgear and criteria and specifications on microgrids and microgrid converters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2812.</designator><label> Determination and notification relating to Executive orders that impact cost and scope of work of military construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2813.</designator><label> Requirement for inclusion of Department of Defense Forms 1391 with annual budget submission by President.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2814.</designator><label> Use of integrated project delivery contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Military Housing Reforms</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2821.</designator><label> Standardization of military installation Housing Requirements and Market Analyses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2822.</designator><label> Notice requirement for MHPI ground lease extensions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2823.</designator><label> Annual briefings on military housing privatization projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2824.</designator><label> Mold inspection of vacant housing units.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2825.</designator><label> Implementation of recommendations from audit of medical conditions of residents in privatized military housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Real Property and Facilities Administration</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2831.</designator><label> Authorized land and facilities transfer to support contracts with federally funded research and development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2832.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds pending completion of military installation resilience component of master plans for at-risk major military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2833.</designator><label> Physical entrances to certain military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Land Conveyances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2841.</designator><label> Extension of time frame for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2842.</designator><label> Land conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2843.</designator><label> Land conveyance, Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2844.</designator><label> Land exchange, Marine Reserve Training Center, Omaha, Nebraska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2845.</designator><label> Land Conveyance, Starkville, Mississippi.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Studies and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2851.</designator><label> Study on practices with respect to development of military construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2852.</designator><label> Report on capacity of Department of Defense to provide survivors of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2853.</designator><label> Reporting on lead service lines and lead plumbing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2854.</designator><label> Briefing on attempts to acquire land near United States military installations by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2861.</designator><label> Required consultation with State and local entities for notifications related to the basing decision-making process.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2862.</designator><label> Inclusion in Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program of certain projects for ROTC training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2863.</designator><label> Inclusion of infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports in Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2864.</designator><label> Inclusion of certain property for purposes of defense community infrastructure pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2865.</designator><label> Expansion of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction to include locations throughout the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2866.</designator><label> Basing decision scorecard consistency and transparency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2867.</designator><label> Temporary authority for acceptance and use of funds for certain construction projects in the Republic of Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2868.</designator><label> Repeal of requirement for Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2869.</designator><label> Lease or use agreement for category 3 subterranean training facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2870.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2871.</designator><label> Required investments in improving child development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2872.</designator><label> Interagency Regional Coordinator for Resilience Pilot Project.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2873.</designator><label> Access to military installations for Homeland Security Investigations personnel in Guam.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2874.</designator><label> Prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2875.</designator><label> Electrical charging capability construction requirements relating to parking for Federal Government motor vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXIX—</designator><label>FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Fallon Range Training Complex</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2901.</designator><label> Military land withdrawal for Fallon Range Training Complex.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2902.</designator><label> Numu Newe Special Management Area.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2903.</designator><label> National conservation areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2904.</designator><label> Collaboration with State and county.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2905.</designator><label> Wilderness areas in Churchill County, Nevada.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2906.</designator><label> Release of wilderness study areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2907.</designator><label> Land conveyances and exchanges.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2908.</designator><label> Checkerboard resolution.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Lander County Economic Development and Conservation</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2911.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part I—</designator><label>Lander County Public Purpose Land Conveyances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2921.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2922.</designator><label> Conveyances to Lander County, Nevada.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part II—</designator><label>Lander County Wilderness Areas</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2931.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2932.</designator><label> Designation of wilderness areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2933.</designator><label> Release of wilderness study areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION C—</designator><label>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXXI—</designator><label>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>National Security Programs and Authorizations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3101.</designator><label> National Nuclear Security Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3102.</designator><label> Defense environmental cleanup.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3103.</designator><label> Other defense activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3104.</designator><label> Nuclear energy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3111.</designator><label> Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3112.</designator><label> Modifications to long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3113.</designator><label> Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3114.</designator><label> Update to plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3115.</designator><label> Use of alternative technologies to eliminate proliferation threats at vulnerable sites.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3116.</designator><label> Unavailability for overhead costs of amounts specified for laboratory-directed research and development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3117.</designator><label> Workforce enhancement for National Nuclear Security Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3118.</designator><label> Modification of cost baselines for certain projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3119.</designator><label> Purchase of real property options.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3120.</designator><label> Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76-2 warheads.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3121.</designator><label> Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3122.</designator><label> Assistance by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Air Force for the development of the Mark 21A fuse.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3123.</designator><label> Determination of standardized indirect cost elements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3124.</designator><label> Certification of completion of milestones with respect to plutonium pit aging.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3125.</designator><label> National Nuclear Security Administration facility advanced manufacturing development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3126.</designator><label> Authorization of workforce development and training partnership programs within National Nuclear Security Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3131.</designator><label> Modification to certain reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3132.</designator><label> Repeal of obsolete provisions of the Atomic Energy Defense Act and other provisions.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXXII—</designator><label>DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3201.</designator><label> Authorization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3202.</designator><label> Continuation of functions and powers during loss of quorum.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXXIV—</designator><label>NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3401.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXXV—</designator><label>MARITIME ADMINISTRATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Maritime Administration</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3501.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations for the Maritime Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3502.</designator><label> Secretary of Transportation responsibility with respect to cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by other Federal departments and agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Merchant Marine Academy</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3511.</designator><label> Exemption of certain students from requirement to obtain merchant mariner license.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3512.</designator><label> Board of Visitors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3513.</designator><label> Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3514.</designator><label> Service academy faculty parity of use of United States Government works.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3515.</designator><label> Reports on matters relating to the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3516.</designator><label> Study on Capital Improvement Program at the USMMA.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3517.</designator><label> Requirements relating to training of Merchant Marine Academy cadets on certain vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Maritime Infrastructure</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3521.</designator><label> United States marine highway program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3522.</designator><label> Port infrastructure development grants.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3523.</designator><label> Project selection criteria for port infrastructure development program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3524.</designator><label> Infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3525.</designator><label> GAO review of Government efforts to promote growth and modernization of United States Merchant Fleet.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3526.</designator><label> GAO review of Federal efforts to enhance port infrastructure resiliency and disaster preparedness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3527.</designator><label> Study on foreign investment in shipping.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3528.</designator><label> Report on alternate marine fuel bunkering facilities at ports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3529.</designator><label> Study of cybersecurity and national security threats posed by foreign manufactured cranes at United States ports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Maritime Workforce</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3531.</designator><label> Improving Protections for Midshipmen.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3532.</designator><label> Maritime Technical Advancement Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3533.</designator><label> Ensuring diverse mariner recruitment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3534.</designator><label> Low emissions vessels training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3541.</designator><label> Waiver of navigation and vessel inspection laws.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3542.</designator><label> National maritime strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3543.</designator><label> Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3544.</designator><label> Definition of qualified vessel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3545.</designator><label> Establishing a capital construction fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3546.</designator><label> Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3547.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on Merchant Marine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3548.</designator><label> Analysis of effects of chemicals in stormwater runoff on Pacific salmon and steelhead.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3549.</designator><label> Report on effective vessel quieting measures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION D—</designator><label>FUNDING TABLES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4001.</designator><label> Authorization of amounts in funding tables.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XLI—</designator><label>PROCUREMENT</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4101.</designator><label> Procurement.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XLII—</designator><label>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4201.</designator><label> Research, development, test, and evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XLIII—</designator><label>OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4301.</designator><label> Operation and maintenance.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XLIV—</designator><label>MILITARY PERSONNEL</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4401.</designator><label> Military personnel.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XLV—</designator><label>OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4501.</designator><label> Other authorizations.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XLVI—</designator><label>MILITARY CONSTRUCTION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4601.</designator><label> Military construction.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XLVII—</designator><label>DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 4701.</designator><label> Department of Energy National Security Programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION E—</designator><label>NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LI—</designator><label>VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Advisory Committees</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5101.</designator><label> Annual report from Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5102.</designator><label> Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Studies and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5111.</designator><label> Secretary of Veterans Affairs study on dissemination of information on Department of Veterans Affairs home loan benefits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5112.</designator><label> GAO study on post-market surveillance of medical devices by Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5113.</designator><label> Department of Veterans Affairs report on supportive services and housing insecurity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5114.</designator><label> Report on handling of certain records of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5121.</designator><label> Improved application of employment and reemployment rights of all members of uniformed services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5122.</designator><label> Competitive pay for health care providers of Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5123.</designator><label> Definition of land use revenue under West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5124.</designator><label> Technical corrections to Honoring our PACT Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5125.</designator><label> Improving pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of donated facilities and related improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5126.</designator><label> Improvement of Vet Centers at Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5127.</designator><label> Information on certain veterans with prior medical occupations; program on intermediate care technicians of Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LII—</designator><label>INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Inspector General Independence</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5201.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5202.</designator><label> Removal or transfer of Inspectors General; placement on non-duty status.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5203.</designator><label> Vacancy in position of Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5204.</designator><label> Office of Inspector General whistleblower complaints.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Presidential Explanation of Failure to Nominate an Inspector General</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5221.</designator><label> Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Integrity Committee of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Transparency</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5231.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5232.</designator><label> Additional information to be included in requests and reports to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5233.</designator><label> Availability of information to Congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5234.</designator><label> Semiannual report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5235.</designator><label> Additional reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5236.</designator><label> Requirement to report final disposition to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5237.</designator><label> Investigations of Offices of Inspector General of establishments by the Integrity Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Notice of Ongoing Investigations When There Is a Change in Status of Inspector General</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5241.</designator><label> Notice of ongoing investigations when there is a change in status of Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Report on Expenditures</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5251.</designator><label> CIGIE report on expenditures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Notice of Refusal to Provide Inspectors General Access</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5261.</designator><label> Notice of refusal to provide information or assistance to Inspectors General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Training Resources for Inspectors General and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5271.</designator><label> Training resources for Inspectors General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5272.</designator><label> Definition of appropriate congressional committees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5273.</designator><label> Semiannual reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5274.</designator><label> Submission of reports that specifically identify non-governmental organizations or business entities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5275.</designator><label> Review relating to vetting, processing, and resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LIII—</designator><label>OVERSIGHT AND REFORM MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>General Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5301.</designator><label> Access for Veterans to Records.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5302.</designator><label> ONDCP supplemental strategies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5303.</designator><label> Performance Enhancement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5304.</designator><label> Appeals to merit systems protection board relating to FBI reprisal allegations; salary of Special Counsel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5305.</designator><label> Fairness for Federal firefighters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>PLUM Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5321.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5322.</designator><label> Establishment of public website on government policy and supporting positions.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LIV—</designator><label>21ST CENTURY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5401.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5402.</designator><label> Reauthorization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5403.</designator><label> Effective date.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LV—</designator><label>FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5501.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 1—</designator><label>Implementation of an Enhanced Defense Partnership Between the United States and Taiwan</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5502.</designator><label> Modernizing Taiwan’s security capabilities to deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5503.</designator><label> Increase in annual regional contingency stockpile additions and support for Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5504.</designator><label> International military education and training cooperation with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5505.</designator><label> Additional authorities to support Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5506.</designator><label> Multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5507.</designator><label> Fast-tracking sales to Taiwan under Foreign Military Sales program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5508.</designator><label> Arms exports delivery solutions for Taiwan and United States allies in the Indo-Pacific.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5509.</designator><label> Assessment of Taiwan’s needs for civilian defense and resilience.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5510.</designator><label> Annual report on Taiwan defensive military capabilities and intelligence support.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5511.</designator><label> Findings and statement of policy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5512.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 2—</designator><label>Countering People’s Republic of China’s Coercion and Influence Campaigns</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5513.</designator><label> Strategy to respond to influence and information operations targeting Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5514.</designator><label> Task force to counter economic coercion by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5515.</designator><label> China censorship monitor and action group.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 3—</designator><label>Inclusion of Taiwan in International Organizations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5516.</designator><label> Findings.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5517.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international community.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5518.</designator><label> Strategy to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5519.</designator><label> Meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 4—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5520.</designator><label> Report on Taiwan Travel Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5521.</designator><label> Amendments to the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (Taipei) Act of 2019.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5522.</designator><label> Report on role of People’s Republic of China’s nuclear threat in escalation dynamics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5523.</designator><label> Report analyzing the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the objectives of the People’s Republic of China with respect to Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5524.</designator><label> Expanding United States-Taiwan development cooperation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5525.</designator><label> Sense of congress on expanding United States economic relations with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 5—</designator><label>Supporting United States Educational and Exchange Programs With Taiwan</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5526.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5527.</designator><label> Findings.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5528.</designator><label> Purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5529.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5530.</designator><label> Taiwan Fellowship Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5531.</designator><label> Reports and audits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5532.</designator><label> Taiwan fellows on detail from government service.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5533.</designator><label> Funding.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5534.</designator><label> Study and report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5535.</designator><label> Supporting United States educational and exchange programs with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 6—</designator><label>United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5536.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5537.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5538.</designator><label> Study on an infectious disease monitoring center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 7—</designator><label>Rules of Construction</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5539.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5540.</designator><label> Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5541.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5542.</designator><label> Sense of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5543.</designator><label> Facilitating economic and commercial ties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5544.</designator><label> Promoting inclusive economic development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5545.</designator><label> Combating illicit economies, corruption, and negative foreign influence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5546.</designator><label> Strengthening democratic governance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5547.</designator><label> Fostering conservation and stewardship.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5548.</designator><label> Authorization to transfer excess Coast Guard vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5549.</designator><label> Reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5550.</designator><label> Sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>FENTANYL Results Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5551.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5552.</designator><label> Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5553.</designator><label> Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5554.</designator><label> Exchange program on demand reduction matters relating to illicit use of covered synthetic drugs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5555.</designator><label> Amendments to international narcotics control program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5556.</designator><label> Sense of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5557.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5558.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>International Pandemic Preparedness</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5559.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5560.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5561.</designator><label> Enhancing the United States’ international response to pandemics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5562.</designator><label> International pandemic prevention and preparedness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5563.</designator><label> Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5564.</designator><label> General provisions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5565.</designator><label> Sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5566.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Burma Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5567.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5568.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 1—</designator><label>Matters Relating to the Conflict in Burma</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5569.</designator><label> Statement of policy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 2—</designator><label>Sanctions and Policy Coordination With Respect to Burma</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5570.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5571.</designator><label> Imposition of sanctions with respect to human rights abuses and perpetration of a coup in Burma.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5572.</designator><label> Sanctions and policy coordination for Burma.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5573.</designator><label> Support for greater United Nations action with respect to Burma.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5574.</designator><label> Sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 3—</designator><label>Authorizations of Appropriations for Assistance for Burma</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5575.</designator><label> General authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5576.</designator><label> Limitations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5577.</designator><label> Appropriate congressional committees defined.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 4—</designator><label>Efforts Against Human Rights Abuses</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5578.</designator><label> Authorization to provide technical assistance for efforts against human rights abuses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 5—</designator><label>Sanctions Exception Relating to Importation of Goods</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5579.</designator><label> Sanctions exception relating to importation of goods.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Promotion of Freedom of Information and Countering of Censorship and Surveillance in North Korea</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5580.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5581.</designator><label> Findings; sense of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5582.</designator><label> Statement of policy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5583.</designator><label> United States strategy to combat North Korea’s repressive information environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5584.</designator><label> Promoting freedom of information and countering censorship and surveillance in North Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5585.</designator><label> Congressional notification for rewards paid using cryptocurrencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5586.</designator><label> Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5587.</designator><label> Reauthorization of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5588.</designator><label> Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5589.</designator><label> Extension and modification of certain export controls.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5590.</designator><label> Imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of gold to or from Russia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5591.</designator><label> Renegotiation of Compacts of Free Association.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5592.</designator><label> Secretary of State assistance for prisoners in Islamic Republic of Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5593.</designator><label> Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5594.</designator><label> Modification to peacekeeping operations report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5595.</designator><label> Report on Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5596.</designator><label> Report on humanitarian situation and food security in Lebanon.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5597.</designator><label> Statement of policy and report on engaging with Niger.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5598.</designator><label> Report on bilateral security and law enforcement cooperation with Mexico.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599.</designator><label> Report on Chinese support to Russia with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599A.</designator><label> Feasibility study on United States support for and participation in the international counterterrorism academy in Côte d’Ivoire.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599B.</designator><label> Consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle I—</designator><label>Sense of Congress Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599C.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding the status of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599D.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding Israel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599E.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599F.</designator><label> Condemning detention and indictment of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599G.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding development of nuclear weapons by Iran.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LVI—</designator><label>TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5601.</designator><label> Designation of small State and rural advocate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5602.</designator><label> Flexibility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5603.</designator><label> Preliminary damage assessment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5604.</designator><label> Letter of deviation authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5605.</designator><label> Recognizing FEMA support.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LVII—</designator><label>FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5701.</designator><label> United States policy on World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank assistance to the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5702.</designator><label>  Support for international initiatives to provide debt restructuring or relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5703.</designator><label> Ukraine debt payment relief.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5704.</designator><label> Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5705.</designator><label> Fair hiring in banking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5706.</designator><label> Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5707.</designator><label> Flexibility in addressing rural homelessness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5708.</designator><label> Master account and services database.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LVIII—</designator><label>FINANCIAL DATA TRANSPARENCY</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5801.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Data Standards for Covered Agencies; Department of the Treasury Rulemaking</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5811.</designator><label> Data standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5812.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Department of the Treasury.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5813.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Securities and Exchange Commission</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5821.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Securities and Exchange Commission.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5822.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5823.</designator><label> Data transparency relating to municipal securities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5824.</designator><label> Data transparency at national securities associations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5825.</designator><label> Shorter-term burden reduction and disclosure simplification at the Securities and Exchange Commission; sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5826.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5831.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5832.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5833.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5834.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5841.</designator><label> Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5842.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5843.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5851.</designator><label> Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5852.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5853.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Federal Reserve System</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5861.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5862.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5863.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5864.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>National Credit Union Administration</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5871.</designator><label> Data standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5872.</designator><label> Open data publication by the National Credit Union Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5873.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5874.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Federal Housing Finance Agency</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5881.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5882.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5883.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5884.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle I—</designator><label>Miscellaneous</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5891.</designator><label> Rules of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5892.</designator><label> Classified and protected information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5893.</designator><label> Report.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LIX—</designator><label>OTHER MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Judiciary Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5901.</designator><label> Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5902.</designator><label> Eligibility of Portuguese traders and investors for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5903.</designator><label> Incentives for States to create sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5904.</designator><label> Extending the statute of limitations for certain money laundering offenses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Science, Space, and Technology Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5911.</designator><label> Financial assistance for construction of test beds and specialized facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5912.</designator><label> Reports on arctic research, budget, and spending.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5913.</designator><label> National research and development strategy for distributed ledger technology.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5914.</designator><label> Technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>FedRamp Authorization Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5921.</designator><label> FedRAMP Authorization Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Judicial Security and Privacy</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5931.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5932.</designator><label> Findings and purpose.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5933.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5934.</designator><label> Protecting covered information in public records.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5935.</designator><label> Training and education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5936.</designator><label> Vulnerability management capability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5937.</designator><label> Rules of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5938.</designator><label> Severability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5939.</designator><label> Effective date.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5941.</designator><label> Secretary of Agriculture report on improving supply chain shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5942.</designator><label> Extension of deadline for transfer of parcels of land in New Mexico.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5943.</designator><label> Ending global wildlife poaching and trafficking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5944.</designator><label> Cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5945.</designator><label> Transfer of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property in Norfolk, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5946.</designator><label> Other matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5947.</designator><label> Enhancing transparency on international agreements and non-binding instruments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5948.</designator><label> Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5949.</designator><label> Prohibition on certain semiconductor products and services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION F—</designator><label>INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6001.</designator><label> Short title; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6002.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6003.</designator><label> Explanatory statement.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXI—</designator><label>INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6101.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6102.</designator><label> Classified Schedule of Authorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6103.</designator><label> Intelligence Community Management Account.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6104.</designator><label> Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6105.</designator><label> Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXII—</designator><label>CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6201.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXIII—</designator><label>GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6301.</designator><label> Modification of requirements for certain employment activities by former intelligence officers and employees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6302.</designator><label> Counterintelligence and national security protections for intelligence community grant funding.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6303.</designator><label> Extension of Central Intelligence Agency law enforcement jurisdiction to facilities of Office of Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6304.</designator><label> Annual reports on status of recommendations of Comptroller General of the United States for the Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6305.</designator><label> Timely submission of classified intelligence budget justification materials.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6306.</designator><label> Copyright protection for civilian faculty of the National Intelligence University.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6307.</designator><label> Modifications to Foreign Malign Influence Response Center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6308.</designator><label> Requirement to offer cyber protection support for personnel of intelligence community in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6309.</designator><label> Enforcement of cybersecurity requirements for national security systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6310.</designator><label> Review and briefing on intelligence community activities under Executive Order 12333.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6311.</designator><label> Assessing intelligence community open-source support for export controls and foreign investment screening.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6312.</designator><label> Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6313.</designator><label> Review of Joint Intelligence Community Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6314.</designator><label> Required policy for minimum insider threat standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6315.</designator><label> Unfunded priorities of the intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6316.</designator><label> Submission of covered documents and classified annexes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6317.</designator><label> Improvements to program on recruitment and training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6318.</designator><label> Measures to mitigate counterintelligence threats from proliferation and use of foreign commercial spyware.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6319.</designator><label> Personnel vetting performance measures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6320.</designator><label> Proactive cybersecurity.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXIV—</designator><label>MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Office of the Director of National Intelligence</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6401.</designator><label> Modifications to responsibilities and authorities of Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6402.</designator><label> Annual submission to Congress of National Intelligence Priorities Framework.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6403.</designator><label> Disposition of records of Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Central Intelligence Agency</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6411.</designator><label> Clarification regarding protection of Central Intelligence Agency functions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6412.</designator><label> Expansion of reporting requirements relating to authority to pay personnel of Central Intelligence Agency for certain injuries to the brain.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6413.</designator><label> Historical Advisory Panel of Central Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6414.</designator><label> Authority of Central Intelligence Agency to provide protection for certain personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6415.</designator><label> Notification of use of certain expenditure authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6416.</designator><label> Office supporting Central Intelligence Agency workforce wellbeing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Elements of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6421.</designator><label> Inclusion of Space Force as element of intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6422.</designator><label> Oversight of Defense Intelligence Agency culture.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Other Elements</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6431.</designator><label> Modification of advisory board in National Reconnaissance Office.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6432.</designator><label> Establishment of advisory board for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6433.</designator><label> Elevation of the commercial and business operations office of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6435.</designator><label> Study on personnel under Strategic Intelligence Partnership Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6436.</designator><label> Briefing on coordination between intelligence community and Bureau of Industry and Security.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXV—</designator><label>MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Intelligence Matters Relating to the People’s Republic of China</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6501.</designator><label> Report on wealth and corrupt activities of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6502.</designator><label> Identification and threat assessment of companies with investments by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6503.</designator><label> Intelligence community working group for monitoring the economic and technological capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6504.</designator><label> Annual report on concentrated reeducation camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6505.</designator><label> Assessments of production of semiconductors by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Authorities, Requirements, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6511.</designator><label> Notice of deployment or transfer of containerized missile systems by Russia, China, or Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6512.</designator><label> Intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6513.</designator><label> Lead intelligence community coordinator for countering and neutralizing proliferation of Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6514.</designator><label> Collaboration between intelligence community and Department of Commerce to counter foreign commercial threats.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6515.</designator><label> Intelligence assessment on foreign weaponization of advertisement technology data.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6516.</designator><label> Intelligence community assessment regarding Russian gray zone assets.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6521.</designator><label> Report on assessing will to fight.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6522.</designator><label> Report on threat from hypersonic weapons.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6523.</designator><label> Report on ordnance of Russia and China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6524.</designator><label> Report on activities of China and Russia targeting Latin America and the Caribbean.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6525.</designator><label> Report on support provided by China to Russia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6526.</designator><label> Report on global CCP financing of port infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6527.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on provision of support by intelligence community for atrocity prevention and accountability.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXVI—</designator><label>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6601.</designator><label> Improving onboarding of personnel in intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6602.</designator><label> Report on legislative action required to implement Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6603.</designator><label> Inspector General of the Intelligence Community assessment of administration of polygraphs in intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6604.</designator><label> Timeliness in the administration of polygraphs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6605.</designator><label> Policy on submittal of applications for access to classified information for certain personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6606.</designator><label> Technical correction regarding Federal policy on sharing of covered insider threat information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6607.</designator><label> Inspector General of the Intelligence Community report on use of space certified as sensitive compartmented information facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6608.</designator><label> Improving prohibition of certain personnel practices in intelligence community with respect to contractor employees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6609.</designator><label> Definitions regarding whistleblower complaints and information of urgent concern received by inspectors general of the intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXVII—</designator><label>MATTERS RELATING TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>General Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6701.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6702.</designator><label> Additional responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence for artificial intelligence policies, standards, and guidance for the intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6703.</designator><label> Director of Science and Technology.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6704.</designator><label> Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Improvements Relating to Procurement</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6711.</designator><label> Additional transaction authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6712.</designator><label> Implementation plan and advisability study for offices of commercial integration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6713.</designator><label> Pilot program on designated emerging technology transition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6714.</designator><label> Harmonization of authorizations to operate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6715.</designator><label> Plan to expand sensitive compartmented information facility access by certain contractors; reports on expansion of security clearances for certain contractors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6716.</designator><label> Compliance by intelligence community with requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation relating to commercially available off-the-shelf items and commercial services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6717.</designator><label> Policy on required user adoption metrics in certain contracts for artificial intelligence and emerging technology software products.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6718.</designator><label> Certification relating to information technology and software systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6721.</designator><label> Reports on integration of artificial intelligence within intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6722.</designator><label> Report on potential benefits of establishment of ICWERX.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6723.</designator><label> Requirements and report on workforce needs of intelligence community relating to science, technology, engineering, and math, and related areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Talent, Education, and Training</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6731.</designator><label> Report on establishment of technology acquisition cadre.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6732.</designator><label> Emerging technology education and training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6741.</designator><label> Improvements to use of commercial software products.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6742.</designator><label> Code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools policy.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXVIII—</designator><label>OTHER MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6801.</designator><label> Improvements relating to continuity of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board membership.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6802.</designator><label> Modification of requirement for office to address unidentified anomalous phenomena.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6803.</designator><label> Comptroller General of the United States audits and briefings on unidentified anomalous phenomena historical record report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6804.</designator><label> Report on precursor chemicals used in the production of synthetic opioids.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6805.</designator><label> Assessment and report on mass migration in the Western Hemisphere.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6806.</designator><label> Report on international norms, rules, and principles applicable in space.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6807.</designator><label> Assessments of the effects of sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6808.</designator><label> Assessment of impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on food security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6809.</designator><label> Pilot program for Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation to undertake an effort to identify International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6810.</designator><label> Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research assessment of anomalous health incidents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6811.</designator><label> Repeal and modification of certain reporting and briefing requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6812.</designator><label> Increased intelligence-related engineering, research, and development capabilities of minority institutions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6813.</designator><label> Reports on personnel vetting processes and progress under Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6814.</designator><label> Reports relating to programs of record of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6815.</designator><label> Plan regarding Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6816.</designator><label> Report on use of publicly available social media information in personnel vetting determinations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6817.</designator><label> Report on strengthening workforce diversity planning and oversight.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6818.</designator><label> Report on transition of National Reconnaissance Office to digital engineering environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6819.</designator><label> Briefing on Department of Homeland Security intelligence activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6820.</designator><label> Report on declassification efforts of Central Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6821.</designator><label> Report on National Space Intelligence Center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6822.</designator><label> Report on implementation of Executive Order 13556, regarding controlled unclassified information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6823.</designator><label> National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6824.</designator><label> Technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION G—</designator><label>HOMELAND SECURITY</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXXI—</designator><label>HOMELAND SECURITY MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Strengthening Security in Our Communities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7101.</designator><label> Enhancements to funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7102.</designator><label> Preservation of homeland security capabilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7103.</designator><label> School and daycare protection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7104.</designator><label> Cybersecurity grants for schools.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7105.</designator><label> Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7106.</designator><label> Chemical Security Analysis Center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Strengthening DHS Management, Policymaking, and Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7111.</designator><label> Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7112.</designator><label> Homeland Procurement Reform Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7113.</designator><label> Daily public report of covered contract awards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7114.</designator><label> Preference for United States industry.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7115.</designator><label> Department of Homeland Security mentor-protégé program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7116.</designator><label> DHS economic security council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Enhancing Cybersecurity Training and Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7121.</designator><label> President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7122.</designator><label> Industrial control systems cybersecurity training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7123.</designator><label> National Computer Forensics Institute reauthorization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7124.</designator><label> Report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Enhancing Transportation and Border Security Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7131.</designator><label> TSA reaching across nationalities, societies, and languages to advance traveler education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7132.</designator><label> One-stop pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7133.</designator><label> Report on efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to deter vehicular terrorist attacks (Darren Drake).</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7134.</designator><label> DHS illicit cross-border tunnel defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7135.</designator><label> Providing training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7136.</designator><label> Reports, evaluations, and research regarding drug interdiction at and between ports of entry.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Technical Corrections, Conforming Changes, and Improvements</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7141.</designator><label> Quadrennial homeland security review technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7142.</designator><label> Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7143.</designator><label> CISA technical corrections and improvements.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXXII—</designator><label>GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7201.</designator><label> Requirement for information sharing agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7211.</designator><label> Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Advancing American AI Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7221.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7222.</designator><label> Purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7223.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7224.</designator><label> Principles and policies for use of artificial intelligence in Government.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7225.</designator><label> Agency inventories and artificial intelligence use cases.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7226.</designator><label> Rapid pilot, deployment and scale of applied artificial intelligence capabilities to demonstrate modernization activities related to use cases.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7227.</designator><label> Enabling entrepreneurs and agency missions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7228.</designator><label> Intelligence community exception.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Strategic EV Management</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7231.</designator><label> Short Title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7232.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7233.</designator><label> Strategic guidance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7234.</designator><label> Study of Federal fleet vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Congressionally Mandated Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7241.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7242.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7243.</designator><label> Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7244.</designator><label> Federal agency responsibilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7245.</designator><label> Changing or removing reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7246.</designator><label> Withholding of information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7247.</designator><label> Implementation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7248.</designator><label> Determination of budgetary effects.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXXIII—</designator><label>TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7301.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7302.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7303.</designator><label> Assessment of global catastrophic risk.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7304.</designator><label> Report required.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7305.</designator><label> Enhanced catastrophic incident annex.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7306.</designator><label> Validation of the strategy through an exercise.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7307.</designator><label> Recommendations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7308.</designator><label> Reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7309.</designator><label> Rules of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7311.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7312.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7313.</designator><label> Assistance and training for communities with technological hazards and related emerging threats.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7314.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7315.</designator><label> Savings provision.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7321.</designator><label> Crisis counseling assistance and training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION H—</designator><label>WATER RESOURCES</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXXXI—</designator><label>WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8001.</designator><label> Short title; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8002.</designator><label> Secretary defined.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>General Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8101.</designator><label> Federal breakwaters and jetties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8102.</designator><label> Emergency response to natural disasters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8103.</designator><label> Shoreline and riverbank protection and restoration mission.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8104.</designator><label> Floodplain management services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8105.</designator><label> Public recreational amenities in ecosystem restoration projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8106.</designator><label> Scope of feasibility studies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8107.</designator><label> Water supply conservation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8108.</designator><label> Managed aquifer recharge study and working group.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8109.</designator><label> Updates to certain water control manuals.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8110.</designator><label> National coastal mapping study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8111.</designator><label> Tribal partnership program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8112.</designator><label> Tribal Liaison.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8113.</designator><label> Tribal assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8114.</designator><label> Cost sharing provisions for the territories and Indian Tribes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8115.</designator><label> Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8116.</designator><label> Workforce planning.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8117.</designator><label> Corps of Engineers support for underserved communities; outreach.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8118.</designator><label> Pilot programs for certain communities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8119.</designator><label> Technical assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8120.</designator><label> Technical assistance for levee inspections.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8121.</designator><label> Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8122.</designator><label> National low-head dam inventory.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8123.</designator><label> Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8124.</designator><label> Reserve component training at water resources development projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8125.</designator><label> Payment of pay and allowances of certain officers from appropriation for improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8126.</designator><label> Maintenance dredging permits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8127.</designator><label> Environmental dredging.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8128.</designator><label> Assessment of regional confined aquatic disposal facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8129.</designator><label> Studies for periodic nourishment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8130.</designator><label> Beneficial use of dredged material; management plans.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8131.</designator><label> Criteria for funding operation and maintenance of small, remote, and subsistence harbors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8132.</designator><label> Additional projects for underserved community harbors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8133.</designator><label> Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8134.</designator><label> NEPA reporting.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8135.</designator><label> Funding to process permits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8136.</designator><label> Lease durations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8137.</designator><label> Reforestation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8138.</designator><label> Emergency streambank and shoreline protection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8139.</designator><label> Lease deviations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8140.</designator><label> Policy and technical standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8141.</designator><label> Corps records relating to harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8142.</designator><label> Forecasting models for the Great Lakes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8143.</designator><label> Monitoring and assessment program for saline lakes in the Great Basin.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8144.</designator><label> Chattahoochee River program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8145.</designator><label> Lower Mississippi River Basin demonstration program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8146.</designator><label> Washington Aqueduct.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8147.</designator><label> Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8148.</designator><label> Advance payment in lieu of reimbursement for certain Federal costs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8149.</designator><label> Use of other Federal funds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8150.</designator><label> Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8151.</designator><label> Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation of certain public recreation facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8152.</designator><label> Rehabilitation of pump stations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8153.</designator><label> Report to Congress on Corps of Engineers reservoirs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8154.</designator><label> Temporary relocation assistance pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8155.</designator><label> Continuation of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8156.</designator><label> Federal interest determination.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8157.</designator><label> Inland waterway projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8158.</designator><label> Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8159.</designator><label> Support of Army civil works missions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8160.</designator><label> Civil works research and development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8161.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on operations and maintenance of recreation sites.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8162.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to post-disaster repairs.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8201.</designator><label> Authorization of proposed feasibility studies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8202.</designator><label> Expedited completion.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8203.</designator><label> Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8204.</designator><label> Corps of Engineers reservoir sedimentation assessment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8205.</designator><label> Report and recommendations on dredge capacity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8206.</designator><label> Assessment of impacts from changing operation and maintenance responsibilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8207.</designator><label> Maintenance dredging data.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8208.</designator><label> Western infrastructure study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8209.</designator><label> Recreation and economic development at Corps facilities in Appalachia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8210.</designator><label> Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8211.</designator><label> Report on Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8212.</designator><label> Disposition study on Salinas Dam and Reservoir, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8213.</designator><label> Excess lands report for Whittier Narrows Dam, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8214.</designator><label> Comprehensive central and southern Florida study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8215.</designator><label> Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8216.</designator><label> Study on shellfish habitat and seagrass, Florida Central Gulf Coast.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8217.</designator><label> Report on South Florida ecosystem restoration plan implementation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8218.</designator><label> Great Lakes recreational boating.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8219.</designator><label> Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8220.</designator><label> Disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8221.</designator><label> Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8222.</designator><label> Sabine-Neches waterway navigation improvement project, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8223.</designator><label> Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8224.</designator><label> Coastal Virginia, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8225.</designator><label> West Virginia hydropower.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8226.</designator><label> Electronic preparation and submission of applications.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8227.</designator><label> Investments for recreation areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8228.</designator><label> Automated fee machines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8229.</designator><label> Review of recreational hazards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8230.</designator><label> Assessment of coastal flooding mitigation modeling and testing capacity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8231.</designator><label> Report on socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8232.</designator><label> Report on solar energy opportunities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8233.</designator><label> Report to Congress on economic valuation of preservation of open space, recreational areas, and habitat associated with project lands.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8234.</designator><label> Report on corrosion prevention activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8235.</designator><label> Report to Congress on easements related to water resources development projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8236.</designator><label> GAO studies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8237.</designator><label> Assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Deauthorizations and Modifications</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8301.</designator><label> Deauthorization of inactive projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8302.</designator><label> Watershed and river basin assessments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8303.</designator><label> Forecast-informed reservoir operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8304.</designator><label> Lakes program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8305.</designator><label> Invasive species.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8306.</designator><label> Maintenance of navigation channels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8307.</designator><label> Project reauthorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8308.</designator><label> Special rule for certain beach nourishment projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8309.</designator><label> Columbia River Basin.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8310.</designator><label> Evaluation of hydrologic changes in Souris River Basin.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8311.</designator><label> Acequias irrigation systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8312.</designator><label> Port of Nome, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8313.</designator><label> St. George, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8314.</designator><label> Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8315.</designator><label> Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8316.</designator><label> St. Francis Lake Control Structure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8317.</designator><label> South Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8318.</designator><label> Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge, Alameda, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8319.</designator><label> Los Angeles County, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8320.</designator><label> Deauthorization of designated portions of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8321.</designator><label> Murrieta Creek, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8322.</designator><label> Sacramento River Basin, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8323.</designator><label> San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8324.</designator><label> Additional assistance for Eastern Santa Clara Basin, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8325.</designator><label> San Francisco Bay, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8326.</designator><label> South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8327.</designator><label> Delaware shore protection and restoration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8328.</designator><label> St. Johns River Basin, Central and Southern Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8329.</designator><label> Little Pass, Clearwater Bay, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8330.</designator><label> Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8331.</designator><label> Palm Beach Harbor, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8332.</designator><label> Port Everglades, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8333.</designator><label> South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8334.</designator><label> New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8335.</designator><label> Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8336.</designator><label> Chicago shoreline protection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8337.</designator><label> Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8338.</designator><label> Southeast Des Moines, Southwest Pleasant Hill, Iowa.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8339.</designator><label> City of El Dorado, Kansas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8340.</designator><label> Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8341.</designator><label> Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8342.</designator><label> Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8343.</designator><label> Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8344.</designator><label> Upper Mississippi River protection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8345.</designator><label> Upper Mississippi River restoration program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8346.</designator><label> Water level management on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8347.</designator><label> Mississippi Delta Headwaters, Mississippi.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8348.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8349.</designator><label> Argentine, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jersey Creek, and North Kansas Levees units, Missouri River and tributaries at Kansas Cities, Missouri and Kansas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8350.</designator><label> Lower Missouri River streambank erosion control evaluation and demonstration projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8351.</designator><label> Missouri River interception-rearing complexes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8352.</designator><label> Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8353.</designator><label> Northern Missouri.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8354.</designator><label> Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8355.</designator><label> Middle Rio Grande flood protection, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8356.</designator><label> Ecosystem restoration, Hudson-Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8357.</designator><label> Arkansas River corridor, Oklahoma.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8358.</designator><label> Copan Lake, Oklahoma.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8359.</designator><label> Southwestern Oregon.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8360.</designator><label> Yaquina River, Oregon.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8361.</designator><label> Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8362.</designator><label> Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8363.</designator><label> Colleton County, South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8364.</designator><label> Ensley levee, Tennessee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8365.</designator><label> Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8366.</designator><label> Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8367.</designator><label> North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8368.</designator><label> Nueces County, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8369.</designator><label> Lake Champlain Canal, Vermont and New York.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8370.</designator><label> Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8371.</designator><label> Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration, Washington.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8372.</designator><label> Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8373.</designator><label> Northern West Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8374.</designator><label> Southern West Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8375.</designator><label> Environmental infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8376.</designator><label> Additional assistance for critical projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8377.</designator><label> Conveyances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8378.</designator><label> Land transfer and trust land for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8379.</designator><label> John P. Murtha Locks and Dam.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8380.</designator><label> Treatment of certain benefits and costs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8381.</designator><label> Debris removal.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8382.</designator><label> General reauthorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8383.</designator><label> Transfer of excess credit.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8384.</designator><label> Treatment of credit between projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8385.</designator><label> Non-Federal payment flexibility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8386.</designator><label> Coastal community flood control and other purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8387.</designator><label> National levee safety program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8388.</designator><label> Surplus water contracts and water storage agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8389.</designator><label> Water supply storage repair, rehabilitation, and replacement costs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8390.</designator><label> Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8391.</designator><label> Asian carp prevention and control pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8392.</designator><label> Enhanced development program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8393.</designator><label> Recreational opportunities at certain projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8394.</designator><label> Federal assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8395.</designator><label> Mississippi River mat sinking unit.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8396.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on lease agreement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8397.</designator><label> Expedited completion of projects and studies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Water Resources Infrastructure</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8401.</designator><label> Project authorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8402.</designator><label> Special rules.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8403.</designator><label> Facility investment.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXXXV—</designator><label>CLEAN WATER</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8501.</designator><label> Regional water programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8502.</designator><label> Nonpoint source management programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8503.</designator><label> Wastewater assistance to colonias.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION I—</designator><label>DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9001.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9002.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XCI—</designator><label>ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9101.</designator><label> Modernizing the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance and the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9102.</designator><label> Notification to Congress for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9103.</designator><label> Family Engagement Coordinator.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9104.</designator><label> Rewards for Justice.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9105.</designator><label> Ensuring geographic diversity and accessibility of passport agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9106.</designator><label> Cultural Antiquities Task Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9107.</designator><label> Office of Sanctions Coordination.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9108.</designator><label> Sense of Congress and strategic plan regarding the Department of State’s Unit for Subnational Diplomacy.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9201.</designator><label> Department of State paid Student Internship Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9202.</designator><label> Improvements to the prevention of, and the response to, harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, and related retaliation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9203.</designator><label> Increasing the maximum amount authorized for science and technology fellowship grants and cooperative agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9204.</designator><label> Additional personnel to address backlogs in hiring and investigations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9205.</designator><label> Foreign affairs training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9206.</designator><label> Facilitation and encouragement of training and professional development for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9207.</designator><label> Security clearance approval process.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9208.</designator><label> Addendum for study on foreign service allowances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9209.</designator><label> Curtailments, removals from post, and waivers of privileges and immunities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9210.</designator><label> Report on worldwide availability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9211.</designator><label> Professional development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9212.</designator><label> Management assessments at diplomatic and consular posts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9213.</designator><label> Independent review of promotion policies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9214.</designator><label> Third party verification of permanent change of station (PCS) orders.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9215.</designator><label> Post-employment restrictions on Senate-confirmed officials at the Department of State.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9216.</designator><label> Expansion of authorities regarding special rules for certain monthly workers’ compensation payments and other payments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9217.</designator><label> Report on pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9218.</designator><label> Report on changes to the Foreign Service Officer test.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9219.</designator><label> Dignity for people with disabilities serving in the Foreign Service.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9220.</designator><label> Expanding scope of fellowship programs to include civil servants.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XCIII—</designator><label>EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9301.</designator><label> Amendments to Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9302.</designator><label> Diplomatic support and security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9303.</designator><label> Establishment of United States embassies in Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Tonga and a diplomatic presence in Vanuatu.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XCIV—</designator><label>A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9401.</designator><label> Report on barriers to applying for employment with the Department of State.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9402.</designator><label> Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9403.</designator><label> Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and Assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9404.</designator><label> Promoting transparency and accountability in the Department of State workforce.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9405.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XCV—</designator><label>INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9501.</designator><label> United States international cyberspace policy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9502.</designator><label> Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9503.</designator><label> International cyberspace and digital policy strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9504.</designator><label> Government Accountability Office report on cyber diplomacy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9505.</designator><label> Report on diplomatic programs to detect and respond to cyber threats against allies and partners.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9506.</designator><label> Cybersecurity recruitment and retention.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9507.</designator><label> Short course on emerging technologies for senior officials.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9508.</designator><label> Establishment and expansion of Regional Technology Officer Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9509.</designator><label> Vulnerability disclosure policy and bug bounty program report.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XCVI—</designator><label>PUBLIC DIPLOMACY</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9601.</designator><label> United States participation in international fairs and expositions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9602.</designator><label> Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9603.</designator><label> Report on public diplomacy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9604.</designator><label> Promoting peace, education, and cultural exchange through music diplomacy.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XCVII—</designator><label>OTHER MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9701.</designator><label> Supporting the employment of United States citizens by international organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9702.</designator><label> Increasing housing availability for certain employees assigned to the United States Mission to the United Nations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9703.</designator><label> Limitation on United States contributions to peacekeeping operations not authorized by the United Nations Security Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9704.</designator><label> Boards of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, and the Open Technology Fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9705.</designator><label> Broadcasting entities no longer required to consolidate into a single private, nonprofit corporation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9706.</designator><label> International broadcasting activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9707.</designator><label> Global internet freedom.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9708.</designator><label> Arms Export Control Act alignment with the Export Control Reform Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9709.</designator><label> Increasing the maximum annual lease payment available without approval by the Secretary.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9710.</designator><label> Report on United States access to critical mineral resources abroad.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9711.</designator><label> Overseas United States strategic infrastructure development projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9712.</designator><label> Provision of parking services and retention of parking fees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9713.</designator><label> Diplomatic reception areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9714.</designator><label> Return of supporting documents for passport applications through United States Postal Service certified mail.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9715.</designator><label> Report on distribution of personnel and resources related to ordered departures and post closures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9716.</designator><label> Elimination of obsolete reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9717.</designator><label> Locality pay for Federal employees working overseas under Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9718.</designator><label> Report on countering the activities of malign actors.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XCVIII—</designator><label>EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9801.</designator><label> Diplomatic facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9802.</designator><label> Extension of existing authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 9803.</designator><label> Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION J—</designator><label>OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10000.</designator><label> Table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE C—</designator><label>CORAL REEF CONSERVATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10001.</designator><label> Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>United States Coral Reef Task Force</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10011.</designator><label> Establishment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10012.</designator><label> Duties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10013.</designator><label> Membership.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10014.</designator><label> Responsibilities of Federal agency members.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10015.</designator><label> Working groups.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10016.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Department of the Interior Coral Reef Authorities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10021.</designator><label> Coral reef conservation and restoration assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10031.</designator><label> Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CI—</designator><label>BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORATION OF THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS, AND ESTUARIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10101.</designator><label> Purpose.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10102.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10103.</designator><label> Workforce study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10104.</designator><label> Accelerating innovation at Cooperative Institutes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10105.</designator><label> Blue Economy valuation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10106.</designator><label> No additional funds authorized.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CII—</designator><label>REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10201.</designator><label> Findings; purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10202.</designator><label> Regional Ocean Partnerships.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CIII—</designator><label>NATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10301.</designator><label> Findings.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10302.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10303.</designator><label> Ocean Policy Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10304.</designator><label> National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10305.</designator><label> Modifications to the ocean exploration program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10306.</designator><label> Repeal.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10307.</designator><label> Modifications to ocean and coastal mapping program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10308.</designator><label> Modifications to Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CIV—</designator><label>MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND RESPONSE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10401.</designator><label> Data collection and dissemination.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10402.</designator><label> Stranding or entanglement response agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10403.</designator><label> Unusual mortality event activity funding.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10404.</designator><label> Liability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10405.</designator><label> National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank and tissue analysis.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10406.</designator><label> Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid Response Fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10407.</designator><label> Health MAP.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10408.</designator><label> Reports to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10409.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10410.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10411.</designator><label> Study on marine mammal mortality.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CV—</designator><label>VOLCANIC ASH AND FUMES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10501.</designator><label> Modifications to National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CVI—</designator><label>LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW DEVELOPERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10601.</designator><label> Learning excellence and good examples from new developers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION K—</designator><label>DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11001.</designator><label> Short title; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11002.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11003.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXI—</designator><label>AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11101.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11102.</designator><label> Authorized levels of military strength and training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11103.</designator><label> Authorization for certain programs and services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11104.</designator><label> Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11105.</designator><label> Shoreside infrastructure and facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11106.</designator><label> Coast Guard yard resilient infrastructure and construction improvement.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXII—</designator><label>COAST GUARD</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Infrastructure and Assets</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11201.</designator><label> Report on shoreside infrastructure and facilities projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11202.</designator><label> Report and briefing on resourcing strategy for Western Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11203.</designator><label> Study and report on national security and drug trafficking threats in Florida Straits, Cuba, and Caribbean region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11204.</designator><label> Coast Guard Yard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11205.</designator><label> Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to procure cost-effective technology for mission needs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11206.</designator><label> Improvements to infrastructure and operations planning.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11207.</designator><label> Aqua alert notification system pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11208.</designator><label> Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through condition-based maintenance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11209.</designator><label> Study on laydown of Coast Guard Cutters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11210.</designator><label> Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11211.</designator><label> Disposition of infrastructure related to E-LORAN.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Great Lakes</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11212.</designator><label> Great Lakes winter commerce.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11213.</designator><label> Database on icebreaking operations in Great Lakes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11214.</designator><label> Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11215.</designator><label> Great Lakes snowmobile acquisition plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11216.</designator><label> Great Lakes barge inspection exemption.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11217.</designator><label> Study on sufficiency of Coast Guard aviation assets to meet mission demands.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Arctic</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11218.</designator><label> Establishment of medium icebreaker program office.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11219.</designator><label> Arctic activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11220.</designator><label> Study on Arctic operations and infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11221.</designator><label> Pribilof Island transition completion actions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11222.</designator><label> Report on shipyards of Finland and Sweden.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11223.</designator><label> Acquisition of icebreaker.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Maritime Cyber and Artificial Intelligence</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11224.</designator><label> Enhancing maritime cybersecurity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11225.</designator><label> Establishment of unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11226.</designator><label> Artificial intelligence strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11227.</designator><label> Review of artificial intelligence applications and establishment of performance metrics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11228.</designator><label> Cyber data management.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11229.</designator><label> Data management.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11230.</designator><label> Study on cyber threats to United States marine transportation system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Aviation</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11231.</designator><label> Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft: program authorization and eligible recipients.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11232.</designator><label> Report on Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hangar.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11233.</designator><label> Study on operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft and strategy for Coast Guard Aviation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Workforce Readiness</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11234.</designator><label> Authorized strength.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11235.</designator><label> Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on active duty.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11236.</designator><label> Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion list.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11237.</designator><label> Career incentive pay for marine inspectors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11238.</designator><label> Expansion of ability for selection board to recommend officers of particular merit for promotion.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11239.</designator><label> Modification to education loan repayment program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11240.</designator><label> Retirement of Vice Commandant.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11241.</designator><label> Report on resignation and retirement processing times and denial.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11242.</designator><label> Calculation of active service.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11243.</designator><label> Physical Disability Evaluation System procedure review.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11244.</designator><label> Expansion of authority for multirater assessments of certain personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11245.</designator><label> Promotion parity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11246.</designator><label> Partnership program to diversify Coast Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11247.</designator><label> Expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11248.</designator><label> Improving representation of women and racial and ethnic minorities among Coast Guard active-duty members.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11249.</designator><label> Strategy to enhance diversity through recruitment and accession.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11250.</designator><label> Support for Coast Guard Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11251.</designator><label> Training for congressional affairs personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11252.</designator><label> Strategy for retention of cuttermen.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11253.</designator><label> Study on performance of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11254.</designator><label> Study on frequency of weapons training for Coast Guard personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11255.</designator><label> Modification of prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11256.</designator><label> Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11257.</designator><label> Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11258.</designator><label> Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11259.</designator><label> National Coast Guard Museum funding plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11260.</designator><label> Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11261.</designator><label> Transfer and conveyance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11262.</designator><label> Transparency and oversight.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11263.</designator><label> Study on safety inspection program for containers and facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11264.</designator><label> Operational data sharing capability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11265.</designator><label> Feasibility study on construction of Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11266.</designator><label> Procurement of tethered aerostat radar system for Coast Guard Station South Padre Island.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11267.</designator><label> Prohibition on major acquisition contracts with entities associated with Chinese Communist Party.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11268.</designator><label> Review of drug interdiction equipment and standards; testing for fentanyl during interdiction operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11269.</designator><label> Public availability of information on monthly migrant interdictions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11270.</designator><label> Cargo waiting time reduction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11271.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard oversight and investigations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11272.</designator><label> Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11273.</designator><label> Policy on requests for permanent changes of station or unit transfers by persons who report being the victim of sexual assault.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11274.</designator><label> Sex offenses and personnel records.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11275.</designator><label> Study on Special Victims’ Counsel program.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXIII—</designator><label>ENVIRONMENT</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Marine Mammals</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11301.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11302.</designator><label> Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11303.</designator><label> Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large cetaceans.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11304.</designator><label> Pilot program to establish a Cetacean Desk for Puget Sound region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11305.</designator><label> Monitoring ocean soundscapes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Oil Spills</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11306.</designator><label> Report on changing salvors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11307.</designator><label> Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11308.</designator><label> Improving oil spill preparedness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11309.</designator><label> Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11310.</designator><label> Coast Guard claims processing costs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11311.</designator><label> Calculation of interest on debt owed to national pollution fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11312.</designator><label> Per-incident limitation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11313.</designator><label> Access to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11314.</designator><label> Cost-reimbursable agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11315.</designator><label> Oil spill response review.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11316.</designator><label> Additional exceptions to regulations for towing vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11317.</designator><label> Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Environmental Compliance</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11318.</designator><label> Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established anchorage grounds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11319.</designator><label> Study on impacts on shipping and commercial, Tribal, and recreational fisheries from development of renewable energy on West Coast.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11320.</designator><label> Use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of marking fishing gear.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Environmental Issues</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11321.</designator><label> Notification of communication outages.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11322.</designator><label> Improvements to communication with fishing industry and related stakeholders.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11323.</designator><label> Advance notification of military or other exercises.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11324.</designator><label> Modifications to Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11325.</designator><label> Load lines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11326.</designator><label> Actions by National Marine Fisheries Service to increase energy production.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11327.</designator><label> Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11328.</designator><label> Safety standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11329.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="chapter" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Chapter 1—</designator><label>Combating Human Trafficking Through Seafood Import Monitoring</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11330.</designator><label> Enhancement of Seafood Import Monitoring Program Message Set in Automated Commercial Environment system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11331.</designator><label> Data sharing and aggregation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11332.</designator><label> Import audits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11333.</designator><label> Availability of fisheries information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11334.</designator><label> Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11335.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="chapter" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Chapter 2—</designator><label>Strengthening International Fisheries Management To Combat Human Trafficking</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11336.</designator><label> Denial of port privileges.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11337.</designator><label> Identification and certification criteria.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11338.</designator><label> Equivalent conservation measures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11339.</designator><label> Capacity building in foreign fisheries.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11340.</designator><label> Training of United States observers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11341.</designator><label> Regulations.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXIV—</designator><label>SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD WORKFORCE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Support for Coast Guard Members and Families</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11401.</designator><label> Coast Guard child care improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11402.</designator><label> Armed Forces access to Coast Guard child development services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11403.</designator><label> Cadet pregnancy policy improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11404.</designator><label> Combat-related special compensation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11405.</designator><label> Study on food security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Healthcare</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11406.</designator><label> Development of medical staffing standards for Coast Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11407.</designator><label> Healthcare system review and strategic plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11408.</designator><label> Data collection and access to care.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11409.</designator><label> Behavioral health policy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11410.</designator><label> Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11411.</designator><label> Improvements to Physical Disability Evaluation System and transition program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11412.</designator><label> Expansion of access to counseling.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11413.</designator><label> Expansion of postgraduate opportunities for members of Coast Guard in medical and related fields.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11414.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11415.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard telemedicine program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Housing</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11416.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard housing access, cost, and challenges.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11417.</designator><label> Audit of certain military housing conditions of enlisted members of Coast Guard in Key West, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11418.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard housing authorities and privatized housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11419.</designator><label> Strategy to improve quality of life at remote units.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11420.</designator><label> Report on availability of emergency supplies for Coast Guard personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11421.</designator><label> Fleet mix analysis and shore infrastructure investment plan.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXV—</designator><label>MARITIME</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Vessel Safety</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11501.</designator><label> Responses to safety recommendations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11502.</designator><label> Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11503.</designator><label> Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passenger vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11504.</designator><label> At-sea recovery operations pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11505.</designator><label> Historic wood sailing vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11506.</designator><label> Certificates of numbers for undocumented vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11507.</designator><label> Comptroller General review and report on Coast Guard oversight of third-party organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11508.</designator><label> Articulated tug-barge manning.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11509.</designator><label> Fishing vessel safety.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11510.</designator><label> Exemptions for certain passenger vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Merchant Mariner Credentialing</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11511.</designator><label> Modernizing merchant mariner credentialing system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11512.</designator><label> Assessment regarding application process for merchant mariner credentials.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11513.</designator><label> GAO report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11514.</designator><label> Military to Mariners Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11515.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11516.</designator><label> Nonoperating individual.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11517.</designator><label> Oceanographic research vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11518.</designator><label> Port access routes briefing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11519.</designator><label> Definition of stateless vessel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11520.</designator><label> Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in aquaculture activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11521.</designator><label> Report on securing vessels and cargo.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11522.</designator><label> Report on enforcement of coastwise laws.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11523.</designator><label> Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11524.</designator><label> Prohibition on entry and operation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11525.</designator><label> Floating dry docks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11526.</designator><label> Updated requirements for fishing crew agreements.</label></referenceItem>
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                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXVI—</designator><label>SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11601.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11602.</designator><label> Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11603.</designator><label> Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11604.</designator><label> Accommodation; notices.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11605.</designator><label> Protection against discrimination.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11606.</designator><label> Alcohol at sea.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11607.</designator><label> Surveillance requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11608.</designator><label> Master key control.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11609.</designator><label> Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11610.</designator><label> Safety management system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11611.</designator><label> Reports to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXVII—</designator><label>NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11701.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11702.</designator><label> Requirement for appointments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11703.</designator><label> Repeal of requirement to promote ensigns after 3 years of service.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11704.</designator><label> Authority to provide awards and decorations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11705.</designator><label> Retirement and separation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11706.</designator><label> Improving professional mariner staffing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11707.</designator><label> Legal assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11708.</designator><label> Acquisition of aircraft for agency air, atmosphere, and weather reconnaissance and research mission.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11709.</designator><label> Report on professional mariner staffing models.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11710.</designator><label> Conveyance of certain property of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXVIII—</designator><label>TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11801.</designator><label> Terms and vacancies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11802.</designator><label> Passenger vessel security and safety requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11803.</designator><label> Technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11804.</designator><label> Transportation worker identification credential technical amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11805.</designator><label> Reinstatement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11806.</designator><label> Determination of budgetary effects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11807.</designator><label> Technical amendment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11808.</designator><label> Lighthouse service amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem></toc></content>
            </subsection>
        </section>
        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s3" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">SEC. 3. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">10 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. </heading>
            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this Act, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional defense committees</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
        </section>
        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s4" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">SEC. 4. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. </heading>
            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report or amendment between the Houses.</content>
        </section>
        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/s5" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">SEC. 5. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. </heading>
            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 7, 2022, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.</content>
        </section>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">DIVISION A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS </heading>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 101.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Army Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 111.</designator><label> Limitations on production of Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Navy Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 121.</designator><label> Requirements relating to EA-18G aircraft of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 122.</designator><label> Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 123.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 124.</designator><label> Limitation on authority to modify capabilities and fleet configuration of E-6B aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 125.</designator><label> Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 126.</designator><label> Procurement authority for Ship-to-Shore Connector program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 127.</designator><label> Procurement authority for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 128.</designator><label> Procurement authorities for John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 129.</designator><label> Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 130.</designator><label> Contracts for design and construction of the DDG(X) destroyer program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 131.</designator><label> Tomahawk and Standard Missile-6 capability on FFG-62 class vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 132.</designator><label> Report on advance procurement for CVN-82 and CVN-83.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 133.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Air Force Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 141.</designator><label> Modification of inventory requirements for aircraft of the combat air forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 142.</designator><label> Inventory and other requirements relating to air refueling tanker aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 143.</designator><label> Requirements relating to F-22 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 144.</designator><label> Modification of exception to prohibition on certain reductions to B-1 bomber aircraft squadrons.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 145.</designator><label> Repeal of Air Force E-8C force presentation requirement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 146.</designator><label> Minimum inventory of C-130 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 147.</designator><label> Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of C-40 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 148.</designator><label> Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines for HH-60W aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 149.</designator><label> Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E-3 airborne warning and control system aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 150.</designator><label> Limitation on divestment of F-15 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 151.</designator><label> Authority to procure upgraded ejection seats for certain T-38A aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 152.</designator><label> Procurement authority for digital mission operations platform for the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 153.</designator><label> Digital transformation commercial software acquisition.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 154.</designator><label> Requirements study and strategy for the combat search and rescue mission of the Air Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 155.</designator><label> Plan for transfer of KC-135 aircraft to the Air National Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 156.</designator><label> Annual reports on T-7A Advanced Pilot Training System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 161.</designator><label> Increase in Air Force and Navy use of used commercial dual-use parts in certain aircraft and engines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 162.</designator><label> Assessment and strategy for fielding capabilities to counter threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 163.</designator><label> Assessment and report on military rotary wing aircraft industrial base.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 164.</designator><label> Comptroller General audit of efforts to modernize the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F-35 aircraft.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stA/s101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Army Programs </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATIONS ON PRODUCTION OF EXTENDED RANGE CANNON ARTILLERY HOWITZERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the acquisition of Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers, the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">limit production of prototype Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers to not more than 20;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compare the cost and value to the United States Government of a Paladin Integrated Management-modification production approach with a new-build production approach;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include in any cost analysis or comparison—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the monetary value of a Paladin howitzer that may be modified to produce an Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzer; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the monetary value of leveraging government-owned infrastructure to facilitate the modification;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use a full and open competitive approach using best value criteria for post-prototype production source selection; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">base any production strategy and source selection decisions on a full understanding of the cost of production, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the comparison of production approaches described in paragraph (2); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any cost analysis or comparison described in paragraph (3).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before issuing a request for proposal for the post-prototype production of an Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzer, the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">certify to the congressional defense committees that the acquisition strategy upon which the request for proposal is based complies with the requirements of subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on that acquisition strategy and the relevant cost and value comparison described in subsection (a)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of Certain Information in Budget Materials.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the cost of procuring Paladin howitzers to be modified for post-prototype production of Extended Range Cannon Artillery howitzers is included—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the materials relating to the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program submitted in support of the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each fiscal year in which such program is carried out; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stB/s111/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in any budget briefings concerning such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Navy Programs </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s121" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EA-18G AIRCRAFT OF THE NAVY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s121/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations and Minimum Inventory Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s121/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s121/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the Navy may not—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">retire an EA-18G aircraft;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system sustainment activities for EA-18G aircraft in a manner that presumes future congressional authority to divest such aircraft;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">place an EA-18G aircraft in active storage status or inactive storage status; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">keep an EA-18G aircraft in a status considered excess to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting disposition instructions.</content>
                                    </clause></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to individual EA-18G aircraft that the Secretary of the Navy determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps.</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall maintain a total aircraft inventory of EA-18G aircraft of not less than 158 aircraft, of which not less than 126 aircraft shall be coded as primary mission aircraft inventory.</content></subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may reduce the number of EA-18G aircraft in the inventory of the Navy below the minimum number specified in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that an aircraft is no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">primary mission aircraft inventory</quotedText>’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary aircraft authorization—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to a unit for the performance of its wartime mission;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to a training unit for technical and specialized training for crew personnel or leading to aircrew qualification;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to a test unit for testing of the aircraft or its components for purposes of research, development, test, and evaluation, operational test and evaluation, or to support testing programs; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to meet requirements for missions not otherwise specified in clauses (i) through (iii).”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s121/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a strategy and execution plan for continuously and effectively meeting the airborne electronic attack training and combat requirements of the joint force. At a minimum, the strategy and execution plan shall provide for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s121/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the integration and utilization of both reserve and active duty component forces and resources within the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s121/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment or continuation of one or more joint service expeditionary, land-based electronic attack squadrons that equal or exceed the capacity and capability of such squadrons in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s122" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="122">SEC. 122. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NAVY SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INCENTIVE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s122/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8696">“SEC. 8696. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8696">10 U.S.C. 8696</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NAVY SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INCENTIVE </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall include in any solicitation for a covered contract a special incentive for workforce development that funds one or more workforce development activities described in subsection (c).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount of special incentive.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of a special incentive required under subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to not less than one quarter of one percent and not more than one percent of the estimated cost of the covered contract.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may waive one or more of the requirements of this section if the Secretary determines—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unreasonable cost or delay would be incurred by complying with such requirements;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing workforce development initiatives are sufficient to meet workforce needs;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">there are minimal workforce development issues to be addressed; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">it is not in the national security interests of the United States to comply with such requirements.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 30 days prior to issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notice of the intent of the Secretary to issue such a waiver. Such notice shall specify the basis for such waiver and include a detailed explanation of the reasons for issuing the waiver.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matching Contribution Requirement.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds for a special incentive for workforce development required under subsection (a)(1) may be expended only—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on or after the date on which the service acquisition executive of the Navy receives a written commitment from one or more entities described in paragraph (2) of separate and distinct cumulative monetary contributions to be made on or after the date of such commitment for workforce development; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in an amount that is equal to the aggregate amount of all monetary contributions from entities that made commitments under subparagraph (A) not to exceed the amount of funding made available for the special incentive under subsection (a)(2).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Entities described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The entities described in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prime contractor that was awarded a covered contract.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A qualified subcontractor.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A State government or other State entity.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A county government or other county entity.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A local government or other local entity.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An industry association, organization, or consortium that directly supports workforce development.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special rule.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In a case in which the aggregate amount of all monetary contributions from entities that made commitments under paragraph (1)(A) is less than the minimum amount specified for the special incentive under subsection (a)(2), funds for the special incentive may be expended in an amount equal to such lesser amount.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized Activities.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds for a special incentive for workforce development required under subsection (a)(1) may be obligated or expended only to provide for the activities described in paragraph (2) in support of the production and production support workforce of the prime contractor concerned or a qualified subcontractor concerned.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The activities described in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The creation of short- and long-term workforce housing, transportation, and other support services to facilitate attraction, relocation, and retention of workers.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The expansion of local talent pipeline programs for both new and existing workers.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Investments in long-term outreach in middle school and high school programs, specifically career and 
technical education programs, to promote and develop manufacturing skills.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development or modification of facilities for the primary purpose of workforce development.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Payment of direct costs attributable to workforce development.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Attraction and retention bonus programs.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On-the-job training to develop key manufacturing skills.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Approval Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The service acquisition executive of the Navy shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the final approval of the use of funds for a special incentive for workforce development required under subsection (a)(1); and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days after the date on which such approval is provided, certify to the congressional defense committees compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed explanation of such compliance; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the associated benefits to—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Government; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the shipbuilding industrial base of the Navy.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered contract</quotedText>’ means a prime contract for the construction of a naval vessel funded using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified subcontractor</quotedText>’ means a subcontractor that will deliver the vessel or vessels awarded under a covered contract to the Navy.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s122/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“8696.</designator><label> Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s122/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8696">10 U.S.C. 8696 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8696 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s122/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a solicitation for a covered contract (as defined in subsection (e) of that section) made on or after June 1, 2023; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s122/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a solicitation or award of a covered contract, if otherwise determined appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s123" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="123">SEC. 123. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NAVY PORT WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s123/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 130 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most recently amended by section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1570), is further amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for any of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s123/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2304</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 3201 through 3205</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="124">SEC. 124. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CAPABILITIES AND FLEET CONFIGURATION OF E-6B AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until the date on which the certification described in subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Secretary of the Navy—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not retire, or prepare to retire, any E-6B aircraft;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall maintain the fleet of E-6B aircraft in the configuration in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall ensure that E-6B aircraft continue to meet the operational requirements of the combatant commands that are met by such aircraft as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The certification described in this subsection is a written certification from the Chair of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council indicating that the replacement capability for the E-6B aircraft—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will be fielded at the same time or before the retirement of the first E-6B aircraft; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at the time such replacement capability achieves initial operational capability, will have the ability to meet the operational requirements of the combatant commands that have been, or that are expected to be, assigned to such replacement capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s124/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual E-6B aircraft otherwise required to be maintained by that subsection if the Secretary of the Navy determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such aircraft is no longer mission capable due to a mishap or other damage.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="125">SEC. 125. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for Multiyear Procurement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procurement of up to 15 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for Advance Procurement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2023, for advance procurement associated with the destroyers for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such destroyers in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2023 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mandatory Inclusion of Pre-priced Option in Certain Circumstances.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the event the total base quantity of destroyers to be procured through all contracts entered into under subsection (a) is less than 15, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that one or more of the contracts includes a pre-priced option for the procurement of additional destroyers such 
that the sum of such base quantity and the number of destroyers that may be procured through the exercise of such options is equal to 15 destroyers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">base quantity</quotedText>” means the quantity of destroyers to be procured under a contract entered into under subsection (a) excluding any quantity of destroyers that may be procured through the exercise of an option that may be part of such contract.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pre-priced option</quotedText>” means a contract option for a contract entered into under subsection (a) that, if exercised, would allow the Secretary of the Navy to procure a destroyer at a predetermined price specified in such contract.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s125/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may not modify a contract entered into under subsection (a) if the modification would increase the target price of the destroyer by more than 10 percent above the target price specified in the original contract for the destroyer under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="126">SEC. 126. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR SHIP-TO-SHORE CONNECTOR PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of up to 25 Ship-to-Shore Connector class craft and associated material.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Liability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total liability of the Federal Government for termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for the Ship-to-Shore Connector program:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract is consistent with the Chief of Naval Operations’ projected force structure requirements for Ship-to-Shore Connector class craft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will result in significant savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by craft, without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by craft, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year, by craft, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost savings or avoidance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic, including a description of the basis for such estimates.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s126/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Milestone Decision Authority Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">milestone decision authority</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="127">SEC. 127. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CH-53K HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more fixed-price contracts for the procurement of airframes and engines in support of the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program (in this section referred to as the “program”).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Liability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total liability of the Federal Government for termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority (as defined in section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code) for the program:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will result in significant savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated obligations and expenditures by fiscal year for the program without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated obligations and expenditures by fiscal year for the program with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year for the program with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost savings or avoidance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the Secretary of Defense will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s127/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for such fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the program without cancellation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="128">SEC. 128. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR JOHN LEWIS-CLASS FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILER SHIPS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract Authority.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of not more than eight John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ship program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ship program:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract is consistent with the Department of the Navy’s projected force structure requirements for such ships.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will result in significant savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost savings or avoidance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense program (as defined under section 221 of title 10, United States Code) for such fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the program without cancellation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for Advance Procurement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with a ship or ships for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such ships in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s128/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Milestone Decision Authority Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">milestone decision authority</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="129">SEC. 129. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract Authority.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of up to five covered ships.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering programs for covered ships.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for the covered ship program concerned:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract is consistent with the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ projected force structure requirements for amphibious ships.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will result in savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, without the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy has a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period funding will be available for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for Advance Procurement Across Programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement across programs associated with a ship or ships for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such ships in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Enter Into Economic Order Quantity Contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may use funds made available to carry out this section to enter into contracts known as “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">economic order quantity contracts</quotedText>” with private shipyards and other commercial or government entities to achieve economic efficiencies based on production economies for major components or subsystems of covered ships. The authority under this subsection extends to the procurement of parts, components, and systems (including weapon systems) common with, and required for, covered ships under joint economic order quantity contracts.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into contracts under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2026.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered ship</quotedText>” means a San Antonio-class or America-class ship.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s129/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">milestone decision authority</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="130">SEC. 130. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE DDG(X) DESTROYER PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the milestone decision authority of the covered program elects to use source selection procedures for the detailed design and construction of the covered program other than those specified in section 3201 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to prime contracts for concept design, preliminary design, and contract design for the covered program—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall award such contracts to eligible shipbuilders; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may award such contracts to other contractors;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall award prime contracts for detailed design and construction for the covered program only to eligible shipbuilders; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall allocate only one vessel in the covered program to each eligible shipbuilder that is awarded a prime contract under paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collaboration Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall maximize collaboration among the Federal Government and eligible shipbuilders throughout the design and development phases of the covered program, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">using a common design tool; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sharing production lessons learned.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competitive Incentive Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for competitive incentives for eligible shipbuilders and other contractors throughout the design, development, and production phases of the covered program, including the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Allocation of design labor hours, provided that no eligible shipbuilder has fewer than 30 percent of aggregate design labor hours for any phase of vessel design for the covered program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Allocation of the lead ship in the covered program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, competitive solicitations for vessel procurement under the covered program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technology Maturation Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall incorporate into the acquisition strategy of the covered program the requirements of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1237).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1599).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the transition from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program to the covered program maintains predictable production workload for eligible shipbuilders.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered program</quotedText>” means the program of the Department of the Navy to procure DDG(X) destroyer class vessels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible shipbuilder</quotedText>” means a prime contractor designated by the milestone decision authority to perform detailed design and construction of the covered program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s130/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">milestone decision authority</quotedText>” has the meaning given in section 4211 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s131" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="131">SEC. 131. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TOMAHAWK AND STANDARD MISSILE-6 CAPABILITY ON FFG-62 CLASS VESSELS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before the first deployment of the vessel designated FFG-63 and that of each successive vessel in the FFG-62 class, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that such vessel is capable of carrying and employing Tomahawk and Standard Missile-6 missiles.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="132">SEC. 132. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ADVANCE PROCUREMENT FOR CVN-82 AND CVN-83. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan of the Navy for advance procurement for the aircraft carriers designated CVN-82 and CVN-83.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value, cost, and feasibility of a two-year advance procurement period under a single-carrier acquisition strategy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value, cost, and feasibility of a three-year advance procurement period under a single-carrier acquisition strategy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value, cost, and feasibility of a two-year advance procurement period under a two-carrier acquisition strategy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value, cost, and feasibility of a three-year advance procurement period under a two-carrier acquisition strategy; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effect of a two-carrier acquisition strategy on force development and fleet capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">single-carrier acquisition strategy</quotedText>” means a strategy for the procurement of the aircraft carriers designated CVN-82 and CVN-83 pursuant to which each aircraft carrier is procured separately under a different contract.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s132/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">two-carrier acquisition strategy</quotedText>” means a strategy for the procurement of the aircraft carriers designated CVN-82 and CVN-83 pursuant to which both aircraft carriers are procured together under one contract.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="133">SEC. 133. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON THE CH-53K KING STALLION HELICOPTER PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview of the program schedule.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A statement of the total cost of the program as of the date of the briefing, including the cost of development, testing, and production.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of the total cost of the program relative to the original acquisition program baseline and the most recently approved acquisition program baseline as of the date of the briefing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the flight testing that remains to be conducted under the program, including any testing required for validation of correction of technical deficiencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update on the status of the correction of technical deficiencies under the program and any effects on the program schedule resulting from the discovery and correction of such deficiencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stC/s133/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1238) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Air Force Programs </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s141" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="141">SEC. 141. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT OF THE COMBAT AIR FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s141/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Total Fighter Aircraft Inventory Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9062(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1,970</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1,800</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s141/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">A-10 Minimum Inventory Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s141/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 134(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">171</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">153</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s141/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 142(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 755) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">171</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">153</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s141/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Limitation on Availability of Funds for Destruction of A-10 Aircraft in Storage Status.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 135(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2039) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the report required under section 134(e)(2)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a report that includes the information described in section 134(e)(2)(C)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="142">SEC. 142. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INVENTORY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum Inventory Requirement for Air Refueling Tanker Aircraft.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9062(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">effective October 1, 2019,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">479</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">466</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Limitation on Retirement of KC-135 Aircraft.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 137 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1576) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (b); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum Number of Air Refueling Tanker Aircraft in PMAI of the Air Force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 135(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3431) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">412</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">400</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Reduction of KC-135 Aircraft in PMAI of the Reserve Components.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year  
2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to reduce, by more than 12 aircraft, the number of KC-135 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory within the reserve components of the Air Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s142/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Primary mission aircraft inventory defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">primary mission aircraft inventory</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="143">SEC. 143. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO F-22 AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations and Minimum Inventory Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force may not—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">retire an F-22 aircraft;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system sustainment activities for F-22 aircraft in a manner that presumes future congressional authority to divest such aircraft;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">keep an F-22 aircraft in a status considered excess to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting disposition instructions (commonly referred to as ‘XJ’ status); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">decrease the total aircraft inventory of F-22 aircraft below 184 aircraft.</content>
                                </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to individual F-22 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents, mishaps, or excessive material degradation and non-airworthiness status of certain aircraft.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a strategy and execution plan, approved by the Secretary, for conducting formal training for F-22 aircrews to ensure that combat capability, capacity, and availability at all F-22 operational units is not degraded.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy and execution plan under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">address how the Air Force will avoid—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">diminishing the combat effectiveness of all block variants of F-22 aircraft;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">exacerbating F-22 aircraft availability concerns; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complicating F-22 aircraft squadron maintenance operations; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include the plan of the Secretary for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the basing of 184 F-22 aircraft; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the reestablishment of one or more F-22 formal training units, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the planned location of such units;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the planned schedule for the reestablishment of such units; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/b/2/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">and the number of F-22 aircraft that are expected to be assigned to such units.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comptroller General Audit.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit to assess and validate data and information relating to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the events and activities that would be necessary to upgrade Block 20 F-22 aircraft to a capability configuration comparable to or exceeding the existing or planned configuration of Block 30/35 F-22 aircraft;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated costs of such upgrades; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a schedule of milestones for such upgrades.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of the Comptroller General, the Secretary of the Air Force shall promptly provide to the Comptroller General any data or other information that may be needed to conduct the audit under paragraph (1), including any data or information it may be necessary to obtain from the original equipment manufacturer of the F-22 aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 15, 2023, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress and any preliminary results of the audit conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s143/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following the briefing under paragraph (3), at such time as is mutually agreed upon by the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the final results of the audit conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s144" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="144">SEC. 144. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B-1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 133(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1574) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an individual unit</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a bomb wing</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s145" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="145">SEC. 145. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL OF AIR FORCE E-8C FORCE PRESENTATION REQUIREMENT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 147 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1669) is amended by striking subsection (f).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="146">SEC. 146. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MINIMUM INVENTORY OF C-130 AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum Inventory Requirement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the covered period, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total inventory of C-130 aircraft of not less than 271 aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the number of C-130 aircraft in the Air Force below the minimum number specified in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that an aircraft is no longer mission capable because of a mishap or other damage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered period defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered period</quotedText>” means the period—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">beginning at the close of the period described in section 138(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1577); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ending on September 30, 2025.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Reduction of C-130 Aircraft Assigned to National Guard.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force may not reduce the total number of C-130 aircraft assigned to the National Guard below the number so assigned as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s146/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual C-130 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of a mishap or other damage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s147" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="147">SEC. 147. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF C-40 AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s147/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any C-40 aircraft.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s147/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s147/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual C-40 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of a Class A mishap.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s147/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that an aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the status of such aircraft is due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of maintenance or repairs or other reasons.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s148" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="148">SEC. 148. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION LINES FOR HH-60W AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to terminate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate the operations of, a production line for HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s149" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="149">SEC. 149. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO INVENTORY OF E-3 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s149/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or in backup aircraft inventory any E-3 aircraft if such actions would reduce the total aircraft inventory for such aircraft below 26.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s149/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception for Acquisition Strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees an acquisition strategy for the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft approved by the Service Acquisition Executive of the Air Force, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E-3 aircraft to 21 after the date on which the strategy is so submitted.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s149/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception for Contract Award.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the Air Force awards a contract for the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, the 
prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E-3 aircraft to 18 after the date on which such contact is so awarded.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s149/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation as Primary Training Aircraft Inventory.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate two E-3 aircraft as Primary Training Aircraft Inventory.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="150">SEC. 150. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F-15 AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on October 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force may not divest, or prepare to divest, any covered F-15 aircraft until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any plans of the Secretary to divest covered F-15 aircraft during the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each proposed divestment by fiscal year and location;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of the anticipated effects of such divestments on the missions, personnel, force structure, and budgeting of the Air Force;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the actions the Secretary intends to carry out—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to mitigate any negative effects identified under subparagraph (B); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to modify or replace the missions and capabilities of any units and military installations affected by such divestments; </content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of how such divestments may affect the ability of the Air Force to maintain minimum tactical aircraft inventories; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each F–15E aircraft that the Secretary plans to divest, a description of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">each upgrade and modification made to such aircraft, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/E/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date of the upgrade or modification; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/E/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost of such upgrade or modification in current year dollars; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated remaining service-life (expressed as equivalent flight hours and years) of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/E/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the aircraft; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/1/E/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the onboard systems of the aircraft.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any plans of the Secretary to procure covered F-15 aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any specific plans of the Secretary to deviate from procurement of new F-15EX aircraft as articulated by the validated requirements contained in Air Force Requirements Decision Memorandum, dated February 1, 2019, regarding F-15EX Rapid Fielding Requirements Document, dated January 16, 2019.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2024, and not later than October 1 of each year thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of the Air Force shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">update the report required under subsection (b); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the updated report to the congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered F-15 Aircraft Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered F-15 aircraft</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">F-15C aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">F-15D aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">F-15E aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s150/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">F-15EX aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s151" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="151">SEC. 151. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY TO PROCURE UPGRADED EJECTION SEATS FOR CERTAIN T-38A AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to procure upgraded ejection seats for—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s151/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all T-38A aircraft of the Air Force Global Strike Command that have not received an upgraded ejection seat under the T-38 Ejection Seat Upgrade Program; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s151/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all T-38A aircraft of the Air Combat Command that have not received an upgraded ejection seat as part of such Program.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s152" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="152">SEC. 152. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR DIGITAL MISSION OPERATIONS PLATFORM FOR THE SPACE FORCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s152/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of a digital mission operations platform for the Space Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s152/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Required Capabilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A digital mission operations platform procured under subsection (a) shall include the following capabilities:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s152/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The platform shall be capable of providing systems operators with the ability to analyze system performance in a simulated mission environment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s152/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The platform shall enable collaboration among such operators in an integrated, physics-based environment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="153">SEC. 153. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE ACQUISITION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of commercial digital engineering and software tools to meet the digital transformation goals and objectives of the Department of the Air Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of Program Element in Budget Materials.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the materials submitted by the Secretary of the Air Force in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), the Secretary shall include a program element dedicated to the procurement and management of the commercial digital engineering and software tools described in subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the market for commercial digital engineering and software tools; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct research on providers of commercial software capabilities that have the potential to expedite the progress of digital engineering initiatives across the weapon system enterprise, with a particular focus on capabilities that have the potential to generate significant life-cycle cost savings, streamline and accelerate weapon system acquisition, and provide data-driven approaches to inform investments by the Department of the Air Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of specific digital engineering and software tool capability manufacturers that deliver high mission impact with broad reach into the weapon system enterprise of the Department of the Air Force; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s153/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a prioritized list of programs and offices of the Department of the Air Force that could better utilize commercial digital engineering and software tools and opportunities for the implementation of such digital engineering and software tool capabilities within the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="154">SEC. 154. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS STUDY AND STRATEGY FOR THE COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION OF THE AIR FORCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a study to determine the requirements for the combat search and rescue mission of the Air Force in support of the objectives of the National Defense Strategy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of anticipated combat search and rescue mission requirements necessary to meet the objectives of the most recent National Defense Strategy, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requirements for short-term, mid-term, and long-term contingency and steady-state operations against adversaries;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requirements under the Agile Combat Employment operational scheme of the Air Force;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requirements relating to regions and specific geographic areas that are expected to have a need for combat search and rescue forces based on the combat-relevant range and penetration capability of United States air assets and associated weapon systems; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the level of operational risk associated with each likely requirement and scenario.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the rotary, tilt, and fixed wing aircraft and key combat search and rescue enabling capabilities that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are needed to meet the requirements identified under subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have been accounted for in the budget of the Air Force as of the date of the study.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of any combat search and rescue capability gaps, including an assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether and to what extent such gaps may affect the ability of the Air Force to conduct combat search and rescue operations;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any capability gaps that may be created by procuring fewer HH-60W aircraft than planned under the program of record, including any expected changes to the plan for fielding such aircraft for active, reserve, and National Guard units; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any capability gaps attributable to unfunded requirements.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification and assessment of key current, emerging, and future technologies with potential application to the combat search and rescue mission, including electric vertical takeoff and landing, unmanned aerial systems, armed air launched effects or similar armed capabilities, electric short take-off and landing, or a combination of such technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of each technology identified under subparagraph (D), including (as applicable) an assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technology maturity;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">suitability to the combat search and rescue mission;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">range;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">speed;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">payload capability and capacity;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">radio frequency and infrared signatures;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operational conditions required for the use of such technology, such as runway availability;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">survivability;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">lethality;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">potential to support combat missions other than combat search and rescue; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/2/E/xi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimated cost.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to congress.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Based on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a strategy to meet the requirements identified under such study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A prioritized list of the capabilities needed to meet the requirements identified under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated costs of such capabilities, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any amounts already budgeted for such capabilities as of the date of the strategy, including amounts already budgeted for emerging and future technologies; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any amounts not already budgeted for such capabilities as of such date.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the date by which the capability is expected to become operational.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any requirements identified under subsection (a) that the Secretary of the Air Force does not expect to meet as part of the strategy and an explanation of the reasons such requirements cannot be met.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to congress.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the strategy developed under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s154/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="155">SEC. 155. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF KC-135 AIRCRAFT TO THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan to transfer covered KC-135 aircraft to air refueling 
wings of the Air National Guard that are classic associations with active duty units of the Air Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan developed under subsection (a). The briefing shall include an explanation of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effects the plan is expected to have on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the aerial refueling capability of the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">personnel; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any costs associated with the plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered KC-135 aircraft</quotedText>” means a KC-135 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force is in the process of replacing with a KC-46A aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s155/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">classic association</quotedText>” means a structure under which a regular Air Force unit retains principal responsibility for an aircraft and shares the aircraft with one or more reserve component units.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="156">SEC. 156. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORTS ON T-7A ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2033, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the acquisition efforts of the Air Force with respect to the T-7A Advanced Pilot Training System (including any associated aircraft and ground training systems).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview of the Assistant Secretary’s acquisition strategy for the T-7 Advanced Pilot Training System, including the current status of the acquisition strategy as of the date of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cost and schedule estimates for the T-7 Advanced Pilot Training System program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of the initial report under this section, the key performance parameters or the equivalent requirements for the program. In the case of subsequent reports, any key performance parameters or the equivalent requirements for the program that have changed since the submission of the previous report under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The test and evaluation master plan for the program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the testing program events completed in the year covered by the report—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the completion date of each event;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the event, including identification of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/5/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the quantity of data points evaluated and subsequently considered complete and validated; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/5/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the quantity of data points evaluated that remain incomplete or unvalidated and requiring further testing.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The logistics and sustainment strategy for the program and a description of any activities carried out to implement such strategy as of the date of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the causes of any engineering, manufacturing, development, testing, production, delivery, acceptance, and fielding delays incurred by the program as of the date of the report;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effects of such delays; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any subsequent efforts to address such delays.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The post-production aircraft basing and fielding strategy for the program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A schedule risk assessment, conducted by the Secretary of the Air Force at the 80 percent confidence level, that includes risks associated with the overlap of the development, testing, and production phases of the program and risks related to contractor management.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for determining the conditions under which the Secretary of the Air Force may accept production work on the T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System that was completed by the contractor for the program in anticipation of the Air Force ordering additional systems, but which was not subject to typical production oversight because there was no contract for the procurement of such additional systems in effect when such work was performed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stD/s156/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters regarding the acquisition of the T-7 Advanced Pilot Training System that the Assistant Secretary determines to be of critical importance to the long-term viability of the program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="161">SEC. 161. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3453">10 U.S.C. 3453 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASE IN AIR FORCE AND NAVY USE OF  COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE PARTS IN CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to the Navy, shall develop and implement processes and procedures for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the acquisition of new, used, overhauled, reconditioned, and remanufactured commercial dual-use parts; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of such commercial dual-use parts in all—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commercial derivative aircraft and engines; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">aircraft used by the Air Force or Navy that are based on the design of commercial products.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement of Parts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The processes and procedures implemented under subsection (a) shall provide that commercial dual-use parts shall be acquired—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pursuant to competitive procedures (as defined in section 3012 of title 10, United States Code); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">only from suppliers that provide parts that possess an Authorized Release Certificate Federal Aviation Administration Form 8130-3 Airworthy Approval Tag from a certified repair station pursuant to part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or from a certified production approval holder pursuant to part 21 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial derivative.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial derivative</quotedText>” means an item procured by the Department of Defense that is or was produced using the same or similar production facilities, a common supply chain, and the same or similar production processes that are used for the production of the item as predominantly used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial dual-use part.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial dual-use part</quotedText>” means a product that is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a commercial product;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">dual-use;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">described in subsection (b)(2); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not a life-limited part.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial product.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial product</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 103 of title 41, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s161/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dual-use.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dual-use</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="162">SEC. 162. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s130i">10 U.S.C. 130i note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY FOR FIELDING CAPABILITIES TO COUNTER THREATS POSED BY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM SWARMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment, Analysis, and Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall conduct—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms and unmanned aerial systems with swarm capabilities to installations and deployed Armed Forces;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the use or potential use of unmanned aerial system swarms by adversaries, including the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, and non-state actors;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the national security implications of swarming technologies such as autonomous intelligence and machine learning;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of the capabilities used by the Department of Defense to counter threats posed by unmanned aerial systems and an assessment of the effectiveness of such capabilities at countering the threat of unmanned aerial system swarms; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an overview of the efforts of the Department of Defense to develop and field test technologies that offer scalable, modular, and rapidly deployable capabilities with the ability to counter unmanned aerial system swarms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy Development and Implementation Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a strategy to field capabilities to counter threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development of a comprehensive definition of “unmanned aerial system swarm”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to establish and incorporate requirements for the development, testing, and fielding of technologies and capabilities to counter unmanned aerial system swarms.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to acquire and field adequate capabilities to counter unmanned aerial system swarms in defense of the Armed Forces, infrastructure, and other assets of the United States across land, air, and maritime domains.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the resources needed by each Armed Force to implement the strategy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis, determination, and prioritization of legislative action required to ensure the Department of Defense has the ability to counter the threats posed by unmanned aerial system swarms.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Secretary determines to be relevant to the strategy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incorporation into existing strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may incorporate the strategy required by paragraph (1) into a comprehensive strategy of the Department of Defense to counter the threat of unmanned aerial systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of the Secretary under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s162/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the strategy developed and implemented by the Secretary under subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="163">SEC. 163. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON MILITARY ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL BASE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, shall conduct an assessment of the military rotary wing aircraft industrial base.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of each rotary wing aircraft program of the Department of Defense that is in the research and development or procurement phase.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any platform-specific or capability-specific facility or workforce technical skill requirements necessary for each program identified under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rotary wing aircraft capabilities of each Armed Force anticipated for programming beyond the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code (as of the date of the assessment); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the technologies, facilities, and workforce skills necessary for the development of such capabilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the military industrial base capacity and skills that are available (as of the date of the assessment) to design and manufacture the platforms and capabilities identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) and a list of any gaps in such capacity and skills.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of each component, subcomponent, or equipment supplier in the military rotary wing aircraft industrial base that is the sole source within such industrial base from which that component, subcomponent, or equipment may be obtained.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any risk resulting from the lack of other suppliers for such components, subcomponents, or equipment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Analysis of the likelihood of future consolidation, contraction, or expansion, within the rotary wing aircraft industrial base, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of the most probable scenarios with respect to such consolidation, contraction, or expansion; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of how each such scenario may affect the ability of the Armed Forces to acquire military 
rotary wing aircraft in the future, including any effects on the cost and schedule of such acquisitions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">based on such results, recommendations for reducing any risks identified with respect to the military rotary wing aircraft industrial base.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s163/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rotary Wing Aircraft Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">rotary wing aircraft</quotedText>” includes rotary wing and tiltrotor aircraft.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="164">SEC. 164. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT OF EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE THE PROPULSION, POWER, AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF F-35 AIRCRAFT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the efforts of the Department of Defense to modernize the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F-35 aircraft.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The audit conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the results of the business-case analysis conducted by the Director of the F-35 Joint Program Office, in which the Director assessed options to modernize the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of the F-35 aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the costs associated with each modernization option assessed in the business-case analysis described in paragraph (1), including any costs associated with development, production, retrofit, integration, and installation of the option (including any aircraft modifications required to accommodate such option), and an assessment of the sustainment infrastructure requirements associated with that option for each variant of F-35 aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the progress made by the prototype engines developed under the Adaptive Engine Transition Program and the development and testing status of the other modernization options assessed in the business-case analysis described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the timeline associated with modernizing the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F-35 aircraft to meet the capability performance requirements of the full Block 4 suite upgrade planned for each variant of such aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the costs associated with modernizing the propulsion, power, and thermal management systems of F-35 aircraft to meet the capability performance requirements of the full Block 4 suite upgrade planned for each variant of such aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the potential effects of each modernization option assessed in the business-case analysis described in paragraph (1) on life-cycle sustainment costs and the costs of spare parts for F-35 aircraft, including any 
participatory effects on international partners and foreign military sales customers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 28, 2023, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the preliminary results of the audit conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tI/stE/s164/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following the briefing under subsection (c), at such time as is mutually agreed upon by the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the final results of the audit conducted under subsection (a), including the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to each element specified in subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 201.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 211.</designator><label> Modification of cooperative research and development project authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 212.</designator><label> Clarification of role of senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 213.</designator><label> Inclusion of Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 214.</designator><label> Modification of limitation on cancellation of designation of Executive Agent for a certain Defense Production Act program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 215.</designator><label> Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 216.</designator><label> Air-breathing and rocket booster testing capacity upgrades to support critical hypersonic weapons development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 217.</designator><label> Competitively awarded demonstrations and tests of electromagnetic warfare technology.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 218.</designator><label> Administration of the Advanced Sensor Applications Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 219.</designator><label> Quantifiable assurance capability for security of microelectronics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 220.</designator><label> Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 221.</designator><label> Target date for deployment of 5G wireless broadband infrastructure at all military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 222.</designator><label> Outreach to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions regarding National Security Innovation Network programs that promote entrepreneurship and innovation at institutions of higher education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 223.</designator><label> Report and pilot program based on recommendations regarding defense research capacity at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 224.</designator><label> Pilot program to support the development of patentable inventions in the Department of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 225.</designator><label> Pilot program to facilitate the development of battery technologies for warfighters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Plans, Reports, and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 231.</designator><label> Modification to annual reports of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 232.</designator><label> Extension of requirement for quarterly briefings on strategy for fifth generation information and communications technologies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 233.</designator><label> Plan for investments to support the development of novel processing approaches for defense applications.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 234.</designator><label> Plans to accelerate the transition to 5G information and communications technology within the military departments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 235.</designator><label> Plan for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Innovation Fellowship Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 236.</designator><label> Strategy and plan for fostering and strengthening the defense innovation ecosystem.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 237.</designator><label> Assessment and strategy relating to hypersonic testing capacity of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 238.</designator><label> Annual report on studies and reports of federally funded research and development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 239.</designator><label> Report on recommendations from Army Futures Command Research Program Realignment Study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 240.</designator><label> Report on potential for increased utilization of the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 241.</designator><label> Study on costs associated with underperforming software and information technology.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 242.</designator><label> Study and report on sufficiency of operational test and evaluation resources supporting certain major defense acquisition programs.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stA/s201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s211" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="211">SEC. 211. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AUTHORITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s211/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2350a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The European Union, including the European Defence Agency, the European Commission, and the Council of the European Union, and their suborganizations.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s211/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350a">10 U.S.C. 2350a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform with section 2350a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="212">SEC. 212. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel Management Authority to Attract Experts in Science and Engineering.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(6)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to support the activities of such official under section 238 of such Act</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Center</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1)(F)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">office of the official designated under section 136 STAT. 2467
238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in support of the activities of such official under section 238 of such Act</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the activities under section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of Artificial Intelligence Applications and Establishment of Performance Metrics.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 226(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of the Joint Common Foundation Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 227(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program on Data Repositories to Facilitate the Development of Artificial Intelligence Capabilities for the Department of Defense.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pilot program on data repositories</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">data repositories</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Data Repositories.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (and such other officials as the Secretary determines appropriate), shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish data repositories containing Department of Defense data sets relevant to the development of artificial intelligence software and technology; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow appropriate public and private sector organizations to access such data repositories for the purpose of developing improved artificial intelligence and machine learning software capabilities that may, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary, be procured by the Department to satisfy Department requirements and technology development goals.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">If the Secretary of Defense carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), the data repositories established under the program</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The data repositories established under subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types of information the Secretary determines are feasible and advisable to include in the data repositories established under subsection (a); and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the progress of the Secretary in establishing such data repositories.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Digital Development Infrastructure Plan and Working Group.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1531(d)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2051) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Board of Advisors for the Office of the Senior Official With Principal Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 233 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">joint artificial intelligence center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">office of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the ‘Official’)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>” each place in appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Official</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2026</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/f/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of Artificial Intelligence to the Defense Reform Pillar in the National Defense Strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 234(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program on the Use of Electronic Portfolios to Evaluate Certain Applicants for Technical Positions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 247(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense  
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition Authority of the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 808 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the director of the joint artificial intelligence center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the ‘Official’)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the office of such official (referred to in this section as the ‘Office’)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">JAIC</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">staff of the Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">staff of the Official</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director of the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such Official</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Official</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Official</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Official</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Center missions</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the missions of the Office</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Official</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (1) and (3); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/i/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Biannual Report on Office of the Senior Official With Principal Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 260 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">joint artificial intelligence center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">office of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2026</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the office of the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the ‘Office’)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Center</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Office</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the National Mission Initiatives, Component Mission Initiatives, and any other initiatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">any initiatives</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Center’s investments in the National Mission Initiatives and Component Mission Initiatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Office’s investments in its initiatives and other activities</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/j/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chief Data Officer Responsibility for Department of Defense Data Sets.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 903(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (3); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/l" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint Artificial Intelligence Research, Development, and Transition Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/l/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Organization and Roles.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to designating an official under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall assign to appropriate officials within the Department of Defense roles 
and responsibilities relating to the research, development, prototyping, testing, procurement of, requirements for, and operational use of artificial intelligence technologies.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate officials.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The officials assigned roles and responsibilities under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one or more officials in each military department;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">officials of appropriate Defense Agencies; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other officials as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/l/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official designated under subsection (b)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/l/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (h).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s212/m" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">References.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any reference in any law, regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Federal Government to the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of the Department of Defense or to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center shall be deemed to refer to the official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) or the office of such official, as the case may be.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s213" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="213">SEC. 213. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF OFFICE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s213/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of the under secretary of defense for research and engineering.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering may carry out a program of personnel management authority provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in science or engineering for the Office of the Under Secretary.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s213/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s213/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (H), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s213/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (I), by striking the semicolon and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s213/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, appoint scientists and engineers to a total of not more than 10 scientific and engineering positions in the Office;”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s214" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="214">SEC. 214. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s4531">50 U.S.C. 4531 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON CANCELLATION OF DESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR A CERTAIN DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1335) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s214/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s214/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation of Other Executive Agents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the requirements of this section or section 1792 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (50 U.S.C. 4531 note), the Secretary of Defense may designate one or more Executive Agents within the Department of Defense (other than the Executive Agent described in subsection (a)) to implement Defense Production Act transactions entered into under the authority of sections 4021, 4022, and 4023 of title 10, United States Code.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="215">SEC. 215. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4841">10 U.S.C. 4841 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense shall provide support for the development of a network of bioindustrial manufacturing facilities to conduct research and development to improve the ability of the industrial base to assess, validate, and scale new, innovative bioindustrial manufacturing processes for the production of chemicals, materials, and other products necessary to support national security or secure fragile supply chains.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Support.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The support provided under subsection (a) may consist of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing funding to one or more existing facilities or the establishment of new facilities—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support the research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to otherwise expand the bioindustrial manufacturing capabilities of such facilities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of dedicated facilities within one or more bioindustrial manufacturing facilities to serve as regional hubs for the research, development, and the scaling of bioindustrial manufacturing processes and products to higher levels of production; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designating a bioindustrial manufacturing facility to serve as the lead entity responsible for integrating a network of pilot and intermediate scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A facility that receives support under subsection (a) shall carry out activities relating to the research, development, test, and evaluation of innovative bioindustrial manufacturing processes and the scaling of bioindustrial manufacturing products to higher levels of production, which may include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research on the use of bioindustrial manufacturing to create materials such as polymers, coatings, resins, commodity chemicals, pharmaceutical biologics and associated precursor materials, and other materials with fragile supply chains;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstration projects to evaluate bioindustrial manufacturing processes and technologies;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities to scale bioindustrial manufacuring processes and products to higher levels of production;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strategic planning for infrastructure and equipment investments for bioindustrial manufacturing of defense-related materials;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analyses of bioindustrial manufactured products and validation of the application of biological material used as input 
to new and existing processes to aid in future investment strategies and the security of critical supply chains;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the selection, construction, and operation of pilot and intermediate scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">development and management of a network of facilities to scale production of bioindustrial products;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities to address workforce needs in bioindustrial manufacturing;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing an interoperable, secure, digital infrastructure for collaborative data exchange across entities in the bioindustrial manufacturing community, including government agencies, industry, and academia;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and implementing digital tools, process security and assurance capabilities, cybersecurity protocols, and best practices for data storage, sharing and analysis; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/c/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other activities as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining the number, type, and location of facilities to support under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the facilities may complement each other or increase production levels by functioning together as a network;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">how to geographically distribute support to such facilities—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to maximize access to biological material needed as an input to bioindustrial manufacturing processes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to leverage available industrial and academic expertise, including workforce and human capital;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to leverage relevant domestic infrastructure required to secure supply chains for chemicals and other materials;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to leverage access to venture capital and private sector finance expertise and funding instruments; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to complement the capabilities of similar facilities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the activities supported under this section can be coordinated with relevant activities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Concept Plan Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology an initial concept plan for the implementation of this section that includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of capacity scaling needs to determine if, and what type of, additional bioindustrial manufacturing facilities may be needed to meet the needs of the Department of Defense;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of types, relative sizes, and locations of the facilities the Secretary intends to establish or support under this section;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a general description of the focus of each facility, including the types of bioindustrial manufacturing equipment, if any, that are expected to be procured for each such facility;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a general description of how the facilities will work as a network to maximize the diversity of bioindustrial products available to be produced by the network;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of how the network will support the establishment and maintenance of the bioindustrial manufacturing industrial base; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of how the Secretary intends to ensure that bioindustrial manufacturing activities conducted under this section are modernized digitally, including through—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of data automation to represent processes and products as models and simulations; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/1/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of measures to address cybersecurity and process assurance concerns.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the submittal of the plan under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the Secretary’s progress in implementing the plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s215/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bioindustrial Manufacturing Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bioindustrial manufacturing</quotedText>” means the use of living organisms, cells, tissues, enzymes, or cell-free systems to produce materials and products for non-pharmaceutical applications.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s216" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="216">SEC. 216. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AIR-BREATHING AND ROCKET BOOSTER TESTING CAPACITY UPGRADES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL HYPERSONIC WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s216/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Air Force shall carry out activities to upgrade testing facilities of the Department of the Air Force that support the development of critical hypersonic weapons that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s216/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use air-breathing or rocket booster capabilities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s216/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are expected to operate in sea-level or high-altitude operational domains.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s216/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timeline for Completion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall seek to complete any upgrade under subsection (a), subject to availability of appropriations for such upgrade, not later than 24 months after the upgrade is commenced.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="217">SEC. 217. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPETITIVELY AWARDED DEMONSTRATIONS AND TESTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Demonstrations and Tests Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in coordination with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, shall select one or more qualified entities under competitive processes to conduct demonstrations and tests of commercial electronics technology to determine whether technology currently exists that could enable the following electromagnetic warfare capabilities:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The operation of multiple emitters and receivers in the same frequency at the same time and in the same location without mutual interference and without using adaptive beam forming or nulling.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Protecting the reception of Global Positioning System and other vulnerable low-power signals from multiple high-power jammers at a level that is significantly better than 
the protection afforded by controlled reception pattern antennas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Simultaneous transmission from and reception of separate signals on the same platform wherein the signals lie in the same frequency and are transmitted and received at the same time without interference.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Capabilities similar those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) in a live, virtual constructive simulation environment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other capabilities that might satisfy or support needs set forth in the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan released on August 5, 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oversight of Tests.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide oversight of the demonstrations and tests required by subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review other applicable government or commercial demonstrations and tests; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days after the completion of the demonstrations and tests under subsection (a), advise the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the outcomes of the demonstrations and tests.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outcome-based Actions Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office affirm that the demonstrations and tests under subsection (a) confirm that certain commercial electronics technology could enable one or more of the capabilities described in such subsection—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 45 days after the conclusion of the tests under subsection (a), the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the outcomes of the tests;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office may begin engineering form, fit, and function development and integration to incorporate technologies demonstrated and tested under subsection (a) into specific Department of Defense platforms and applications; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the tests under subsection (a), the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on any plans of the Department of Defense to further develop and deploy the technologies demonstrated and tested under subsection (a) to support the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan released on August 5, 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competitiveness Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds for the purposes outlined in this section shall be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 3201(e) and 4024 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial Electronics Technology Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial electronics technology</quotedText>” means electronics technology that is—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a commercial component (as defined in section 102 of title 41, United States Code);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a commercial product (as defined in section 103 such title);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a commercial service (as defined in section 103a of such title); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s217/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a commercially available off-the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of such title).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="218">SEC. 218. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADVANCED SENSOR APPLICATIONS PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resource Sponsors.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, acting through the Director of the Concepts, Development, and Management Office of the Air Force, shall serve as the resource sponsor for the Advanced Sensor Applications Program (commonly known as “ASAP” and in this section referred to as the “Program”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resource sponsor of the Program, in consultation with the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command, shall be responsible for the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing budget requests relating to the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishing priorities for the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Approving the execution of funding and projects for the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coordination and joint planning with external stakeholders in matters relating to the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Only the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Director of the Concepts, Development, and Management Office of the Air Force, in consultation with the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command, may—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide direction and management for the Program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set priorities for the Program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regulate or limit the information available or accessible to the Program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">edit reports or findings generated under the Program; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate and manage interactions of the Program with external stakeholders.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for Program Manager.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program manager for the Program may access, consider, act on, and apply information, at all levels of classification and from all sources and organizations, that is pertinent to the projects and activities that the Program is executing, or considering proposing for the future.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every three months, the program manager for the Program shall provide to the congressional defense committees and congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) a briefing on all aspects of the Program, including on the status of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of this section;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of other congressional directives relating to the Program; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any direction and oversight of the Program exercised by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, the Director of the Concepts, Development, and Management Office of the Air Force, or the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic Relationship.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program manager for the Program shall evaluate the feasibility and advisability of establishing a strategic relationship with the Naval Research Laboratory pursuant to which the Laboratory provides scientific and technical assistance and support for the Program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Assets.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander of Naval Air Systems Command shall take all actions the Commander considers reasonable—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enable the Program to use assets controlled within the Naval Air Systems Command enterprise, including sensor systems and platforms; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to pursue the use of other assets that may further the mission of the Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s218/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall have no force or effect after September 30, 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="219">SEC. 219. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">QUANTIFIABLE ASSURANCE CAPABILITY FOR SECURITY OF MICROELECTRONICS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development and Implementation of Capability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a capability for quantifiable assurance to achieve practical, affordable, and risk-based objectives for security of microelectronics to enable the Department of Defense to access and apply state-of-the-art microelectronics for military purposes.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Requirements and Schedule of Support for Development, Test, and Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, establish requirements and a schedule for support from the National Security Agency to develop, test, assess, implement, and improve the capability required by subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National security agency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the National Security Agency shall take such actions as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements established under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director of the National Security Agency shall jointly provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the requirements and the schedule for support established under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall assess whether the Department of Defense, to enable expanded use of unprogrammed application specific integrated circuits or other custom-designed integrated circuits manufactured by a supplier that is not using processes accredited by the Defense Microelectronics Activity for the purpose of enabling the Department to access commercial state-of-the-art microelectronics technology using risk-based quantifiable assurance security methodology, should—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, and Department of Defense 
Instruction 5200.44 (relating to protection of mission critical functions to achieve trusted systems and networks); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand the use of unprogrammed custom-designed integrated circuits that are not controlled by such regulations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s219/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="220">SEC. 220. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA WORKING GROUP ON MICROELECTRONICS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment and Designation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group to facilitate coordination among industry, academia, and the Department of Defense on issues of mutual interest relating to microelectronics as described in subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics” (referred to in this section as the “Working Group”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Working Group shall be composed of representatives of organizations and elements of the Department of Defense, industry, and academia.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the Working Group supports dialogue and coordination among industry, academia, and the Department of Defense on the following issues relating to microelectronics:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Research needs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Infrastructure needs and shortfalls.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technical and process standards.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Training and certification needs for the workforce.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Supply chain issues.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Supply chain, manufacturing, and packaging security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technology transition issues and opportunities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Charter and Policies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a charter and issue policies for the functioning of the Working Group.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative Support.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The joint federation of capabilities established under section 937 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) shall provide administrative support to the Working Group.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the Department of Defense to provide any competitive advantage to any participant in the Working Group.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s220/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of this section shall terminate on December 31, 2030.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="221">SEC. 221. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4571">10 U.S.C. 4571 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TARGET DATE FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 5G WIRELESS BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Target Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a target date by which the Secretary plans to deploy 5G wireless broadband infrastructure at all military installations; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish metrics, which shall be identical for each of the military departments, to measure progress toward reaching the target required by paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2023, and on an annual basis thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the metrics in use pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the progress of the Secretary in reaching the target required by subsection (a)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s221/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to submit annual reports under subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="222">SEC. 222. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4144">10 U.S.C. 4144 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS REGARDING NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting through the National Security Innovation Network, may carry out a pilot program under which the Under Secretary conducts activities, including outreach and technical assistance, to better connect historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions to the commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurial activities of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after commencing a pilot program under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the program, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of any outreach efforts conducted under the pilot program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the success of the pilot program in expanding National Security Innovation Network programs to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any potential barriers to the expansion of the pilot program; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for how the Department of Defense can support historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions to enable such institutions to successfully participate in Department of Defense commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">historically Black college or university</quotedText>” means a part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s222/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">other minority-serving institution</quotedText>” means an institution of higher education specified in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="223">SEC. 223. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4144">10 U.S.C. 4144 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT AND PILOT PROGRAM BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DEFENSE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations set forth in the publication of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Defense Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions: Transitioning from Good Intentions to Measurable Outcomes” and dated April 28, 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the recommendations and subrecommendations set forth in the publication described in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has implemented as of the date of the report;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has commenced implementing as of the date of the report, including a justification for determining to commence implementing the recommendation; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has not implemented or commenced implementing as of the date of the report and a determination as to whether or not to implement the recommendation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each recommendation or subrecommendation the Secretary determines to implement under subparagraph (A)(iii)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timeline for implementation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any additional resources or authorities required for implementation; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan for implementation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each recommendation or subrecommendation the Secretary determines not to implement under subparagraph (A)(iii), a justification for the determination not to implement the recommendation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program to Implement Report Recommendations and Subrecommendations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall establish and carry out a program (referred to in this subsection 
as the “Program”) under which the Secretary carries out activities to increase the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very high research activity status.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing the Program the Secretary shall consider—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the recommendations and subrecommendations to be implemented under subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent of nascent research capabilities and planned research capabilities at eligible institutions and the relevance of those capabilities to research areas of interest to the Department of Defense;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations from previous studies for increasing the level of research activity at eligible institutions to very high research activity status, including measurable milestones such as growth in very high research activity status indicators and other relevant factors;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how institutions participating in the Program will evaluate and assess progress toward achieving very high research activity status;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how such institutions will sustain an increased level of research activity after the Program terminates; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reporting requirements for institutions participating in the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In designing the Program, the Secretary may consult with the President’s Board of Advisors on historically Black colleges and universities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program activities.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the Program, the Secretary shall carry out activities to build the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very high research activity status, which may include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities to support—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">faculty professional development;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">stipends for undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral scholars;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruitment and retention of faculty and graduate students;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provision of laboratory equipment and instrumentation;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communication and dissemination of research products produced during the Program;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/i/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">construction, modernization, rehabilitation, or retrofitting of facilities for research purposes; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other activities as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of priority areas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish and update, on an annual basis, a list of research priorities for STEM and critical technologies appropriate for the Program to assist eligible institutions in identifying appropriate areas for research and related activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Program shall terminate 10 years after the date on which the Secretary commences the Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter  
until the date on which the Program terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report providing an update on the Program, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the activities carried out under the Program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of any growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that participated in the Program; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">emerging research areas of interest to the Department of Defense that are being pursued by such institutions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the program terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Program that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that participated in the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation on the effectiveness of the Program in increasing the research capacity of such institutions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of how institutions that achieved very high research activity status plan to sustain that status after the termination of the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the maintenance of very high research status by eligible institutions that participated in the Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Program in increasing the diversity of students conducting high quality research in unique areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations with respect to further activities and investments necessary to elevate the research status of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/b/7/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations as to whether the Program should be renewed or expanded.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible institution</quotedText>” means a historically Black college or university or other minority-serving institution that is classified as a high research activity status institution at the time of participation in the program under subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">high research activity status</quotedText>” means R2 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">historically Black college or university</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">part B institution</quotedText>” under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">other minority-serving institution</quotedText>” means an institution of higher education specified in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">very high research activity status</quotedText>” means R1 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">very high research activity status indicators</quotedText>” means the categories used by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to delineate which institutions have very high activity status, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">annual expenditures in science and engineering;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">per-capita (faculty member) expenditures in science and engineering;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">annual expenditures in non-science and engineering fields;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">per-capita (faculty member) expenditures in non-science and engineering fields;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">doctorates awarded in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">doctorates awarded in social science fields;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">doctorates awarded in the humanities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">doctorates awarded in other fields with a research emphasis;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">total number of research staff including postdoctoral researchers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other doctorate-holding non-faculty researchers in science and engineering and per-capita (faculty) number of doctorate-level research staff including post-doctoral researchers; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s223/c/7/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other categories utilized to determine classification.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="224">SEC. 224. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 U.S.C. 8013 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTABLE INVENTIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a pilot program to expand the support available to covered personnel who seek to engage in the development of patentable inventions that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have applicablity to the job-related functions of such personnel; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may have applicability in the civilian sector.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand outreach to covered personnel regarding the availability of patent-related training, legal assistance, and other support for personnel interested in developing patentable inventions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand the availability of patent-related training to covered personnel, including by making such training available online;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">clarify and issue guidance detailing how covered personnel, including personnel outside of the laboratories and other research organizations of the Department of the Navy, may—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek and receive support for the development of patentable inventions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receive a portion of any royalty or other payment as an inventor or coinventor such as may be due under section 14(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Stevension-Wylder Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710c(a)(1)(A)(i)); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate in accordance with the purposes of the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered personnel</quotedText>” means members of the Navy and Marine Corps and civilian employees of the Department of the Navy, including members and employees whose primary duties do not involve research and development.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s224/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">patentable invention</quotedText>” means an invention that is patentable under title 35, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="225">SEC. 225. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR WARFIGHTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may establish and carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing support to battery producers—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate the research and development of safe and secure battery technologies for existing and new or novel battery chemistry configurations, including through the research and development of new or updated manufacturing processes and technologies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assess commercial battery offerings within the marketplace for viability and utility for warfighter applications; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to transition battery technologies, including technologies developed under other pilot programs, prototype projects, or other research and development programs, from the prototyping phase to manufacturing production.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “Warfighter Electric Battery Transition Project” (referred to in this section as the “Project”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall administer the Project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may carry out the Project through the award of support, as described in subsection (a)(1), in the form of grants to, or contracts or other agreements with, battery producers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that activities under the Project are coordinated with the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program under section 2901 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Grant and Contract Amounts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A battery producer who receives a grant, contract, or other agreement under the Project may use the amount of the grant, contract, or other agreement to carry out one or more of the following activities:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Conducting research and development to validate new or novel battery chemistry configurations, including through—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">experimentation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prototyping;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">testing;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adapting battery technology to integrate with other technologies and systems; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addressing manufacturing or other production challenges.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Providing commercially available battery technologies to each Secretary of a military department and the commanders of the combatant commands to support utility assessments or other testing by warfighters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Expanding, validating, or assessing battery recycling capabilities that may provide operational utility to the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Building and strengthening relationships of the Department of Defense with nontraditional defense contractors in the technology industry that may have unused or underused solutions to specific operational challenges of the Department relating to battery technology.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority of Awards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In awarding grants, contracts, or other agreements under the Project, the Secretary shall give preference to battery producers that meet one or more of the following criteria:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The producer manufactures, designs, or develops battery cells, packs, modules, or other related capabilities in the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The producer manufactures, designs, or develops battery cells, packs, modules, or other related capabilities in the national technology and industrial base (as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The technology made available by the producer provides modularity to support diverse applications.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The technology made available by the producer facilitates safety in tactical and combat applications by using battery chemistries and configurations that reduce thermal runaway and minimize oxygen liberation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The producer demonstrates new or novel battery chemistry configurations, safety characteristics, or form-factor configurations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The producer facilitates the domestic supply chain for raw materials needed for battery production.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/e/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The producer offers battery-related commercial products or commercial services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Planning, Reporting and Data Collection.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan required before implementation.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may not commence the Project until the Secretary has completed a plan for the implementation of the Project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under subparagraph (A) shall provide for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collecting, analyzing, and retaining Project data;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and sharing best practices for achieving the objectives of the Project;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of any policy or regulatory impediments inhibiting the execution of the Project; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sharing results from the Project across the Department of Defense and with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government and Congress.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the implementation plan developed under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which the Project terminates under subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on the results of the Project. Such report shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the objectives achieved by the Project; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations regarding the steps that may be taken to promote battery technologies that are not dependent on foreign competitors to meet the needs of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stB/s225/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to carry out the Project shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plans, Reports, and Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s231" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="231">SEC. 231. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 139(h)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s231/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or controlled unclassified</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">classified</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s231/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">submit an unclassified version of the report to Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">submit to Congress a version of the report that is unclassified and does not require safeguarding or dissemination controls</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s232" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="232">SEC. 232. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON STRATEGY FOR FIFTH GENERATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 254(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">March 15, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 1, 2026</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="233">SEC. 233. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN FOR INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL PROCESSING APPROACHES FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investment Plans Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than November 1, 2023, and not less frequently than once every three years thereafter until December 31, 2035, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for making investments to support the development of novel processing approaches for defense applications.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each investment plan required by subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any investments the Secretary has made, and any future investments the Secretary intends to make, in research and technology development to support the use and fielding of novel processing approaches for defense applications;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any investments the Secretary has made, and any future investments the Secretary intends to make, to accelerate the development of novel processing approaches for defense applications, including investments in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">personnel and workforce capabilities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilities and infrastructure to host systems utilizing novel processing approaches;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">algorithm developments necessary to expand the functionality of each novel processing approach;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other Federal agencies and federally funded laboratories; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate international and commercial sector organizations and activities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe mechanisms to coordinate and leverage investments in novel processing approaches within the Department and with non-Federal partners;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the technical goals to be achieved and capabilities to be developed under the plan; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include recommendations for such legislative or administration actions as may support the effective execution of the investment plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in such form as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include classified, unclassified, and publicly releasable formats.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Novel Processing Approaches Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">novel processing approaches</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">emerging techniques in computation, such as biocomputing, exascale computing, utility scale quantum computing; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s233/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">associated algorithm and hardware development needed to implement such techniques.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="234">SEC. 234. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLANS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO 5G INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Three-year Transition Plan Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Assistant Secretary concerned shall develop and submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that specifies—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which fifth generation information and communications technology (5G) infrastructure is expected to be implemented in the military department of the Assistant Secretary by the end of the three-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the implementation of such technology is expected to be achieved during such period.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each plan required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an operational needs assessment that identifies the highest priority areas in which the Assistant Secretary intends to implement fifth generation information and communications technologies during the three-year period described in paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether and to what extent the Assistant Secretary intends to use an open radio access network approach in implementing fifth generation information and communications technologies in the areas identified under subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Assistant Secretary does not intend to use such an open radio access network approach, an explanation of the reasons for such determination;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an investment plan that includes funding estimates, by fiscal year and appropriation account, to accelerate—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the maturation and acquisition of fifth generation information and communications capabilities that use the open radio access network approach; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the deployment of such capabilities in the facilities and systems of the military department concerned;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">metrics and reporting mechanisms to ensure progress in achieving the objectives of the plan within the three-year period described in paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification and designation of a single point of contact at each military installation and within each armed force under the jurisdiction of the military department concerned to facilitate the deployment of fifth generation information and communications technologies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions the Assistant Secretary intends to carry out to streamline the process for establishing fifth generation wireless coverage at military installations, including actions to reduce delays caused by policies and processes relating to contracting, communications, and the use of real property;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of investments that are required to support the transition to fifth generation information and communications technology that uses an open radio access network approach; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other matters as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the plans required under paragraph (1), each Assistant Secretary concerned shall coordinate with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each plan required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cross-functional Team Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment and briefing required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After all of the plans required by subsection (a)(1) have been submitted in accordance with such subsection and not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the cross-functional team established pursuant to section 224(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) shall assess such plans and provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the findings of the team with respect to such assessment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The briefing provided under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to further accelerate the deployment of fifth-generation information and communications 
technologies that use the open radio access network approach across the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to standardize and streamline the process for establishing fifth generation wireless coverage at military installations, including recommendations for reducing delays caused by policies and processes relating to contracting, communications, and the use of real property.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for the inclusion of representatives of the Department of Defense in international wireless standards-setting bodies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the cross-functional team described in paragraph (1) considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Secretary concerned</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Army;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Navy; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Air Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s234/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">open radio access network approach</quotedText>” means an approach to networking, such as the Open Radio Access Network (commonly known as “Open RAN”), that uses open protocols and interfaces within a network so that components provided by different vendors can be interoperable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="235">SEC. 235. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN FOR DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall develop a plan for the establishment of a fellowship program (to be known as the “Innovation Fellowship Program”) to expand opportunities for early career scientists to participate in the programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the types of programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency that may be open to participation from early career scientists to identify opportunities for the expansion of such participation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify criteria for evaluating applicants to the fellowship program described in subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish detailed plans for the implementation of the fellowship program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct an assessment of the potential costs of the fellowship program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">define eligibility requirements for participants in the fellowship program; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address such other matters as the Director determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense  
Advanced Research Projects Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committee a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan developed under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for expanding opportunities for early career scientists to participate in the programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s235/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Early Career Scientist Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">early career scientist</quotedText>” means a scientist who is in an early stage of career development according to criteria determined by the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for purposes of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="236">SEC. 236. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY AND PLAN FOR FOSTERING AND STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy and Implementation Plan Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a strategy fostering and strengthening the defense innovation ecosystem; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan for implementing such strategy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the strategy required by subsection (a)(1) is to provide a framework for identifying, assessing, and tracking innovation ecosystems that are beneficial to advancing the defense, national security, and warfighting missions of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the implementation plan required by subsection (a)(2) is to provide—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">concrete steps and measures of effectiveness to gauge the effect of the innovation ecosystems described in paragraph (1) on the Department; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a means for assessing the effectiveness of the strategy developed under subsection (a)(1), including the approaches taken by the Department to grow, foster, and sustain such innovation ecosystems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy and the implementation plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A process for defining, assessing, and selecting innovation ecosystems with potential to provide benefit to the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Metrics for measuring the performance and health of innovation ecosystems being supported by the Department, including identification of criteria to determine when to support or cease supporting identified ecosystems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of the authorities and Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation assets that can be used to identify, establish, sustain, and expand innovation ecosystems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each innovation ecosystem supported by the Department—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the core competencies or focus areas of the ecosystem;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of any organizations or elements of the Department that engage with the ecosystem;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of the private sector assets that are being used to support, sustain, and expand the identified innovation ecosystem; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any challenges and successes associated with such ecosystem.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other elements as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy and implementation plan developed under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal of Strategy and Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the strategy and implementation plan developed under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quadrennial Updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2027, and not less frequently than once ever four years thereafter until December 31, 2039, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">update the strategy and plan developed under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the updated strategy and plan to the congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation assets</quotedText>” includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories designated under section 4121 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in section 4173 of such title).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of Defense sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The organic industrial base.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) that carry out activities using funds appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other organization or element of the Department of Defense that carries out activities using funds appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s236/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">innovation ecosystem</quotedText>” refers to a regionally based network of private sector, academic, and government institutions in a network of formal and informal institutional relationships that contribute to technological and economic development in a defined technology sector or sectors.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="237">SEC. 237. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO HYPERSONIC TESTING CAPACITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall assess the capacity of the Department of Defense to test, evaluate, and qualify the hypersonic capabilities and related technologies of the Department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assumption, for purposes of evaluating the capacity described in subsection (a), that the Department of Defense will conduct at least one full-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire, hypersonic weapon test of each hypersonic weapon system that is under development each year by each of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy, once such system reaches initial operational capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of test facilities outside the Department of Defense that have potential to be used to expand the capacity described in subsection (a), including test facilities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, academia, and commercial test facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the capability of each test facility identified under paragraph (2) to simulate various individual and coupled hypersonic conditions to accurately simulate a realistic flight-like environment with all relevant aero-thermochemical conditions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the coordination, scheduling, reimbursement processes, and requirements needed for the potential use of test facilities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as available.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the test frequency, scheduling lead time, test cost, and capacity of each test facility identified under paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of test facilities identified under paragraph (2) that could enhance efforts to test flight vehicles of the Department in all phases of hypersonic flight, and other technologies, including sensors, communications, thermal protective shields and materials, optical windows, navigation, and environmental sensors.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any cost savings and time savings that could result from using technologies identified in the strategy under subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to coordinate the potential use of test facilities and ranges identified under subsection (b)(2) to evaluate hypersonic technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be based on the assessment under subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address how the Secretary will coordinate with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to plan for and schedule the potential use of other Federal Government-owned test facilities and ranges, as available, to evaluate the hypersonic technologies of the Department of Defense;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable, address in what cases the Secretary can use test facilities identified under subsection (b)(2) to fill any existing testing requirement gaps to enhance and accelerate flight qualification of critical hypersonic technologies of the Department;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the resources needed to improve the frequency and capacity for testing hypersonic technologies of the 
Department at ground-based test facilities and flight test ranges, including estimated costs for conducting at least one full-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire, hypersonic weapon test of each hypersonic weapon system that is under development each year by each of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy, once such system reaches initial operational capability;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the resources needed to reimburse other departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the use of the test facilities and ranges of those departments or agencies to test the hypersonics technologies of the Department;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements, approval processes, and resources needed to enhance, as appropriate, the testing capabilities and capacity of other Federal Government-owned test facilities and flight ranges, in coordination with the heads of the relevant departments and agencies;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">investments that the Secretary can make to incorporate test facilities identified under subsection (b)(2) into the overall hypersonic test infrastructure of the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/D/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the environmental conditions, testing sizes, and duration required for flight qualification of both hypersonic cruise and hypersonic boost-glide technologies of the Department; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">address all advanced or emerging technologies that could shorten timelines and reduce costs for hypersonic missile testing, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">3D printing of hypersonic test missile components including the frame, warhead, and propulsion systems;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reusable hypersonic test beds, including air-launched, sea-launched, and ground-launched options;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/E/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additive manufacturing solutions;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/E/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the potential use of airborne platforms other than the B-52 aircraft to improve flight schedules for such testing; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/2/E/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other relevant technologies.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall develop the strategy under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Program Director of the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the research laboratories of the military departments, and the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Biennial updates.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every two years after the submittal of the initial strategy under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">revise and update the strategy; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the revised and updated strategy to the appropriate congressional committees.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to prepare and submit updates under this paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2030.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Estimated Costs of Conducting a Minimum Frequency of Hypersonic Weapons Testing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes an estimate of the costs of conducting at least one full-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire, hypersonic weapon test of each hypersonic weapon system that is under development each year by each of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy, once such system reaches initial operational capability.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s237/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="238">SEC. 238. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON STUDIES AND REPORTS OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that identifies and provides information about the studies and reports undertaken for the Department of Defense by federally funded research and development centers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall set forth the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list identifying each study and report undertaken by a federally funded research center for the Department of Defense—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that has been completed during the period covered by the report under subsection (a); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is in progress as of the date of the report under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each study and report listed under paragraph (1), the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The title of the study or report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The federally funded research and development center undertaking the study or report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of funding provided to the federally funded research and development center under the contract or other agreement pursuant to which the study or report is being produced or conducted.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The completion date or anticipated completion date of the study or report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall not apply to the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Classified reports or studies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technical reports associated with scientific research or technical development activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any report or study undertaken pursuant to a contract or other agreement between a federally funded research and development center and an entity outside the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reports or studies that are in draft form or that have not undergone a peer-review or prepublication security review process established by the federally funded research and development center concerned.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Rule.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall be generated using the products and processes generated pursuant to section 908 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 111 note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s238/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to submit annual reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="239">SEC. 239. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ARMY FUTURES COMMAND RESEARCH PROGRAM REALIGNMENT STUDY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations set forth in the publication of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Consensus Study Report: U.S. Army Futures Command Research Program Realignment” and dated April 23, 2022.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each recommendation described in such subsection that has already been implemented.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each recommendation described in such subsection that the Secretary has commenced implementing, including a justification for determining to commence implementing the recommendation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each recommendation described in such subsection that the Secretary has not implemented or commenced implementing and a determination as to whether or not to implement the recommendation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each recommendation under paragraph (3) the Secretary determines to implement, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A timeline for implementation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any additional resources or authorities required for implementation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan for implementation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each recommendation under paragraph (3) the Secretary determines not to implement, a justification for the determination not to implement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s239/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="240">SEC. 240. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED UTILIZATION OF THE ELECTRONIC PROVING GROUNDS TESTING RANGE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chair of the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee of the Department of Defense, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall address—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount and types of testing activities conducted at the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any shortfalls in the facilities and equipment of the range;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capacity of the range to be used for additional testing activities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the possibility of using the range for the testing activities of other Armed Forces, Federal agencies, and private-sector entities in the United States;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capacity of the range to be used for realistic electronic warfare training;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">electronic warfare training shortfalls at domestic military installations generally; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility and advisability of providing a dedicated training area for electronic warfare capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Chair of the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee shall consult with the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander of the United States Strategic Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Army.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Cross-Functional Team established pursuant to section 911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s240/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The governments of Cochise County and Sierra Vista, Arizona.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="241">SEC. 241. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERPERFORMING SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with an eligible entity to conduct an independent study on the challenges associated with the use of software and information technology in the Department of Defense, the effects of such challenges, and potential solutions to such challenges.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The independent study conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A survey of members of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department to identify the most important software and information technology challenges that result in lost working hours, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the number of working hours lost due to each challenge and the cost of such lost working hours;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effects of each challenge on servicemember and employee retention; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any negative effects of each challenge on a mission of the Armed Force or military department concerned.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the policy or technical challenges that limit the ability of each Secretary of a military department to implement needed software and information technology reforms, which shall be determined based on interviews conducted with individuals who serve as a chief information officer (or an equivalent position) in a military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Development of a framework for assessing underperforming software and information technology, with an emphasis on foundational information technology to standardize the measurement and comparison of programs across the Department of Defense and its component organizations. Such a framework shall enable the assessment of underperforming software and information technology based on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designs, interfaces, and functionality which prioritize user experience and efficacy;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">costs due to lost productivity;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reliability and sustainability;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">comparisons between—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outdated or outmoded information technologies, software, and applications; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modern information technologies, software, and applications;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">overhead costs for software and information technology in the Department compared to the overhead costs for comparable software and information technology in the private sector;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comparison of the amounts the Department planned to expend on software and information technology services versus the amounts actually spent for such software and services;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the mean amount of time it takes to resolve technical problems reported by users;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the average rate, expressed in time, for remediating or patching weaknesses or flaws in information technologies, software, and applications;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">workforce training time; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/3/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">customer satisfaction.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development of recommendations—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to address the challenges identified under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve the processes through which the Secretary provides software and information technology throughout the Department, including through—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">business processes reengineering;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improvement of procurement or sustainment processes;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/4/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remediation of hardware and software technology gaps; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/b/4/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of more detailed and effective cost estimates.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the eligible entity that conducts the study under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report on the results of such study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible entity</quotedText>” means an independent entity not under the direction or control of the Secretary of Defense, which may include a department or agency of the Federal Government outside the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s241/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">software and information technology</quotedText>” does not include embedded software and information technology used for weapon systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="242">SEC. 242. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY AND REPORT ON SUFFICIENCY OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION RESOURCES SUPPORTING CERTAIN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall conduct a study of at least one major defense acquisition program within each covered Armed Force to determine the sufficiency of the operational test and evaluation resources supporting such program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each major defense acquisition program evaluated as part of the study, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification and assessment of the operational test and evaluation resources supporting the program—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as of the date of the study;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the five-year period preceding the date of the study; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any operational test and evaluation resources determined to be insufficient to meet the needs of the program, an evaluation of the amount of additional funding and any other support that may be required to ensure the sufficiency of such resources.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of Government-funded, contractor-provided operational test and evaluation resources—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provided for the program as of the date of the study; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that are planned to be provided for the program after such date.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation determines to be relevant to the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Force</quotedText>” means the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the Space Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major defense acquisition program</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tII/stC/s242/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">operational test and evaluation resources</quotedText>” means the facilities, specialized test assets, schedule, workforce, and any other resources supporting operational test and evaluation activities under a major defense acquisition program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 301.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Energy and Environment</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 311.</designator><label> Center for Excellence in Environmental Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 312.</designator><label> Participation in pollutant banks and water quality trading.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 313.</designator><label> Consideration under Defense Environmental Restoration Program for State-owned facilities of the National Guard with proven exposure of hazardous substances and waste.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 314.</designator><label> Renewal of annual environmental and energy reports of Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 315.</designator><label> Aggregation of energy conservation measures and funding.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 316.</designator><label> Additional special considerations for energy performance goals and energy performance master plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 317.</designator><label> Purchase or lease of electric, zero emission, advanced-biofuel-powered, or hydrogen-powered vehicles for the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 318.</designator><label> Clarification and requirement for Department of Defense relating to renewable biomass and biogas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 319.</designator><label> Programs of military departments on reduction of fuel reliance and promotion of energy-aware behaviors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 320.</designator><label> Establishment of joint working group to determine joint requirements for future operational energy needs of Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 321.</designator><label> Amendment to budgeting of Department of Defense relating to extreme weather.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 322.</designator><label> Prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 323.</designator><label> Pilot program for development of electric vehicle charging solutions to mitigate grid stress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 324.</designator><label> Pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 325.</designator><label> Policy to increase disposition of spent advanced batteries through recycling.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 326.</designator><label> Guidance and target goal relating to formerly used defense sites programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 327.</designator><label> Analysis and plan for addressing heat island effect on military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 328.</designator><label> Limitation on replacement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of Defense with electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, or hydrogen-powered vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 331.</designator><label> Defueling of Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 332.</designator><label> Authorization of closure of underground storage tank system at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 333.</designator><label> Report on bulk fuel requirements applicable to United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 334.</designator><label> Placement of sentinel or monitoring wells in proximity to Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 335.</designator><label> Studies relating to water needs of the Armed Forces on Oahu.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 336.</designator><label> Study on alternative uses for Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 337.</designator><label> Briefing on Department of Defense efforts to track health implications of fuel leaks at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 341.</designator><label> Department of Defense research relating to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 342.</designator><label> Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 343.</designator><label> Prizes for development of non-PFAS-containing turnout gear.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 344.</designator><label> Modification of limitation on disclosure of results of testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances on private property.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 345.</designator><label> Restriction on procurement or purchasing by Department of Defense of turnout gear for firefighters containing perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 346.</designator><label> Annual report on PFAS contamination at certain military installations from sources other than aqueous film-forming foam.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 347.</designator><label> Report on critical PFAS uses; briefings on Department of Defense procurement of certain items containing PFOS or PFOA.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Logistics and Sustainment</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 351.</designator><label> Resources required for achieving materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major defense acquisition programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 352.</designator><label> Annual plan for maintenance and modernization of naval vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 353.</designator><label> Inclusion of information regarding joint medical estimates in readiness reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 354.</designator><label> Inapplicability of advance billing dollar limitation for relief efforts following major disasters or emergencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 355.</designator><label> Repeal of Comptroller General review on time limitations on duration of public-private competitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 356.</designator><label> Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations regarding Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 357.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of funds for military information support operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 358.</designator><label> Notification of modification to policy regarding retention rates for Navy ship repair contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 359.</designator><label> Research and analysis on capacity of private shipyards in United States and effect of those shipyards on Naval fleet readiness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 360.</designator><label> Independent study relating to fuel distribution logistics across United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 361.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on expenditures for establishment of fuel distribution points in United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Depots and Ammunition Production Facilities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 371.</designator><label> Budgeting for depot and ammunition production facility maintenance and repair: annual report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 372.</designator><label> Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 373.</designator><label> Five-year plans for improvements to depot and ammunition production facility infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 374.</designator><label> Modification to minimum capital investment for certain depots.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 375.</designator><label> Continuation of requirement for biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 376.</designator><label> Continuation of requirement for annual report on funds expended for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 377.</designator><label> Clarification of calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of the Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 381.</designator><label> Annual reports by Deputy Secretary of Defense on activities of Joint Safety Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 382.</designator><label> Accountability for Department of Defense contractors using military working dogs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 383.</designator><label> Membership of Coast Guard on Joint Safety Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 384.</designator><label> Inclusion in report on unfunded priorities National Guard responsibilities in connection with natural and man-made disasters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 385.</designator><label> Support for training of National Guard personnel on wildfire prevention and response.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 386.</designator><label> Interagency collaboration and extension of pilot program on military working dogs and explosives detection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 387.</designator><label> Amendment to the Sikes Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 388.</designator><label> National standards for Federal fire protection at military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 389.</designator><label> Pilot programs for tactical vehicle safety data collection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 390.</designator><label> Requirements relating to reduction of out-of-pocket costs of members of the Armed Forces for uniform items.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 391.</designator><label> Implementation of recommendations relating to animal facility sanitation and plan for housing and care of horses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 392.</designator><label> Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 393.</designator><label> Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine countermeasures platforms.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stA/s301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="301">SEC. 301. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Energy and Environment </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s311" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="311">SEC. 311. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 182 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="182a">“SEC. 182a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s182a">10 U.S.C. 182a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Center for Excellence in Environmental Security </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may operate a Center for Excellence in Environmental Security (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Missions.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Center shall be used to provide and facilitate education, training, and research in civil-military operations, particularly operations that require international assistance and operations that require coordination between the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Center shall be used to provide and facilitate education, training, interagency coordination, and research on the following additional matters:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Management of the consequences of environmental insecurity with respect to—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">access to water, food, and energy;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">related health matters; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">matters relating to when, how, and why environmental stresses to human safety, health, water, energy, and food will cascade to economic, social, political, or national security events.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Appropriate roles for the reserve components in response to environmental insecurity resulting from natural disasters.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Meeting requirements for information in connection with regional and global disasters, including through the use of advanced communications technology as a virtual library.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Center shall perform such other missions as the Secretary of Defense may specify.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To assist the Center in carrying out the missions under this subsection, upon request of the Center, the head of any Federal agency may grant to the Center access to the data, archives, and other physical resources (including facilities) of that agency, and may detail any personnel of that agency to the Center, for the purpose of enabling the development of global environmental indicators.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint Operation With Educational Institution Authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement with appropriate officials of an institution of higher education to provide for the operation of the Center. Any such agreement shall provide for the institution to furnish necessary administrative services for the Center, including by directly providing such services or providing the funds for such services.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acceptance of Donations.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept, on behalf of the Center, donations to be used to defray the costs of the Center or to enhance the operation of the Center. Such donations may be accepted from any agency of the Federal Government, any State or local government, any foreign government, any foundation or other charitable organization (including any that is organized or operates under the laws of a foreign country), or any other private source in the United States or a foreign country.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not accept a donation under paragraph (1) if the acceptance of the donation would compromise or appear to compromise—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of the Department of Defense, any employee of the Department, or any member of the armed forces, to 
carry out any responsibility or duty of the Department or the armed forces in a fair and objective manner; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the integrity of any program of the Department of Defense or of any person involved in such a program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall prescribe written guidance setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether or not the acceptance of a foreign donation under paragraph (1) would have a result described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) as a donation on behalf of the Center shall be credited to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for the Center. Funds so credited shall be merged with the appropriations to which credited and shall be available for the Center for the same purposes and the same period as the appropriations with which merged.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s312" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="312">SEC. 312. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PARTICIPATION IN POLLUTANT BANKS AND WATER QUALITY TRADING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s312/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2694c the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2694d">“SEC. 2694d. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2694d">10 U.S.C. 2694d</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participation in pollutant banks and water quality trading </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Participate.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of a military department, and the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning a Defense Agency, when engaged in an authorized activity that may or will result in the discharge of pollutants, may make payments to a pollutant banking program or water quality trading program approved in accordance with the Water Quality Trading Policy dated January 13, 2003, set forth by the Office of Water of the Environmental Protection Agency, or any successor administrative guidance or regulation.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Payments made under subsection (a) to a pollutant banking program or water quality trading program may be treated as eligible project costs for military construction.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Discharge of Pollutants Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">discharge of pollutants</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 502(12) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(12)) (commonly referred to as the ‘Clean Water Act’).”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s312/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2694c following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2694d.</designator><label> Participation in pollutant banks and water quality trading.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s313" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="313">SEC. 313. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONSIDERATION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR STATE-OWNED FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WITH PROVEN EXPOSURE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s313/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of State-owned National Guard Facility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2700 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State-owned National Guard facility</quotedText>’ includes land owned and operated by a State when such land is used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32 with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department, even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s313/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for Defense Environmental Restoration Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2701(a)(1) of such title is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and at State-owned National Guard facilities</quotedText>” before the period.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s313/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibility for Response Actions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2701(c)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each State-owned National Guard facility being used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32 with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department at the time of actions leading to contamination by hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="314">SEC. 314. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RENEWAL OF ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2711 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on progress made by environmental programs of the Department of Defense during the preceding fiscal year.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall include, for the year covered by the report, the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to environmental restoration activities of the Department of Defense, and for each of the military departments, information on the Defense Environmental Restoration Program under section 2701 of this title, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total number of sites at which such program was carried out;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the progress of remediation for sites that have not yet completed cleanup;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the remaining cost to complete cleanup of known sites; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the overall progress of such program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment by the Secretary of achievements for environmental conservation and planning by the Department.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment by the Secretary of achievements for environmental compliance by the Department.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment by the Secretary of achievements for climate resiliency by the Department.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment by the Secretary of the progress made by the Department in achieving the objectives and goals of the Environmental Technology Program of the Department.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consolidation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may consolidate, attach with, or otherwise include in any report required under subsection (a) any annual report or other requirement that is aligned or associated with, or would be better understood if presented as part of a consolidated report addressing environmental restoration, compliance, and resilience.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Energy Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2925 of such title is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending the section heading to read as follows:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Annual report on energy performance, resilience, and readiness of Department of Defense</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 240 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the fulfillment during that fiscal year of the authorities and requirements under sections 2688, 2911, 2912, 2920, and 2926 of this title, including progress on energy resilience at military installations and the use of operational energy in combat platforms and at contingency locations.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the year covered by the report, the following:</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the progress made to achieve the goals of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58), section 2911(g) of this title, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the energy savings, return on investment, and enhancements to installation mission assurance realized by the fulfillment of the goals described in subparagraph (A).</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of and progress toward the energy security, resilience, and performance goals and master planning for the Department of Defense, including associated metrics pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2911 of this title and requirements under section 2688(g) of this title.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of progress made by the Department in implementing the operational energy strategy of the Department, including the progress of key initiatives and technology investments related to operational energy demand and management.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Details of the amounts of any funds transferred by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 2912 of this title, including a detailed description of the purpose for which such amounts have been used.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Statistical information on operational energy demands of the Department, in terms of expenditures and consumption, for the preceding five fiscal years, including information on funding made available in regular defense appropriations Acts and any supplemental appropriations Acts.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each initiative related to the operational energy strategy of the Department and a summary of funds appropriated for each initiative in the previous fiscal year and current fiscal year and requested for each initiative for the next five fiscal years.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate for additional changes in organization or authority within the Department to enable further implementation of the energy strategy and such other comments and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a report under subsection (a) is submitted in classified form, the Secretary of Defense shall, concurrently with such report, submit to the congressional defense committees an unclassified version of the report.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consolidation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may consolidate, attach with, or otherwise include in any report required under subsection (a) any annual report or other requirement that is aligned or associated with, or would be better understood if presented as part of a consolidated report addressing energy performance, resilience, and readiness.”</content>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 173 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2925 and inserting the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2925.</designator><label> Annual report on energy performance, resilience, and readiness of Department of Defense.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuation of Reporting Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the following reports:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required to be submitted to Congress under section 2711 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required to be submitted to Congress under section 2925 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s314/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1061(c) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraphs (51) and (54).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s315" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="315">SEC. 315. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AGGREGATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND FUNDING. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aggregate Energy Conservation Measures and Funding.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary concerned shall take a holistic view of the energy project opportunities on installations under the jurisdiction of such Secretary and shall consider aggregate energy conservation measures, including energy conservation measures with quick payback, with energy resilience enhancement projects and other projects that may have a longer payback period.</content></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In considering aggregate energy conservation measures under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall incorporate all funding available to such Secretary for such measures, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriated funds, such as—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funds appropriated for the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program of the Department; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funds appropriated for the Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization program of the Department; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funding available under performance contracts, such as energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s316" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="316">SEC. 316. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENERGY PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE MASTER PLAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2911(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reliability and security of energy resources in the event of a military conflict.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The value of resourcing energy from partners and allies of the United States.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s317" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="317">SEC. 317. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PURCHASE OR LEASE OF ELECTRIC, ZERO EMISSION, ADVANCED-BIOFUEL-POWERED, OR HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s317/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2922g of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s317/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">systems</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">systems; purchase or lease of certain electric and other vehicles</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s317/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In leasing</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">During the period preceding October 1, 2035, in leasing</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s317/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, during the period specified in subsection (a),</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">from authorizing</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s317/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (e), beginning on October 1, 2035, each covered nontactical vehicle purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall be—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an electric or zero emission vehicle that uses a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an advanced-biofuel-powered vehicle; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a hydrogen-powered vehicle.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Relation to Other Vehicle Technologies That Reduce Consumption of Fossil Fuels.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the requirement under subsection (d), beginning on October 1, 2035, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the purchase or lease of a covered nontactical vehicle that is not described in such subsection if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the technology used in the vehicle to be purchased or leased reduces the consumption of fossil fuels compared to vehicles that use conventional internal combustion technology;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the purchase or lease of such vehicle is consistent with the energy performance goals and plan of the Department of Defense required by section 2911 of this title; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the purchase or lease of a vehicle described in subsection (d) is impracticable under the circumstances.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under subsection (d).</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may not delegate the waiver authority under paragraph (1).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">advanced-biofuel-powered vehicle</quotedText>’ includes a vehicle that uses a fuel described in section 9001(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2202 (7 U.S.C. 8101(3)(A)).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered nontactical vehicle</quotedText>’ means any vehicle—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2035.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">hydrogen-powered vehicle</quotedText>’ means a vehicle that uses hydrogen as the main source of motive power, either through a fuel cell or internal combustion.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s317/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2922g and inserting the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2922g.</designator><label> Preference for motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems; purchase or lease of certain electric and other vehicles.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s318" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="318">SEC. 318. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION AND REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO RENEWABLE BIOMASS AND BIOGAS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2924 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s318/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s318/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s318/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph (D):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Biogas.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s318/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">biomass</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">renewable biomass</quotedText>’ in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">biogas</quotedText>’ means biogas as such term is used in section 211(o)(1)(B)(ii)(V) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)(ii)(V)).”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s319" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="319">SEC. 319. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROGRAMS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS ON REDUCTION OF FUEL RELIANCE AND PROMOTION OF ENERGY-AWARE BEHAVIORS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s319/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter III of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2928">“SEC. 2928. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2928">10 U.S.C. 2928</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Programs on reduction of fuel reliance and promotion of energy-aware behaviors </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department shall establish a program for the promotion of energy-aware behaviors and the reduction of unnecessary fuel consumption within that military department.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Goals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The goals of the programs established under subsection (a) shall be as follows:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To increase operational energy resiliency.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To decrease energy-related strategic vulnerabilities and enhance military readiness.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To integrate sustainability features for new and existing military installations and other facilities of the Department.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum Required Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the program of a military department under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department shall carry out, with respect to the military department, and at a minimum, the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development and implementation of a strategy for the collection and analysis of data on fuel consumption, to identify operational inefficiencies and enable data-driven decision making with respect to fuel logistics and the reduction of fuel consumption.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The fostering of an energy-aware culture across the military department to reduce fuel consumption, including through—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the incorporation of energy conservation and resiliency principles into training curricula and other training materials of the military department, including by updating such materials to include information on the effect of energy-aware behaviors on improving readiness and combat capability; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the review of standard operating procedures, and other operational manuals and procedures, of the military department, to identify procedures that increase fuel consumption with no operational benefit.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The integration of operational energy factors into the wargaming of the military department and related training activities that involve the modeling of scenarios, in accordance with subsection (d), to provide to participants in such activities realistic data on the risks and challenges relating to operational energy and fuel logistics.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementation of data-driven procedures, operations planning, and logistics, to optimize cargo transport and refueling operations within the military department.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wargaming Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In integrating operational energy factors into the wargaming and related training activities of a military department under subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of the military department shall seek to ensure that the planning, design, and execution of such activities include—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordination with the elements of the military department responsible for fuel and logistics matters, to ensure the modeling of energy demand and network risk during such activities are accurate, taking into account potential shortfalls and the direct and indirect effects of the efforts of foreign adversaries to target fuel supply chains; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a focus on improving integrated life-cycle management processes and fuel supply logistics.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s319/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2928">10 U.S.C. 2928 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The programs required under section 2928 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be established by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s319/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the establishment of the program of the military department required under such section 2928.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s320" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="320">SEC. 320. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT WORKING GROUP TO DETERMINE JOINT REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE OPERATIONAL ENERGY NEEDS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1653) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Joint Working Group to Determine Joint Requirements for Future Operational Energy Needs of Department of Defense.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall establish a joint working group (in this subsection referred to as the ‘working group’) to determine joint requirements for future operational energy needs of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Executive agent.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall serve as the executive agent of the working group.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements specified.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining joint requirements under paragraph (1), the working group shall address the operational energy needs of each military department and combatant command to meet energy needs in all domains of warfare, including land, air, sea, space, cyberspace, subsea, and subterranean environments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority for certain systems.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Priority for joint requirements under paragraph (1) shall be given to independent operational energy systems that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are capable of operating in austere and isolated environments with quick deployment capabilities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may reduce conventional air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions comparable to systems already in use.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing or new programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group shall address the feasibility of meeting joint requirements determined under paragraph (1) through the existing energy programs of the Department and make recommendations for new programs to meet such requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Focus areas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the requirements under this subsection, the working group shall focus the efforts of the working group on operational energy, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">micro-reactors and small modular reactors;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hydrogen-based fuel systems, including hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen-based combustion engines;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">battery storage;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">renewable energy sources;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">retrofits to existing platforms that shall increase efficiencies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other technologies and resources that meet joint requirements determined under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommended plan of action.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, and provide to the congressional defense committees a classified briefing, outlining recommendations for programs to meet joint requirements for future operational energy needs of the Department of Defense by 2025, 2030, and 2040.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Focus on readiness and flexibility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In submitting the report and providing the briefing under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address each element of the report or briefing, as the case may be, in the context of maintaining or increasing the readiness levels of the Armed Forces 
and the flexibility of operational elements within the Department; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disregard energy sources that do not increase such readiness and flexibility, with an explanation for the reason such sources were disregarded.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">advanced nuclear reactor</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 951(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">micro-reactor</quotedText>’ means an advanced nuclear reactor that has an electric power production capacity that is not greater than 50 megawatts that can be transported via land, air, or sea transport and can be redeployed.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">small modular reactor</quotedText>’ means an advanced nuclear reactor—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with a rated capacity of less than 300 electrical megawatts; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that can be constructed and operated in combination with similar reactors at a single site.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s321" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="321">SEC. 321. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENT TO BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO EXTREME WEATHER. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 328(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s321/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s321/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s321/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a calculation of the annual costs to the Department for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assistance that is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provided to the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any Federal land management agency (as such term is defined in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801)) pursuant to a request for such assistance and in consultation with the National Interagency Fire Center; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provided under title 10 or title 32, United States Code, to any State, territory, or possession of the United States, regarding extreme weather; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">resourcing required to support—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">wildfire response, recovery, or restoration efforts occurring within military installations or other facilities of the Department; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Federal agency other than the Department (including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Interagency Fire Center) with respect to wildfire response, recovery, or restoration efforts, where such resourcing is not reimbursed.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="322">SEC. 322. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 U.S.C. 2911 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROTOTYPE AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, each Secretary of a military department shall ensure that covered prototype and demonstration projects are conducted at each military installation under the jurisdiction of that Secretary that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an “Energy Resilience Testbed” pursuant to subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of Military Installations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nomination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department shall nominate military installations under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for selection under paragraph (2), and submit to the Secretary of Defense a list of such nominations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select, from among the lists of nominated military installations provided by the Secretaries of the military departments under paragraph (1), at least one such nominated military installation per military department for designation pursuant to paragraph (4).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In selecting military installations under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, take into consideration the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The mission of the installation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The geographic terrain of the installation and of the community surrounding the installation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The energy resources available to support the installation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any extreme weather risks or vulnerabilities at the installation and the community surrounding the installation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation as energy resilience testbed.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each military installation selected under paragraph (2) shall be known as an “Energy Resilience Testbed”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Technologies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered prototype and demonstration projects conducted at military installations designated pursuant to subsection (b) shall include the prototype and demonstration of technologies in the following areas:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Energy storage technologies, including long-duration energy storage systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technologies to improve building energy efficiency in a cyber-secure manner, such as advanced lighting controls, high-performance cooling systems, and technologies for waste heat recovery.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technologies to improve building energy management and control in a cyber-secure manner.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tools and processes for design, assessment, and decision making on the installation with respect to all hazards resilience and hazard analysis, energy use, management, and the construction of resilient buildings and infrastructure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Carbon sequestration technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technologies relating to on-site resilient energy generation, including the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advanced geothermal technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hydrogen creation, storage, and power generation technologies using natural gas or renewable electricity.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Port electrification and surrounding defense community infrastructure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tidal and wave power technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Distributed ledger technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the conduct of covered prototype and demonstration projects at each military installation designated pursuant to subsection (b). Such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of each military installation so designated.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A justification as to why each military installation so designated was selected for such designation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A strategy for commencing the conduct of such projects at each military installation so designated by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Commencement of Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, covered prototype and demonstration projects shall be conducted at, and such conduct shall be incorporated into the mission of, each military installation designated pursuant to subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibility for Administration and Oversight.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the responsibility of the Secretary of Defense to select each military installation for designation pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the administration and oversight of the conduct of covered prototype and demonstration projects at a military installation so designated, as required under subsection (a), shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the military department with jurisdiction over that military installation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consortiums.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department may enter into a partnership with, or seek to establish, a consortium of industry, academia, and other entities described in paragraph (2) to conduct covered prototype and demonstration projects at a military installation that is under the jurisdiction of that Secretary and designated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consortium entities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The entities described in this paragraph are as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">National laboratories.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Industry entities the primary work of which relates to technologies and business models relating to energy resilience and all hazards resilience.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered prototype and demonstration projects required under this section may be conducted as part of the program for operational energy prototyping established under section 324(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3523; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) (including by using funds available under the Operational Energy Prototyping Fund established pursuant to such section), using the other transactions authority under section 4021 or 4022 of title 10, United States Code, or using any other available  
authority or funding source the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Follow-on production contracts or transactions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, any transaction entered into under the other transactions authority under section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, for the conduct of a covered prototype and demonstration project under this section shall provide for the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction pursuant to subsection (f) of such section 4022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interagency Collaboration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, to the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall collaborate with the Secretary of Energy and the heads of such other Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary of Defense may determine appropriate, including by entering into relevant memoranda of understanding.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding any Secretary of a military department from carrying out any activity, including conducting a project or making an investment, relating to the improvement of energy resilience or all hazards resilience under an authority other than this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/k/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/k/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">community infrastructure</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 2391(e) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/k/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered prototype and demonstration project</quotedText>” means a project to prototype and demonstrate advanced technologies to enhance energy resilience, including with respect to energy supply disruptions, and all hazards resilience at a military installation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s322/k/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military installation</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 2867 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="323">SEC. 323. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 U.S.C. 2911 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE GRID STRESS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out a pilot program to develop and test covered infrastructure to mitigate grid stress caused by electric vehicles through the implementation and maintenance on certain military installations of charging stations, microgrids, and other covered infrastructure sufficient to cover the energy demand at such installations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of Military Installations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">select at least one military installation of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary at 
which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification containing an identification of each such selected installation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In choosing a military installation for selection pursuant to paragraph (1), each Secretary of a military department shall take into account the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A calculation of existing loads at the installation and the existing capacity of the installation for the charging of electric vehicles, including (as applicable) light duty trucks.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any required upgrades to covered infrastructure on the installation, including electrical wiring, anticipated by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ownership, financing, operation, and maintenance models of existing and planned covered infrastructure on the installation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of local grid needs, and any required updates relating to such needs anticipated by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which a Secretary of a military department submits a notification identifying a selected military installation under subsection (b), that Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the covered infrastructure to be implemented under the pilot program at the installation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the methodology by which each type of covered infrastructure so implemented shall be assessed for efficacy and efficiency at providing sufficient energy to cover the anticipated energy demand of the electric vehicle fleet at the installation and mitigating grid stress; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the maintenance on the military installation of charging stations and other covered infrastructure, including a microgrid, that will be sufficient to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cover the anticipated electricity demand of such fleet; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve installation energy resilience.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the selected military installation for which the report is submitted, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination of the type and number of charging stations to implement on the installation, taking into account the interoperability of chargers and the potential future needs or applications for chargers, such as vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-building applications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination of the optimal ownership model to provide charging stations on the installation, taking into account the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of Government-owned (purchased, installed, and maintained) charging stations.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of third-party financed, installed, operated, and maintained charging stations.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of financing models in which energy and charging infrastructure operations and maintenance are treated as a service.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cyber and physical security considerations and best practices associated with different ownership, network, and control models.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination of the optimal power source to provide charging stations at the installation, taking into account the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Transformer and substation requirements.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Microgrids and distributed energy to support both charging requirements and energy storage.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Source of services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department may use expertise within the military department or enter into a contract with a non-Department of Defense entity to make the determinations specified in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (c)(1) a final report on the pilot program under subsection (a). Such report shall include the observations and findings of the Department relating to the charging stations and other covered infrastructure implemented and maintained under such pilot program, including with respect to the elements specified in subsection (c)(2).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “Armed Forces” and “military departments” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">charging station</quotedText>” means a collection of one or more electric vehicle supply equipment units serving the purpose of charging an electric vehicle battery.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered infrastructure</quotedText>”—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means infrastructure that the Secretary of Defense determines may be used to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">charge electric vehicles, including by transmitting electricity to such vehicles directly; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the charging of electric vehicles, including by supporting the resilience of grids or other systems for delivering energy to such vehicles (such as through the mitigation of grid stress); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">charging stations;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">batteries;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">battery-swapping systems;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">microgrids;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">off-grid charging systems; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/3/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other apparatuses installed for the specific purpose of delivering energy to an electric vehicle or to a battery intended to be used in an electric vehicle, including wireless charging technologies.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">electric vehicle</quotedText>” includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses a combination of electric and gas powered engine that can use either gasoline or electricity as a fuel source; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plug-in electric vehicle that runs solely on electricity and does not contain an internal combustion engine or gas tank.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">electric vehicle supply equipment unit</quotedText>” means the port that supplies electricity to one vehicle at a time.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">microgrid</quotedText>” means a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military installation</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s323/e/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">wireless charging</quotedText>” means the charging of a battery by inductive charging or by any means in which a battery is charged without a wire, or plug-in wire, connecting the power source and battery.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="324">SEC. 324. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the “pilot program”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Design of program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program shall be designed to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any logistical challenges with respect to the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote understanding of the technical and performance characteristics of sustainable aviation fuel when used in a military setting; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage nearby commercial airports to explore opportunities and challenges to partner on the increased use of sustainable aviation fuel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of Facilities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than two geographically diverse facilities of the Department at which to carry out the pilot program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Onsite refinery.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not fewer than one facility selected under subparagraph (A) shall be a facility with an onsite refinery that is located in proximity to not fewer than one major commercial airport that is also actively seeking to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the selection of each facility under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees notice of the selection, including an identification of the facility selected.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plans.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each facility selected under subsection (b), not later than one year after the selection of the facility, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a plan on how to implement, by September 30, 2028, a target of exclusively using at the facility aviation fuel that is blended to contain not less than 10 percent sustainable aviation fuel;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the plan developed under subparagraph (A) to the appropriate congressional committees; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on such plan that includes, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any operational, infrastructure, or logistical requirements, and recommendations, for the blending and use of sustainable aviation fuel; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any stakeholder engagement in the development of the plan, including any consultations with nearby commercial airport owners or operators.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation of plans.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each facility selected under subsection (b), during the period beginning on a date that is not later than September 30, 2028, and for five years thereafter, the Secretary shall require, in accordance with the respective plan developed under paragraph (1), the exclusive use at the facility of aviation fuel that is blended to contain not less than 10 percent sustainable aviation fuel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria for Sustainable Aviation Fuel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sustainable aviation fuel used under the pilot program shall meet the following criteria:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such fuel shall be produced in the United States from domestic feedstock sources.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such fuel shall constitute drop-in fuel that meets all specifications and performance requirements of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may waive the use of sustainable aviation fuel at a facility under the pilot program if the Secretary—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines such use is not feasible due to a lack of domestic availability of sustainable aviation fuel or a national security contingency; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submits to the congressional defense committees notice of such waiver and the reasons for such waiver.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the conclusion of the pilot program, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final report on the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effect of using sustainable aviation fuel on the overall fuel costs of blended fuel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any operational, infrastructure, or logistical requirements, and recommendations, for the blending and use of sustainable aviation fuel, with a focus on scaling up adoption of such fuel throughout the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations with respect to how military installations can leverage proximity to commercial airports and other jet fuel consumers to increase the rate of use of sustainable aviation fuel, for both military and non-military use, including potential collaboration on innovative financing or purchasing and shared supply chain infrastructure.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the effects on performance and operation of aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if used, considerations of various blending ratios and the associated benefits thereof;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efficiency and distance improvements of flights using sustainable aviation fuel;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">weight savings on large transportation aircraft and other types of aircraft by using blended fuel with higher concentrations of sustainable aviation fuel;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintenance benefits of using sustainable aviation fuel, including with respect to engine longevity;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effect of the use of sustainable aviation fuel on emissions and air quality;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effect of the use of sustainable aviation fuel on the environment and on surrounding communities, including environmental justice factors that are created by the demand for and use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/f/2/D/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">benefits with respect to job creation in the sustainable aviation fuel production and supply chain.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s324/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sustainable aviation fuel</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 40007(e) of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’ (Public Law 117-169).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s325" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="325">SEC. 325. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2577">10 U.S.C. 2577 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">POLICY TO INCREASE DISPOSITION OF SPENT ADVANCED BATTERIES THROUGH RECYCLING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s325/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a policy to increase the disposition of spent advanced batteries of the Department of Defense through recycling (including by updating the Department of Defense Manual 4160.21, titled “Defense Material Disposition: Disposal Guidance and Procedures”, or such successor document, accordingly), for the purpose of supporting the reclamation and return of precious metals, rare earth metals, and elements of strategic importance (such as cobalt and lithium) into the supply chain or strategic reserves of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s325/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the policy under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following recycling methods:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s325/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pyroprocessing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s325/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hydroprocessing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s325/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Direct cathode recycling, relithiation, and upcycling.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s326" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="326">SEC. 326. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 U.S.C. 2701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GUIDANCE AND TARGET GOAL RELATING TO FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s326/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance Relating to Site Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall issue guidance setting forth how, in prioritizing sites for activities funded under the “Environmental Restoration Account, 
Formerly Used Defense Sites” account established under section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, the Assistant Secretary shall weigh the relative risk or other factors between Installation Restoration Program sites and Military Munitions Response Program sites.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s326/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Target Goal for Military Munitions Response Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall establish a target goal for the completion of the cleanup of all Military Munitions Response Program sites.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="327">SEC. 327. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 U.S.C. 2911 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANALYSIS AND PLAN FOR ADDRESSING HEAT ISLAND EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Installation Analysis.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department shall conduct an analysis of the military installations under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to assess the extent to which heat islands affect readiness, infrastructure service life, and utilities costs. Each such analysis shall contain each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of how heat islands exacerbate summer heat conditions and necessitate the increased use of air conditioning on the installations, including an estimate of the cost of such increased usage with respect to both utilities costs and shortened service life of air conditioning units.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any readiness effects related to heat islands, including the loss of training hours due to black flag conditions, and the corresponding cost of such effects.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Based on the results of the analyses conducted under subsection (a), the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a plan for mitigating the effects of heat islands at the most severely affected installations, including by increasing tree coverage, installing cool roofs or green roofs, and painting asphalt; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promulgate best practices enterprise-wide for cost avoidance and reduction of the effects of heat islands.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of each analysis conducted under subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan developed under subsection (b); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other matters as the Secretaries determine appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s327/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Heat Island Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">heat island</quotedText>” means an area with a high concentration of structures (such as building, roads, and other infrastructure) that absorb and re-emit the sun’s heat more than natural landscapes such as forests or bodies of water.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="328">SEC. 328. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON REPLACEMENT OF NON-TACTICAL VEHICLE FLEET OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, ADVANCED-BIOFUEL-POWERED VEHICLES, OR HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the report described in subsection (b), the Secretary may not enter into an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity delivery order contract to procure and replace the existing 
non-tactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense with electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, or hydrogen-powered vehicles.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report described in this subsection shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A cost estimate for the procurement by the Secretary of Defense, or through contract mechanisms used by the Department (such as energy savings performance contracts), of electric non-tactical vehicles to replace the existing non-tactical vehicle fleet of the Department, which shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimated cost per unit and number of units to be procured of each type of electric non-tactical vehicle (such as trucks, buses, and vans);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost associated with building the required infrastructure to support electric non-tactical vehicles, including charging stations and electric grid requirements;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a lifecycle cost comparison between electric vehicles and combustion engine vehicles of each type (such as an electric truck versus a conventional truck);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintenance requirements of electric vehicles compared to combustion engine vehicles; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each military department, a cost comparison over periods of three, five, and 10 years of pursuing an electric non-tactical vehicle fleet versus continuing with combustion engine non-tactical vehicles.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the current and projected supply chain shortfalls, including critical minerals, for electric vehicles and combustion engine vehicles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the security risks associated with data collection conducted with respect to electric vehicles, combustion engine vehicles, and the related computer systems for each.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the current range requirements for electric vehicles compared to combustion engine vehicles and the average life of vehicles of the Department necessary to maintain current readiness requirements of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of components for electric non-tactical vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and combustion engine vehicles that are currently being sourced from the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the mid- and long-term costs and benefits to the Department of falling behind industry trends related to the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles including electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the long-term availability to the Department of internal combustion engines and spare parts for such engines, including whether or not such engines and spare parts will be manufactured in the United States or repairable with parts made in the United States and labor in the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the relative risks associated with parking and storing electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, and combustion engine vehicles inside parking structures, including fire risk and water damage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2922g">10 U.S.C. 2922g note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to procure non-tactical vehicles that are electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, or hydrogen-powered vehicles, or any components or spare parts associated with such vehicles, that are not in compliance with subpart 22.15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or any successor regulations).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">advanced-biofuel-powered vehicle</quotedText>” includes a vehicle that uses a fuel described in section 9001(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2202 (7 U.S.C. 8101(3)(A)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">charging station</quotedText>” means a parking space with electric vehicle supply equipment that supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles with at least a level two charger.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">electric grid requirements</quotedText>” means the power grid and infrastructure requirements needed to support plug-in electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">electric non-tactical vehicle</quotedText>” means a non-tactical vehicle that is an electric vehicle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “electric vehicle” includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses a combination of electric and gas powered engine that can use either gasoline or electricity as a fuel source; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plug-in electric vehicle that runs solely on electricity and does not contain an internal combustion engine or gas tank.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">hydrogen-powered vehicle</quotedText>” means a vehicle that uses hydrogen as the main source of motive power, either through a fuel cell or internal combustion.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">non-tactical vehicle</quotedText>” means a vehicle other than a tactical vehicle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stB/s328/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">tactical vehicle</quotedText>” means a motor vehicle designed to military specification, or a commercial design motor vehicle modified to military specification, to provide direct transportation support of combat or tactical operations, or for the training of personnel for such operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s331" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="331">SEC. 331. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFUELING OF RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s331/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Completion of Defueling.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s331/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall complete the defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in a safe and expeditious manner by a deadline that is approved by the State of Hawaii Department of Health.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s331/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until the completion of the defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Defense, a report on the status of such defueling.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s331/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Planning and Implementation of Defueling.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall plan for and implement the defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Hawaii Department of Health.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s331/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may not begin the process of defueling the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility until the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a notification that such defueling would not adversely affect the ability of the Department of Defense to provide fuel to support military operations in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="332">SEC. 332. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF CLOSURE OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEM AT RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may close the underground storage tank system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility of the Department of Defense located in Hawaii (in this section referred to as the “Facility”).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan for Facility Closure and Post-closure Care.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the closure of the Facility, along with a report on the cost projections for such closure;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitoring of the Facility following closure;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">corrective actions to mitigate fuel releases of groundwater at the Facility, including resources necessary for the Secretary of the Navy to conduct such actions at the Facility;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordination and communication with applicable Federal and State regulatory authorities, and surrounding communities, on release response and remediation activities conducted by the Secretary of the Navy at the Facility;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improvements to processes, procedures, organization, training, leadership, education, facilities, and policy of the Department of Defense related to best practices for the remediation and closure of the Facility; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">measures to ensure that future strategic level assets of the Department of Defense are properly maintained and critical environmental assets are protected.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation of plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall prepare the plan required under paragraph (1) in consultation with the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Environmental Protection Agency.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Hawaii Department of Health.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Geological Survey.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other relevant Federal or State agencies the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of Point of Contact at Department of Defense.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to ensure clear and consistent communication relating to defueling, closure, and release response, the Secretary of Defense shall identify a single point of contact within the Office of the  
Secretary of Defense to oversee and communicate with the public and Members of Congress regarding the status of the Facility.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Water Monitoring Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the status of the ground water monitoring program—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to monitor movement of the fuel plume in the aquifer surrounding the Facility;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to monitor long-term impacts to such aquifer and local water bodies resulting from fuel releases from the Facility; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s332/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to coordinate with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Department of Health and Human Services as the Agency conducts a follow up to the previously conducted voluntary survey of individuals and entities potentially impacted by fuel releases from the Facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="333">SEC. 333. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON BULK FUEL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for administration and service-wide activities, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The bulk fuel requirements of the United States Indo-Pacific Command associated with the operational plans of the command that involve the most stress on bulk fuel, disaggregated by theater component commander, as such term is defined in section 1513 of title 10, United States Code, implementing the requirement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The hardening requirements of the United States Indo-Pacific Command associated with the distribution of bulk fuel to support the proposed force laydown in the area of responsibility of such command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A bulk fuels connector strategy to reposition fuels within the area of responsibility of such command, which shall include a specific assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The overall bulk fuel requirements for the force structure of the surface fleet tankers of the Navy and any specific requirements associated with the proposed force laydown specified in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The intra-theater connector strategy of the Department of Defense to logistically support theater-specific bulk fuel requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The bulk fuel requirements for light amphibious warfare ships.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the funding mechanisms used, or proposed to be used, to meet each of the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) through (3), including programmed and unfunded requirements, and a description of any additional staffing or resources necessary to meet such requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A risk assessment of the potential risk associated with the denial of access to bulk fuel storage facilities located in foreign countries, including a specific assessment of clauses 
in contracts entered into by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency that provide for surety of access to such storage facilities, taking into account the insurance sought with respect to such surety and the anticipated penalties for failing to provide such surety.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion in Separate Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An element listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) shall be deemed to be included in the report under subsection (a) if included in a separate report submitted to the congressional defense committees on or before the date of the submission of the report under such subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s333/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified and publicly releasable form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="334">SEC. 334. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLACEMENT OF SENTINEL OR MONITORING WELLS IN PROXIMITY TO RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Director of the United States Geological Survey and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the placement of sentinel or monitoring wells in proximity to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility for the purpose of monitoring and tracking the movement of fuel that has escaped the Facility. Such report shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and location of new wells that have been established during the 12-month period preceding the date of the submission of the report;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any new wells proposed to be established;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the need for any other wells;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the proposed number and location of any such additional wells; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the priority level of each proposed well based on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the optimal locations for new wells; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capability of a proposed well to assist in monitoring and tracking the movement of fuel toward the Halawa shaft, the Halawa Well, and the Aiea Well.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s334/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter for 12 months, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress of the Department of the Navy toward installing the wells described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="335">SEC. 335. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDIES RELATING TO WATER NEEDS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON OAHU. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on Future Water Needs of Oahu.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on how the Department of Defense may best address the future water needs of the Armed Forces on the island of Oahu. Such study shall include consideration of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the construction of a new water treatment plant or plants;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the construction of a new well for use by members of the Armed Forces and the civilian population;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the construction of a new well for the exclusive use of members of the Armed Forces;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transferring ownership and operation of existing Department of Defense utilities to a municipality or existing publicly owned utility;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conveying certain Navy utilities to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other water solutions the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Hawaii, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and any other entity the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report; briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of the study; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on such findings.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hydrological Studies.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Groundwater flow model study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 31, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the State of Hawaii, shall commence the conduct of a new study, or continue an existing study, to further refine the modeling of groundwater flow in the area surrounding the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Such study shall be designed to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to improve the understanding of the direction and rate of groundwater flow and dissolved fuel migration within the aquifers in the area surrounding the facility;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reflect site-specific data, including available data of the heterogeneous subsurface geologic system of such area; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address previously identified deficiencies in existing groundwater flow models.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadlines for completion.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Groundwater flow model study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under paragraph (1) shall be completed by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subsequent study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which the study under paragraph (1) is completed, the Secretary of the Navy shall complete a subsequent study to model contaminant fate and transport in the area surrounding the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports; briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of a study under this subsection, the Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the study; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on such findings.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s335/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="336">SEC. 336. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE USES FOR RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center that meets the criteria specified in paragraph (2) under which such center will conduct a study to determine the range of feasible alternative Department of Defense uses for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and provide to the Secretary a report on the findings of the study. The conduct of such study shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engagement with stakeholders;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of historical alternative uses of facilities with similar characteristics; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other modalities as determined necessary to appropriately identify alternative use options, including data and information collected from various stakeholders and through site visits to physically inspect the facility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria for ffrdc.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary seeks to enter into an agreement under paragraph (1) shall meet the following criteria:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A primary focus on studies and analysis.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A record of conducting research and analysis using a multidisciplinary approach.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Demonstrated specific competencies in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">life cycle cost-benefit analysis;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">military facilities and how such facilities support missions; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the measurement of environmental impacts.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A strong reputation for publishing publicly releasable analysis to inform public debate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost-benefit Analysis.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the study conducted under the agreement will include a cost-benefit analysis of the feasible Department of Defense alternative uses considered under the study. Such cost-benefit analysis shall cover each of the following for each such alternative use:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The design and construction costs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Life-cycle costs, including the operation and maintenance costs of operating the facility, such as annual operating costs, predicted maintenance costs, and any disposal costs at the end of the useful life of the facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any potential military benefits.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any potential benefits for the local economy, including any potential employment opportunities for members of the community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination of environmental impact analysis requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effects of the use on future mitigation efforts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any additional factors determined to be relevant by the federally funded research and development center in consultation with the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Completion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the study conducted under the agreement shall be completed by not later than February 1, 2024.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of a study conducted under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Availability.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FFRDC.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the federally funded research and development center shall make an unclassified version of the report provided to the Secretary publicly available on an appropriate website of the center.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s336/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department of defense.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon receipt of such report, the Secretary shall make an unclassified version of the report publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="337">SEC. 337. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO TRACK HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF FUEL LEAKS AT RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to appropriately track the health implications of fuel leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility for members of the Armed Forces and dependents thereof, including members of each Armed Force and dependents thereof. The briefing shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to coordinate with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to align such efforts with the public health assessment and monitoring efforts of the Director.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any potential benefits of coordinating and sharing data with the State of Hawaii Department of Health.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the extent to which data from the State of Hawaii Department of Health and data from other non-Department of Defense sources can and should be used in any long-term health study relating to fuel leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the potential health implications of contaminants, including fuel, detected in the drinking water distribution system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility during testing after the fuel leaks at such facility that occurred in May and November 2021, respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any contaminants, including fuel, detected in the water supply at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility during the 12-month period preceding the fuel leak at such facility that occurred in November 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any potential benefits of broadening the tracing window to include indications of contaminants, including fuel, in the drinking water supply at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility prior to May 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stC/s337/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Armed Forces Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Armed Forces</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="341">SEC. 341. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH RELATING TO PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 U.S.C. 2701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication of Information.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of Defense shall publish on the publicly available website established under section 331(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) timely and regularly updated information on the research efforts of the Department of Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, which shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any research collaboration or data sharing by the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, or any other agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code), State, academic institution, nongovernmental organization, or other entity.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Regularly updated information on research projects supported or conducted by the Department of Defense pertaining to the development, testing, and evaluation of a fluorine-free firefighting foam or any other alternative to aqueous film forming foam that contains perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, excluding any proprietary information that is business confidential.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Regularly updated information on research projects supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to the health effects of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including information relating to the impact of such substances on firefighters, veterans, and military families, and excluding any personally identifiable information.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Regularly updated information on research projects supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to treatment options for drinking water, surface water, ground water, and the safe disposal of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Budget information, including specific spending information for the research projects relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances that are supported or conducted by the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as may be relevant to ongoing research projects supported or conducted by the Department to address the use of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances and the health effects of the use of such substances.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information published under paragraph (1) shall be made available in a downloadable, machine-readable, open, and user-friendly format.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military installation</quotedText>” includes active, inactive, and former military installations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">perfluoroalkyl substance</quotedText>” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">polyfluoroalkyl substance</quotedText>” means a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s341/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of Research Duties in Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Task Force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2714(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Supporting research efforts relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishing practices to ensure the timely and complete dissemination of research findings and related data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances to the general public.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s342" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="342">SEC. 342. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF STUDY AND ASSESSMENT ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER BY AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1350), as amended by section 315(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1713), section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1307), section 337 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3533), and section 342 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1643), is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s342/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s342/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $20,000,000 during fiscal year 2023 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for the study and assessment required by this section.”</content>
                            </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s343" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="343">SEC. 343. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PFAS-CONTAINING TURNOUT GEAR. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3528; 10 U.S.C. 2661note prec.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s343/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s343/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of a non-PFAS-containing</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of the following:</quotedText>”<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-PFAS-containing”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s343/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered personal protective firefighting equipment that does not contain an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s343/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">perfluoroalkyl substance</quotedText>’ means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">polyfluoroalkyl substance</quotedText>’ means a man-made chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully fluorinated carbon atom.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘covered personal protective firefighting equipment” means the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Turnout gear jacket or coat.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Turnout gear pants.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Turnout coveralls.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other personal protective firefighting equipment, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s344" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="344">SEC. 344. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF TESTING FOR PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 345(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">personally identifiable information in connection with</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">publicly disclose</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="345">SEC. 345. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR PURCHASING BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF TURNOUT GEAR FOR FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Procurement and Purchasing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (d), beginning on October 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract to procure or purchase covered personal protective firefighting equipment for use by Federal or civilian firefighters if such equipment contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion in contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall include the prohibition under subsection (a) in any contract entered into by the Department of Defense to procure covered personal protective firefighting equipment for use by Federal or civilian firefighters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No obligation to test.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the prohibition under subsection (a), the Secretary shall not have an obligation to test covered personal protective firefighting equipment to confirm the absence of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing Inventory.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall impact existing inventories of covered personal protective firefighting equipment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Alternatives.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement under subsection (a) shall be subject to the availability of sufficiently protective covered personal protective firefighting equipment that does not contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of Defense determines that no sufficiently protective covered personal protective firefighting equipment that does not contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances is available, the deadline under subsection (a) shall be extended until the Secretary determines that such covered personal protective firefighting equipment is available.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered personal protective firefighting equipment</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any product that provides protection to the upper and lower torso, arms, legs, head, hands, and feet; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other personal protective firefighting equipment, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">perfluoroalkyl substance</quotedText>” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s345/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">polyfluoroalkyl substance</quotedText>” means a man-made chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully fluorinated carbon atom.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s346" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="346">SEC. 346. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON PFAS CONTAMINATION AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following four years, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on any known or suspected contamination on or around military installations located in the United States resulting from the release of any perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance originating from a source other than aqueous film-forming foam.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="347">SEC. 347. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON CRITICAL PFAS USES; BRIEFINGS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING PFOS OR PFOA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of Critical Uses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force and the Chemical and Material Risk Management Program of the Department of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report outlining the uses of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are 
critical to the national security of the United States, with a focus on such critical uses in—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sectors outlined in the February 2022 report of the Department of Defense titled “Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sectors of strategic importance for domestic production and investment to build supply chain resilience, including kinetic capabilities, energy storage and batteries, and microelectronics and semiconductors.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 U.S.C. 2701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes a description of each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Steps taken to identify covered items procured by the Department of Defense that contain perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Steps taken to identify products and vendors of covered items that do not contain PFOS or PFOA.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Steps taken to limit the procurement by the Department of covered items that contain PFOS or PFOA.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Steps the Secretary intends to take to limit the procurement of covered items that contain PFOS or PFOA.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2701">10 U.S.C. 2701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Item Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered item</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nonstick cookware or cooking utensils for use in galleys or dining facilities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stD/s347/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upholstered furniture, carpets, and rugs that have been treated with stain-resistant coatings.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Logistics and Sustainment </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="351">SEC. 351. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR ACHIEVING MATERIEL READINESS METRICS AND OBJECTIVES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 118 of title 10, United States Code, is amended:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">objectives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">objectives, such as infrastructure, workforce, or supply chain considerations</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding Estimates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year, the Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary to meet the materiel readiness objectives required by subsection (c) through the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program. At a minimum, the Director shall provide, for each major weapon system, by designated mission design series, variant, or class, a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary to meet such objectives that—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have been obligated by subactivity group within the operation and maintenance accounts for the second fiscal year preceding the budget year;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director estimates will have been obligated by subactivity group within the operation and maintenance accounts by the end of the fiscal year preceding the budget year; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have been budgeted and programmed across the future years defense program within the operation and maintenance accounts by subactivity group.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s118">10 U.S.C. 118 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Phased Implementation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation may meet the requirements of subsection (e) of section 118 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), through a phased submission of the funding estimates required under such subsection. In conducting a phased implementation, the Director shall ensure that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the budget request for fiscal year 2024, funding estimates are provided for a representative sample by military department of at least one-third of the major weapon systems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the budget request for fiscal year 2025, funding estimates are provided for an additional one-third of the major weapon systems; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s351/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">full implementation for all major weapons systems is completed not later than five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s352" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="352">SEC. 352. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL PLAN FOR MAINTENANCE AND MODERNIZATION OF NAVAL VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s352/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s352/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, maintenance, and modernization</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">construction</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s352/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s352/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Plan for Maintenance and Modernization of Naval Vessels.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the plan included under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials for a fiscal year each of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for the maintenance and modernization of naval vessels that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A forecast of the maintenance and modernization requirements for both the naval vessels in the inventory of the Navy and the vessels required to be delivered under the naval vessel construction plan under subsection (a)(1).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the initiatives of the Secretary of the Navy to ensure that activities key to facilitating the maintenance and modernization of naval vessels (including with respect to increasing workforce and industrial base capability and capacity, shipyard level-loading, and facility improvements) receive sufficient resourcing, and are including in appropriate planning, to facilitate the requirements specified in subparagraph (A).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification by the Secretary that both the budget for that fiscal year and the future-years defense program submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 221 of this title provide for funding for the maintenance and modernization of naval vessels at a level that is sufficient for such maintenance and modernization in accordance with the plan under paragraph (1).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s352/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"> and the plan and certification under subsection (d)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s352/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 231 and inserting the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“231.</designator><label> Budgeting for construction, maintenance, and modernization of naval vessels: annual plan and certification.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s353" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="353">SEC. 353. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING JOINT MEDICAL ESTIMATES IN READINESS REPORTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 482(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s353/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s353/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the joint medical estimate under section 732(b)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1817) prepared by the Joint Staff Surgeon, with a mitigation plan to correct any readiness problem or deficiency and the timeline, cost, and any legislative action required to correct any such problem or deficiency.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s354" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="354">SEC. 354. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INAPPLICABILITY OF ADVANCE BILLING DOLLAR LIMITATION FOR RELIEF EFFORTS FOLLOWING MAJOR DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s354/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The total</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the total</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s354/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The dollar limitation under subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to advance billing for relief efforts following a declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s355" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="355">SEC. 355. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW ON TIME LIMITATIONS ON DURATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 322(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2252) is repealed.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="356">SEC. 356. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 U.S.C. 8013 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PLAN OF THE NAVY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop metrics for assessing progress of the Secretary toward improved shipyard capacity and performance in carrying 
out the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan of the Navy, including by measuring the effectiveness of capital investments;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the shipyard optimization program office of the Navy—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes all costs, such as inflation, program office activities, utilities, roads, environmental remediation, historic preservation, and alternative workspace when developing a detailed cost estimate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses cost estimating best practices in developing a detailed cost estimate, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a program baseline;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a work breakdown structure;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the methodology and key assumptions;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a consideration of inflation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a full assessment of risk and uncertainty; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a sensitivity analysis; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">obtain independent cost estimates for projects under the shipyard optimization program that are estimated to exceed $250,000,000, to validate the cost estimates of the Navy developed for such projects pursuant to paragraph (2) and inform the prioritization of projects under such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the Navy is unable to implement the requirements under subsection (a) by March 1, 2023, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives before such date on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current progress of the Secretary toward implementing those requirements;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any hindrance to implementing those requirements; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s356/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any additional resources necessary to implement those requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="357">SEC. 357. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for military information support operations, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a plan for—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriately scoping and tailoring messaging activities to foreign target audiences;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring messages serve a valid military purpose;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effectively managing risk associated with web-based military information support operations;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintaining alignment with policies and procedures of the Department of Defense;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adequately overseeing and approving the work of contractors;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring alignment with policy guidance and procedures of the Department; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s357/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating activities with the Global Engagement Center of the Department of State and other relevant non-Department of Defense entities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s358" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="358">SEC. 358. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTIFICATION OF MODIFICATION TO POLICY REGARDING RETENTION RATES FOR NAVY SHIP REPAIR CONTRACTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s358/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may not modify the general policy of the Department of the Navy regarding retention rates for contracts for Navy ship repair until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition submits to the congressional defense committees a notification that includes, with respect to such modification, the following information:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s358/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any considerations that informed the decision to so modify.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s358/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the desired effect of the modification on the Navy ship repair industrial base.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s358/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section, and the requirements thereof, shall terminate on September 30, 2025.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="359">SEC. 359. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON CAPACITY OF PRIVATE SHIPYARDS IN UNITED STATES AND EFFECT OF THOSE SHIPYARDS ON NAVAL FLEET READINESS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity or a federally funded research and development center to conduct research and analysis regarding the capacity and capability of private shipyards in the United States to repair, maintain, and modernize surface combatants and support ships of the Navy to ensure fleet readiness.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The research and analysis conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the maintenance needs of the Navy during the five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, including the frequency of unplanned maintenance and the average time it takes to repair ships.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the projected maintenance needs of the Navy during the 10-year period following such date of enactment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether current private shipyards in the United States have the capacity to meet current and anticipated needs of the Navy to maintain and repair ships, including whether there are adequate ship repair facilities and a sufficiently trained workforce.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of barriers limiting the success of intermediate-level and depot-level maintenance availabilities, including constraints of adding private depot capacity and capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations based on the findings of paragraphs (1) through (4) regarding actions the Secretary of the Navy can take to ensure there is an industrial base of private ship repair facilities to meet the needs of the Navy and ensure fleet readiness, including whether the Secretary should institute a new force generation model, establish additional homeport facilities, or establish new hub-type maintenance facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Input From Private Shipyards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting research and analysis under subsection (a), the nonprofit entity or federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary 
of the Navy enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall consult with private shipyards regarding—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the fleet maintenance needs of surface combatant and support ships of the Navy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">private shipyard capacity, including workforce; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional investment in private shipyards necessary to meet the needs of the Navy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the nonprofit entity or federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary of the Navy enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the research and analysis undertaken under such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s359/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="360">SEC. 360. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT STUDY RELATING TO FUEL DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS ACROSS UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center that meets the criteria under subsection (b) to conduct a study on fuel distribution logistics in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria for FFRDC.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The criteria under this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A primary focus on the conduct of studies and analysis.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A demonstrated record of conducting research and analysis using a multidisciplinary approach.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A strong reputation for publishing publicly releasable analysis to inform public debate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IDA Strategic Fuel Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study pursuant to a contract under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall use the results of the July 1, 2020, report of the Institute for Defense Analyses titled “INDOPACOM Strategic Fuel Assessment” as a baseline to inform its analysis of fuel distribution logistics in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract under subsection (a) shall provide that a study conducted under the contract shall include, with respect to the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the vulnerabilities associated with the production, refinement, and distribution of fuel by the Armed Forces during periods of conflict and in contested logistics environments within the area, including with respect to the capability of the Armed Forces to sustain operational flights by aircraft and joint force distributed operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of potential adversary capabilities to disrupt such fuel distribution in the area through a variety of means, including financial means, cyber means, and conventional kinetic attacks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any gaps in the capability or capacity of inter- or intra-theater fuel distribution, including any gaps relating to storage, transfer platforms, manning for platforms, command and control, or fuel handling.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the positioning of defense fuel support points in the area, including with respect to operational suitability and vulnerability to a variety of kinetic threats.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the readiness of allies and partners of the United States to support the supply, storage, and distribution of fuel by the Armed Forces in the area, including a review of any relevant security cooperation agreements entered into between the United States and such allies and partners.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of potential actions to mitigate any vulnerabilities identified pursuant to the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to secretary of defense.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract under subsection (a) shall provide that a study conducted under the contract shall require that the federally funded research and development center submit to the Secretary a report containing the findings of such study.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in an unclassified and publicly releasable form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of such report, submitted without change.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s360/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contested logistics environment</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 2926 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s361" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="361">SEC. 361. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON EXPENDITURES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF FUEL DISTRIBUTION POINTS IN UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s361/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a quarterly basis until the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall provide to the congressional defense committees briefings on the use of the funds described in subsection (c).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s361/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents of Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include an expenditure plan for the establishment of fuel distribution points in the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command relating to the defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stE/s361/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funds Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The funds described in this subsection are the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2023 for Military Construction, Defense-wide for Planning and Design for United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Relating to Depots and Ammunition Production Facilities </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s371" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="371">SEC. 371. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BUDGETING FOR DEPOT AND AMMUNITION PRODUCTION FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: ANNUAL REPORT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="239d">“SEC. 239d. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s239d">10 U.S.C. 239d</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budgeting for depot and ammunition production facility maintenance and repair: annual report </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall include with the defense budget materials for each fiscal year a report regarding the maintenance and repair of covered facilities.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following (disaggregated by military department):</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each of the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year covered by the defense budget materials with which the report is included, revenue data for that fiscal year for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul workload funded at all the depots of the military department.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the fiscal year covered by the defense budget materials with which the report is included and each of the two fiscal years prior, an identification of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of appropriations budgeted for that fiscal year for depots, further disaggregated by the type of appropriation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount budgeted for that fiscal year for working-capital fund investments by the Secretary of the military department for the capital budgets of the covered depots of the military department, shown in total and further disaggregated by whether the investment relates to the efficiency of depot facilities, work environment, equipment, equipment (non-capital investment program), or processes.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total amount required to be invested by the Secretary of the military department for that fiscal year for the capital budgets of covered depots pursuant to section 2476(a) of this title.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of the budgeted amount identified under subparagraph (B) with the total required amount identified under subparagraph (C).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each covered depot of the military department, of the total required amount identified under subparagraph (C), the percentage of such amount allocated, or projected to be allocated, to the covered depot for that fiscal year.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each covered facility of the military department, the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on the average facility condition, average critical facility condition, restoration and maintenance 
project backlog, and average equipment age, including a description of any changes in such metrics from previous years.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on the status of the implementation at the covered facility of the plans and strategies of the Department of Defense relating to covered facility improvement, including, as applicable, the implementation of the strategy required under section 359 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1323; 10 U.S.C. 2460 note).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">ammunition production facility</quotedText>’ means an ammunition organic industrial base production facility.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘budget’ and ‘defense budget materials’ have the meaning given those terms in section 234 of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered depot</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 2476 of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered facility</quotedText>’ means a covered depot or an ammunition production facility.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s372" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="372">SEC. 372. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2025</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s373" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="373">SEC. 373. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FIVE-YEAR PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPOT AND AMMUNITION PRODUCTION FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2742 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2473">“SEC. 2473. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2473">10 U.S.C. 2473</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual five-year plans on improvement of depot infrastructure </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan describing the objectives of that Secretary to improve depot infrastructure during the five fiscal years following the fiscal year for which such budget is submitted.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each plan submitted by a Secretary of a military department under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the five-year period covered by the plan, an identification of the major lines of effort, milestones, and specific goals of the Secretary over such period relating to the improvement of depot infrastructure and a description of how such goals support the goals outlined in section 359(b)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1324; 10 U.S.C. 2476 note).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated costs of necessary depot infrastructure improvements and a description of how such costs would be addressed by the Department of Defense budget request submitted during the same year as the plan and the applicable future-years defense program.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information regarding the plan of the Secretary to initiate such environmental and engineering studies as may 
be necessary to carry out planned depot infrastructure improvements.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Detailed information regarding how depot infrastructure improvement projects will be paced and sequenced to ensure continuous operations.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incorporation of Results-oriented Management Practices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each plan under subsection (a) shall incorporate the leading results-oriented management practices identified in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States titled ‘Actions Needed to Improve Poor Conditions of Facilities and Equipment that Affect Maintenance Timeliness and Efficiency’ (GAO-19-242), or any successor report, including—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analytically based goals;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">results-oriented metrics;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of required resources, risks, and stakeholders; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regular reporting on progress to decision makers.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="374">SEC. 374. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR CERTAIN DEPOTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2476 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Each fiscal year</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1) Each fiscal year</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">six</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eight</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph (A), the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amount required to be invested in the capital budgets of the covered depots of a military department under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">75 percent shall be used for the modernization or improvement of the efficiency of depot facilities, equipment, work environment, or processes in direct support of depot operations; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">25 percent shall be used for the sustainment, restoration, and modernization (as such terms are defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14-R, or successor regulation) of existing facilities or infrastructure.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, but does not include funds spent for sustainment of existing facilities, infrastructure, or equipment</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance With Certain Requirements Relating to Personnel and Total Force Management.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In identifying amounts to invest pursuant to the requirement under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of a military department shall comply with all applicable requirements of sections 129 and 129a of this title.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A table enumerating, for the period covered by the report, the amounts invested to meet the requirement under 
subsection (a)(1), disaggregated by funding source and whether the amount is allocated pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(2).”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is further amended in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)(1)</quotedText>” each place it appears.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional technical and conforming amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2861(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (e) of section 2476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (f) of section 2476</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a) of such section</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)(1) of such section</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s374/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2476">10 U.S.C. 2476 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s375" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="375">SEC. 375. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL REPORT ON CORE DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s375/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under section 2464(d) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s375/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2401; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (45).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s376" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="376">SEC. 376. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDS EXPENDED FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s376/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under section 2466(d) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s376/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2401; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (46).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s377" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="377">SEC. 377. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2476">10 U.S.C. 2476 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION OF CALCULATION FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD CARRYOVER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of calculating the amount of workload carryover with respect to the depots and arsenals of the Department of the Army, the Secretary of Defense shall authorize the Secretary of the Army to use a calculation for such carryover that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s377/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">applies a material end of period exclusion; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stF/s377/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">excludes from the calculated carryover amount the proceeds of any foreign military sale.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s381" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="381">SEC. 381. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORTS BY DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON ACTIVITIES OF JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 184(k) of title 10, United States Codeis amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s381/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Report.—The Chair</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Reports.—(1) The Chair</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s381/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2023, and not later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the goals and priorities of the Deputy Secretary for the year following the date of the submission of the report with respect to the activities of the Council; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment by the Deputy Secretary of the activities of the Council carried out during the year preceding the date of such submission.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s382" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="382">SEC. 382. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS USING MILITARY WORKING DOGS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s382/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="995">“SEC. 995. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">10 U.S.C. 995</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accountability for contractors using military working dogs </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reporting Requirement for Contractors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each covered contract shall specify that the contractor is required to submit to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), on an annual basis for the duration of the covered contract, a report containing an identification of—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of military working dogs that are in the possession of the covered contractor and located outside of the continental United States in support of a military operation, if any; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the primary location of any such military working dogs.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Contract Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered contract</quotedText>’ means a contract that the Secretary of Defense determines involves military working dogs.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s382/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">10 U.S.C. 995 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 995 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a contract entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s382/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter for each of the subsequent three years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the implementation of section 995 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s382/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s995">10 U.S.C. 995 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall issue the guidance on the annual reporting requirement under section 995 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s382/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations to Prohibit Abandonment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the abandonment of military working dogs used in support of a military operation outside of the continental United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s383" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="383">SEC. 383. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MEMBERSHIP OF COAST GUARD ON JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 184(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s383/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s383/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During periods in which the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, an officer of the Coast Guard, appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s384" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="384">SEC. 384. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION IN REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES NATIONAL GUARD RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s384/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the report required under section 222a of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2024, the officer specified under subsection (b)(7) of such section shall include as part of the National Guard unfunded priorities described in subsection (c)(3) of such section unfunded priorities that relate to non-Federal National Guard responsibilities in connection with natural and man-made disasters.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s384/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 222a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (b)(6)</quotedText>” both places it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (b)(7)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s385" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="385">SEC. 385. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR TRAINING OF NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1367; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="351">“SEC. 351. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRAINING OF NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, may provide support for the training of appropriate personnel of the National Guard on wildfire prevention and response. In carrying out this section, the Secretaries—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall give a preference to personnel assigned to military installations with the highest wildfire suppression needs, as determined by the Secretaries; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may consult with the Executive Board of the National Interagency Fire Center.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="386">SEC. 386. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON MILITARY WORKING DOGS AND EXPLOSIVES DETECTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of Pilot Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 381(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1672; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2025</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of Research Efforts of Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a review of the recent and ongoing research, testing, and evaluation efforts of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Homeland Security, respectively, regarding explosives detection working dogs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recent or ongoing research efforts of the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, relating to explosives detection working dogs, and any similarities between such efforts.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recent or ongoing veterinary research efforts of the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, relating to working dogs, canines, or other areas that may be relevant to the improvement of the breeding, health, performance, or training of explosives detection working dogs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any research areas relating to explosives detection working dogs in which there is a need for ongoing research but no such ongoing research is being carried out by either the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, particularly with respect to the health, domestic breeding, and training of explosives detection working dogs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the recent and ongoing research efforts of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, may improve the domestic breeding of working dogs, including explosives detection working dogs, and the health outcomes and performance of such domestically bred working dogs, including through coordination with academic or industry partners with experience in research relating to working dogs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Potential opportunities for the Secretary of Defense to collaborate with the Secretary of Homeland Security on research relating to explosives detection working dogs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any research partners of the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, or both, that may be beneficial in assisting with the research efforts and areas described in this subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the Secretary of Defense to collaborate, as appropriate, with the Secretary of Homeland Security on research relating to explosives detection working dogs and other relevant matters. Such plan shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of potential opportunities for collaboration between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security on the research efforts and areas described in subsection (a)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of specific programs or areas of research for such collaboration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any additional agreements or authorities necessary for the Secretaries to carry out such collaboration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of additional funding necessary to carry out such collaboration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of potential coordination on the research efforts and areas described in subsection (a)(2) with academic and industry partners with experience in research relating to working dogs, including an identification of potential 
opportunities for such coordination in carrying out the collaboration described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A proposed timeline for the Secretary of Defense to engage in such collaboration, including specific proposed deadlines.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how programs carried out pursuant to this section seek to address the health and welfare issues identified by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled “Working Dogs: Federal Agencies Need to Better Address Health and Welfare” published on October 19, 2022 (GAO-23-104489).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s386/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">explosives detection working dog</quotedText>” means a canine that, in connection with the work duties of the canine performed for a Federal department or agency, is certified and trained to detect odors indicating the presence of explosives in a given object or area, in addition to the performance of such other duties for the Federal department or agency as may be assigned.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="387">SEC. 387. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENT TO THE SIKES ACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Natural Features.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 101(a)(3)(A) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)(3)(A)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after clause (i) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of natural and nature-based features to maintain or improve military installation resilience;”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expanding and Making Permanent the Program for Invasive Species Management for Military Installations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 101(g) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(g)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the header and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Program for Invasive Species Management for Military Installations</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">During fiscal years 2009 through 2014, the</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s387/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in Guam</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="388">SEC. 388. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2661">10 U.S.C. 2661 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL FIRE PROTECTION AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standards Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members of the Armed Forces and employees of Defense Agencies who provide fire protection services to military installations comply with the national consensus standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minimum staffing requirement for any firefighting vehicle responding to a structural building emergency at a military installation is not less than four firefighters per vehicle; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minimum staffing requirement for any firefighting vehicle responding to an aircraft or airfield incident at a military installation is not less than three firefighters per vehicle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">details each instance in which the standards of that military department deviate from the national consensus standards specified in subsection (a)(1), and at what military installation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes, for each military installation under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, a detailed description of response times for emergency services and firefighting vehicle staffing levels; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes an assessment of the feasibility of requiring compliance with the national consensus standards specified in subsection (a)(1) in accordance with such subsection at each military installation under the jurisdiction of that Secretary (without exception), the cost of requiring such compliance, and the estimated timeline for that Secretary to implement such requirement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “Armed Forces” and “Defense Agency” have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">firefighter</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 707(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1074m note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s388/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military installation</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="389">SEC. 389. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7013">10 U.S.C. 7013 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAMS FOR TACTICAL VEHICLE SAFETY DATA COLLECTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall each initiate a pilot program to evaluate the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles in the Army and the Marine Corps, respectively.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each pilot program initiated under subsection (a) shall be carried out for a period of not less than two years.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy each shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">select not fewer than one military installation in the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that contains the necessary forces, equipment, and maneuver training ranges to collect data on drivers and military tactical vehicles during training and routine operation at which to carry out the pilot program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">install data recorders on a sufficient number of each type of military tactical vehicle specified in subsection (d) to gain statistically significant results;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">select a data recorder capable of collecting and exporting telemetry data, event data, and driver identification data during operation and accidents;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish and maintain a data repository for operation and event data captured by the data recorder; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish processes to leverage operation and event data to improve individual vehicle operator performance, identify installation hazards that threaten safe vehicle operation, and identify vehicle-type specific operating conditions that increase the risk of accidents or mishaps.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Tactical Vehicles Specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Military tactical vehicles specified in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Light Armored Vehicles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Stryker armored combat vehicles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other military tactical vehicles as the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cyber Risk Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be, may exempt from a pilot program under this section a military tactical vehicle specified under subsection (d) if that Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a certification that, with respect to inclusion of the military tactical vehicle, there is a high potential of cyber risk as a result of the absence of a cross-domain solution capable of segregating classified and unclassified data.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall each—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop plans for implementing the pilot programs under this section; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on those plans and the estimated cost of implementing those plans.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 15, 2024, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall each submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the respective pilot programs carried out under this section by the Secretaries, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">insights and findings regarding the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adjustments made, or to be made, to the implementation plans developed under subsection (f); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matters determined appropriate by the Secretaries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 15, 2025, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the pilot programs carried out under this section, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">insights and findings regarding the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the utility of establishing an enduring program to use data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the scope, size, and estimated cost of such an enduring program; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s389/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other matters as the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy determine appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="390">SEC. 390. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REDUCTION OF OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR UNIFORM ITEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tracking Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to track the expected useful life of uniform items for officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces, for the purposes of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimating the rate at which such uniform items are replaced;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determining the resulting out-of-pocket costs for such members over time;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determining the necessity of establishing a uniform replacement allowance for officers of the Armed Forces, based on the replacement rate estimated pursuant to paragraph (1) and the out-of-pocket costs determined pursuant to paragraph (2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determining the adequacy of the uniform allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the expected useful life of required uniform items for members of the Armed Forces, projected changes to such required uniform items, and related costs anticipated by the Secretary (disaggregated by Armed Force). Such report shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pricing information for each such item, including items that are not considered uniquely military; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s390/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the necessity of establishing a uniform replacement allowance for officers of the Armed Forces, as determined pursuant to subsection (a)(3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="391">SEC. 391. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO ANIMAL FACILITY SANITATION AND PLAN FOR HOUSING AND CARE OF HORSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation by Secretary of the Army of Certain Recommendations Relating to Animal Facility Sanitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army shall implement the recommendations contained in the memorandum of the Department of the Army dated February 25, 2022, the subject of which is “Animal Facility Sanitation Inspection Findings for the Fort Myer Caisson Barns/Paddocks and the Fort Belvoir Caisson Pasture Facility” (MHCB-RN).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan for Housing and Care of All Horses Within Care of Old Guard.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a plan for the 
housing and care of all horses within the care of the 3rd United States Infantry (commonly known as the “Old Guard”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each modification planned or underway at the Fort Myer Caisson Barns/Paddocks, the Fort Belvoir Caisson Pasture Facility, and any other facility or location under consideration for stabling of the horses described in paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of adequate space at Fort Myer, Virginia, to properly care for the horses described in paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a prioritization of the allotment of the space identified under subparagraph (B) over other functions of Fort Myer that could be placed elsewhere;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">projected timelines and resource requirements to execute the plan; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">immediate remedies for the unsanitary and unsafe conditions present at the locations described in subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s391/b/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how long-term quality of life improvements will be provided for the horses described in paragraph (1).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s392" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="392">SEC. 392. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall continue, through fiscal year 2023—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s392/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to perform the responsibilities of the Department of Defense executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School pursuant to section 352(b) of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s392/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide such support as may be necessary for the continued operation of such school.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="393">SEC. 393. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8754">10 U.S.C. 8754 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF LEGACY MARITIME MINE COUNTERMEASURES PLATFORMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend funds to discontinue or prepare to discontinue, including by making a substantive reduction in training and operational employment, any element of the Marine Mammal Program of the Navy, that has been used, or is currently being used, for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">port security at Navy bases, known as Mark-6 systems; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mine search capabilities, known as Mark-7 systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary has—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identified a replacement capability and the necessary quantity of such capability to meet all operational requirements currently being met by the Marine Mammal Program, including a detailed explanation of such capability and quantity;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">achieved initial operational capability of all capabilities referred to in paragraph (1), including a detailed explanation of such achievement; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIII/stG/s393/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deployed a sufficient quantity of capabilities referred to in paragraph (1) that have achieved initial operational capability to continue to meet or exceed all operational requirements currently being met by Marine Mammal Program, including a detailed explanation of such deployment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">TITLE IV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Active Forces</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 401.</designator><label> End strengths for active forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 402.</designator><label> End strength level matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 403.</designator><label> Additional authority to vary Space Force end strength.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Reserve Forces</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 411.</designator><label> End strengths for Selected Reserve.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 412.</designator><label> End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 413.</designator><label> End strengths for military technicians (dual status).</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 414.</designator><label> Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Authorization of Appropriations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 421.</designator><label> Military personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Active Forces </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2023, as follows:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s401/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army, 452,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s401/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Navy, 354,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s401/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Marine Corps, 177,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s401/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air Force, 325,344.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s401/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Space Force, 8,600.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="402">SEC. 402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">END STRENGTH LEVEL MATTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strength Levels to Support National Defense Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of sections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 39 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 691.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain Active-duty and Selected Reserve Strengths.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 115 of such title is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">increase</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">vary</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary by a number not equal to more than two percent of such authorized end strength; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of the reserve component of the armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary by a number equal to not more than one percent of such authorized end strength.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">increase</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">variance</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s402/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph (3):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the military department concerned shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees if such Secretary exceeds a variance under paragraph (1), and at least once every 90 days thereafter for so long as such end strength is outside such variance. Each such notification shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modified projected end strengths for active and reserve components of the armed force or forces for which such Secretary exceeds such variance.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any budgetary effects projected as a result of such modified end strength projections.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of any effects on readiness resulting from such modified end strength projections.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="403">SEC. 403. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO VARY SPACE FORCE END STRENGTH. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s403/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 115(g) of title 10, United States Code, upon determination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such action would enhance manning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary may vary the end strength authorized by Congress for each fiscal year as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s403/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Increase the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 5 percent of such authorized end strength.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s403/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Decrease the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 10 percent of such authorized end strength.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stA/s403/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reserve Forces </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="411">SEC. 411. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2023, as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army Reserve, 177,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Navy Reserve, 57,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,400.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air Force Reserve, 70,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">End Strength Reductions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s411/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">End Strength Increases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s412" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="412">SEC. 412. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2023, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s412/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s412/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army Reserve, 16,511.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s412/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Navy Reserve, 10,077.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s412/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,388.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s412/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,333.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s412/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air Force Reserve, 6,003.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="413">SEC. 413. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2023 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Army National Guard of the United States, 22,294.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Army Reserve, 6,492.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,994.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians (dual Status).—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of temporary military technicians (dual-status) employed under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total authorized number specified in such subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s413/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under no circumstances may a military technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to participate in 
such realignment or conversion, no further action will be taken against the individual or the individual’s position.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s414" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="414">SEC. 414. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">During fiscal year 2023, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s414/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s414/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army Reserve, 13,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s414/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Navy Reserve, 6,200.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s414/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s414/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stB/s414/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stC/s421" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="421">SEC. 421. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY PERSONNEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stC/s421/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIV/stC/s421/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction of Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Officer Personnel Policy</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 501.</designator><label> Authorized strengths for Space Force officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 502.</designator><label> Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 503.</designator><label> Redistribution of Naval officers serving on active duty in the grades of O-8 and O-9.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 504.</designator><label> Authorized strength after December 31, 2022: general officers and flag officers on active duty.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 505.</designator><label> Extension of grade retention for certain officers awaiting retirement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 506.</designator><label> Exclusion of officers serving as lead special trial counsel from limitations on authorized strengths for general and flag officers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 507.</designator><label> Constructive service credit for certain officers of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 508.</designator><label> Improvements to the selection of warrant officers in the military departments for promotion.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509.</designator><label> Advice and consent requirement for waivers of mandatory retirement for Superintendents of military service academies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509A.</designator><label> Modification of reports on Air Force personnel performing duties of a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer (13N).</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509B.</designator><label> Assessments of staffing in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other Department of Defense headquarters offices.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509C.</designator><label> GAO review of certain officer performance evaluations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 509D.</designator><label> Study of chaplains.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Reserve Component Management</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 511.</designator><label> Inclusion of additional information on the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in reports accompanying the national defense strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 512.</designator><label> Expansion of eligibility to serve as an instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 513.</designator><label> Backdating of effective date of rank for reserve officers in the National Guard due to undue delays in Federal recognition.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 514.</designator><label> Inspections of the National Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 515.</designator><label> Authority to waive requirement that performance of Active Guard and Reserve duty at the request of a Governor may not interfere with certain duties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 516.</designator><label> Continued National Guard support for FireGuard program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 517.</designator><label> Enhancement of National Guard Youth Challenge Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 518.</designator><label> Notice to Congress before certain actions regarding units of certain reserve components.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 519.</designator><label> Independent study on Federal recognition of National Guard officers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 519A.</designator><label> Review and update of report on geographic dispersion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 519B.</designator><label> Briefing on duties of the Army Interagency Training and Education Center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>General Service Authorities and Military Records</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 521.</designator><label> Consideration of adverse information by special selection review boards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 522.</designator><label> Expansion of eligibility for direct acceptance of gifts by members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense and Coast Guard employees and their families.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 523.</designator><label> Limitation of extension of period of active duty for a member who accepts a fellowship, scholarship, or grant.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 524.</designator><label> Expansion of mandatory characterizations of administrative discharges of certain members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 525.</designator><label> Rescission of COVID-19 vaccination mandate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 526.</designator><label> Temporary exemption from end strength grade restrictions for the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 527.</designator><label> Notification to next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces: study; update; training; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 528.</designator><label> Gender-neutral fitness physical readiness standards for military occupational specialties of the Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 529.</designator><label> Recurring report regarding COVID-19 mandate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 530.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding women involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy or parenthood.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Recruitment and Retention</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 531.</designator><label> Treatment of personally identifiable information regarding prospective recruits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 532.</designator><label> Revival and extension of temporary authority for targeted recruitment incentives.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 533.</designator><label> Report on recruiting efforts of certain Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 534.</designator><label> Review of marketing and recruiting of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 535.</designator><label> Report on Department of Defense recruitment advertising to racial and ethnic minority communities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 536.</designator><label> Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public secondary schools.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 537.</designator><label> Best practices for the retention of certain female members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 538.</designator><label> Review of certain personnel policies of special operations forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 539.</designator><label> Support for members who perform duties regarding remotely piloted aircraft: study; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 539A.</designator><label> Retention and recruitment of members of the Army who specialize in air and missile defense systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Military Justice and Other Legal Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 541.</designator><label> Matters in connection with special trial counsel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 542.</designator><label> Technical corrections relating to special trial counsel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 543.</designator><label> Randomization of court-martial panels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 544.</designator><label> Jurisdiction of Courts of Criminal Appeals.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 545.</designator><label> Special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 546.</designator><label> Independent investigation of sexual harassment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 547.</designator><label> Primary prevention research agenda and workforce.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 548.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special agent training course.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549.</designator><label> Review of titling and indexing practices of the Army and certain other organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549A.</designator><label> Briefing and report on resourcing required for implementation of military justice reform.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549B.</designator><label> Report on sharing information with counsel for victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 549C.</designator><label> Dissemination of civilian legal services information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Member Education</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 551.</designator><label> Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 552.</designator><label> Individuals from the District of Columbia who may be considered for appointment to military service academies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 553.</designator><label> Agreement by a cadet or midshipman to play professional sport constitutes a breach of agreement to serve as an officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 554.</designator><label> Naval Postgraduate School and United States Air Force Institute of Technology: terms of Provosts and Chief Academic Officers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 555.</designator><label> Naval Postgraduate School: attendance by enlisted members.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 556.</designator><label> Modification of annual report on demographics of military service academy applicants.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 557.</designator><label> Study and report on professional military education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 558.</designator><label> Report on treatment of China in curricula of professional military education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Member Training and Transition</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 561.</designator><label> Codification of Skillbridge program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 562.</designator><label> Pilot program on remote personnel processing in the Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 563.</designator><label> Annual report on members separating from active duty who file claims for disability benefits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 564.</designator><label> Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in STEM.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 571.</designator><label> Clarification and expansion of authorization of support for chaplain-led programs for members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 572.</designator><label> Pilot program to expand eligibility for enrollment at domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools: extension; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 573.</designator><label> Commercial air waiver for next of kin regarding transportation of remains of casualties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 574.</designator><label> Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 575.</designator><label> Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 576.</designator><label> Pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for Department of Defense child development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 577.</designator><label> Promotion of certain child care assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 578.</designator><label> Industry roundtable on military spouse hiring.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579.</designator><label> Recommendations for the improvement of the Military Interstate Children’s Compact.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579A.</designator><label> Feasibility of inclusion of au pairs in pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579B.</designator><label> Briefing on policies regarding single parents serving as members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579C.</designator><label> Public reporting on certain military child care programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579D.</designator><label> Briefing on verification of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 579E.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle I—</designator><label>Decorations, Awards, and Other Honors</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 581.</designator><label> Clarification of procedure for boards for the correction of military records to review determinations regarding certain decorations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 582.</designator><label> Authorizations for certain awards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 583.</designator><label> Posthumous appointment of Ulysses S. Grant to grade of General of the Armies of the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 584.</designator><label> Enhanced information related to awarding of the Purple Heart.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle J—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 591.</designator><label> Report on non-citizen members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 592.</designator><label> Notification on manning of afloat naval forces: modifications; codification.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 593.</designator><label> Clarification of authority of NCMAF to update Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 594.</designator><label> Disinterment of remains of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National Cemetery.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 595.</designator><label> Pilot program on safe storage of personally owned firearms.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 596.</designator><label> Pilot program on car sharing on remote or isolated military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 597.</designator><label> Briefing on the effects of economic inflation on members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 598.</designator><label> Study on improvement of access to voting for members of the Armed Forces overseas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 599.</designator><label> Report on incidence of military suicides by military job code.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 599A.</designator><label> Report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide in the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 599B.</designator><label> Report on officer personnel management and the development of the professional military ethic of the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
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                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Officer Personnel Policy </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR SPACE FORCE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GRADES OF MAJOR, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, AND COLONEL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table in subsection (a)(1) of section 523 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the items relating to the Marine Corps new items relating to the total number of commissioned officers (excluding officers in categories specified in subsection (b) of such section) serving on active duty in the Space Force in the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel, respectively, as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><foreign id="warning-d31e14799" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="no-gen" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0"><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="0.10.12" ttitle-size="0"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col1" min-data-value="115"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col2" min-data-value="10"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="10"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="10"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry colname="col1">
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">“3,900</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col2">1,016</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">782</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">234    </compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">4,300</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col2">1,135</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">873</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">262    </compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">5,000</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col2">1,259</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">845</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">315    </compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">7,000</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col2">1,659</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">1,045</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">415    </compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">10,000</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col2">2,259</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">1,345</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">565”</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="502">SEC. 502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISTRIBUTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFICER GRADES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">as follows:</quotedText>” and inserting an em dash;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the Space Force, if that appointment would result in more than—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">2 officers in the grade of general;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">7 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">6 officers in the grade of major general.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Marine Corps</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Marine Corps, and Space Force</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or Marine Corps</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Marine Corps, or Space Force</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s502/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or Commandant of the Marine Corps</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Chief of Space Operations</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s503" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="503">SEC. 503. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REDISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL OFFICERS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADES OF O-8 AND O-9. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a)(3) of section 525 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 502, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s503/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">33</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">34</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s503/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">50</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">49</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="504">SEC. 504. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED STRENGTH AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2022: GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Marine Corps</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Marine Corps, and Space Force</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">220</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">218</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">151</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">149</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">187</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">170</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Space Force, 21.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s504/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Space Force, 6.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s505" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="505">SEC. 505. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF GRADE RETENTION FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS AWAITING RETIREMENT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 601(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">retirement, but not for more than 60 days.</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“retirement, but—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to subparagraph (B), not for more than 60 days; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to an officer awaiting retirement following not less than one year of consecutive deployment outside of the United States to a combat zone (as defined in section 112(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or in support of a contingency operation, not for more than 90 days.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="507">SEC. 507. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Constructive Service Credit for Warrant Officers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 572 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">For the purposes</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned shall credit a person who is receiving an original appointment as a warrant officer in the regular component of an armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, and who has advanced education or training or special experience, with constructive service for such education, training, or experience, as follows:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For special training or experience in a particular warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For advanced education in a warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such education is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the amendments made by subsection (a). Such report shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the evaluation of such amendments by the Secretary;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimate of the Secretary regarding how many individuals are eligible for credit under subsection (b) of such section, as added by subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s507/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the determination of the Secretary whether existing special pay for such members is adequate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s508" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="508">SEC. 508. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SELECTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS IN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR PROMOTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s508/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Promotion by Selection Boards: Recommendation; Exclusion From Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 575 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In selecting the warrant officers to be recommended for promotion, a selection board shall, when authorized by the Secretary concerned, recommend warrant officers of particular merit, pursuant to guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Secretary concerned, from among those warrant officers selected for promotion, to be placed higher on the promotion list contained in the report of such board under section 576(c) of this title.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A selection board may recommend that a warrant officer be placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1) only if the warrant officer receives the recommendation of at least a majority of the members of the board, unless the Secretary concerned establishes an alternative requirement. Any such alternate requirement shall be furnished to the board as part of the guidelines furnished to the board under section 576 of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the warrant officers recommended to be placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1), the board shall recommend the order in which those warrant officers should be placed on the list.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the request of a warrant officer, the Secretary concerned may exclude the warrant officer from consideration for promotion under this section.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned may approve a request of a warrant officer under paragraph (1) only if—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the basis for the request is to allow the officer to complete—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assignment in support of career progression;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advanced education;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assignment such Secretary determines is of significant value to the Armed Force concerned; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a career progression requirement delayed by an assignment or education;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such Secretary determines that such exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Armed Force concerned; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests exclusion from consideration.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s508/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority for Promotion of Warrant Officers in Report of Selection Board.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of section 576 of such title is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The names of warrant officers selected for promotion under this section shall be arranged in the report of such board in the following order of priority:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Warrant officers recommended under section 575(e) of this title to be placed higher on the promotion list, in the order in which the board determines.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Warrant officers otherwise recommended for promotion, in the order of seniority on the warrant officer active-duty list.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s508/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Promotions: How Made; Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 578(a) of such title is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of the seniority of such officers on the warrant officer active-duty list</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">set forth in section 576(c) of this title</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="509">SEC. 509. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADVICE AND CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR WAIVERS OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Military Academy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7321(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In the event a waiver under this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and appointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Naval Academy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8371(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In the event a waiver under this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and appointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Air Force Academy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9321(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In the event a waiver under this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and appointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509A" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="509A">SEC. 509A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON AIR FORCE PERSONNEL PERFORMING DUTIES OF A NUCLEAR AND MISSILE OPERATIONS OFFICER (13N). </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 506(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1682) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509A/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509A/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph (8):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A staffing plan for managing personnel in the 13N career field as the Air Force transitions from the Minuteman III weapon system to the Sentinel weapon system.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="509B">SEC. 509B. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS OFFICES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of the Secretary of Defense.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of staffing of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Such assessment shall including the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A validation of every military staff billet assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense against existing military personnel requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated effect of returning 15 percent of such military staff billets to operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned, over a period of 36 months, would have on the office of the Secretary of Defense and other Department of Defense Headquarters Offices.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan and milestones for how reductions described in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule for such reductions, and the process by which the billets would be returned to the operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall conduct an assessment of staffing of the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Such assessment shall including the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A validation of every military staff billet assigned to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff against existing military personnel requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated effect of returning 15 percent of such military staff billets to operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned, over a period of 36 months, would have on the office of the Joint Staff and the Chairman’s Controlled Activities and other related Joint Staff Headquarters Offices.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan and milestones for how reductions described in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule for such reductions, and the process by which the billets would be returned to the operational activities of the Armed Forces concerned.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing and Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an interim briefing on the assessments under subsections (a) and (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the assessments under subsections (a) and (b). Such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A validation of every military staff billet assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff to include the Chairman’s Controlled Activities against existing military personnel requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The methodology and process through which such validation was performed.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Relevant statistical analysis on military billet fill rates against validated requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of unvalidated military billets currently performing staff support functions,</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The rationale for why unvalidated military billets may be required.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cost of military staff filling both validated and unvalidated billets.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lessons learned through the military billet validation process and statistical analysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary determines relevant to understanding the use of military staff billets described in subsections (a) and (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509B/c/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any legislative, policy or budgetary recommendations of the Secretary related to the subject matter of the report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="509C">SEC. 509C. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO REVIEW OF CERTAIN OFFICER PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the officer performance reports of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department in order to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">study the fitness report systems used for the performance evaluation of officers; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments recommendations regarding how to improve such systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the effectiveness of the fitness report systems at evaluating and documenting the performance of officers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of the fitness report systems for officers of each Armed Force described in subsection (a) with best practices for performance evaluations used by public- and private-sector organizations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the value of fitness reports in providing useful information to officer promotion boards.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the value of fitness reports in providing useful feedback to officers being evaluated.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to improve the fitness report systems to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase its effectiveness at accurately evaluating and documenting the performance of officers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide more useful information to officer promotion boards; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide more useful feedback regarding evaluated officers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to Data and Records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretaries of the military departments shall provide to the Comptroller General sufficient resources and access to technical data, individuals, organizations, and records that the Comptroller General requires to complete the review under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to Secretaries.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completing the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments a report on the results of the review.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments receive the report under subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an unaltered copy of such report; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509C/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any comments of the Secretary regarding such report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="509D">SEC. 509D. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY OF CHAPLAINS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a study of the roles and responsibilities of chaplains.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resources (including funding, administrative support, and personnel) available to support religious programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Inclusion of chaplains in resiliency, suicide prevention, wellness, and other related programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The role of chaplains in embedded units, headquarters activities. and military treatment facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recruitment and retention of chaplains.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the number of hours chaplains spend in roles including pastoral care, religious services, counseling, and administration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The results of any surveys that have assessed the roles, responsibilities and satisfaction of chaplains.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the personnel requirements for chaplains during fiscal years 2013 through 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stA/s509D/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Challenges to the abilities of chaplains to offer ministry services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reserve Component Management </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s511" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="511">SEC. 511. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS IN REPORTS ACCOMPANYING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 113(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s511/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the second paragraph (8) as paragraph (11);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s511/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the first paragraph (8), as paragraph (10);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s511/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s511/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships awarded during the fiscal year covered by the report, disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity, for each military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program completion rates and program withdrawal rates of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship recipients during the fiscal year covered by the report, disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity, for each military department.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s512" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="512">SEC. 512. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s512/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s512/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s512/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers and noncommissioned officers on active duty under subsection (c)(1) or authorizing the employment of retired officers and noncommissioned officers under subsection (d) or (e), the Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ as administrators and instructors in the program officers or noncommissioned officers who—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">receive honorable discharges—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after completing at least eight years of service; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not longer than five years before applying for such employment; or</content>
                                        </subclause></clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are in an active status; and</content></subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who are not yet eligible for retired pay; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">apply for such employment.</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay to the institution an amount equal to one-half of the amount to be paid to an instructor pursuant to the JROTC Instructor Pay Scale for any period.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the limitation in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the military department concerned may pay to the institution more than one-half of the amount paid to the member by the institution if, as determined by such Secretary—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the institution is in an educationally and economically deprived area; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such action is in the national interest.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Payments under this subsection shall be made from funds appropriated for that purpose.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the military department concerned may require an officer or noncommissioned officer employed under this subsection to transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve as a condition of such employment.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s512/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing regarding—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s512/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of instructors employed pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s512/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">costs to the Federal Government arising from such employment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s513" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="513">SEC. 513. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BACKDATING OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF RANK FOR RESERVE OFFICERS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD DUE TO UNDUE DELAYS IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of section 14308(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If there is a delay in extending Federal recognition in the next higher grade in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard to a reserve commissioned officer of the Army or the Air Force that exceeds 100 days from the date the National Guard Bureau deems such officer’s application for Federal recognition to be completely submitted by the State and ready for review at the National Guard Bureau, and the delay was not attributable to the action or inaction of such officer—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the event of State promotion with an effective date before January 1, 2024, the effective date of the promotion concerned under paragraph (1) may be adjusted to a date determined by the Secretary concerned, but not earlier than the effective date of the State promotion; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the event of State promotion with an effective date on or after January 1, 2024, the effective date of the promotion concerned under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by the Secretary concerned to the later of—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date the National Guard Bureau deems such officer’s application for Federal recognition to be completely submitted by the State and ready for review at the National Guard Bureau; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the officer occupies a billet in the next higher grade.”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="514">SEC. 514. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INSPECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Element.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 105 of title 32, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the units and members of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard comply with Federal law and policy applicable to the National Guard, including policies issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the implementation of paragraph (8) of such subsection, as added by subsection (a). Such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of inspections conducted that included determinations under such paragraph.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With regard to each such inspection—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the unit of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard inspected;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the officer who conducted such inspection; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s514/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the determination of the officer whether the unit was in compliance with Federal law and policy applicable to the National Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s515" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="515">SEC. 515. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT THAT PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY AT THE REQUEST OF A GOVERNOR MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH CERTAIN DUTIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s515/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver Authority.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 101(d)(6)(A) of title 10 and subsection (b) of this section, the Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, may, at the request of the Secretary concerned, order a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard and Reserve duty for purposes of performing training of the regular components of the armed forces as the primary duty.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Training performed under paragraph (1) must be in compliance with the requirements of section 502(f)(2)(B)(i) of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No more than 100 personnel may be granted a waiver by a Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) at a time.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority under paragraph (1) shall terminate on October 1, 2024.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s515/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on Performance of Training as Primary Duty.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing describing how many members of the National Guard are performing Active Guard and Reserve duty for purposes of performing training of the regular components of the Armed Forces as primary duty.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s515/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on End Strength Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing outlining the end strength requirement going forward for Active Guard and Reserve forces of the National Guard impacted by subsection (c) of section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s516" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="516">SEC. 516. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t32/s501">32 U.S.C. 501 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUED NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT FOR FIREGUARD PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s516/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a) in general.—</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Until</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s516/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2026</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2029</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s516/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">support</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">carry out</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s516/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">personnel of the California National Guard</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">National Guard personnel (including from the 136 STAT. 2567
Colorado National Guard and the California National Guard)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s516/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until the date specified in subsection (a), no component (including any analytical responsibility) of the FireGuard program may be transferred from the Department of Defense to another entity. If the Secretary seeks to make such a transfer, the Secretary shall, at least three years before such transfer, provide to the appropriate congressional committees a written report and briefing that detail—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">plans of the Secretary for such transfer; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how such transfer will sustain and improve detection and monitoring of wildfires.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s517" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="517">SEC. 517. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 516 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended, in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="518">SEC. 518. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s10101">10 U.S.C. 10101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTICE TO CONGRESS BEFORE CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING UNITS OF CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice Required; Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of a military department may not take any covered action regarding a covered unit until the day that is 60 days after the Secretary of a military department submits to Congress notice of such covered action. Such notice shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of how the covered action would improve readiness.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the covered action would align with the National Defense Strategy and the supporting strategies of each military departments.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any proposed organizational change associated with the covered action and how the covered action will affect the relationship of administrative, operational, or tactical control responsibilities of the covered unit.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projected cost and any projected long-term cost savings of the covered action.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of any requirements for new infrastructure or relocation of equipment and assets necessary for the covered action.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the covered activity will affect the ability of the covered Armed Force to accomplish its current mission.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall apply to any step to perform covered action regarding a covered unit on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered action</quotedText>” means any of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To deactivate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To reassign.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To move the home station.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Force</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Navy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Marine Corps.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Space Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s518/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered unit</quotedText>” means a unit of a reserve component of a covered Armed Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="519">SEC. 519. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT STUDY ON FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Independent Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on the National Guard commissioned officer and warrant officer promotion system and provide recommendations to the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Army, the National Guard Bureau, and individual State National Guard commands.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study referred to in paragraph (1) shall include a comprehensive review and assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reasons for delays in processing personnel actions for Federal recognition of State National Guard member promotions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal recognition process used to extend Federal recognition to State promotions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Best practices among the various State National Guards for managing their requirements under the existing National Guard promotion system.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Possible improvements to requirements, policies, procedures, workflow, or resources to reduce the processing time for Federal recognition of state promotions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility of developing or adopting a commercially available solution for an integrated enterprise information technology system for managing National Guard officer and warrant officer promotions that allows seamless transition for promotions as they move through review at the National Guard Bureau, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Possible metrics to evaluate effectiveness of any recommendations made.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Possible remedies for undue delays in Federal recognition, including adjustment to the effective date of promotion beyond current statutory authorities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the federally funded research and development center determines relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contract under paragraph (1) shall require the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study under the contract to submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau a report on the results of the study.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon receiving the report required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall submit an unedited copy of the report results to the congressional defense committees within 30 days of receiving the report from the federally funded research and development corporation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting Requirement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date specified in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report detailing the current status of the Federal recognition process for National Guard promotions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update on efforts to transition to fully digital processes in accordance with recommendations made pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average processing time for personnel actions related to Federal recognition of reserve commissioned officer promotions in the Army and Air National Guards, respectively, including the time in days from the date at which the National Guard Bureau received the promotion until the date at which Federal recognition was granted.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average time it took during the previous fiscal year to extend Federal recognition.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of Army and Air National Guard officers who experienced Federal recognition delays greater than 90 days in the previous fiscal year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of any additional resources or authorities needed to further streamline the Federal recognition processes to reduce average Federal recognition processing time to 90 days or fewer.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other information that the Secretaries concerned deem relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expiration of annual reporting requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date referred to in paragraph (1) is such time as the average processing time for personnel actions described under this subsection is reduced to 90 days or fewer for each of the Army and Air National Guards.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519A" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="519A">SEC. 519A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW AND UPDATE OF REPORT ON GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519A/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report: Review; Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall review and update the 2017 report from the RAND Corporation titled “Geographic and Demographic Representativeness of Junior 
Reserve Officer Training Corps” (Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950423).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519A/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report updated under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519A/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether there is adequate representation in, and reasonable access to, units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (hereinafter, “JROTC”) for students in all regions of the of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519A/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated cost and time to increase the number of units of JROTC to ensure adequate representation and reasonable access described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519A/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to increase adequate representation and reasonable access described in paragraph (1) in areas of the United States that the Secretary of Defense determines lack such adequate representation and reasonable access.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519A/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the report updated under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519B" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="519B">SEC. 519B. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON DUTIES OF THE ARMY INTERAGENCY TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519B/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an organizational plan and an estimate of the annual costs necessary for the Army Interagency Training and Education Center to carry out duties assigned to it by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stB/s519B/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the staffing requirements needed to adequately staff such duties.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Service Authorities and Military Records </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s521" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="521">SEC. 521. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONSIDERATION OF ADVERSE INFORMATION BY SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 628a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s521/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">If the Secretary concerned</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s521/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a Secretary concerned from deferring consideration of adverse information concerning an officer subject to this section until the next regularly scheduled promotion board applicable to such officer, in lieu of furnishing such adverse information to a special selection review board under this section.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s522" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="522">SEC. 522. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DIRECT ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2601a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s522/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s522/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s522/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s522/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that results in enrollment in a Warriors in Transition program, as defined in section 738(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note); or”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s522/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="523">SEC. 523. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION OF EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR A MEMBER WHO ACCEPTS A FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, OR GRANT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of section 2603 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at least</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modernization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or his designee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(or an individual designated by the President)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">him</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the member</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">his field</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the field of the member</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">his recognized potential for future career service</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the recognized potential for future career service of the member</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter following paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">his</quotedText>” both places it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the member’s</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s523/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">him</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the member</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s524" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="524">SEC. 524. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF MANDATORY CHARACTERIZATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 736(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 1161 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s524/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">During the period of time beginning on August 24, 2021, and ending on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, any</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Any</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s524/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s524/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s524/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a covered member receiving an administrative discharge before completing the first 180 continuous days of active duty, uncharacterized.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s525" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="525">SEC. 525. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESCISSION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the mandate that members of the Armed Forces be vaccinated against COVID-19  
pursuant to the memorandum dated August 24, 2021, regarding “Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s526" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="526">SEC. 526. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s517">10 U.S.C. 517 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM END STRENGTH GRADE RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SPACE FORCE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 517 and section 523 (as amended by section 501 of this Act) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the Space Force until January 1, 2024.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="527">SEC. 527. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTIFICATION TO NEXT OF KIN UPON THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES: STUDY; UPDATE; TRAINING; REPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the notification processes of the next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall identify the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The time it takes for such notification to occur after such death, recovery of remains, and identification of remains. Such time shall be determined through an analysis of data regarding cases involving such notifications.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effect of media (including social media) and other forms of communication on such processes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Means by which the Secretary may improve such processes to reduce the time described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any legislative recommendations of the Secretary to improve such processes to reduce the time described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall review and update training and education materials regarding such processes, implementing means described in subsection (a)(3).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operational Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the military department concerned shall include a training exercise, using materials updated (including lessons learned) under subsection (b), regarding a death described in this section in each major exercise conducted by such Secretary or the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the study;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the update under subsection (b); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s527/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">lessons learned, as described in subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s528" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="528">SEC. 528. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7013">10 U.S.C. 7013 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENDER-NEUTRAL FITNESS PHYSICAL READINESS STANDARDS FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES OF THE ARMY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s528/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish gender-neutral physical readiness standards that ensure soldiers can perform the duties of their respective military occupational specialties; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s528/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing describing the methodology used to determine the standards established under paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="529">SEC. 529. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RECURRING REPORT REGARDING COVID-19 MANDATE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a recurring report regarding the requirement that a member of the Armed Forces shall receive a vaccination against COVID-19. Each such report may not contain any personally identifiable information, and shall contain the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With regard to religious exemptions to such requirement—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of such exemptions for which members applied;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of such religious exemptions denied;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the reasons for such denials;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members denied such a religious exemption who complied with the requirement; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members denied such a religious exemption who did not comply with the requirement who were separated, and with what characterization.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With regard to medical exemptions to such requirement—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of such medical exemptions for which members applied;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of such medical exemptions denied;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the reasons for such denials;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members denied such a medical exemption who complied with the requirement; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members denied such a medical exemption who did not comply with the requirement who were separated, and with what characterization.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Frequency; Termination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall submit the first such report not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until the first of the following to occur:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense lifts such requirement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s529/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The day that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="530">SEC. 530. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM THE ARMED FORCES DUE TO PREGNANCY OR PARENTHOOD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally authorized the appointment and enlistment of women in the regular components of the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With the expansion of the Armed Forces to include women, the possibility arose for the first time that members of the regular components of the Armed Forces could become pregnant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The response to such possibilities and actualities was Executive Order 10240, signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1951, which granted the Armed Forces the authority to involuntarily separate or discharge a woman if she became pregnant, gave birth to a child, or became a parent by adoption or a stepparent.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Armed Forces responded to the Executive order by systematically discharging any woman in the Armed Forces who became pregnant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Armed Forces were required to offer women who were involuntarily separated or discharged due to pregnancy the opportunity to request retention in the military.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Armed Forces may not have provided required separation benefits, counseling, or assistance to the members of the Armed Forces who were separated or discharged due to pregnancy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Thousands of members of the Armed Forces were involuntarily separated or discharged from the Armed Forces as a result of pregnancy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such involuntary separation or discharge from the Armed Forces on the basis of pregnancy was challenged in Federal district court by Stephanie Crawford in 1975, whose legal argument stated that this practice violated her constitutional right to due process of law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in Stephanie Crawford’s favor in 1976 and found that Executive Order 10240 and any regulations relating to the Armed Forces that made separation or discharge mandatory due to pregnancy were unconstitutional.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">By 1976, all regulations that permitted involuntary separation or discharge of a member of the Armed Forces because of pregnancy or any form of parenthood were rescinded.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Today, women comprise 17 percent of the Armed Forces, and many are parents, including 12 percent of whom are single parents.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/a/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">While military parents face many hardships, today’s Armed Forces provide various lengths of paid family leave for mothers and fathers, for both birth and adoption of children.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stC/s530/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that women who served in the Armed Forces before February 23, 1976, should not have been involuntarily separated or discharged due to pregnancy or parenthood.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recruitment and Retention </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="531">SEC. 531. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TREATMENT OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE RECRUITS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Personally Identifiable Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 503(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amendedadding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">PII regarding a prospective recruit collected or compiled under this subsection shall be kept confidential, and a person who has had access to such PII may not disclose the information except for purposes of this section or other purpose authorized by law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the course of conducting a recruiting campaign, the Secretary concerned shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify a prospective recruit of data collection policies of the armed force concerned; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">permit the prospective recruit to elect not to participate in such data collection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">PII</quotedText>’ means personally identifiable information.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s503">10 U.S.C. 503 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program on Recruiting.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot program (such a program shall be referred to as a “Military Recruiting Modernization Program”) to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of collecting and using PRI with modern technologies to allow the Secretary to more effectively and efficiently use recruiting resources.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of prospective recruit information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">PRI collected under a pilot program under this subsection—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be used by the Armed Forces and entities into which the Secretary has entered into an agreement regarding military recruitment only for purposes of military recruitment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be kept confidential.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not be maintained more than three years after collection; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Opt-out.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A pilot program under this subsection may allow a prospective recruit to opt-out of the collection of PRI regarding such prospective recruit.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any such pilot program shall terminate three years after implementation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the implementing a pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the pilot program. Such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The definition, prescribed by the Secretary, of PRI.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the Secretary intends to handle privacy concerns related to the collection of PRI.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Legal concerns over the collection, use, and maintenance of PRI.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the completion of a pilot program under this subsection, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. Such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of whether and how the pilot program modernized recruiting efforts.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any efficiencies identified under the pilot program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any violations of privacy laws arising from the pilot program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Legislative recommendations of the Under Secretary arising from this pilot program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">PRI</quotedText>” means information, prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, regarding a prospective recruit.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">prospective recruit</quotedText>” means an individual who is eligible to join the Armed Forces and is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/7/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">17 years of age or older; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s531/b/7/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the eleventh grade (or its equivalent) or higher.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s532" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="532">SEC. 532. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIVAL AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR TARGETED RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 522(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) is—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s532/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is revived to read as it did immediately before its expiration on December 31, 2020; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s532/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s532/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the semicolon and inserting a comma; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s532/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2020</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2025</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="533">SEC. 533. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON RECRUITING EFFORTS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on recruiting efforts of the covered Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report shall contain, with regards to the covered Armed Forces during fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of active duty enlistments from each geographic region;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of recruiters stationed in each geographic region; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advertising dollars spent in each geographic region, including annual numbers and averages.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of the number of active duty enlistments produced by each recruiting battalion, recruiting district, or recruiting region, the number of recruiters stationed in each battalion, and advertising dollars spent in support of each battalion, including annual numbers and averages.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the geographic dispersion of enlistments by military occupational specialty.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the amount of Federal funds spent on advertising per active duty enlistment by recruiting battalion, recruiting district, or recruiting region, and a ranked list of those battalions from most efficient to least efficient.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of the race, religion, sex, education levels, military occupational specialties, and waivers for enlistment granted to enlistees by geographic region and recruiting battalion, recruiting district, or recruiting region of responsibility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of obstacles that recruiters face in the field, including access to schools and administrative support.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts the Secretary of the military department concerned is taking to mitigate obstacles described in paragraph (6).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Force</quotedText>” means an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s533/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">geographic region</quotedText>” means a region used for the 2020 decennial census.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="534">SEC. 534. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF MARKETING AND RECRUITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later that September 30, 2023, the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with experts determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall evaluate the marketing and recruiting efforts of the Department of Defense to determine how to use social media and other technology platforms to convey to young people the opportunities and benefits of service in the covered Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Armed Force Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Force</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Navy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Marine Corps.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s534/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Space Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s535" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="535">SEC. 535. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING TO RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to increase marketing and advertising to adequately reach racial and ethnic minority communities.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s536" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="536">SEC. 536. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on military recruitment practices in public secondary schools during calendar years 2018 through 2022, including—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s536/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the zip codes of public secondary schools visited by military recruiters; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s536/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of recruits from public secondary schools by zip code and local education agency.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s537" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="537">SEC. 537. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s481">10 U.S.C. 481 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BEST PRACTICES FOR THE RETENTION OF CERTAIN FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretaries of the military departments shall share and implement best practices regarding the use of retention and exit survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned to improve the retention of female members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="538">SEC. 538. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167">10 U.S.C. 167 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL POLICIES OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall direct the covered officials to review (and, if a covered official determines it necessary, update guidance and processes) matters described in section 167(e)(2)(J) of title 10, United States Code. The covered officials shall complete such review (and update) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review and updates under subsection (a) shall address the respective roles of the military departments and the United States Special Operations Command with respect to the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coordination between special operations command and the military departments regarding recruiting and retention to ensure that personnel requirements of special operations forces and the military departments are met appropriately.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Opportunities for members of special operations forces to enroll in professional military education.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Promotion opportunities for members of special operations forces and an assessment of whether such opportunities are adequate to fulfill staffing requirements of special operations forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Data sharing between the military departments and special operations command with respect to special operations forces personnel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matter the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after completing the review (and any updates) under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on such review and any resulting updates to guidance and processes. The report shall also include any recommendations of the Secretary regarding matters described in subsection (a) or (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered officials</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretaries of the military departments;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commander of special operations command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">special operations command</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 167(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s538/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">special operations forces</quotedText>” means the forces described in section 167(j) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="539">SEC. 539. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS WHO PERFORM DUTIES REGARDING REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT: STUDY; REPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to identify opportunities to provide more support services to, and greater recognition of combat accomplishments of, RPA crew. Such study shall identify the following with respect to each covered Armed Force:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Safety policies applicable to crew of traditional aircraft that apply to RPA crew.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Personnel policies, including crew staffing and training practices, applicable to crew of traditional aircraft that apply to RPA crew.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Metrics the Secretaries of the military departments use to evaluate the health of RPA crew.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Incentive pay, retention bonuses, promotion rates, and career advancement opportunities for RPA crew.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Combat zone compensation available to RPA crew.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Decorations and awards for combat available to RPA crew.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mental health care available to crew of traditional aircraft and RPA crew who conduct combat operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether RPA crew receive post-separation health (including mental health) care equivalent to crew of traditional aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of any difference under paragraph (8).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The results of the study conducted under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any policy recommendations of the Secretary regarding such results.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Progress made by the Secretary of the Air Force in implementing the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States in the following reports:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">GAO-19-155, titled “Unmanned Aerial Systems: Air Force Pilot Promotion Rates Have Increased but Oversight Process of Some Positions Could Be Enhanced”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">GAO-20-320, titled “Unmanned Aerial Systems: Air Force Should Take Additional Steps to Improve Aircrew Staffing and Support”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Force</quotedText>” means an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">RPA crew</quotedText>” means members of covered Armed Forces who perform duties relating to remotely piloted aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">traditional aircraft</quotedText>” means fixed or rotary wing aircraft operated by an onboard pilot.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539A" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="539A">SEC. 539A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMY WHO SPECIALIZE IN AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539A/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall study efforts to retain and recruit members with military occupational specialties regarding air and missile defense systems of the Army.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539A/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stD/s539A/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that identifies steps the Secretary of the Army may take to improve such retention and recruitment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Justice and Other Legal Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="541">SEC. 541. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Covered Offense.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 801(17)(A) of title 10, United States Code (article 1(17)(A) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1695), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 920 (article 136 STAT. 2580
120)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 919a (article 119a), section 920 (article 120), section 920a (article 120a)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s801">10 U.S.C. 801 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1695) as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note) and shall apply with respect to offenses that occur after that date.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of Sexual Harassment as Covered Offense.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 801(17)(A) of title 10, United States Code (article 1(17)(A) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1695) and amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of this title</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or the standalone offense of sexual harassment punishable under section 934 (article 134) of this title in each instance in which a formal complaint is made and such formal complaint is substantiated in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s810">10 U.S.C. 810 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to offenses that occur after that date.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s824a">10 U.S.C. 824a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Residual Prosecutorial Duties and Other Judicial Functions of Convening Authorities in Covered Cases. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall prescribe regulations to ensure that residual prosecutorial duties and other judicial functions of convening authorities, including granting immunity, ordering depositions, and hiring experts, with respect to charges and specifications over which a special trial counsel exercises authority pursuant to section 824a of title 10, United States Code (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (as added by section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1692)), are transferred to the military judge, the special trial counsel, or other authority as appropriate in such cases by no later than the effective date established in section 539C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 801 note), in consideration of due process for all parties involved in such a case.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendment to the Rules for Courts-Martial.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall prescribe in regulation such modifications to Rule 813 of the Rules for Courts-Martial and other Rules as appropriate to ensure that at the beginning of each court-martial convened, the presentation of orders does not in open court specify the name, rank, or position of the convening authority convening such court, unless such convening authority is the Secretary concerned, the Secretary of Defense, or the President.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the Department of Defense in implementing this section, including an identification of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the duties to be transferred under subsection (c);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the positions to which those duties will be transferred; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any provisions of law or Rules for Courts Martial that must be amended or modified to fully complete the transfer.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Reporting Relating to Implementation of Subtitle D of Title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report assessing the holistic effect of the reforms contained in subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) on the military justice system. The report shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overall assessment of the effect such reforms have had on the military justice system and the maintenance of good order and discipline in the ranks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The percentage of caseload and courts-martial assessed as meeting, or having been assessed as potentially meeting, the definition of “covered offense” under section 801(17) of title 10, United States Code (article 1(17) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (as added by section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 17 Stat. 1695)), disaggregated by offense and military service where possible.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of prevalence and data concerning disposition of cases by commanders after declination of prosecution by special trial counsel, disaggregated by offense and military service when possible.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assessment of the effect, if any, the reforms contained in such subtitle have had on non-judicial punishment concerning covered and non-covered offenses.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the resources and personnel required to maintain and execute the reforms made by such subtitle during the reporting period relative to fiscal year 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s541/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any other factors or matters considered by the Secretary to be important to a holistic assessment of those reforms on the military justice system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s542" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="542">SEC. 542. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s542/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Corrections.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 824a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code (article 24a(c)(3) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s542/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Subject to paragraph (4)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Subject to paragraph (5)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s542/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an ordered rehearing</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an authorized rehearing</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s542/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s824a">10 U.S.C. 824a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1692) as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s543" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="543">SEC. 543. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RANDOMIZATION OF COURT-MARTIAL PANELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s543/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 825(e) of title 10, United States Code (article 25(e) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail as members thereof members of the armed forces under such regulations as the President may prescribe for the randomized selection of qualified personnel, to the maximum extent practicable.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s543/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s825">10 U.S.C. 825 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to courts-martial convened on or after that effective date.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s543/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s825">10 U.S.C. 825 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than the effective date specified in subsection (b), the President shall prescribe regulations implementing the requirement under paragraph (4) of section 825(e) of title 10, United States Code (article 25(e) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="544">SEC. 544. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of Right to Appeal; Withdrawal of Appeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 861(d) of title 10, United States Code (article 61(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">A waiver</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Except as provided by section 869(c)(2) of this title (article 69(c)(2)), a waiver</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Jurisdiction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 866 of title 10, United States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall have jurisdiction over</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“shall have jurisdiction over—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timely appeal from the judgment of a court-martial, entered into the record under section 860c(a) of this title (article 60c(a)), that includes a finding of guilty; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary court-martial case in which the accused filed an application for review with the Court under section 869(d)(1) of this title (article 69(d)(1)) and for which the application has been granted by the Court.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">is timely if</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“is timely if—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (A) of such subsection, it is filed before the later of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the accused is provided notice of appellate rights under section 865(c) of this title (article 65(c)); or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date set by the Court of Criminal Appeals by rule or order; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (B) of such subsection, an application for review with the Court is filed not later than the earlier of the dates established under section 869(d)(2)(B) of this title (article 69(d)(2)(B)).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review by Judge Advocate General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 869 of title 10, United States Code (article 69 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon application by the accused or receipt of the record pursuant to section 864(c)(3) of this title (article 64(c)(3)) and subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Judge Advocate General may—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a summary court-martial, modify or set aside, in whole or in part, the findings and sentence; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a general or special court-martial, order such court-martial to be reviewed under section 866 of this title (article 66).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">To qualify</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">not later than one year after</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“not later than—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for a summary court-martial, one year after the date of completion of review under section 864 of this title (article 64); or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for a general or special court-martial, one year after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the accused is provided notice of appellate rights under section 865(c) of this title (article 65(c)), unless the accused submitted a waiver or withdrawal of appellate review under section 861 of this title (article 61) before being provided notice of appellate rights, in which case the application must be submitted to the Judge Advocate General not later than one year after the entry of judgment under section 860c of this title (article 60c).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Judge Advocate General may, for good cause shown, extend the period for submission of an application, except that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an application for review of a summary court martial, the Judge Advocate may not consider an application submitted more than three years after the completion date referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in case of an application for review of a general or special court-martial, the Judge Advocate may not consider an application submitted more than three years after the end of the applicable period under paragraph (1)(B).”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 864 or 865(b) of this title (article 64 or 65(b))</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 864 of this title (article 64)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Judge Advocate General shall order appropriate corrective action under rules prescribed by the President</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Judge Advocate General shall send the case to the Court of Criminal Appeals</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under subsection (c)—</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(B) in a case submitted</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under subsection (c)(1) in a case submitted</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s861">10 U.S.C. 861 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall not apply to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any matter that was submitted before the date of the enactment of this Act to a Court of Criminal Appeals established under section 866 of title 10, United States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s544/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any matter that was submitted before the date of the enactment of this Act to a Judge Advocate General under section 869 of such title (article 69 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s545" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="545">SEC. 545. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s545/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1044f of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s545/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The policies shall</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Subject to subsection (c), the policies shall</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s545/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s545/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Trial Counsel of Department of the Air Force.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing policies under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in lieu of providing for separate offices for the Air Force and Space Force under subsection (a)(1), provide for the establishment of a single dedicated office from which office the activities of the special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force shall be supervised and overseen; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in lieu of providing for separate lead special trial counsels for the Air Force and Space Force under subsection (a)(2), provide for the appointment of one lead special trial counsel who shall be responsible for the overall supervision and oversight of the activities of the special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s545/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1044f">10 U.S.C. 1044f note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 532 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1694) as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s546" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="546">SEC. 546. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s546/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (e) of section 1561 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 543 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1709), is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">independent investigator</quotedText>’ means a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is outside the immediate chain of command of the complainant and the subject of the investigation; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is trained in the investigation of sexual harassment, as determined by—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a civilian employee of the Department of Defense;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Army, in the case of a member of the Army;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Navy, in the case of a member of the Navy or Marine Corps; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of a member of the Air Force or Space Force.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sexual harassment</quotedText>’ means conduct that constitutes the offense of sexual harassment as punishable under section 934 of this title (article 134) pursuant to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of such section (article).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s546/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1561">10 U.S.C. 1561 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 543 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1709) as provided in subsection (c) of that section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="547">SEC. 547. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA AND WORKFORCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Primary Prevention Research Agenda.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 549A(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1722) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a focus on whether and to what extent sub-populations of the military community may be targeted for interpersonal violence more than others;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to identify factors that influence the prevention, perpetration, and victimization of interpersonal and self-directed violence;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to improve the collection and dissemination of data on hazing and bullying related to interpersonal and self-directed violence;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section, to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State governments, academia, industry, federally funded research and development centers, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations outside of the Department of Defense, including civilian institutions that conduct similar data-driven studies, collection, and analysis; and”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Primary Prevention Workforce.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 549B of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1722) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comptroller general report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compares the sexual harassment and prevention training of the Department of Defense with similar programs at other departments and agencies of the Federal Government; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes relevant data collected by colleges and universities and other relevant outside entities on hazing and bullying and interpersonal and self-directed violence.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s547/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incorporation of Research and Findings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the findings and conclusions from the primary prevention research agenda established under section 549A are regularly incorporated, as appropriate, within the primary prevention workforce established under subsection (a).”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="548">SEC. 548. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RELOCATION OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT TRAINING COURSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Army may be obligated or expended to relocate an Army CID special agent training course until—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the evaluation and plan required by subsection (a) of section 549C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1724);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation plan required by subsection (b) of such section; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a separate report on any plans of the Secretary to relocate an Army CID special agent training course, including an explanation of the business case for any transfer of training personnel proposed as part of such plan;</content>
                                </clause></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary provides to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the contents of each report specified in subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a period of 90 days has elapsed following the briefing under subparagraph (B); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary submits a written certification to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives indicating that the Army has fully complied with subsection (c) of section 549C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1724) with regard to locations at which military criminal investigative training is conducted.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">relocate</quotedText>”, when used with respect to an Army CID special agent training course, means the transfer of such course to a location different than the location used for such course as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s548/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Army CID special agent training course</quotedText>” means a training course provided to members of the Army to prepare such members for service as special agents in the Army Criminal Investigation Division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="549">SEC. 549. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1552">10 U.S.C. 1552 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF TITLING AND INDEXING PRACTICES OF THE ARMY AND CERTAIN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of Titling an Indexing Decisions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall review the case file of each member or former member of the Army, the Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard who was titled or indexed in connection with the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program, the Army Reserve Recruiting Assistance Program, or any related activity to determine the appropriateness of the titling or indexing decision that was made with respect to such member or former member.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Factors to Be Considered.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In reviewing a titling or indexing decision under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consider—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the likelihood that the member or former member to whom the decision pertains will face future criminal prosecution or other adverse action on the basis of the facts in the record at the time of the review;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriate evidentiary standard to apply to the review of the decision; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other circumstances or factors as the Secretary determines are in the interest of equity and fairness.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification and Appeal.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the completion of each review under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall notify the member or former member concerned of such review, the disposition of the relevant instance of titling or indexing, and the mechanisms the member or former member may pursue to seek correction, removal, or expungement of that instance of titling or indexing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification of next of kin.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In a case in which a member or former member required to be notified under paragraph (1) is deceased, the Secretary of the Army shall provide the notice required under such paragraph to the primary next of kin of the member or former member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Actions by the Secretary of the Army.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the Army determines that correction, removal, or expungement of an instance of titling or indexing is appropriate after considering the factors under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army may request that the name, personally identifying information, and other information relating to the individual to whom the titling or indexing pertains be corrected in, removed from, or expunged from, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A law enforcement or criminal investigative report of the Department of Defense or any component of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An index item or entry in the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other record maintained in connection with a report described in paragraph (1), or an index item or entry described in paragraph (2), in any system of records, records database, records center, or repository maintained by or on behalf of the Department, including entries in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Interstate Identification Index or any successor system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report of Secretary of the Army.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the completion of the review required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the review. The report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of instances of titling and indexing reviewed under such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of cases in which action was taken to correct, remove, or expunge an instance of titling or indexing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of members and former members who remain titled after the conclusion of the review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of members and former members who remain indexed after the conclusion of the review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A brief description of the reasons the members and former members counted under paragraphs (3) and (4) remain titled or indexed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/e/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of Defense Review and Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review the titling and indexing practices of the criminal investigative organizations of the Armed Forces. Such review shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the practices of titling and indexing and the continued relevance of such practices to the operation of such criminal investigative organizations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the suitability of the evidentiary requirements and related practices for titling and indexing in effect at the time of the review; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of recommendations, as appropriate, to improve the consistency, accuracy, and utility of the titling and indexing processes across such criminal investigative organizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">titling</quotedText>” means the practice of identifying an individual as the subject of a criminal investigation the records of a military criminal investigative organization and storing such information in a database or other records system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">indexing</quotedText>” means the practice of submitting an individual’s name or other personally identifiable information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Interstate Identification Index, or any successor system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="549A">SEC. 549A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING AND REPORT ON RESOURCING REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing and Report Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and no less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter through December 31, 2024, each Secretary concerned shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing that details the resourcing necessary to implement subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details the resourcing necessary to implement subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of briefing and report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretaries concerned may provide the briefings and report required under paragraphs (1) and (2) jointly, or separately, as determined appropriate by such Secretaries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The briefing and report required under subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of personnel and personnel authorizations (military and civilian) required by the Armed Forces to implement and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The basis for the numbers provided pursuant to paragraph (1), including the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the organizational structure in which such personnel or groups of personnel are or will be aligned.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The nature of the duties and functions to be performed by any such personnel or groups of personnel across the domains of policy-making, execution, assessment, and oversight.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The optimum caseload goal assigned to the following categories of personnel who are or will participate in the military justice process: criminal investigators of different levels and expertise, laboratory personnel, defense counsel, special trial counsel, military defense counsel, military judges, military magistrates, and paralegals.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any required increase in the number of personnel currently authorized in law to be assigned to the Armed Force concerned.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The nature and scope of any contract required by the Armed Force concerned to implement and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount and types of additional funding required by the Armed Force concerned to implement the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any additional authorities required to implement the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any additional information the Secretary concerned determines is necessary to ensure the manning, equipping, and resourcing of the Armed Forces to implement and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense  
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the amendments made by that subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549A/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="549B">SEC. 549B. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SHARING INFORMATION WITH COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (referred to in this section as the “Advisory Committee”) shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and each Secretary concerned a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a uniform policy for the sharing of the information described in subsection (c) with a Special Victims’ Counsel, Victims’ Legal Counsel, or other counsel representing a victim of an offense under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing the uniform policy described in subsection (a), including an assessment of the potential effects of such a policy on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the privacy of individuals;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the criminal investigative process; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the military justice system generally.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Advisory Committee determines that the establishment of such a policy is feasible and advisable, a description of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the stages of the military justice process at which the information described in subsection (c) should be made available to counsel representing a victim; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any circumstances under which some or all of such information should not be shared.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Advisory Committee considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information described in this subsection is the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recorded statements of the victim to investigators.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The record of any forensic examination of the person or property of the victim, including the record of any sexual assault forensic exam of the victim that is in possession of investigators or the Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any medical record of the victim that is in the possession of investigators or the Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549B/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary Concerned Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stE/s549C" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="549C">SEC. 549C. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1565b">10 U.S.C. 1565b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISSEMINATION OF CIVILIAN LEGAL SERVICES INFORMATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the head of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Department of Defense, shall ensure that information on the availability of legal resources from civilian legal service organizations is distributed to military-connected sexual assault victims in an organized and consistent manner.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Member Education </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s551" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="551">SEC. 551. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPORT FOR MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s551/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2245 the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2246">“SEC. 2246. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2246">10 U.S.C. 2246</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (b) and pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Superintendent of a Service Academy may authorize a covered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities or equipment of such Service Academy.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) may be provided only if such use—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not affect the ability of any official or employee of the military department concerned, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the military department concerned, or any individual involved in such a program;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include the participation of any cadet or midshipman, other than participation in an honor guard at an event of the covered foundation;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the military department concerned.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any fiscal year during which the Superintendent of a Service Academy exercises the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned shall provide a briefing not later than the last day of that fiscal year to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the number of events or activities of a covered foundation supported by such exercise during such fiscal year.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered foundation</quotedText>’ means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclusively to support, with respect to a Service Academy, any of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recruiting.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Parent or alumni development.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Academic, leadership, or character development.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Institutional development.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Athletics.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Service Academy</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 347 of this title.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s551/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to item 2245 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2246.</designator><label> Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s552" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="552">SEC. 552. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s552/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Military Academy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraphs (3) and (4)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraphs (3) through (10)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s552/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Naval Academy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8454 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraphs (3) and (4)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraphs (3) through (10)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s552/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Air Force Academy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraphs (3) and (4)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraphs (3) through (10)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="553">SEC. 553. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AGREEMENT BY A CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SPORT CONSTITUTES A BREACH OF AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Military Academy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That the cadet may not obtain employment as a professional athlete until two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under paragraph (1).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that a cadet who obtains employment as a professional athlete—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in violation of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) has breached an agreement under such subsection; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at least two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy has not breached an agreement under subsection (a);”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with respect to a cadet</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">officer’s</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cadet’s</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the terms</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each term</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Naval Academy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8459 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That the midshipman may not obtain employment as a professional athlete until two years after the midshipman graduates from the Academy.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A midshipman who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under paragraph (1).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that a midshipman who obtains employment as a professional athlete—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in violation of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) has breached an agreement under such subsection; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at least two years after the midshipman graduates from the Academy has not breached an agreement under subsection (a);”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with respect to a midshipman</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">officer’s</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">midshipman’s</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the terms</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each term</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Air Force Academy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That the cadet may not obtain employment as a professional athlete until two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under paragraph (1).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that a cadet who obtains employment as a professional athlete—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in violation of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) has breached an agreement under such subsection; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at least two years after the cadet graduates from the Academy has not breached an agreement under subsection (a);”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with respect to a cadet</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">officer’s</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cadet’s</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the terms</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each term</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s553/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall only apply with respect to a cadet or midshipman who first enrolls in the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy on or after June 1, 2021.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="554">SEC. 554. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: TERMS OF PROVOSTS AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Naval Postgraduate School.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8543 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Academic Dean</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">An individual selected by the Secretary of the Navy for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve in that position for a term of not more than five years and may be continued in that position for an additional term of up to five years.</quotedText>”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and conforming amendments.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Section heading.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heading of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Academic Dean</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of sections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 855 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 8543 and inserting the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“8543.</designator><label> Provost and Chief Academic Officer.”</label></referenceItem>
                                    </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8542(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II) of such title is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">permanently appointed to the position of Provost and Academic Dean</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">selected for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Air Force Institute of Technology.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of section 9414b of such title is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Academic Dean</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Academic Dean</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chief Academic Officer</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appointed</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">selected</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s554/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Term.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual selected for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve in that position for a term of not more than five years and may be continued in that position for an additional term of up to five years.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s555" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="555">SEC. 555. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: ATTENDANCE BY ENLISTED MEMBERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s555/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a)(2)(D)(iii) of section 8545 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">only on a space-available basis</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s555/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Six years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the effects of increasing enrollment of enlisted members at the Naval Postgraduate School pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a). Such briefing shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s555/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any increase to the effectiveness, readiness, or lethality of the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s555/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effects on rates of recruitment, promotion (including compensation to members), and retention.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s556" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="556">SEC. 556. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICANTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c)(2) of section 575 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 7442 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Anything the Secretary determines to be significant regarding gender, race, ethnicity, or other demographic information, described in subsection (b), of such individuals.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="557">SEC. 557. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY AND REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of PME in educating officers of the Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall include in the report the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions; purpose statement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to improve readiness and create a culture of lifelong learning for PME students and faculty—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations regarding whether to define PME, or to revise existing definitions in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a purpose statement for PME.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Course of study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With regards to a course of study in PME—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of, and legislative recommendations regarding, the existing three-phase approach to JPME under section 2154 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">legislative recommendations regarding developing a statutory three-phase approach for PME other than JPME, similar to such approach for JPME; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a proposed career learning plan, provided to an officer every two years, to track the progress of such officer in achieving PME and JPME outcomes and other career milestones.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Curriculum evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of curricula of institutions of PME, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compliance with subject matter requirements under chapter 107 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">legislative recommendations regarding such subject matter requirements, including whether to include the national defense strategy in such requirements;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the curriculum development process, including whether such process is responsive to changing global threats, and any ways to improve such process to be able to make rapid, relevant, and responsive curriculum updates;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current modes of instruction and related recommendations, including the use of interactive seminars, war games, simulations, experiential learning, and iterative case studies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">special areas of focus regarding innovation, including disruptive change, adaptive thinking, design thinking, cyber security, artificial intelligence, applied design for innovation, and other areas the Secretary determines appropriate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development and assessment of learning outcomes regarding lethality and strategic influence.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Systems of accountability and performance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the following accountability and performance systems:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Student performance assessments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The documentation of student performance in military service records.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consideration of student performance records in the determination of assignments and promotions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consideration of expertise or academic focus in the determination of assignments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Academic faculty and student review system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of current processes to review the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The means by which faculty assigned to teach PME (including members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel) are selected, managed, promoted, and evaluated.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The academic freedom of faculty described in subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of how members are selected for residential and non-residential PME, including the consideration of student performance assessments during PME.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interactions of with institutions of pme civilian institutions.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partnerships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of existing academic partnerships between institutions of PME and civilian institutions, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the scopes, purposes, and lengths of such partnerships;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any research, curriculum development, or sharing of faculty or students between institutions; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any collaborations or exchanges by faculties or students.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consortium.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An appraisal of a prospective consortium of institutions of PME and civilian institutions, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasability and advisability of establishing such a consortium;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations, if any, regarding potential consortium members;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the anticipated costs and timeline to establish such a consortium; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/6/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the inclusion of the Naval Postgraduate School or Air Force Institute of Technology in such a consortium would require legislation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Organization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With regards to the organizational structure and lines of authority established pursuant to section 2152 of title 10, United States Code—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any legislative recommendations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefings and Final Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an initial briefing on the progress of the Secretary in preparing the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Every six months after the initial briefing, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on the progress and contents of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 1, 2025, in conjunction with issuance of the final report, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final briefing on the findings and recommendations in the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institutions of PME</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the professional military education schools;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the senior level service schools;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the intermediate level service schools;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the joint intermediate level service school;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Naval Postgraduate School; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Air Force Institute of Technology.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “intermediate level service school”, “joint intermediate level service school”, and “senior level service school” have the meaning given such terms in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">JPME</quotedText>” means “joint professional military education” has the meaning given such term in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">PME</quotedText>” means professional military education, including JPME.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s557/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">professional military education schools</quotedText>” means the schools specified in section 2162(b) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="558">SEC. 558. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHINA IN CURRICULA OF PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the treatment of China in the curricula of institutions of military education, including changes to such treatment implemented in the five years preceding the date of such report.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institutions of military education</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the professional military education schools;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the senior level service schools;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the intermediate level service schools;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the joint intermediate level service school;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Naval Postgraduate School; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Air Force Institute of Technology.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “intermediate level service school”, “joint intermediate level service school”, and “senior level service school” have the meaning given such terms in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stF/s558/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">professional military education schools</quotedText>” means the schools specified in section 2162 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Member Training and Transition </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s561" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="561">SEC. 561. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CODIFICATION OF SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s561/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s561/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by adding “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; Skillbridge</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Training</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s561/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by adding at the end  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Such a program shall be known as ‘Skillbridge’.</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s561/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1143">10 U.S.C. 1143 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out Skillbridge, the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than September 30, 2023—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s561/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">update Department of Defense Instruction 1322.29, titled “Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (JTEST-AI) for Eligible Service Members”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s561/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a funding plan for Skillbridge that includes funding lines across the future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="562">SEC. 562. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM ON REMOTE PERSONNEL PROCESSING IN THE ARMY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Army shall implement a pilot program to expedite in-processing and out-processing at one or more military installations—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">located within the continental United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program shall perform the following functions:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Enable the remote in-processing and out-processing of covered personnel, including by permitting covered personnel to sign forms electronically.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reduce the number of hours required of covered personnel for in-processing and out-processing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Provide, to covered personnel and the commander of a military installation concerned, electronic copies of records related to in-processing and out-processing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program shall terminate on January 1st, 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the pilot program, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to make the pilot program permanent.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered personnel</quotedText>” includes members of the Army and civilian employees of the Department of the Army.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in-processing</quotedText>” means the administrative activities that covered personnel undertake pursuant to a permanent change of station.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s562/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">out-processing</quotedText>” means the administrative activities that covered personnel undertake pursuant to a permanent change of station, separation from the Army, or end of employment with the Department of the Army.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="563">SEC. 563. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM ACTIVE DUTY WHO FILE CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than each January 1 thereafter through 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on members of the Armed Forces who file claims for disability benefits.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under this section shall include, for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, through the month that ended most recently before the date of the report, the number of members serving on active duty, disaggregated by Armed Force, who filed a claim for disability benefits—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">more than 180 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">between 180 and 90 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fewer than 90 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">before separation and was issued a decision letter before the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">before separation and was issued a decision letter after the discharge or release of such member from active duty;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">completed a mental health evaluation before the discharge or release of such member from active duty; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">did not complete a mental health evaluation before the discharge or release of such member from active duty.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s563/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="564">SEC. 564. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN STEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on Members and Civilians.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing containing the results of a study on how to increase participation of covered individuals in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Department of Defense and related to STEM.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Force</quotedText>” means an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individual</quotedText>” means a female—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">member of a covered Armed Force; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stG/s564/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">STEM</quotedText>” means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="571">SEC. 571. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT FOR CHAPLAIN-LED PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1789 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chaplain-led programs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a chaplain-led program</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">members of the armed forces</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">status and their immediate family members,</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a covered individual</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">structure</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">members of the armed forces and their family members</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a covered individual</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">programs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a program</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">retreats and conferences</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a retreat or conference</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Individual Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individual</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a member of the armed forces on active duty;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a member of the reserve components in an active status; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a dependent of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on implementation of the amendments made by this section. Each such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The frequency with which the Secretaries of the military departments used the authority under such amendments in the year preceding the date of the briefing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s571/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lessons learned from such usage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="572">SEC. 572. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT AT DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS: EXTENSION; REPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 589C(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2164 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">four years after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on July 1, 2029</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the conduct of the pilot program under such section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report shall include a description of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the locations at which the pilot program is carried out;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of students participating in the pilot program for each academic year by location; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s572/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the outcome measures used to gauge the value of the pilot program to the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s573" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="573">SEC. 573. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1482note">10 U.S.C. 1482note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMMERCIAL AIR WAIVER FOR NEXT OF KIN REGARDING TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 580A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transportation of Deceased Military Member.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the event of a death that requires the Secretary concerned to provide a death benefit under subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, such Secretary—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall provide the next of kin or other appropriate person a commercial air travel use waiver for the transportation of deceased remains of military member who dies outside of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a theater of combat operations; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may provide the next of kin or other appropriate person a commercial air travel use waiver for the transportation of deceased remains of military member who dies inside a theater of combat operations.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="574">SEC. 574. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies That Benefit Dependents of Members of 
the Armed Forces and Department of Defense Civilian Employees.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependent students.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Local educational agency defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">local educational agency</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional amount.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense to make payments to local educational agencies determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of military dependent students with severe disabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s574/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the evaluation of the Secretary of each local educational agency with higher concentrations of military dependent students with severe disabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact aid each such agency shall receive.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="575">SEC. 575. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s7703d">20 U.S.C. 7703d</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE TO BASE CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance Authorized.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To assist communities in making adjustments resulting from changes in the size or location of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall provide financial assistance to an eligible local educational agency described in subsection (b) if, during the period between the end of the school year preceding the fiscal year for which the assistance is authorized and the beginning of the school year immediately preceding that school year, the local educational agency had (as determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of Education) an overall increase or reduction of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph role="undesignated-level" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <subparagraph class="leftIndentDecrease1" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less than five percent in the average daily attendance of military dependent students in the schools of the local educational agency; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph class="leftIndentDecrease1" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less than 500 military dependent students in average daily attendance in the schools of the local educational agency.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible Local Educational Agencies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A local educational agency is eligible for assistance under subsection (a) for a fiscal year if—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">20 percent or more of students enrolled in schools of the local educational agency are military dependent students; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of assistance described in subsection (a)(1), the overall increase or reduction in military dependent students in schools of the local educational agency is the result of one or more of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The global rebasing plan of the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The official creation or activation of one or more new military units.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The realignment of forces as a result of the base closure process.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A change in the number of housing units on a military installation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A signed record of decision.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Calculation of Amount of Assistance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pro rata distribution.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of the assistance provided under subsection (a) to a local educational agency that is eligible for such assistance for a fiscal year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the per-student rate determined under paragraph (2) for that fiscal year; by</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the net of the overall increases and reductions in the number of military dependent students in schools of the local educational agency, as determined under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Per-student rate.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the per-student rate for a fiscal year shall be equal to the dollar amount obtained by dividing—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total amount of funds made available for that fiscal year to provide assistance under subsection (a); by</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sum of the overall increases and reductions in the number of military dependent students in schools of all eligible local educational agencies for that fiscal year under that subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum amount of assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A local educational agency may not receive more than $15,000,000 in assistance under subsection (a) for any fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance may not be provided under subsection (a) after September 30, 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 30, 2023, and June 30 of each fiscal year thereafter for which funds are made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational agency that is eligible for assistance under subsection (a) for that fiscal year of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the eligibility of the local educational agency for the assistance; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of the assistance for which the local educational agency is eligible.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disbursement of Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall disburse assistance made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year not later than 30 days after the date on which notification to the eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to subsection (e) for that fiscal year.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the estimated cost of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) through September 30, 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, Department of Defense Education Activity, Line 390, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby increased by $15,000,000 for purposes of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Offset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for Washington Headquarters Services, Line 500, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by $15,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">base closure process</quotedText>” means any base closure and realignment process conducted after the date of the enactment of this Act under section 2687 of title 10, United States Code, or any other similar law enacted after that date.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">local educational agency</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military dependent students</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/i/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/i/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of civilian employees of the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s575/i/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</quotedText>” means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="576">SEC. 576. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1792">10 U.S.C. 1792 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING OF SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUSION COORDINATORS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a pilot program to hire special needs inclusion coordinators at child development centers selected by the Secretary under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of Centers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall select the child development centers at which the pilot program required by subsection (a) will be carried out based on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of dependent children enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program at the military installation on which the center in located;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of children with special needs enrolled in the center; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other considerations as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each special needs inclusion coordinator assigned to a child development center under the pilot program required by subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate intervention and inclusion services at the center;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide direct classroom support; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide guidance and assistance relating to the increased complexity of working with the behaviors of children with special needs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on anticipated costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the anticipated costs for the pilot program required by subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings on implementation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on January 31, 2024, until the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a biannual briefing on the implementation of the pilot program. Each such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process for selecting child development centers under subsection (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How a special needs inclusion coordinator hired under the pilot program coordinates with the head of the child development center concerned and the commander of the military installation concerned.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How many special needs inclusion coordinators have been hired under the pilot program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on effectiveness of program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the pilot program required by subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of special needs inclusion coordinators hired under the pilot program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any issues relating to the retention of those coordinators;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a recommendation with respect to whether the pilot program should be made permanent or expanded to other military installations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the amount of funding required to make the pilot program permanent or expand the pilot program to other military installations, as the Secretary recommends under subparagraph (C).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration of Pilot Program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commence not later than January 1, 2024; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">terminate on December 31, 2026.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s576/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Child Development Center Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">child development center</quotedText>” has the meaning given that 
term in section 2871(2) of title 10, United States Code, and includes a facility identified as a child care center or day care center.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s577" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="577">SEC. 577. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1798">10 U.S.C. 1798 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROMOTION OF CERTAIN CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s577/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary concerned shall promote, to members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, awareness of child care assistance available under—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s577/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1798 of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s577/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s577/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing activities taken by such Secretary concerned to carry out subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s577/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary Concerned Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="578">SEC. 578. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE ON MILITARY SPOUSE HIRING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall seek to convene an industry roundtable to discuss the hiring of military spouses. Such discussion shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The value of, and opportunities to, private entities that hire military spouses.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Career opportunities for military spouses.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Understanding the challenges that military spouses encounter in the labor market.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gaps and opportunities in the labor market for military spouses.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Best hiring practices from industry leaders in human resources.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The benefits of portable licenses and interstate licensure compacts for military spouses.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participants.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The participants in the roundtable shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs of each military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Human Resources Activity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other officials of the Department of Defense the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Private entities that elect to participate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall publish notice of the roundtable in multiple private sector forums and the Federal Register to encourage participation in the roundtable by private entities and entities interested in the hiring of military spouses.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s578/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the lessons learned from the roundtable, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to convene the roundtable annually.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="579">SEC. 579. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MILITARY INTERSTATE CHILDREN’S COMPACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretaries concerned, in consultation with States through the Defense-State Liaison Office, shall develop recommendations to improve the Military Interstate Children’s Compact.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretaries concerned shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any barriers—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the ability of a parent of a transferring military-connected child to enroll the child, in advance, in an elementary or secondary school in the State in which the child is transferring, without requiring the parent or child to be physically present in the State; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the ability of a transferring military-connected child who receives special education services to gain access to such services and related supports in the State to which the child transfers within the timeframes required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the feasibility and advisability of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">tracking and reporting the number of families who use advanced enrollment in States that offer advanced enrollment to military-connected children;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">States clarifying in legislation that eligibility for advanced enrollment requires only written evidence of a permanent change of station order, and does not require a parent of a military-connected child to produce a rental agreement or mortgage statement; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Military Interstate Children’s Compact, developing a letter or other memorandum that military families may present to local educational agencies that outlines the protections afforded to military-connected children by the Military Interstate Children’s Compact; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any other actions that may be taken by the States (acting together or separately) to improve the Military Interstate Children’s Compact.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to the States, a report setting forth the recommendations developed under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “armed forces”, “active duty” and “congressional defense committees” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “child”, “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “secondary school”, “parent”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Military Interstate Children’s Compact</quotedText>” means the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children as described in Department of Defense Instruction 1342.29, dated January 31, 2017 (or any successor to such instruction).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">transferring military-connected child</quotedText>” means the child of a parent who—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is changing duty locations due to a permanent change of station order; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579/d/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has not yet established an ongoing physical presence in the State to which the parent is transferring.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579A" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="579A">SEC. 579A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEASIBILITY OF INCLUSION OF AU PAIRS IN PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, a briefing containing the assessment of the Secretary of Defense of the feasibility, advisability, and considerations of expanding eligibility for the pilot program under section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note) to members of the Armed Forces who participate in an exchange visitor program under section 62.31 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579B" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="579B">SEC. 579B. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON POLICIES REGARDING SINGLE PARENTS SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on regulations and rules of the Department of Defense regarding single parents serving as members of the Armed Forces. Such briefing shall include ways the Secretary has determined to improve such regulations and rules.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579C" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="579C">SEC. 579C. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1791">10 U.S.C. 1791 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUBLIC REPORTING ON CERTAIN MILITARY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, and each calendar quarter thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall post, on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense, information regarding the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood and Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-Plus programs, disaggregated by State, ZIP code, and Armed Force. Such information shall include whether each such provider is nationally accredited or rated by the Quality Rating and Improvement System of the State.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579D" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="579D">SEC. 579D. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579D/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The feasibility of developing a process whereby the commander of a military installation may certify the information contained in impact aid source check forms received by such commander from local educational agencies as of the date of such certification.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579D/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of resources, per military installation concerned, necessary to implement such a process, including personnel, information technology, and other costs.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579D/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated time required to implement such a process, including time for the Secretary of Defense to develop guidance regarding such a process.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579D/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The possible benefits of working with local educational agencies to ensure that impact aid source check forms are submitted appropriately to enable such certification.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="579E">SEC. 579E. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RIGHTS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the parent of a child who attends a school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity has parental rights as previously established by the Activity, including the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to information about the curriculum and instructional materials of the school.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to be informed if the school or Department of Defense Education Activity alters the school’s academic standards or learning benchmarks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to meet with each teacher of their child not less than twice during each school year, including meetings in the form of parent-teacher conferences.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to information about the budget of the school.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to address the school advisory committee or the school board.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to information about the school’s discipline policy, including policies related to responding to any violent activity in the school.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs or accelerated coursework at the school.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to be informed of the results of environmental testing and safety at school facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and consistent with the parental rights specified in subsection (a), the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the parental rights specified in such subsection. The report shall include, with respect to the schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, an explanation of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how and where a parent may access information about their rights;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the accessibility of that information;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how such schools inform parents of their rights and the means to access such rights; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the uniformity of parental rights across such schools.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary or secondary school, as described in section 2164 of title 10, United States Code; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stH/s579E/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other elementary or secondary school or program for dependents operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Decorations, Awards, and Other Honors </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s581" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="581">SEC. 581. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURE FOR BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS TO REVIEW DETERMINATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN DECORATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s581/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s581/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting, after subsection (i), the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For a recommendation to award or upgrade a military decoration or award submitted pursuant to section 1130 of this title, a board determination in favor of the claimant shall allow such a recommendation to proceed, and an award or upgrade to be made by the applicable award authority, without regard to the statutory time limitation contained in section 7274, section 8298, or section 9274 of this title, as the case may be.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s582" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="582">SEC. 582. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN AWARDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s582/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization for Award of the Medal of Honor to Fred McGee for Acts of Valor on June 16, 1952.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s582/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Fred McGee for the acts of valor described in the paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s582/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acts of valor described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The acts of valor described in this paragraph are the actions of Fred McGee as a corporal in the Army on June 16, 1952, for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s582/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization for Award of the Medal of Honor to David R. Halbruner for Acts of Valor on September 11-12, 2012.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s582/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to David R. Halbruner for the acts of valor described in the paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s582/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acts of valor described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The acts of valor described in this paragraph are the actions of David R. Halbruner as 
a master sergeant in the Army on September 11-12, 2012, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s583" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="583">SEC. 583. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">POSTHUMOUS APPOINTMENT OF ULYSSES S. GRANT TO GRADE OF GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President is authorized to appoint Ulysses S. Grant posthumously to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States, equal to the rank and precedence held by General John J. Pershing pursuant to the Act titled “An Act Relating to the creation of the office of General of the Armies of the United States”, approved September 3, 1919 (41 Stat. 283, ch. 56).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="584">SEC. 584. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCED INFORMATION RELATED TO AWARDING OF THE PURPLE HEART. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1129">10 U.S.C. 1129 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication of Award Criteria.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Chief of an Armed Force shall publish on a publicly available website of such Armed Force includes a link to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the background of the Purple Heart;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the eligibility criteria for awarding the Purple Heart; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contact information for the awards and decorations liaison of such Armed Force to facilitate confirmation, by a veteran or a veteran’s next of kin, whether a veteran was awarded the Purple Heart after December 31, 2002.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Chief of an Armed Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on implementation of the requirements under subsection (a). The report shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide background on the website described in such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include the number of requests received by the Armed Force related to confirming the award of a Purple Heart;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the average response time for confirming the award of a Purple Heart in response to an inquiry from a veteran or next of kin; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stI/s584/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include recommendations for decreasing the amount of time taken to respond to such inquiries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">Subtitle J—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s591" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="591">SEC. 591. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON NON-CITIZEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth the following with respect to personnel:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of members of the Armed Forces who are not citizens of the United States during the year covered by such report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The immigration status of such members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such members naturalized.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="592">SEC. 592. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTIFICATION ON MANNING OF AFLOAT NAVAL FORCES: MODIFICATIONS; CODIFICATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeals.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (e) of section 597 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Obsolete provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f) of such section is repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions: Addition; Clerical Improvements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of such section—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (3), (2), and (1), respectively;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the heading of each such paragraph; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">surface combatant vessel</quotedText>’ means any littoral combat ship (including the LCS-1 and LCS-2 classes), frigate (including the FFG-62 class), destroyer (excluding the DDG-1000 class), or cruiser (including the CG-47 class).”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is redesignated as subsection (e).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Certain Crewing Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is amended by inserting, after subsection (c), the following new subsection (d):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Crewing of a Surface Combatant Vessel: Prohibition; Exception.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on October 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy may not assign more than one crew to a covered ship that is a surface combatant vessel if any surface combatant vessel was included in a notification under subsection (a) during the 12 months preceding such assignment.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a littoral combat ship configured to conduct mine countermeasures if the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a certification and detailed explanation that such ship is unable to meet operational requirements regarding mine countermeasures, determined by the commander of a combatant command concerned, with only one crew.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Codification.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013note">10 U.S.C. 8013note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section, as amended by this section, is transferred to chapter 825 of title 10, United States Code, inserted after section 8226, and redesignated as section 8227.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s592/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding, after the item relating to section 8226, the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“8227.</designator><label> Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s593" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="593">SEC. 593. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF NCMAF TO UPDATE CHAPLAINS HILL AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 584(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 38 U.S.C. 2409 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority of secretary of the army.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Army may permit NCMAF to carry out any action authorized by this subsection without regard to the time limitation under section 2409(b)(2)(C) of title 38, United States Code.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s594" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="594">SEC. 594. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF ANDREW CHABROL FROM ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s594/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disinterment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Army shall disinter the remains of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National Cemetery.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s594/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Army may not carry out subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin of Andrew Chabrol.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s594/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disposition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s594/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relinquish the remains to the next of kin described in subsection (b); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s594/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if no such next of kin responds to notification under subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the remains as the Secretary of the Army determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="595">SEC. 595. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2672">10 U.S.C. 2672 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSONALLY OWNED FIREARMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to promote the safe storage of personally owned firearms.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to members of the Armed Forces who are participating in the pilot program at military installations selected under subsection (e) locking devices or firearm safes, or both, for the purpose of securing personally owned firearms when not in use (including by directly providing, subsidizing, or otherwise making available such devices or safes).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Voluntary participation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Participation by members of the Armed Forces in the pilot program under subsection (a) shall be on a voluntary basis.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Location of participants.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Armed Forces may participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) carried out at a military installation selected under subsection (e) regardless of whether the member resides at the military installation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for the implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of Installations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than five military installations at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect on Existing Policies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to circumvent or undermine any existing safe storage policies, laws, or regulations on military installations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the termination under subsection (h) of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following information:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number and type of locking devices and firearm safes furnished to members of the Armed Forces under the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cost of carrying out the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the effect of the pilot program on suicide prevention.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information as the Secretary may determine appropriate, which shall exclude any personally identifiable information about participants in the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s595/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is six years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="596">SEC. 596. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2632">10 U.S.C. 2632 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM ON CAR SHARING ON REMOTE OR ISOLATED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall determine whether it is feasible and advisable to carry out a pilot program to allow car sharing on more than two remote or isolated military installations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines that such a pilot program is feasible and advisable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to carry out the pilot program not later than 90 days after such determination.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall take steps including the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Seek to enter into an agreement with an entity that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides car sharing services; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is capable of serving the selected military installations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Provide to members assigned to such military installations the resources the Secretary determines necessary to participate in such pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Promote such pilot program to such members as the Secretary determines.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A pilot program under this section shall terminate two years after the Secretary commences such pilot program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the termination of a pilot program under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following information:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of individuals who used car sharing services offered pursuant to the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cost to the United States of the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the effect of the pilot program on mental health and community connectedness of members described in subsection (b)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other information the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s596/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Installation Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military installation</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s597" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="597">SEC. 597. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC INFLATION ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the extent to which economic inflation has affected members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s598" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="598">SEC. 598. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO VOTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s598/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense shall conduct a study on means of improving access to voting for members of the Armed Forces overseas.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s598/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2024, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s598/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The results of a survey, undertaken for purposes of the study, of Voting Assistance Officers and members of the Armed Forces overseas on means of improving access to voting for such members, including through the establishment of unit-level assistance mechanisms or permanent voting assistance offices.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s598/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the costs and requirements in connection with an expansion of the number of Voting Assistance Officers in order to fully meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces overseas for access to voting.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s598/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description and assessment of various actions to be undertaken under the Federal Voting Assistance Program in order to increase the capabilities of the Voting Assistance Officer program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="599">SEC. 599. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON INCIDENCE OF MILITARY SUICIDES BY MILITARY JOB CODE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security with regards to the Coast Guard, shall conduct a review and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the rates of suicides in the Armed Forces, beginning after September 11, 2001, disaggregated by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">year;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">military job code (Army military occupational specialty, Navy enlisted classification or billet, Marine Corps military occupational specialty, Air Force specialty code, or Coast Guard rating); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the member was serving on active duty, in the National Guard, or as a Reserve.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A compilation of suicide data by military job code to determine which military career fields have a higher per capita suicide rate compared to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other military career fields for the same period;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the overall suicide rate for each Armed Force for the same period;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the overall suicide rate for the Department of Defense for the same period; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the national suicide rate for the same period.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A disaggregation of suicide data by age categories consistent with the age categories used in the Department of Defense Annual Suicide Report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the preliminary findings of the review conducted under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="599A">SEC. 599A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DEATHS BY SUICIDE IN THE NAVY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of the efforts by the Secretary of the Navy to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prevent incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">respond to such incidents.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent of data collected regarding incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members, including data regarding whether such covered members are assigned to sea duty or shore duty at the time of such incidents.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The means used by commanders to prevent and respond to incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Challenges related to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the prevention of incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among members of the Navy assigned to sea duty; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of a response to such incidents.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The capacity of teams providing mental health services to covered members to respond to incidents of suicidal ideation or suicide attempts among covered members in the respective unit each such team serves.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The means used by such teams to respond to such incidents, including the extent to which post-incident programs are available to covered members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Inspector General considers appropriate in connection with the prevention of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2024, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that includes a summary of the results of the review conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599A/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Member Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered member</quotedText>” means a member of the Navy assigned to sea duty or shore duty.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="599B">SEC. 599B. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY ETHIC OF THE SPACE FORCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on officer personnel management and the development of the professional military ethic of the Space Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of issues related to officer development in the Space Force, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the professional military education model for professional education of, and continual learning for, officers of the Space Force;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the career development model for officers of the Space Force, including key knowledge, skills, and attributes expected of Space Force officers at each of the company grade, field grade, and general officer levels;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">desired career trajectories for Space Force officers, including key assignments throughout identified Space Force career tracks and how the flexibility of the Space Force Component proposal will be used to achieve these desired career paths;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how proposed constructive credit for civilian education and non-military experience in related space industry or government sectors will align with the proposed PME and career development models; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the Space Force Component proposal will enable officers to achieve joint qualifications required for promotion to general officer.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of issues related to officer accessions of the Space Force, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expected sources of commissioning for officers of the Space Force, including the desired proportions of officer assessments from the Reserve Officer Training Corps, military service academies, Officer Training School, and direct commissions at each grade above O-1;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the role of proposed constructive credit for civilian education and non-military experience in accessing officers at each grade above O-1 and the extent to which the Space Force plans to grant constructive credit in determining an officer’s entry grade at each grade above O-1; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the role of targeted recruiting, as described in the Guardian Ideal, for officer accessions, including how it will work, how frequently it will be used, for what positions, and how it will fit into overall officer accessions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of issues related to the professional military ethic of the Space Force, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the proposed talent management system, career development model, PME model, and proposed Space Force Component structure will affect the development of a unique military culture of the Space Force as an Armed Force with space as a warfighting domain;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the role of the professional military ethic in the Space Force, including expectations of commissioned officers as public servants and military leaders;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expected role of civilian employees of the Space Force in the development and stewardship of the Space Force as an Armed Force, and how such employees are distinct from members of the Space Force;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ethical implications of creating a force that is designed to “partner effectively with other space-interested entities,” as described in the Guardian Ideal, 
and how the Space Force intends to address any ethical conflicts arising from its desired close partnership with non-military and non-governmental entities in private industry; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the specific barriers between officers, enlisted members, and civilian employees that are described as “unnecessary” in the Guardian Ideal, how and why such barriers are unnecessary for the Space Force, and any statutory or policy changes the Space Force proposes to remove such barriers, including any proposed changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other issues related to personnel management and professional development of officers of the Space Force that the Secretary of the Air Force determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Guardian Ideal</quotedText>” means the document with that title, dated September 17, 2021, and issued by the Chief of Space Operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tV/stJ/s599B/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">PME</quotedText>” means professional military education.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Bonus and Incentive Pays</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 601.</designator><label> One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 602.</designator><label> Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 603.</designator><label> Cold weather duty: authorization of assignment or special duty pay; travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 604.</designator><label> Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 611.</designator><label> Increases in maximum allowable income for purposes of eligibility for basic needs allowance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 612.</designator><label> Extension of authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for housing in certain areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 613.</designator><label> Temporary continuation of rate of basic allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces whose sole dependent dies while residing with the member.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 614.</designator><label> Basic allowance for housing for members without dependents when home port change would financially disadvantage member.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 615.</designator><label> Revival and redesignation of provision establishing benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 616.</designator><label> Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 617.</designator><label> OCONUS cost of living allowance: adjustments; notice to certain congressional committees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Travel and Transportation Allowances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 621.</designator><label> Allowable travel and transportation allowances: complex overhaul.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 622.</designator><label> Expansion of authority to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for spousal business costs arising from a permanent change of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 623.</designator><label> Extension of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 624.</designator><label> Reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for costs to relocate a pet that arise from a permanent change of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 625.</designator><label> Travel and transportation allowances for certain members of the Armed Forces who attend a professional military education institution or training classes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 626.</designator><label> Conforming amendments to update references to travel and transportation authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 627.</designator><label> Pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or assignment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Leave</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 631.</designator><label> Technical amendments to leave entitlement and accumulation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 632.</designator><label> Modification of authority to allow members of the Armed Forces to accumulate leave in excess of 60 days.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 633.</designator><label> Convalescent leave for a member of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Family and Survivor Benefits</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 641.</designator><label> Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 642.</designator><label> Extension of parent fee discount to child care employees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 643.</designator><label> Survivor Benefit Plan open season.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 644.</designator><label> Military installations with limited child care: briefing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 645.</designator><label> Food insecurity among military families: data collection; training; report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Defense Resale Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 651.</designator><label> Prohibition of the sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in commissaries and exchanges.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 661.</designator><label> Study on basic pay.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 662.</designator><label> Report on accuracy of basic allowance for housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 663.</designator><label> Review of dislocation and relocation allowances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 664.</designator><label> Complex overhaul pay: briefing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 665.</designator><label> Studies on compensation for DOD child care providers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 666.</designator><label> Barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces: study; report.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bonus and Incentive Pays </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="601">SEC. 601. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/d/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic Allowance for Housing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7)(E), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s601/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8)(C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="602">SEC. 602. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASE TO MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Bonus Authority for Enlisted Members.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 331(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$75,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$30,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Bonus and Incentive Pay Authorities for Nuclear Officers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$75,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Aviation Incentive Pay and Bonus Authorities for Officers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 334(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,500</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$35,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s602/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Skill Incentive Pay or Proficiency Bonus.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 353(c)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,750</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="603">SEC. 603. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COLD WEATHER DUTY: AUTHORIZATION OF ASSIGNMENT OR SPECIAL DUTY PAY; TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pay.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 352(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(including a cold weather location)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">location</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel Allowance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period specified in paragraph (5), the Secretary of a military department shall reimburse an eligible member of the armed forces for the cost of airfare for that member to travel to the home of record of the member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible members.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the armed forces is eligible for a reimbursement under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the member is assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an officer in a grade above O-5 in the chain of command of the member authorizes the travel of the member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of time as leave.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The time during which an eligible member is absent from duty for travel reimbursable under paragraph (1) shall be treated as leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use and effectiveness of reimbursements under paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the calculation and use of the cost of living allowance for a member assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of special pays and other allowances as incentives for cold weather proficiency or duty location.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The period specified in this paragraph is the period—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s603/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ending on December 31, 2023.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="604">SEC. 604. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s301b">37 U.S.C. 301b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AIR FORCE RATED OFFICER RETENTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish and carry out within the Department of the Air Force a demonstration program to assess and improve retention on active duty in the Air Force of rated officers described in subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rated Officers Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rated officers described in this subsection are rated officers serving on active duty in the Air Force, excluding rated officers with a reserve appointment in the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whose continued service on active duty would be in the best interest of the Department of the Air Force, as determined by the Secretary; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who have not more than three years and not less than one year remaining on an active duty service obligation under section 653 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Written Agreement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the demonstration program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall offer retention incentives under subsection (d) to a rated officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in a regular component of the Air Force for not less than four years after the completion of the active duty service obligation of the officer under section 653 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the Air Force determines that an assignment previously guaranteed under subsection (d)(1) to a rated officer described in subsection (b) cannot be fulfilled, the agreement of the officer under paragraph (1) to remain on active duty shall expire not later than one year after that determination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retention Incentives.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guarantee of future assignment location.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the demonstration program required under subsection (a), the Secretary may offer to a rated officer described in subsection (b) a guarantee of future assignment locations based on the preference of the officer.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aviation bonus.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the demonstration program required under subsection (a), notwithstanding section 334(c) of title 37, United States Code, the Secretary may pay to a rated officer described in subsection (b) an aviation bonus not to exceed an average annual amount of $50,000 (subject to paragraph (3)(B)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Combination of incentives.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may offer to a rated officer described in subsection (b) a combination of incentives under paragraphs (1) and (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter until the termination of the demonstration program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing describing the use of such demonstration program and its effects on the retention on active duty in the Air Force of rated officers described in subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rated officer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">rated officer</quotedText>” means an officer specified in section 9253 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of the Air Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stA/s604/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="611">SEC. 611. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASES IN MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 402b of title 37, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:enum-in-header">(A)</inline></headingText></quotedText>” before “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the gross</quotedText>”; </content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">130 percent</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">150 percent</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph class="leftIndentDecrease1" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Secretary concerned determines it appropriate (based on location, household need, or special circumstance), the gross household income of the member during the most recent calendar year did not exceed an amount equal to 200 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services for the location of the member and the number of individuals in the household of the member for such year; and”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">130 percent</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">150 percent (or, in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 percent)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s611/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s402b">37 U.S.C. 402b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 37, United States Code) shall modify the calculation of the basic needs allowance under section 402b of title 37, United States Code, to implement the amendments made by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s612" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="612">SEC. 612. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY ADJUST BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING IN CERTAIN AREAS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 403(b)(8)(C) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s613" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="613">SEC. 613. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF RATE OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHOSE SOLE DEPENDENT DIES WHILE RESIDING WITH THE MEMBER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s613/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by section 612, is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s613/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (m) through (p) as subsections (n) through (q); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s613/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (l) the following new subsection (m):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">“(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Continuation of Rate of Basic Allowance for Members of the Armed Forces Whose Sole Dependent Dies While Residing With the Member.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) or any other section of law, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may, after the death of the sole dependent of a member of the armed forces, continue to pay a basic allowance for housing to such member at the rate paid to such member on the date of such death if—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">such sole dependent dies—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">while the member is on active duty; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">while residing with the member, unless separated by the necessity of military service or to receive institutional care as a result of disability or incapacitation or under such other circumstances as the Secretary concerned may by regulation prescribe; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the member is not occupying a housing facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned on the date of the death of the sole dependent.</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The continuation of the rate of an allowance under this subsection shall terminate upon the earlier of the following to occur:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The day that is one year after the date of the death of the sole dependent.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The permanent change of station, or permanent change of assignment with movement of personal property and household goods under section 453(c) of this title, of the member.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s613/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2881a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 403(n)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 403(o)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s614" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="614">SEC. 614. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS WHEN HOME PORT CHANGE WOULD FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGE MEMBER. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (p) of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as redesignated by section 612, is further amended in subsection (p)—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s614/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Low-cost and No-cost</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Certain</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s614/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In the case of a member who is assigned</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s614/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a member without dependents who is assigned to a unit that undergoes a change of home port or a change of permanent duty station, if the Secretary concerned determines that it would be inequitable to base the member’s entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the new home port or permanent duty station, the Secretary concerned may—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waive the requirement to base the member’s entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the new home port or permanent duty station member; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">treat that member for the purposes of this section as if the unit to which the member is assigned did not undergo such a change.</content>
                                </clause></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned may grant a waiver under subparagraph (A) to not more than 100 members in a calendar year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1 of each calendar year, the Secretary concerned shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the use of the authority provided by subparagraph (A) during the preceding calendar year that includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) during that year; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each such waiver, an identification of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of the member;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the home port or permanent duty station of the unit to which the member is assigned before the change described in subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the new home port or permanent duty station of that unit.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This paragraph shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2027.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s615" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="615">SEC. 615. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIVAL AND REDESIGNATION OF PROVISION ESTABLISHING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s615/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revivial.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 491 of title 37, United States Code—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s615/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is revived to read as it did immediately before its repeal under section 604 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s615/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s491">37 U.S.C. 491</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is redesignated as section 431 of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s615/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting, after the item relating to section 427, the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“431.</designator><label> Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s616" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="616">SEC. 616. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d)(1) of section 606 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3672; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="617">SEC. 617. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403b">37 U.S.C. 403b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OCONUS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUSTMENTS; NOTICE TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reductions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may reduce an OCONUS COLA in accordance with this subsection.</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Frequency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not announce a reduction to an OCONUS COLA for a location outside the continental United States more than twice per calendar year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum reduction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A reduction to an OCONUS COLA may not exceed the lesser of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">10 OCONUS COLA index points; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of OCONUS COLA index points by which the cost of living of the permanent duty station of the covered member exceeds the average cost of living index in the continental United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a reduction on the basis of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a change in the rate of exchange of foreign currencies; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a permanent change of station for a covered member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may phase in a reduction under this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may increase an OCONUS COLA at any time.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding reductions and increases to OCONUS COLAs during the previous calendar year. Such report shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The areas outside the continental United States subject to such a reduction or increase.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The previous and new amounts of an adjusted OCONUS COLA for a member with three dependents, 10 years of service, and in grade—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">E-6; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">O-4.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of OCONUS COLA index points by which a new OCONUS COLA index differs from such previous index.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of members of the uniformed services affected by each such reduction or increase.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment of the Secretary of the calculation of an OCONUS COLA. In making such assessment, the Secretary shall consider factors including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Costs of local transportation in the area surrounding the duty station of a member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Costs of travel from such duty station to the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/c/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other costs the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continental United States</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered member</quotedText>” means a member of the uniformed services—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who is assigned to a permanent duty station located outside the continental United States; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whose dependents reside outside the continental United States but not withing the vicinity to permanent duty station of such member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">OCONUS COLA</quotedText>” means a cost-of-living allowance paid to a member of the uniformed services on the basis that such member is a covered member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">OCONUS COLA index</quotedText>” means the index computed by the Secretary of the weighted average prices of goods and services (excluding housing costs) in a location outside the continental United States, relative to the weighted average of prices of the same goods and services in the continental United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stB/s617/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">OCONUS COLA index point</quotedText>” means 1 percent of the OCONUS COLA index for the weighted average prices of goods and services (excluding housing costs) in a location in the continental United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel and Transportation Allowances </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s621" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="621">SEC. 621. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ALLOWABLE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES: COMPLEX OVERHAUL. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 452 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s621/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the second paragraph (18) as paragraph (21); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s621/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">“(22) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Permanent change of assignment to or from a naval vessel undergoing nuclear refueling or defueling and any concurrent complex overhaul, even if such assignment is within the same area as the current assignment of the member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="23">“(23) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Current assignment to a naval vessel entering or exiting nuclear refueling or defueling and any concurrent complex overhaul.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="622">SEC. 622. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR SPOUSAL BUSINESS COSTS ARISING FROM A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (g)—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or Business Costs</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Relicensing Costs</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or qualified business costs</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified relicensing costs</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Reimbursement</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for qualified relicensing costs</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection for qualified business costs may not exceed $1,000 in connection with each reassignment described in paragraph (1).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or qualified business costs</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified relicensing costs</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">business license, permit,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">courses,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or owned a business,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">professional</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">license</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or business license or permit,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">certification</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">professional</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">license</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/5/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or business license or permit,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">certification</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified business costs</quotedText>’ means costs, including moving services for equipment, equipment removal, new equipment purchases, information technology expenses, and inspection fees, incurred by the spouse of a member if—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the spouse owned a business during the member’s previous duty assignment and the costs result from a movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member’s change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs were incurred or paid to move such business to a new location in connection with such reassignment.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing regarding implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a), including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of times such Secretary used the authority under such amendments; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s622/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs to the Federal Government arising from such usage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s623" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="623">SEC. 623. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS FOR SPOUSE RELICENSING COSTS PURSUANT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by section 622, is further amended, in subsection (g)(3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2029</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s624" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="624">SEC. 624. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REIMBURSEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR COSTS TO RELOCATE A PET THAT ARISE FROM A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by sections 622, and 623, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reimbursement for Transportation of Pets Arising From Certain Permanent Changes of Stations.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member for any cost related to the relocation of a pet that arises from a permanent change of station of such member within the continental United States. Such reimbursement may not exceed $550 for each such permanent change of station.</content></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member for any cost related to the relocation of a pet that arises from a permanent change of station of such member to or from a duty station located outside the continental United States. Such reimbursement may not exceed $4,000 for each such permanent change of station.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s625" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="625">SEC. 625. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR TRAINING CLASSES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by sections 622, 623, and 624, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Attendance at Professional Military Education Institution or Training Classes.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize temporary duty status, and travel and transportation allowances payable to a member in such status, for a member under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who is reassigned—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">between duty stations located within the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for a period of not more than one year;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the purpose of participating in professional military education or training classes,</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with orders to return to the duty station where the member maintains primary residence and the dependents of such member reside.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the military department concerned assigns permanent duty status to a member described in paragraph (1), such member shall be eligible for travel and transportation allowances including the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Transportation, including mileage at the same rate paid for a permanent change of station.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Per diem while traveling between the permanent duty station and professional military education institution or training site.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Per diem paid in the same manner and amount as temporary lodging expenses.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Per diem equal to the amount of the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of this title paid to a member—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the grade of such member;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">without dependents;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who resides in the military housing area in which the professional military education institution or training site is located.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Movement of household goods in an amount determined under applicable regulations.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="626">SEC. 626. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 256(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(g)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 403a and 475</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 403b and 405</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 5.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 5, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4109(a)(2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 474 and 475</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 405 and 452</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 476 and 479</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5725(c)(2)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 476(b)(1)(H)(iii)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (c) and (d) of section 453</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5760—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481h(b)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 451(a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 474(d)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 464</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481h(d)(1)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452(d)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 10.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 710—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)(4)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 474</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h)(4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481f</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 453(f)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1174a(b)(2)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 474 and 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1175(j), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 474 and 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1175a(e)(2)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 474 and 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1491(d)(3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 495(a)(2)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 435(a)(2)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2013(b)(2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 474 and 475</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 405 and 452</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 476 and 479</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 452 and 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2493(a)(4)(B)(ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481f(d)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 453(f)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2613(g), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481h(b)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 451(a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 12503—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 206 and 495</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 206 and 435</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 495</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 435</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/c/9/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chapter 7</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 14.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2764 of title 14, United States Code, is amended, in the first and third sentences, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (b) of section 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 453(c)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 32.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 115 of title 32, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 206 and 495</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 206 and 435</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 495</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 435</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chapter 7</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 236(f)(4)(A) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3036(f)(4)(A)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 474</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 36.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2101(b)(2) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 475</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 405</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 37.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 37, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 403—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 474</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 453(c)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 420(b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 474-481</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 422(a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 480</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 427—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 476</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 433(b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 474(d)(2)(A)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 451(a)(2)(H)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481f</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 453(f)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481h</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452(b)(12)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481j</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452(b)(13)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iv), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481k</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452(b)(14)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/6/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (v), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 481l</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452(b)(15)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1002(b)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 474(a)-(d), and (f),</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1003, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 402-403b, 474-477, 479-481, and 414</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1006(g)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 477</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452(c)(2)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/h/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 475a(a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 452(b)(11)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s626/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Child Nutrition Act of 1966.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 17(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 475</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 405</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="627">SEC. 627. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s454">37 U.S.C. 454 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN CHILD CARE COSTS INCIDENT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR ASSIGNMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or assignment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel and Transportation Allowances.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall treat a designated child care provider as an authorized traveler if child care is not available to a member of the Armed Forces at a military child development center at the permanent duty location of such member not later than 30 days after the member arrives at such location.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reimbursement of Certain Child Care Costs.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse a member of the Armed Forces for travel expenses for a designated child care provider when—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, to a new duty station;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the movement of the member’s dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under section 451 of title 37, United States Code, as part of the reassignment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">child care is not available at a military child development center at such duty station not later than 30 days after the member arrives at such duty station; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the dependent child is on the wait list for child care at such military child development center.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum amounts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection may not exceed—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$500 for a reassignment between duty stations within the continental United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,500 for a reassignment involving a duty station outside of the continental United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member may not apply for reimbursement under this subsection later than one year after a reassignment described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Concurrent receipt prohibited.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the event a household contains more than one member eligible for 
reimbursement under this subsection, reimbursement may be paid to one member among such members as such members shall jointly elect.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the pilot program, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to make the pilot program permanent.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program shall terminate on September 30, 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">authorized traveler</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 451 of title 37, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">designated child care provider</quotedText>” means an adult selected by a member of the armed forces to provide child care to a dependent child of such member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stC/s627/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military child development center</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leave </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="631">SEC. 631. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO LEAVE ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Obsolete Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (d); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (e) through (m) as subsections (d) through (l).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments to Section 701 of Title 10.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (d), (f), and (g)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (e) and (f)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), in the first sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (b), (d), and (f)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (b) and (e)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i), as so redesignated, in the first sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (b), (d), and (f)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (b) and (e)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments to Other Provisions of Law.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 14.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2508(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 701(f)(2)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 701(e)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 37.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 37, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 501—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(6), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">120 days of leave under section 701(f)(1)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">90 days of leave under section 701(e)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 701(g)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 701(f)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 502(b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 701(h)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 701(g)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s631/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 U.S.C. 701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s632" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="632">SEC. 632. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ACCUMULATE LEAVE IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s632/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 631, is further amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize a member described in paragraph (2) to retain not more than 30 days of excess leave.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member described in this paragraph is a member who—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serves on active duty for a continuous period of at least 120 days for which the member is entitled to special pay under section 310(a) of title 37; or</content></clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is assigned to a deployable ship or mobile unit or to other duty designated for the purposes of this section;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">except for this subsection, would lose any excess leave at the end of the fiscal year; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receives, from the first officer in a grade above O-6 in the chain of command of such member, written authorization to retain such excess leave.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Excess leave retained by a member under this subsection shall be forfeited unless used before the end of the second fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which the service or assignment described in paragraph (2)(A) terminated.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">excess leave</quotedText>’ means leave accrued by a member in excess of the number of days of leave authorized to be accumulated under subsection (b).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s632/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 U.S.C. 701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition Rule.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Leave in excess of 90 days, accumulated by a member of the Armed Forces under section 701 of such title before the effective date under subsection (c), is forfeited unless—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s632/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">used by the member on or before September 30, 2026; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s632/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the retention of such leave is otherwise authorized by law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s632/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 U.S.C. 701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on January 1, 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s633" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="633">SEC. 633. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s633/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sections 631 and 632, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">“(m)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by subsection (h)(3), and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the armed forces diagnosed with a medical condition is allowed convalescent leave if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the medical or behavioral health provider of the member—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines that the member is not yet fit for duty as a result of that condition; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommends such leave for the member to provide for the convalescence of the member from that condition; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the commanding officer of the member or the commander of the military medical treatment facility authorizes such leave for the member.</content>
                                </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member may take not more than 30 days of convalescent leave under paragraph (1) with respect to a condition described in that paragraph unless—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">such leave in excess of 30 days is authorized by—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary concerned; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an individual at the level designated by the Secretary concerned, but not below the grade of O-5 or the civilian equivalent; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the member is authorized to receive convalescent leave under subsection (h)(3) in conjunction with the birth of a child.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Convalescent leave may be authorized under paragraph (1) only for a medical condition of a member and may not be authorized for a member in connection with a condition of a dependent or other family member of the member.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In authorizing convalescent leave for a member under paragraph (1) with respect to a condition described in that paragraph, the commanding officer of the member or the commander of the military medical treatment facility, as the case may be, shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">limit the duration of such leave to the minimum necessary in relation to the diagnosis, prognosis, and probable final disposition of the condition of the member; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">authorize leave tailored to the specific medical needs of the member rather than (except for convalescent leave provided for under subsection (h)(3)) authorizing leave based on a predetermined formula.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member taking convalescent leave under paragraph (1) shall not have the member’s leave account reduced as a result of taking such leave.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military medical treatment facility</quotedText>’ means a facility described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 1073d of this title.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s633/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Convalescent Leave for Birth of Child.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (4) of subsection (h) of such section, as redesignated by section 632, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s633/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s633/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(4)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s633/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Convalescent leave may be authorized under subparagraph (A) only for a medical condition of a member and may not be authorized for a member in connection with a condition of a dependent or other family member of the member.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stD/s633/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s701">10 U.S.C. 701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Family and Survivor Benefits </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s641" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="641">SEC. 641. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLAIMS RELATING TO THE RETURN OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF A DECEASED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Delivery of personal effects of a decedent to the next of kin or other appropriate person.</content></subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary concerned enters into an agreement with an entity to carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
concerned may, at the request of the person described in such subparagraph, pursue a claim against such entity that arises from the failure of such entity to substantially perform such subparagraph.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an entity described in subparagraph (B) fails to substantially perform subparagraph (A) by damaging, losing, or destroying the personal effects of a decedent, the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the person designated under subsection (c) the greater of $1,000 or the fair market value of such damage, loss, or destruction. The Secretary concerned may request, from the person designated under subsection (c), proof of fair market value and ownership of the personal effects.”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s642" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="642">SEC. 642. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF PARENT FEE DISCOUNT TO CHILD CARE EMPLOYEES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Child Care Employee Discount.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may, to support recruitment and retention initiatives, charge a child care employee, whose child attends a military child development center, a reduced fee for such attendance.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="643">SEC. 643. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1448">10 U.S.C. 1448 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN OPEN SEASON. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elections by Persons Not Currently Participating in Survivor Benefit Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Election of sbp coverage.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An eligible retired or former member may elect to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan during the open season described in subsection (e).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible retired or former members.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of paragraph (1), an eligible retired or former member is a member or former member of the uniformed services who, on or before the day before the first day of the open season described in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is entitled to retired pay; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">would be entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code (or chapter 67 of such title as in effect before October 5, 1994), but for the fact that such member or former member is under 60 years of age.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Status under sbp of persons making elections.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standard annuity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person making an election under paragraph (1) by reason of eligibility under paragraph (2)(A) shall be treated for all purposes as providing a standard annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reserve-component annuity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person making an election under paragraph (1) by reason of eligibility under paragraph (2)(B) shall be treated for all purposes as providing a reserve-component annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Premiums for open season.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Premiums to be charged.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations premiums that a person who makes an election under paragraph (1) shall be required to pay for participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan pursuant to the election.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount of premiums.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total amount of the premiums to be paid by a person under the regulations 
prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall be equal to the sum of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total amount by which the retired pay of the person would have been reduced before the effective date of the election under subsection (d) if the person had elected to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan (for the same base amount specified in the election) at the first opportunity that was afforded the person to participate under chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interest on the amount by which the retired pay of the person would have been so reduced, computed from the date on which the retired pay would have been so reduced at such rate or rates and according to such methodology as the Secretary determines reasonable; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/4/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any additional amount that the Secretary determines necessary to protect the actuarial soundness of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund against any increased risk for the fund that is associated with the election.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Premiums to be credited to retirement fund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Premiums paid under the regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall be credited to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elections by Persons Currently Participating in Survivor Benefit Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Election of to discontinue sbp participation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan on the day before the first day of the open season described in subsection (e) may elect to discontinue such participation during the open season.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consent of beneficiaries.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person described in paragraph (1) may not make an election under that paragraph without the concurrence of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each designated beneficiary of such person under the Survivor Benefit Plan; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the spouse of such person, if such person is married.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception when beneficiary unavailable.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person may make an election under paragraph (1) without a concurrence required under subparagraph (2) if the person establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary concerned—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that the whereabouts of the spouse or beneficiary, as the case may be, cannot be determined; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that, due to exceptional circumstances, requiring the person to seek the consent of the spouse or beneficiary, as the case may be, would otherwise be inappropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of premiums.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Discontinuation of reductions in pay.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As of the effective date under subsection (d) of an election by a person under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned 
shall discontinue the reduction being made in the retired pay of the person arising from participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan or, in the case of a person who has been required to make deposits in the Treasury on account of participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan, that person may discontinue making such deposits effective on such effective date.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of previous reductions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person who makes an election under paragraph (1) is not entitled to a refund of any reduction or deposit described in subparagraph (A) made before such effective date.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Manner of Making Elections.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An election under subsection (a) or (b) shall be made in writing, signed by the person making the election, and received by the Secretary concerned before the end of the open season described in subsection (e).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (3), an election under subsection (a) shall be made subject to the same conditions, and with the same opportunities for designation of beneficiaries and specification of base amount, that apply under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Election must be voluntary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An election under subsection (a) or (b) is not effective unless the person making the election declares the election to be voluntary. An election under subsection (a) or (b) to participate or not to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan may not be required by any court. An election by a person under subsection (a) to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan is not subject to the concurrence of a spouse or former spouse of the person.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation with respect to reserve-component annuity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person making an election under subsection (a) to provide a reserve-component annuity shall make a designation described in section 1448(e) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date for Elections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An election under subsection (a) or (b) shall be effective on the first day of the first calendar month following the month in which the election is received by the Secretary concerned.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Open Season Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The open season described in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2024.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability of Certain Provisions of Law.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of sections 1449, 1453, and 1454 of title 10, United States Code, are applicable to a person making an election, and to an election, under subsection (a) or (b) in the same manner as if the election were made under the Survivor Benefit Plan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “base amount”, “reserve-component annuity”, and “standard annuity” have the meanings given those terms in section 1447 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund</quotedText>” means the fund established under section 1461(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">retired pay</quotedText>” includes retainer pay.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “Secretary concerned” and “uniformed services” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 37, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s643/g/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Survivor Benefit Plan</quotedText>” means the program established under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="644">SEC. 644. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITH LIMITED CHILD CARE: BRIEFING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding child care at military installations of the covered Armed Forces—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that are not served by a military child development center; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">where the military child development center has few available spots.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The briefing under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With regards to each military installation described in such subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The current and maximum possible enrollment at the military child development center (if one exists).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Plans of the Secretary to expand an existing, or construct a new, military child development center.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resulting capacity of each military child development center described in subparagraph (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The median cost of services at accredited child care facilities located near such military installation compared to the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of the military department concerned to members for child care services.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any policy recommendations of the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to address the rising cost of child care near military installations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regarding the rates of child care fee assistance provided to members of the covered Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Force</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Army.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Navy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Marine Corps.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Air Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Space Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s644/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military child development center</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="645">SEC. 645. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1060a">10 U.S.C. 1060a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MILITARY FAMILIES: DATA COLLECTION; TRAINING; REPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Collection.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services of the Department of Agriculture, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a survey, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, to determine how many members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and dependents of such members, are food insecure;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue the survey to such members and dependents;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">collect data related to the number of such members and dependents who—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are eligible for the basic needs allowance under section 402b of title 37, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receive such basic needs allowance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">are surveyed on the use, by such members and dependents, of Federal nutrition assistance programs, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/3/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), and the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and carry out a plan to train and designate an individual who will assist members at military installations on how and where to refer such members and their dependents for participation in Federal nutrition assistance programs described in paragraph (3)(C); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate efforts of the Department of Defense to address food insecurity and nutrition.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the four subsequent years, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel &amp; Readiness shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Agriculture and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report including the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and their dependents who are food insecure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such members and their dependents who use the Federal nutrition assistance programs described in subsection (a)(3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such members and their dependents described in subsection (a)(3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stE/s645/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The status of implementation of the plan under subsection (a)(5).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense Resale Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stF/s651" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="651">SEC. 651. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF CERTAIN GOODS FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION IN COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stF/s651/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter III of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2496">“SEC. 2496. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2496">10 U.S.C. 2496</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region prohibited </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may not knowingly permit the sale, at a commissary store or military exchange, of any good, ware, article, or merchandise—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">containing any product mined, produced, or manufactured, wholly or in part, by forced labor from the XUAR; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from an entity that has used labor from within or transferred from XUAR as part of a ‘poverty alleviation’ or ‘pairing assistance’ program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">forced labor</quotedText>’ means any work or service that is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for nonperformance and that the worker does not offer to perform.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">XUAR</quotedText>’ means the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stF/s651/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2496.</designator><label> Sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region prohibited.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="661">SEC. 661. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON BASIC PAY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity or a federally funded research and development center to conduct research and analysis on the value of basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. The Secretary may include such research and analysis in the next quadrennial review of military compensation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The research and analysis conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the model used to determine the basic pay in the current basic pay tables, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of whether to update the current model to meet the needs of the 2023 employment market;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a historical understanding of when the current model was established and how frequently it has been during the last 10 years;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an understanding of the assumptions on which the model is based and how such assumptions are validated;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of time-in-grade requirements and how they may affect retention and promotion; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of how recruiting and retention information is used to adjust the model.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether to modify current basic pay tables to consider higher rates of pay for specialties the Secretary determines are in critical need of personnel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how basic pay has compared with civilian pay since the 70th percentile benchmark for basic pay was established; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether to change the 70th percentile benchmark.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to adjust the annual increase in basic pay, currently guided by changes in the Employment Cost Index as a measure of the growth in private-sector employment costs; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to use a different index, such as the Defense Employment Cost Index.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Legislative and policy recommendations regarding basic pay table based on analyses and assessments under paragraphs (1) through (4).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings and Progress Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees an interim briefing on the elements described in subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Progress report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a progress report on the study under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final briefing on the study under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s661/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="662">SEC. 662. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ACCURACY OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report; Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on BAH. Such report shall contain the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The evaluation of the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">of the efficiency and accuracy of the current system used to calculate BAH;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriateness of using mean and median housing costs in such calculation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">of existing MHAs, in relation to choices in, and availability of, housing to servicemembers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">of the suitability of the six standard housing profiles in relation to the average family sizes of servicemembers, disaggregated by uniformed service, rank, and MHA;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">of the flexibility of BAH to respond to changes in real estate markets; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">of residential real estate processes to determine rental rates.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The recommendation of the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regarding the feasibility of including information, furnished by Federal entities, regarding school districts, in calculating BAH;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether to calculate BAH more frequently, including in response to a sudden change in the housing market;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether to enter into an agreement with a covered entity, to compile data and develop an enterprise grade, objective, data-driven algorithm to calculate BAH;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether to publish the methods used by the Secretary to calculate BAH on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether BAH calculations appropriately account for increased housing costs associated with Coast Guard facilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">BAH</quotedText>” means the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services under section 403 of title 37, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered entity</quotedText>” means a nationally recognized entity in the field of commercial real estate that has data on local rental rates in real estate markets across the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">MHA</quotedText>” means military housing area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s662/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">servicemember</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3911).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s663" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="663">SEC. 663. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF DISLOCATION AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s663/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s663/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reviewing the adequacy of the amounts of dislocation and relocation allowances paid under section 452 of title 37, United States Code, to members of the covered Armed Forces, in connection with changes in such members’ temporary or permanent duty assignment locations, taking into consideration the rising costs of moving, challenges in the housing market, and other expenses incurred by such members;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s663/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing the effects of delays in the issuance of orders relating to changes to temporary or permanent duty assignment locations on the timing of dislocation and relocation allowances paid to members of the covered Armed Forces;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s663/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing the feasibility and advisability of paying dislocation or relocation allowances to members of the covered Armed Forces who are permanently assigned from one unit to another with no change of permanent duty station when the units are within the same metropolitan area; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s663/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making recommendations with respect to the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s663/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Armed Forces Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Armed Forces</quotedText>” means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s664" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="664">SEC. 664. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPLEX OVERHAUL PAY: BRIEFING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s664/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House  
of Representatives a briefing regarding the feasibility and advisability of establishing complex overhaul pay.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s664/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Complex Overhaul Pay Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">complex overhaul pay</quotedText>” means a special monthly pay—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s664/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">established pursuant to regulations prescribed under section 352 of title 37, United States Code;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s664/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">paid to a member of the Armed Forces assigned to a naval vessel undergoing nuclear refueling or defueling, and any concurrent complex overhaul;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s664/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in addition to any other pay or allowance to which a member is entitled; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s664/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in an amount equal to $200 per month.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="665">SEC. 665. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDIES ON COMPENSATION FOR DOD CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall, for each geographic area in which the Secretary of a military department operates a military child development center, conduct a study—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comparing the total compensation, including all pay and benefits, of child care employees of each military child development center in the geographic area to the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees in such geographic area; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimating the difference in average pay and the difference in average benefits between such child care employees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Schedule.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall complete the studies required under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the geographic areas containing the military installations with the 25 longest wait lists for child care services at military child development centers, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for geographic areas other than geographic areas described in subparagraph (A), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing the results of the studies required under paragraph (1) that have been completed as of the date of the submission of such report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the completion of all the studies required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing the results of such studies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">benefits</quotedText>” includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">retirement benefits;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any insurance premiums paid by an employer;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">education benefits, including tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other compensation an employer provides to an employee for service performed as an employee (other than pay), as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “child care employee” and “military child development center” have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s665/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pay</quotedText>” includes the basic rate of pay of an employee and any additional payments an employer pays to an employee for service performed as an employee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s666" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="666">SEC. 666. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BARRIERS TO HOME OWNERSHIP FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES: STUDY; REPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s666/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or non-profit entity to conduct a study on the unique barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVI/stG/s666/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of such study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">TITLE VII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 701.</designator><label> Improvements to TRICARE dental program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 702.</designator><label> Health benefits for members of the National Guard following required training or other duty to respond to a national emergency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 703.</designator><label> Improvement of referrals for specialty care under TRICARE Prime during permanent changes of station.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 704.</designator><label> Confidentiality requirements for mental health care services for members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 705.</designator><label> Audit of behavioral health care network providers listed in TRICARE directory.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 706.</designator><label> Independent analysis of quality and patient safety review process under direct care component of TRICARE program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 707.</designator><label> Study on providing benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE dental program to members of the Selected Reserve and dependents thereof.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 708.</designator><label> GAO study on certain contracts relating to TRICARE program and oversight of such contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 709.</designator><label> GAO study on coverage of mental health services under TRICARE program and relationship to certain mental health parity laws.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Health Care Administration</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 711.</designator><label> Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 712.</designator><label> Inclusion of level three trauma care capabilities in requirements for medical centers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 713.</designator><label>  Centers of excellence for specialty care in military health system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 714.</designator><label> Maintenance of Core Casualty Receiving Facilities to improve medical force readiness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 715.</designator><label> Congressional notification requirement to modify scope of services provided at military medical treatment facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 716.</designator><label> Improvements to processes to reduce financial harm caused to civilians for care provided at military medical treatment facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 717.</designator><label> Authority to carry out studies and demonstration projects relating to delivery of health and medical care through use of other transaction authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 718.</designator><label> Licensure requirement for certain health-care professionals providing services as part of mission relating to emergency, humanitarian, or refugee assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 719.</designator><label> Authorization of permanent program to improve opioid management in the military health system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 720.</designator><label> Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and public health functions to Defense Health Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 721.</designator><label> Access to certain dependent medical records by remarried former spouses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 722.</designator><label> Authority for Department of Defense program to promote early literacy among certain young children.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 723.</designator><label> Plan for Accountable Care Organization demonstration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 724.</designator><label> Feasibility study and plan on establishing a Military Health System Medical Logistics Directorate and Military Health System Education and Training Directorate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 731.</designator><label> Briefing and report on reduction or realignment of military medical manning and medical billets.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 732.</designator><label> Independent analysis of Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 733.</designator><label> Clarification of membership requirements and compensation authority for independent suicide prevention and response review committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 734.</designator><label> Termination of veterans’ advisory board on radiation dose reconstruction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 735.</designator><label> Brain health initiative of Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 736.</designator><label> Establishment of partnership program between United States and Ukraine for military trauma care and research.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 737.</designator><label> Improvements relating to behavioral health care available under military health system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 738.</designator><label> Certification program in provision of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces and military families.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 739.</designator><label> Standardization of policies relating to service in Armed Forces by individuals diagnosed with HBV.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 740.</designator><label> Suicide cluster: standardized definition for use by Department of Defense; congressional notification.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 741.</designator><label> Limitation on reduction of military medical manning end strength: certification requirement and other reforms.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 742.</designator><label> Feasibility study on establishment of Department of Defense internship programs relating to civilian behavioral health providers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 743.</designator><label> Updates to prior feasibility studies on establishment of new command on defense health.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 744.</designator><label> Capability assessment and action plan with respect to effects of exposure to open burn pits and other environmental hazards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 745.</designator><label> Kyle Mullen Navy SEAL medical training review.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 746.</designator><label> Reports on composition of medical personnel of each military department and related matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 747.</designator><label> Report on effects of low recruitment and retention on operational tempo and physical and mental health of members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 748.</designator><label> Guidance for addressing healthy relationships and intimate partner violence through TRICARE Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 749.</designator><label> Briefing on suicide prevention reforms for members of the Armed Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="701">SEC. 701. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The plans</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plans”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Premium sharing plans.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective as of January 1, 2026, the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to premium sharing plans referred to in subsection (d)(1), the following elements:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A third party administrator shall manage the administrative features of such plans, including eligibility, enrollment, plan change and premium payment processes, submission of qualifying life events changes, and address changes.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such plans shall include the following three enrollment options:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Self.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Self plus one.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Family.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the United States, to the extent practicable, individuals eligible to enroll in such a plan shall be offered options to enroll in plans of not fewer than two and not more than four dental insurance carriers.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, each carrier described in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall manage dental care delivery matters, including claims adjudication (with required electronic submission of claims), coordination of benefits, covered services, enrollment verification, and provider networks;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall, in addition to offering a standard option plan, offer a non-standard option plan;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may offer a non-standard option plan managed as a dental health maintenance organization plan;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall establish and operate dental provider networks that provide—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible care with a prevention or wellness focus;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continuity of care;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinated care (including appropriate dental and medical referrals);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">patient-centered care (including effective communications, individualized care, and shared decision-making); and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">high-quality, safe care;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall develop and implement adult and pediatric dental quality measures, including effective measurements for—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">access to care;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continuity of care;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cost;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adverse patient events;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oral health outcomes; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">patient experience; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may conduct in the provider networks established and operated by the carrier under clause (iv), to the extent practicable, pilot programs on the development of a model of care based on the model of care commonly referred to as patient-centered dental homes.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The member’s</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">During the period preceding January 1, 2026, the member’s</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of each year,</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of each year during the period preceding January 1, 2026,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">During the period preceding January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on January 1, 2026, the amount of the premium required under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for standard option plans, shall be established by the Secretary annually such that in the aggregate (taking into account the adjustments under subparagraph (F) and subsection (e)(3), the Secretary’s share of each premium is 60 percent of the premium for each enrollment category (self, self plus one, and family, respectively) of each standard option plan; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for non-standard option plans, shall be equal to the amount determined under clause (i) plus 100 percent of the additional premium amount applicable to such non-standard option plan.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the monthly premium required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case of enlisted members in pay grade E-1, E-2, E-3, or E-4.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce copayments required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case of enlisted members in pay grade E-1, E-2, E-3, or E-4.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (j), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a plan established under this section until</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">During the period preceding January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a plan established under this section, and on or after January 1, 2026, the Secretary may not reduce benefits provided under a standard option plan under this section, until</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">“(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">non-standard option plan</quotedText>’ means a high option dental insurance plan that includes covered services in addition to, or provides greater coverage with respect to, services covered under a standard option plan.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">standard option plan</quotedText>’ means a dental insurance plan that provides for the coverage of preventive services, basic restorative services, and specialty dental care services at a level that is at least commensurate with the coverage of the same services provided under the premium sharing plans under this section during the period preceding January 1, 2026.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1076a">10 U.S.C. 1076a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to the authority under section 1076a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than January 1, 2026, prescribe an interim final rule to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after prescribing the interim final rule under subparagraph (A) and considering public comments with respect to such interim final rule, prescribe a final rule, effective on January 1, 2027, to carry out such amendments.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s701/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1 of each of 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the status of the implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="702">SEC. 702. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HEALTH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOLLOWING REQUIRED TRAINING OR OTHER DUTY TO RESPOND TO A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transitional Health Care.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a)(2) of section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the National Guard who is separated from full-time National Guard Duty to which called or ordered under section 502(f) of title 32 for a period of active service of more than 30 days to perform duties that are authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of responding to a national emergency declared by Congress or the President and supported by Federal funds.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active duty</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active service</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)(B)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraph (B) or (G) of paragraph (2)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active duty</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active service</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or (D)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(D), or (G)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active duty</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active service</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7)(A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">service on active duty</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active service</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/1/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active duty for</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active service for</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active duty</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active service</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s702/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active duty</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active service</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s703" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="703">SEC. 703. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENT OF REFERRALS FOR SPECIALTY CARE UNDER TRICARE PRIME DURING PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s703/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 714 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 1095f note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s703/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s703/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improvement of Specialty Care Referrals During Permanent Changes of Station.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting evaluations and improvements under subsection (d) to the referral process described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure beneficiaries enrolled 
in TRICARE Prime who are undergoing a permanent change of station receive referrals from their primary care manager to such specialty care providers in the new location as the beneficiary may need before undergoing the permanent change of station.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s703/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the contractual and technical barriers preventing record sharing between civilian provider networks under the TRICARE program that lead to increased wait times for care for members of the Armed Forces and the dependents thereof undergoing permanent changes of station across provider network regions.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="704">SEC. 704. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1090b">10 U.S.C. 1090b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to reinforce the policies of eliminating stigma in obtaining mental health care services and further encouraging help-seeking behavior by members of the Armed Forces, not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">update and reissue Department of Defense Instruction 6490.08, titled “Command Notification Requirements to Dispel Stigma in Providing Mental Health Care to Service Members” and issued on August 17, 2011, taking into account—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">experience implementing the Instruction; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities to more effectively dispel stigma in obtaining mental health care services and encourage help-seeking behavior; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop standards within the Department of Defense that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure, except in a case in which there is an exigent circumstance, the confidentiality of mental health care services provided to members who voluntarily seek such services;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a model for making determinations with respect to exigent circumstances that clarifies the responsibilities regarding the determination of the effect on military function and the prevention of self-harm by the individual; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in a case in which there is an exigent circumstance, prevent health care providers from disclosing more than the minimum amount of information necessary to address the exigent circumstance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The standards required by subsection (a)(2) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requirements for confidentiality regarding the request and receipt by a member of the Armed Forces of mental health care services under the self-initiated referral process under section 1090a(e) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requirements for confidentiality regarding the results of any drug testing incident to such mental health care services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Procedures that reflect best practices of the mental health profession with respect to suicide prevention.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A prohibition against retaliating against a member of the Armed Forces who requests mental health care services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other elements as the Secretary determines will most effectively support the policies of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">eliminating stigma in obtaining mental health care services; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encouraging help-seeking behavior by members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint Policy With the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue a joint policy that provides, except in a case in which there is an exigent circumstance, for the confidentiality of mental health care services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components, under section 1712A, 1720F, 1720H, or 1789 of title 38, United States Code, or other applicable law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The joint policy issued under paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, include standards comparable to the standards developed under subsection (a)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a copy of the standards developed under subsection (a)(2) and the joint policy issued under subsection (c).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s704/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exigent Circumstance Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">exigent circumstance</quotedText>” means a circumstance in which the Secretary of Defense determines the need to prevent serious harm to an individual or essential military function clearly outweighs the need for confidentiality of information obtained by a health care provider incident to mental health care services voluntarily sought by a member of the Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="705">SEC. 705. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUDIT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE NETWORK PROVIDERS LISTED IN TRICARE DIRECTORY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the behavioral health care providers listed in the TRICARE directory.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of the audit under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the following, disaggregated by provider specialty and TRICARE provider network region:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such behavioral health care providers with respect to which there are duplicate listings in the TRICARE directory.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such behavioral health care providers that, as of the commencement of the audit, were listed in the TRICARE directory as available and accepting new TRICARE patients.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such behavioral health care providers that, as a result of the audit, the Comptroller General determines are no longer available or accepting new TRICARE patients.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such behavioral health care providers that were not previously listed in the TRICARE directory as available and accepting new TRICARE patients but that, as a result of the audit, the Comptroller General determines are so available and accepting.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of behavioral health care providers listed in the TRICARE directory that are no longer practicing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of behavioral health care providers that, in conducting the audit, the Comptroller General could not reach for purposes of verifying information relating to availability or status.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the number of TRICARE beneficiaries in each TRICARE region, disaggregated by beneficiary category.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the methods by which the Secretary of Defense measures the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The accessibility and accuracy of the TRICARE directory, with respect to behavioral health care providers listed therein.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The adequacy of behavioral health care providers under the TRICARE program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to recruit and retain behavioral health care providers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations by the Comptroller General, based on the findings of the audit, on how to improve the availability of behavioral health care providers that are network providers under the TRICARE program, including through the inclusion of specific requirements in the next generation of TRICARE contracts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE directory</quotedText>” means the directory of network providers under the TRICARE program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s705/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE program</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="706">SEC. 706. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY REVIEW PROCESS UNDER DIRECT CARE COMPONENT OF TRICARE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the federally funded research and development center to carry out the activities described in subsections (b) and (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not later October 1, 2023.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Analysis by FFRDC.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Analysis.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under an agreement between the Secretary and a federally funded research and development center entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall conduct an analysis of the quality and patient safety review process for health care provided under the direct care component of the TRICARE program and develop recommendations for the Secretary based on such analysis.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis conducted and recommendations developed under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the direct care component of the TRICARE program, an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The procedures under such component regarding credentialing and privileging for health care providers (and an assessment of compliance with such procedures).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The processes under such component for quality assurance, standard of care, and incident review (and an assessment of compliance with such processes).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The accountability processes under such component for health care providers who are found to have not met a required standard of care.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The transparency activities carried out under such component, including an assessment of the publication of clinical quality metrics (at the level of military medical treatment facilities and other operational medical units of the Department of Defense), and a comparison with similar metrics for non-Department health care entities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The standardization activities carried under such component, including activities aimed at eliminating unwarranted variation in clinical quality metrics at the level of military medical treatment facilities and other operational medical units of the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementation under such component of the requirements of section 744 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3708; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note), including with respect to health care delivery on ships and planes, in deployed settings, and in all other circumstances outside of military medical treatment facilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The organizational roles and responsibilities of military health system entities involved in clinical quality management functions under such component, including the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Director of the Defense Health Agency, and the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, each of whom shall conduct and submit to the federally funded research and development center an internal assessment of the respective entity regarding each element set forth under this paragraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information access and privacy.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 1102 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall provide the federally funded research and development center with access to such records of the Department of Defense as the Secretary may determine necessary for purposes of the federally funded research and development center conducting the analysis and developing the recommendations under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Privacy of information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the analysis and developing the recommendations under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall maintain any personally identifiable information in records accessed by the federally funded research and development center pursuant to subparagraph (A) in accordance with applicable laws, protections, and best practices regarding the privacy of information; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not permit access to such information by any individual or entity not engaged in conducting such analysis or developing such recommendations.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing and Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the selection of a federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with under subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any related guidance issued by the Secretary; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the methodology for conducting the study to be used by such federally funded research and development center.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and a federally funded research and development center under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center, not later than one year after the date of the execution of the agreement, shall submit to the Secretary a report on the findings of the federally funded research and development center with respect to the analysis conducted and recommendations developed under subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report of the federally funded research and development center under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate such report, along with an assessment by the Secretary of the analysis, findings, and recommendations contained therein and the plan of the Secretary for strengthening clinical quality management in the military health system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make the report under paragraph (2) available on a public website in unclassified form.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s706/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRICARE Program Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE program</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="707">SEC. 707. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON PROVIDING BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE RESERVE SELECT AND TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM TO MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE AND DEPENDENTS THEREOF. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may conduct a study on the feasibility, potential cost effects to the budget of the Department of Defense, changes in out-of-pocket costs to beneficiaries, and effects on other Federal programs of expanding eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program to include all members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, the dependents thereof, and the non-dependent children thereof under the age of 26.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Specifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in the study an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cost-shifting to the Department of Defense to support the expansion of TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program from—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">health benefit plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">employer-sponsored health insurance;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">private health insurance;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">insurance under a State health care exchange; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">New costs for the Department of Defense to enroll in TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who were previously uninsured.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resources needed to implement TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program for all such members, the dependents thereof, and the non-dependent children thereof under the age of 26.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cost-savings, if any, resulting from the expansion of TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program with regard to increased training days performed in support of mass medical events during battle assemblies of the reserve components, including an assessment of the impact of such expansion on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">medical readiness;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">overall deployability rates;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deployability timelines;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fallout rates at mobilization sites;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cross-leveling of members of the reserve components to backfill medical fallouts at mobilization sites; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/4/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other readiness metrics affected by such expansion.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any effect of such expansion on recruitment and retention of members of the Armed Forces, including members of the Ready Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cost-savings, if any, in contracts that implement the Reserve Health Readiness Program of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination of Cost Effects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in such study an assessment of the potential cost effects to the budget of the Department of Defense for scenarios of expanded eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Premium free for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, the dependents thereof, and the non-dependent children thereof under the age of 26.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Premium free for such members and subsidized premiums for such dependents and non-dependent children.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsidized premiums for such members, dependents, and non-dependent children.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center the Secretary determines is qualified and appropriate to conduct the study under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing; Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the methodology and approach of the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary conducts the study under subsection (a), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE dental program</quotedText>” means dental benefits under section 1076a of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s707/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE Reserve Select</quotedText>” means health benefits under section 1076d of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="708">SEC. 708. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO STUDY ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS RELATING TO TRICARE PROGRAM AND OVERSIGHT OF SUCH CONTRACTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on certain contracts relating to the TRICARE program and the oversight provided by the Director of the Defense Health Agency with respect to such contracts.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRICARE managed care support contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to TRICARE managed care support contracts (including the TRICARE managed care support contract for which the Director of the Defense Health Agency published a request for proposals on April 15, 2021, commonly referred to as “T-5”), the process used in awarding such contracts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other contracts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each contract relating to the TRICARE program other than a contract specified in paragraph (1) entered into by the Director of the Defense Health Agency during the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2022, where the value of such contract is greater than $500,000,000, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of such contracts, disaggregated by fiscal year, contract type, type of product or service procured, and total expenditure under each such contract by fiscal year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of bid protests filed with respect to such contracts, and the outcome of such protests.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of such contracts awarded through means other than full and open competition.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense health agency contract oversight.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2022, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The staff of the Defense Health Agency responsible for performing oversight of the contracts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), including the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such staff.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any professional training requirements for such staff.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any acquisition certifications or accreditations held by such staff.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any office or other element of the Defense Health Agency responsible for contract award, administration, or oversight with respect to the TRICARE program, including the organizational structure, responsibilities, authorities, and key roles of each such office or element.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process used by the Director of the Defense Health Agency for determining staffing needs and competencies relating to contract award, administration, or oversight with respect to the TRICARE program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing; Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on the study under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s708/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="709">SEC. 709. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO STUDY ON COVERAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM AND RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH PARITY LAWS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study and Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a study to describe—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coverage of mental health services under the TRICARE program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any limits on such coverage that are not also imposed on health services other than mental health services under the TRICARE program; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of the Department of Defense to align coverage of mental health services under the TRICARE program with coverage requirements under mental health parity laws; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Secretary of Defense, the congressional defense committees, and (with respect to any findings concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy), the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the findings of such study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mental health parity laws</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 2726 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-26);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9812); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other Federal law that applies the requirements under any of the sections described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), or requirements that are substantially 
similar to those provided under any such section, as determined by the Comptroller General.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stA/s709/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE program</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Health Care Administration </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="711">SEC. 711. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS UNDERGOING DISABILITY EVALUATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall establish a policy to ensure accountability for actions taken under the authorities of the Defense Health Agency and the Armed Forces, respectively, concerning wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces during the integrated disability evaluation system process. Such policy shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A restatement of the requirement that, in accordance with section 1216(b) of title 10, United States Code, a determination of fitness for duty of a member of the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, is the responsibility of the Secretary concerned.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the role of the Director of the Defense Health Agency in supporting the Secretaries concerned in carrying out determinations of fitness for duty as specified in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the medical evaluation board processes of the Armed Forces are integrated with the Defense Health Agency, including with respect to case management, appointments, and other relevant matters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that, in determining fitness for duty of a member of the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary concerned shall consider the results of any medical evaluation of the member provided under the authority of the Defense Health Agency pursuant to section 1073c of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the Director of the Defense Health Agency adheres to the medical evaluation processes of the Armed Forces, including an identification of each applicable regulation or policy to which the Director is required to so adhere.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility of affording various additional due process protections to members of the Armed Forces undergoing the medical evaluation board process.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A restatement of the requirement that wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces may not be denied any due process protection afforded under applicable law or regulation of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the types of due process protections specified in paragraph (7), including an identification of each specific due process protection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarification of Responsibilities Regarding Medical Evaluation Boards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction Regarding Secretaries Concerned and Medical Evaluation Boards.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed as transferring to the Director of the Defense Health Agency, or otherwise revoking, any authority or responsibility of the Secretary concerned under chapter 61 of this title with respect to a member of the armed forces (including with respect to the administration of morale and welfare and the determination of fitness for duty for the member) while the member is being considered by a medical evaluation board.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the status of the implementation of subsections (a) and (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the implementation of subsections (a) and (b), lessons learned as a result of such implementation, and the recommendations of the Secretary relating to the policy on wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces undergoing the integrated disability evaluation system process.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s711/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary Concerned Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s712" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="712">SEC. 712. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF LEVEL THREE TRAUMA CARE CAPABILITIES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL CENTERS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1073d(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or level two</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, level two, or level three</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="713">SEC. 713. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SPECIALTY CARE IN MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Centers of Excellence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1073d(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall designate certain major medical centers as regional centers of excellence for the provision of specialty care services in the areas of specialty care described in subparagraph (D). A major medical center may be designated as a center of excellence under this subparagraph for more than one such area of specialty care.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may designate certain medical centers as satellite centers of excellence for the provision of specialty care services for specific conditions, such as the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Post-traumatic stress.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Traumatic brain injury.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Centers of excellence designated under this paragraph shall serve the purposes of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring the military medical force readiness of the Department of Defense and the medical readiness of the armed forces;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving the quality of health care furnished by the Secretary to eligible beneficiaries; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving health outcomes for eligible beneficiaries.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The areas of specialty care described in this subparagraph are as follows:</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Oncology.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Burn injuries and wound care.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rehabilitation medicine.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Psychological health and traumatic brain injury.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amputations and prosthetics.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Neurosurgery.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Orthopedic care.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Substance abuse.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Infectious diseases and preventive medicine.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">“(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cardiothoracic surgery.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other areas of specialty care as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Centers of excellence designated under this paragraph shall be the primary source within the military health system for the receipt by eligible beneficiaries of specialty care.</content></clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Eligible beneficiaries seeking a specialty care service through the military health system shall be referred to a center of excellence designated under subparagraph (A) for that area of specialty care or, if the specialty care service sought is unavailable at such center, to an appropriate specialty care provider in the private sector.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days prior to the designation of a center of excellence under this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate of such designation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible beneficiary</quotedText>’ means any beneficiary under this chapter.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d">10 U.S.C. 1073d note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall designate certain major medical centers as regional centers of excellence in accordance with section 1073d(b)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that sets forth the plan of the Department of Defense to designate centers of excellence under section 1073d(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of the centers of excellence to be designated under such section 1073d(b)(4) and the locations of such centers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the specialty care services to be provided at each such center and a staffing plan for each such center.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how each such center shall improve—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the military medical force readiness of the Department and the medical readiness of the Armed Forces;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the quality of care received by eligible beneficiaries; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the health outcomes of eligible beneficiaries.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive plan for the referral of eligible beneficiaries for specialty care services at centers of excellence designated under such section 1073d(b)(4) and appropriate specialty care providers in the private sector.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to assist eligible beneficiaries with travel and lodging, if necessary, in connection with the receipt of specialty care services at centers of excellence designated under such section 1073d(b)(4) or appropriate specialty care providers in the private sector.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to transfer specialty care providers of the Department to centers of excellence designated under such section 1073d(b)(4), in a number as determined by the Secretary to be required to provide specialty care services to eligible beneficiaries at such centers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/c/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to monitor access to care, beneficiary satisfaction, experience of care, and clinical outcomes to understand better the impact of such centers on the health care of eligible beneficiaries.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s713/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible Beneficiary Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible beneficiary</quotedText>” means any beneficiary under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s714" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="714">SEC. 714. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MAINTENANCE OF CORE CASUALTY RECEIVING FACILITIES TO IMPROVE MEDICAL FORCE READINESS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s714/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1073d(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 713, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall designate and maintain certain military medical treatment facilities as core casualty receiving facilities, to ensure the medical capability and capacity required to diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate large volumes of combat casualties and, as may be directed by the President or the Secretary, provide a medical response to events the President determines or declares as natural disasters, mass casualty events, or other national emergencies.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the military medical treatment facilities selected for designation pursuant to subparagraph (A) are geographically located to facilitate the aeromedical evacuation of casualties from theaters of operations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall ensure that the Secretaries of the military departments assign military personnel to core casualty receiving facilities designated under subparagraph (A) at not less than 90 percent of the staffing level required to maintain the operating bed capacity necessary to support operation planning requirements;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may augment the staffing of military personnel at core casualty receiving facilities under subparagraph (A) with civilian employees of the Department of Defense to fulfil the staffing requirement under clause (i); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall ensure that each core casualty receiving facility under subparagraph (A) is staffed with a civilian Chief Financial Officer and a civilian Chief Operating Officer with experience in the management of civilian hospital systems, for the purpose of ensuring continuity in the management of the facility.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph:</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">core casualty receiving facility</quotedText>’ means a Role 4 medical treatment facility that serves as a medical hub for the receipt and treatment of casualties, including civilian casualties, that may result from combat or from an event the President determines or declares as a natural disaster, mass casualty event, or other national emergency.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Role 4 medical treatment facility</quotedText>’ means a medical treatment facility that provides the full range of preventative, curative, acute, convalescent, restorative, and rehabilitative care.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s714/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073d">10 U.S.C. 1073d note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timeline for Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s714/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall designate four military medical treatment facilities as core casualty receiving facilities under section 1073d(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s714/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operational.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2025, the Secretary shall ensure that each such designated military medical treatment facility is fully staffed and operational as a core casualty receiving facility, in accordance with the requirements of such section 1073d(b)(5).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s715" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="715">SEC. 715. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT TO MODIFY SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 714, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification Required to Modify Scope of Services Provided at Military Medical Treatment Facilities.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may not modify the scope of medical care provided at a military medical treatment facility, or the beneficiary population served at the facility, unless—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of the proposed modification in scope;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits such notification; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the proposed modification in scope involves the termination or reduction of inpatient capabilities at a military medical treatment facility located outside the United States, the Secretary has provided to each member of the armed forces or covered beneficiary receiving services at such facility a transition plan for the continuity of health care for such member or covered beneficiary.</content>
                            </subparagraph></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each notification under paragraph (1) shall contain information demonstrating, with respect to the military medical treatment facility for which the modification in scope has been proposed, the extent to which the commander of the military installation at which the facility is located has been consulted regarding such modification, to ensure that the proposed modification in scope would have no impact on the operational plan for such installation.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="716">SEC. 716. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSES TO REDUCE FINANCIAL HARM CAUSED TO CIVILIANS FOR CARE PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarification of Fee Waiver Process.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1079b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of Fees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Health Agency may issue a waiver for a fee that would otherwise be charged under the procedures implemented under subsection (a) to a civilian provided medical care who is not a covered beneficiary if the provision of such care enhances the knowledge, skills, and abilities of health care providers, as determined by the Director of the Defense Health Agency.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modified Payment Plan for Certain Civilians.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b), as amended by subsection (a), the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modified Payment Plan for Certain Civilians.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a civilian specified in subsection (a) is covered by a covered payer at the time care under this section is provided, the civilian shall only be responsible to pay the standard copays, coinsurance, deductibles, or nominal fees that are otherwise applicable under the covered payer plan.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except with respect to the copays, coinsurance, deductibles, and nominal fees specified in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense may bill only the covered payer for care provided to a civilian described in subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">payment received by the Secretary from the covered payer of a civilian for care provided under this section that is provided to the civilian shall be considered payment in full for such care.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a civilian specified in subsection (a) does not meet the criteria under paragraph (1), is underinsured, or has a remaining balance and is at risk of financial harm, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall reduce each fee that would otherwise be charged to the civilian under this section according to a sliding fee discount program, as prescribed by the Director of the Defense Health Agency.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a civilian specified in subsection (a) does not meet the criteria under paragraph (1) or (2), the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall implement an additional catastrophic waiver to prevent severe financial harm.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The modified payment plan under this subsection may not be administered by a Federal agency other than the Department of Defense.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered payer</quotedText>’ means a third-party payer or other insurance, medical service, or health plan.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘third-party payer’ and ‘insurance, medical service, or health plan’ have the meaning given those terms in section 1095(h) of this title.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s716/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1079b">10 U.S.C. 1079b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to care provided on or after the  
date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s717" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="717">SEC. 717. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT STUDIES AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS RELATING TO DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE THROUGH USE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s717/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1092(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contracts</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s717/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on how the Secretary intends to use the authority to enter into transactions under section 1092(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s718" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="718">SEC. 718. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING SERVICES AS PART OF MISSION RELATING TO EMERGENCY, HUMANITARIAN, OR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1094(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"> contractor not covered under section 1091 of this title who is providing medical treatment as part of a mission relating to emergency, humanitarian, or refugee assistance,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 1091 of this title,</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s719" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="719">SEC. 719. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF PERMANENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE OPIOID MANAGEMENT IN THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 716 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 1090 note), is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s719/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Beginning not</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Except as provided in subsection (e), beginning not</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s719/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s719/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternative Initiative to Improve Opioid Management.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As an alternative to the pilot program under this section, the Director of the Defense Health Agency, not later than January 1, 2023—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may implement a permanent program to improve opioid management for beneficiaries under the TRICARE program; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Director decides to implement such a permanent program, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the specifications of and reasons for implementing such program.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="720">SEC. 720. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1073c">10 U.S.C. 1073c note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS TO DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Retention.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 1073c(e) of title 10, United States Code, at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, a military department may retain, until not later than February 1, 2024, a covered function if the Secretary of Defense determines the covered function—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addresses a need that is unique to the military department; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in direct support of operating forces and necessary to execute strategies relating to national security and defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on any covered function that the Secretary has determined should be retained by a military department pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall address the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each covered function that the Secretary has determined should be retained by a military department pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The rationale for each such determination.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for amendments to section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the ongoing retention of covered functions by military departments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification to Names of Public Health Commands.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1073c(e)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Army Public Health Command, the Navy-Marine Corps Public Health Command</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Army Public Health Center, the Navy-Marine Corps Public Health Center</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Function Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered function</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a function relating to research and development that would otherwise be transferred to the Defense Health Agency Research and Development pursuant to section 1073c(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s720/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a function relating to public health that would otherwise be transferred to the Defense Health Agency Public Health pursuant to section 1073c(e)(2) of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s721" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="721">SEC. 721. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCESS TO CERTAIN DEPENDENT MEDICAL RECORDS BY REMARRIED FORMER SPOUSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s721/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may authorize a remarried former spouse who is a custodial parent of a dependent child to retain electronic access to the privileged medical records of such dependent child, notwithstanding that the former spouse is no longer a dependent under section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s721/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s721/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dependent</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s721/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dependent child</quotedText>” means a dependent child of a remarried former spouse and a member or former member of a uniformed service.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s721/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">remarried former spouse</quotedText>” means a remarried former spouse of a member or former member of a uniformed service.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="722">SEC. 722. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1791">10 U.S.C. 1791 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE EARLY LITERACY AMONG CERTAIN YOUNG CHILDREN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program to promote early literacy among young children in child 
development centers and libraries located on installations of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities under the program under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provision of training on early literacy promotion to appropriate personnel of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purchase and distribution of age-appropriate books to covered caregivers assigned to or serving at an installation of the Department with a child development center or library at which the Secretary is carrying out the program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The dissemination to covered caregivers of education materials on early literacy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other activities as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Locations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may conduct the activities under subsection (b) at any child development center or library located on an installation of the Department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the extent to which the authority under subsection (a) is used, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any activities carried out under the program so authorized; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the potential expansion of such program to be included as a part of the pediatric primary care of young children and to be carried out in military medical treatment facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered caregiver</quotedText>” means a member of the Armed Forces who is a caregiver of a young child.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s722/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">young child</quotedText>” means any child from birth to the age of five years old, inclusive.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="723">SEC. 723. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN FOR ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for the conduct of the Accountable Care Organization demonstration, notice of which was published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 41974), (in this section referred to as the “Demonstration”).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under subsection (a) shall include, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the Demonstration shall be conducted to deliver improved health outcomes, improved quality of care, and lower costs under the TRICARE program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the results for the TRICARE program that the Secretary plans to achieve through the Demonstration, with respect to the following outcome measures:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Clinical performance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Utilization improvement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beneficiary engagement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Membership growth and retention.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Case management.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Continuity of care.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of telehealth.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the Demonstration shall be conducted to shift financial risk from the Department of Defense to civilian health care providers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how investment in the Demonstration shall serve as a bridge to future competitive demonstrations of the Department of Defense with accountable care organizations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the geographic locations at which the Secretary plans to conduct such future competitive demonstrations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how a third-party administrator shall manage the administrative components of the Demonstration, including with respect to eligibility, enrollment, premium payment processes, submission of qualifying life events changes, and mailing address changes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s723/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRICARE Program Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE program</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="724">SEC. 724. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PLAN ON ESTABLISHING A MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL LOGISTICS DIRECTORATE AND MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING DIRECTORATE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study and Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a study on the feasibility of the establishment within the Defense Health Agency of two subordinate organizations, to be known as the Military Health System Medical Logistics Directorate and the Military Health System Education and Training Directorate, respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a plan for such establishment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under subsection (a)(2) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military health system medical logistics directorate.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the Military Health System Medical Logistics Directorate, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the organizational structure of the Directorate (including any subordinate organizations), including the incorporation into the Directorate of existing organizations of the military departments that provide operational theater medical materiel support.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the resourcing by the Secretary of the executive leadership of the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the geographic location, or multiple such locations, of the elements of the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the head of the medical research and development organization within the Defense Health Agency shall coordinate with the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the ability of the Directorate to address the medical logistics requirements of the military departments, the combatant commands, and the Joint Staff.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any additional funding required to establish the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any additional legislative authorities required to establish the Directorate, including any such authorities required for the leadership and direction of the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any military department-specific capabilities, requirements, or best practices relating to medical logistics necessary to be considered prior to the establishment of the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters relating to the establishment, operations, or activities of the Directorate as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military health system education and training directorate.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the Military Health System Education and Training Directorate, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the organizational structure of the Directorate (including any subordinate organizations), including the incorporation into the Directorate of existing organizations that provide relevant medical education and training, such as the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The College of Allied Health Sciences of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Medical Education and Training Campus of the Department of Defense.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The medical education and training commands and organizations of the military departments.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The medical training programs of the military departments affiliated with civilian academic institutions.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the resourcing by the Secretary of the executive leadership of the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the geographic location, or multiple such locations, of the elements of the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the ability of the Directorate to address the medical education and training requirements of the military departments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any additional funding required for the establishment the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any additional legislative authorities required for the establishment of the Directorate, including any such authorities required for the leadership and direction of the Directorate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters relating to the establishment, operations, or activities of the Directorate as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the study under subsection (a)(1); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stB/s724/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan under subsection (a)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s731" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="731">SEC. 731. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING AND REPORT ON REDUCTION OR REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY MEDICAL MANNING AND MEDICAL BILLETS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 731(a)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1796) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing; report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall—</chapeau>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than February 1, 2023, provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on preliminary observations regarding the analyses used to support any reduction or realignment of military medical manning, including any reduction or realignment of medical billets of the military departments; and</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than May 31, 2023, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on such analyses.”</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="732">SEC. 732. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPREHENSIVE AUTISM CARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 737 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1800) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">broadly</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disorder</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">demonstration project</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">demonstration program</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">demonstration project</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">demonstration program</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">parental involvement in applied behavioral analysis treatment, and</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">including</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for an individual who has</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including mental health outcomes, for individuals who have</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (E), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">since its inception</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">demonstration program</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (F), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cost effectiveness, program effectiveness, and clinical</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">measure the</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (G), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">than in the general population</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">families</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph (H):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of whether the diagnosis and treatment of autism is higher among the children of military families than in the general population.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s732/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nine</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">31</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s733" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="733">SEC. 733. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS AND COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR INDEPENDENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE REVIEW COMMITTEE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 738 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1801) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s733/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">none of whom may be</quotedText>” and all that follows through the closing period and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">none of whom may be—</quotedText>”<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a member of an Armed Force; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, unless the individual is a former member of an Armed Force.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s733/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s733/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may compensate members of the committee established under subsection (a) for the work of such members for the committee.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the committee established under subsection (a) who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense and a former member of an Armed Force may not receive compensation under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the committee established under subsection (a) who receives compensation under paragraph (1) shall not be considered a civilian employee of the Department of Defense for purposes of subsection (b)(3)(B).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s734" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="734">SEC. 734. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TERMINATION OF VETERANS’ ADVISORY BOARD ON RADIATION DOSE RECONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 601 of the Veterans Benefit Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183; 38 U.S.C. 1154 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s734/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including the establishment of the advisory board required by subsection (c)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s734/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="735">SEC. 735. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRAIN HEALTH INITIATIVE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall establish a comprehensive initiative for brain health to be known as the “Warfighter Brain Health Initiative” (in this section referred to as the “Initiative”) for the purpose of unifying efforts and programs across the Department of Defense to improve the cognitive performance and brain health of members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Objectives.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The objectives of the Initiative shall be the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To enhance, maintain, and restore the cognitive performance of members of the Armed Forces through education, training, prevention, protection, monitoring, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, including through the following activities:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The establishment of a program to monitor cognitive brain health across the Department of Defense, with the goal of detecting any need for cognitive enhancement 
or restoration resulting from potential brain exposures of members of Armed Forces, to mitigate possible evolution of injury or disease progression.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with subsection (c), the identification and dissemination of thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety and associated emerging scientific evidence that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cover brain injury and impulse noise;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">measure impact over 24-hour, 72-hour to 96-hour, monthly, annual, and lifetime periods;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are designed to prevent cognitive deficits after firing;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">account for the cumulative impact of firing multiple weapon systems during the same period;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include minimum safe distances and levels of exposure for observers and instructors; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address shoulder-fired heavy weapons.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The modification of high-risk training and operational activities to mitigate the negative effects of repetitive blast exposure.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The identification of individuals who perform high-risk training or occupational activities, for purposes of increased monitoring of the brain health of such individuals.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development and operational fielding of non-invasive, portable, point-of-care medical devices, to inform the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The establishment of a standardized monitoring program that documents and analyzes blast exposures that may affect the brain health of members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The consideration of the findings and recommendations of the report of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress” and published in 2022 (relating to the acceleration of progress in traumatic brain injury research and care), or any successor report, in relation to the activities of the Department relating to brain health, as applicable.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The establishment of a standardized treatment program based on interventions that have shown benefit to individuals with brain health issues after a brain injury and the provision of that treatment program to individuals with brain health issues after a brain injury resulting from a potential brain exposure described in subparagraph (A) or high-risk training or occupational activities described in subparagraph (D).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The establishment of policies to encourage members of the Armed Forces to seek medical treatment for brain health when needed, prevent retaliation against such members who seek such medical treatment, and address other barriers to seeking medical treatment for brain health due to the impact of blast exposure, blast overpressure, or traumatic brain injury.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The modification of existing weapons systems to reduce blast exposure of the individual using the weapon and those within the minimum safe distance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To harmonize and prioritize the efforts of the Department of Defense into a single approach to brain health.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Thresholds for Blast Exposure and Overpressure Safety.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial thresholds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall identify and disseminate the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety under subsection (b)(1)(B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a quinquennial basis, the Secretary shall review and, as necessary, update the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety under subsection (b)(1)(B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Formal training requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that training on the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety is provided to members of the Armed Forces before training, deployment, or entering other high-risk environments where exposure to blast overpressure is likely.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Central repository.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary shall establish a central repository of blast-related characteristics, such as pressure profiles and common blast loads associated with specific systems and the environments in which the systems are used.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waivers.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protocols.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may waive the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety under subsection (b)(1)(B) for operational or training requirements that the Secretary determines are essential to national security. The Secretary shall include in each such waiver a justification for exceeding such thresholds.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tracking system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a Department of Defense-wide tracking system for waivers issued under subparagraph (A) that includes data contributed by the Secretary of each military department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on waivers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A) and annually thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on such waivers that includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of waivers issued, disaggregated by military department; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/c/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of actions taken by the Secretary concerned to track the health effects of exceeding thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety on members of the Armed Forces, document such effects in medical records, and provide care to such members.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program Relating to Monitoring of Blast Coverage.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Health Agency may conduct, as part of the Initiative, a pilot program under which the Director shall monitor blast overpressure exposure through the use of commercially available, off-the-shelf, wearable sensors or other remote measurement technology, and document and evaluate data collected as a result of such monitoring.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Locations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Monitoring activities under a pilot program conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be carried out in each training environment that the Director determines poses a risk for blast overpressure exposure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Documentation and sharing of data.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director conducts a pilot program pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that any data collected pursuant to such pilot program that is related to the health effects of the blast overpressure exposure of a member of the Armed Forces who participated in the pilot program is documented 
and maintained by the Secretary of Defense in an electronic health record for the member; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable, and in accordance with applicable provisions of law relating to data privacy, make data collected pursuant to such pilot program available to other academic and medical researchers for the purpose of informing future research and treatment options.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Weapons use.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Monitoring activities under a pilot program conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be carried out for any member of the Armed Forces firing tier 1 weapons in training or combat, as identified by the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports on Warfighter Brain Health Initiative.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the activities taken under the Initiative and resources expended under the Initiative during the prior fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of members of the Armed Forces impacted by blast overpressure and blast exposure in the prior fiscal year, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members who reported adverse health effects from blast overpressure or blast exposure;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members exposed to blast overpressure or blast exposure;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members who received treatment for injuries related to blast overpressure or blast exposure, including at facilities of the Department of Defense and at facilities in the private sector; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of care that members receive from facilities of the Department of Defense and the type of care that members receive from facilities in the private sector.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the progress made during the prior fiscal year with respect to the objectives of the Initiative under subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the steps the Secretary is taking to ensure that activities under the Initiative are being implemented across the Department of Defense and the military departments.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s735/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary Concerned Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="736">SEC. 736. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1071">10 U.S.C. 1071 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE FOR MILITARY TRAUMA CARE AND RESEARCH. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 24, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a partnership with the appropriate counterpart from the Government of Ukraine for the establishment of a joint program on military trauma care and research. Such program shall consist of the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sharing of relevant lessons learned from the Russo-Ukraine War.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conduct of relevant joint conferences and exchanges with military medical professionals from Ukraine and the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collaboration with the armed forces of Ukraine on matters relating to health policy, health administration, and medical supplies and equipment, including through knowledge exchanges.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conduct of joint research and development on the health effects of new and emerging weapons.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The entrance into agreements with military medical schools of Ukraine for reciprocal education programs under which students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences receive specialized military medical instruction at the such military medical schools of Ukraine and military medical personnel of Ukraine receive specialized military medical instruction at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, pursuant to section 2114(f) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provision of support to Ukraine for the purpose of facilitating the establishment in Ukraine of a program substantially similar to the Wounded Warrior Program in the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provision of training and support to Ukraine for the treatment of individuals with extremity trauma, amputations, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and any other mental health conditions associated with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the exchange of subject matter expertise;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training and support relating to advanced clinical skills development; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training and support relating to clinical case management support.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provision of training to the armed forces of Ukraine in the following areas:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Health matters relating to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Preventive medicine and infectious disease.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/8/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Post traumatic stress disorder.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/8/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Suicide prevention.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The maintenance of a list of medical supplies and equipment needed.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s736/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other elements as the Secretary of Defense may determine appropriate.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="737">SEC. 737. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE UNDER MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study Relating to Uniformed Services University of the Health Science.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishing graduate degree-granting programs in counseling and social work at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Expanding the clinical psychology graduate program of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under paragraph (1) shall include a description of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process by which, as a condition of enrolling in a degree-granting program specified in such paragraph, a civilian student would be required to commit to post-award employment obligations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the processes and consequences that would apply if such obligations are not met.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the findings of the study under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program on Scholarship-for-service for Civilian Behavioral Health Providers.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the conduct of a pilot program under which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary may provide—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">scholarships to cover tuition and related fees at an institution of higher education to an individual enrolled in a program of study leading to a graduate degree in clinical psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field (as determined by the Secretary); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">student loan repayment assistance to a credentialed behavioral health provider who has a graduate degree in clinical psychology, social work, 
counseling, or a related field (as determined by the Secretary); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in exchange for such assistance, the recipient shall commit to work as a covered civilian behavioral health provider in accordance with paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Post-award employment obligations.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (B), as a condition of receiving assistance under paragraph (1), the recipient of such assistance shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense pursuant to which the recipient agrees to work on a full-time basis as a covered civilian behavioral health provider for a period of a duration that is at least equivalent to the period during which the recipient received assistance under such paragraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other terms and conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph (A) may include such other terms and conditions as the Secretary of Defense may determine necessary to protect the interests of the United States or otherwise appropriate for purposes of this section, including terms and conditions providing for limited exceptions from the post-award employment obligation specified in such subparagraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repayment.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual who receives assistance under paragraph (1) and does not complete the employment obligation required under the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall repay to the Secretary of Defense a prorated portion of the financial assistance received by the individual under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination of amount.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of any repayment required under subparagraph (A) shall be determined by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to carry out the pilot program under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date on which such pilot program commences.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for the implementation of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than each of one year and five years after the commencement of the pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representative and the Senate a report on the pilot program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to the pilot program under subsection (1), the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of students receiving scholarships under the pilot program.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The institutions of higher education at which such students are enrolled.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total amount of financial assistance expended under the pilot program per academic year.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average scholarship amount per student under the pilot program.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of students hired as covered behavioral health providers pursuant to the pilot program.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/b/6/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendations for terminating the pilot program, extending the pilot program, or making the pilot program permanent.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Behavioral Health Workforce.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an analysis of the behavioral health workforce under the direct care component of the military health system and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of such analysis. Such report shall include, with respect to such workforce, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of positions authorized for military behavioral health providers within such workforce, and the number of such positions filled, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of positions authorized for civilian behavioral health providers within such workforce, and the number of such positions filled, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each military department, the ratio of military behavioral health providers assigned to military medical treatment facilities compared to civilian behavioral health providers so assigned, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each military department, the number of military behavioral health providers authorized to be embedded within an operational unit, and the number of such positions filled, disaggregated by the professions described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Data on the historical demand for behavioral health services by members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the number of health care providers necessary to meet the demand by such members for behavioral health care services under the direct care component of the military health system, disaggregated by provider type.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any shortfall between the estimated number under subparagraph (F) and the total number of positions for behavioral health providers filled within such workforce.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provider types.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The professions described in this paragraph are as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Clinical psychologists.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Social workers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Counselors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other professions as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Behavioral health workforce at remote locations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the analysis of the behavioral health workforce under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure such behavioral health workforce at remote locations (including Guam and Hawaii) and any shortfalls thereof, is taken into account.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan to Address Shortfalls in Behavioral Health Workforce.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which the report under subsection (c) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to address any shortfall of the behavioral health workforce identified under paragraph (1)(G) of such subsection. Such plan shall address the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any such shortfall of military behavioral health providers (addressed separately with respect to such providers assigned to military medical treatment facilities and such providers assigned to be embedded within operational units), the recruitment, accession, retention, special pay and other aspects of compensation, workload, role of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program under chapter 105 of title 10, United States Code, any additional authorities or resources necessary for the Secretary to increase the number of such providers, and such other considerations as the Secretary may consider appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to addressing any such shortfall of civilian behavioral health providers, the recruitment, hiring, retention, pay and benefits, workload, educational scholarship programs, any additional authorities or resources necessary for the Secretary to increase the number of such providers, and such other considerations as the Secretary may consider appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A recommendation as to whether the number of military behavioral health providers in each military department should be increased, and if so, by how many.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to ensure that remote installations are prioritized for the assignment of military behavioral health providers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Updated access standards for behavioral health care under the military health system, taking into account—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the duration of time between a patient receiving a referral for such care and the patient receiving individualized treatment (following an initial intake assessment) from a behavioral health provider; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the frequency of regular follow-up appointments subsequent to the first appointment at which a patient receives such individualized treatment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to expand access to behavioral health care under the military health system using telehealth.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">behavioral health</quotedText>” includes psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work, counseling, and related fields.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">civilian behavioral health provider</quotedText>” means a behavioral health provider who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">counselor</quotedText>” means an individual who holds—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited graduate program in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">marriage and family therapy; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">clinical mental health counseling; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a current license or certification from a State that grants the individual the authority to provide counseling services as an independent practitioner in the respective field of the individual.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered civilian behavioral health provider</quotedText>” means a civilian behavioral health provider whose employment by the Secretary of Defense involves the provision of behavioral health services at a military medical treatment facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institution of higher education</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military behavioral health provider</quotedText>” means a behavioral health provider who is a member of the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military installation</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military medical treatment facility</quotedText>” means a facility specified in section 1073d of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">remote installation</quotedText>” means a military installation that the Secretary determines to be in a remote location.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s737/e/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</quotedText>” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s738" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="738">SEC. 738. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2113">10 U.S.C. 2113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY FAMILIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s738/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, shall develop a curriculum and certification program to provide civilian mental health professionals and students in mental health-related disciplines with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to address the unique mental health needs of members of the Armed Forces and military families.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s738/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after completing the development of the curriculum and certification program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall implement such curriculum and certification program in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s738/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Disseminate Best Practices.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may disseminate best practices based on the curriculum and certification program developed and implemented under this section to other institutions of higher education, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s738/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to carry out the curriculum and certification program under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s738/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the termination date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the results of the curriculum and certification program developed and implemented under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s739" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="739">SEC. 739. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STANDARDIZATION OF POLICIES RELATING TO SERVICE IN ARMED FORCES BY INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH HBV. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s739/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries concerned, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s739/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review regulations, establish policies, and issue guidance relating to service in the Armed Forces by individuals diagnosed with HBV, consistent with the health care standards and clinical guidelines of the Department of Defense; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s739/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify areas where the regulations, policies, and guidance of the Department relating to individuals diagnosed with HBV (including with respect to enlistments, assignments, deployments, and retention standards) may be standardized across the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s739/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s739/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">HBV</quotedText>” means the Hepatitis B Virus.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s739/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="740">SEC. 740. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s101">10 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUICIDE CLUSTER: STANDARDIZED DEFINITION FOR USE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standardization of Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall develop, for use across the Armed Forces, a standardized definition for the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">suicide cluster</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whenever the Secretary determines the occurrence of a suicide cluster (as that term is defined pursuant to subsection (a)) among members of the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of such determination.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The methodology being used in the development of the definition under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The progress made towards the development of the process for submitting required notifications under subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimated timeline for the implementation of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the definition under subsection (a) and the process for submitting required notifications under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretaries concerned.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s740/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary Concerned Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Codes.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="741">SEC. 741. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF MILITARY MEDICAL MANNING END STRENGTH: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND OTHER REFORMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129c">10 U.S.C. 129c note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), and in addition to the limitation under section 719 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1454), as most recently amended by section 731 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1795), during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, neither the Secretary of Defense nor a Secretary concerned may reduce military medical end strength authorizations, and following such period, neither may reduce such authorizations unless the Secretary of Defense issues a waiver pursuant to paragraph (6).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Administrative billets of a military department that have remained unfilled since at least October 1, 2018.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Billets identified as non-clinical in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2020 submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, except that the number of such billets may not exceed 1,700.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Medical headquarters billets of the military departments not assigned to, or providing direct support to, operational commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on composition of military medical workforce requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct an assessment of current military medical manning requirements (taking into consideration factors including future operational planning, training, and beneficiary healthcare) and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the findings of such assessment. Such assessment shall be informed by the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Defense Strategy submitted under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Military Strategy prepared under section 153(b) of such title.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The campaign plans of the combatant commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Theater strategies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The joint medical estimate under section 732 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1817).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan of the Department of Defense on integrated medical operations, as updated pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 724(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1793; 10 U.S.C. 1096 note).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan of the Department of Defense on global patient movement, as updated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section 724(a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The biosurveillance program of the Department of Defense established pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 6420.02 (relating to biosurveillance).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requirements for graduate medical education.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report of the COVID-19 Military Health System Review Panel under section 731 of the William  
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3698).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense titled “Evaluation of Department of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facility Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Fiscal Year 2021 (DODIG-2022-081)” and published on April 5, 2022.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reports of the Comptroller General of the United States relating to military health system reforms undertaken on or after January, 1, 2017, including any such reports relating to military medical manning and force composition mix.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/3/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other reports as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a certification containing the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification of the completion of a comprehensive review of military medical manning, including with respect to the medical corps (or other health- or medical-related component of a military department), designator, profession, occupation, and rating of medical personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A justification for any proposed increase, realignment, reduction, or other change to the specialty or occupational composition of military medical end strength authorizations, which may include compliance with a requirement or recommendation set forth in a strategy, plan, or other matter specified in paragraph (3).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that, in the case that any change to such specialty or occupational composition is required, a vacancy resulting from such change may not be filled with a position other than a health- or medical-related position until such time as there are no military medical billets remaining to fill the vacancy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A risk analysis associated with the potential realignment or reduction of any military medical end strength authorizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any plans of the Department to backfill military medical personnel positions with civilian personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to address persistent vacancies for civilian personnel in health- or medical-related positions, and a risk analysis associated with the hiring, onboarding, and retention of such civilian personnel, taking into account provider shortfalls across the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/4/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive plan to mitigate any risk identified pursuant to subparagraph (D) or (F), including with respect to funding necessary for such mitigation across fiscal years.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Process required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretaries of the military departments, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a process for the authorization of proposed modifications to the composition of the medical 
manning force mix across the military departments while maintaining compliance with the limitation under paragraph (1). Such process shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into consideration the funding required for any such proposed modification; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include distinct processes for proposed increases and proposed decreases, respectively, to the medical manning force mix of each military department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following the conclusion of the five-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under such subsection if—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the report requirement under paragraph (3), the certification requirement under paragraph (4), and the process requirement under paragraph (5) have been completed;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary and in the interests of the national security of the United States; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the waiver is issued in writing.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than five days after issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of the waiver (including the text of the waiver and a justification for the waiver) and provide to such committees a briefing on the components of the waiver.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Suspension of Implementation of Plan for Restructure or Realignment of Military Medical Treatment Facilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may not implement the plan under section 703(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2199) until the later of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date on which the Secretary of Defense completes the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A risk analysis for each military medical treatment facility to be realigned, restructured, or otherwise affected under the implementation plan under such section 703(d)(1), including an assessment of the capacity of the TRICARE network of providers in the area of such military medical treatment facility to provide care to the TRICARE Prime beneficiaries that would otherwise be assigned to such military medical treatment facility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the process by which the assessment conducted under subsection (a)(3) and the certification required under subsection (a)(4) shall be linked to any restructuring or realignment of military medical treatment facilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings; Final Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the method by which the Secretary plans to meet the report requirement under subsection (a)(3), the certification requirement under subsection (a)(4), and the process requirement under subsection (a)(5); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the matters specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on progress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the progress made towards completion of the requirements specified in paragraph (1)(A).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final briefing on the completion of such requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final report on the completion of such requirements. Such final report shall be in addition to the report, certification, and process submitted under paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s129c">10 U.S.C. 129c note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">medical personnel</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 115a(e) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s741/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">theater strategy</quotedText>” means an overarching construct outlining the vision of a combatant commander for the integration and synchronization of military activities and operations with other national power instruments to achieve the strategic objectives of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="742">SEC. 742. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS RELATING TO CIVILIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing paid pre-doctoral and post-doctoral internship programs for the purpose of training clinical psychologists to work as covered civilian behavioral health providers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The feasibility study under subsection (a) shall assess, with respect to the potential internship programs specified in such subsection, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A model under which, as a condition of participating in such an internship program, the participant would enter into an agreement with the Secretary under which the participant agrees to work on a full-time basis as a covered civilian behavioral health provider for a period of a duration that is at least equivalent to the period of participation in such internship program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods by which the Secretary may address scenarios in which an individual who participates in such an internship program does not complete the employment obligation required under the agreement referred to in paragraph (1), including 
by requiring the individual to repay to the Secretary a prorated portion of the cost of administering such program (to be determined by the Secretary) with respect to such individual and of any payment received by the individual under such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The methods by which the Secretary may adjust the workload and staffing of behavioral health providers in military medical treatment facilities to ensure sufficient capacity to supervise participants in such internship programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the findings of the feasibility study under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">behavioral health</quotedText>” includes psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work, counseling, and related fields.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">behavioral health provider</quotedText>” includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A licensed professional counselor.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A licensed mental health counselor.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A licensed clinical professional counselor.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A licensed professional clinical counselor of mental health.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A licensed clinical mental health counselor.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A licensed mental health practitioner.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered civilian behavioral health provider</quotedText>” means a civilian behavioral health provider whose employment by the Secretary of Defense involves the provision of behavioral health services at a military medical treatment facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">civilian behavioral health provider</quotedText>” means a behavioral health provider who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s742/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military medical treatment facility</quotedText>” means a facility specified in section 1073d of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="743">SEC. 743. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPDATES TO PRIOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW COMMAND ON DEFENSE HEALTH. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall update prior studies regarding the feasibility of establishing a new defense health command under which the Defense Health Agency would be a joint component. In conducting such updates, the Secretary shall consider for such new command each of the following potential structures:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A unified combatant command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A specified combatant command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other command structure the Secretary determines is appropriate for consideration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The updates under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the new command specified in such subsection, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the potential organizational structure of the new command sufficient for the new command to carry out the responsibilities described in subsection (c), including a description of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential reporting relationship between the commander of the new command, the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Health Affairs, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential relationship of the new command to the military departments, the combatant commands, and the Joint Staff.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential responsibilities of the commander of the new command and how such responsibilities would differ from the responsibilities of the Director of the Defense Health Agency.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential chain of command between such commander and the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential roles of the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, with respect to such commander.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any organizations that support the Defense Health Agency, such as the medical departments and medical logistics organizations of each military department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential organizational structure of the new command, including any subordinate commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The geographic location, or multiple such locations, of the headquarters of the new command and any subordinate commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the Defense Health Agency currently serves as a provider of optimally trained and clinically proficient health care professionals to support combatant commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the new command may further serve as a provider of optimally trained and clinically proficient health care professionals to support combatant commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any additional funding necessary to establish the new command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any additional legislative authorities necessary to establish the new command, including with respect to the executive leadership and direction of the new command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the required resourcing of the executive leadership of the new command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary makes the determination to establish the new command, a timeline for such establishment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary defers such determination pending further implementation of other organizational reforms to the military health system, a timeline for such future determination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters relating to the establishment, operations, or activities of the new command as the Secretary may determine appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The responsibilities described in this subsection are as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conduct of health operations among operational units of the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The administration of military medical treatment facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The administration of the TRICARE program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Serving as the element of the Armed Forces with the primary responsibility for the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Medical treatment, advanced trauma management, emergency surgery, and resuscitative care.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Emergency and specialty surgery, intensive care, medical specialty care, and related services.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Preventive, acute, restorative, curative, rehabilitative, and convalescent care.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collaboration with medical facilities participating in the National Disaster Medical System established pursuant to section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11), the Veterans Health Administration, and such other Federal departments and agencies and nongovermental organizations as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary, including with respect to the care services specified in paragraph (4)(C).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conduct of existing research and education activities of the Department of Defense in the field of health sciences.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conduct of public health and global health activities not otherwise assigned to the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The administration of the Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the method by which the Secretary intends to update prior studies as required pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Briefing; Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final briefing on the implementation of this section; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s743/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the updates to prior studies required pursuant to subsection (a), including each of the elements specified in subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="744">SEC. 744. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ACTION PLAN WITH RESPECT TO EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO OPEN BURN PITS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a capability assessment of potential improvements to activities of the Department of Defense to reduce the effects of environmental exposures with respect to members of the Armed Forces; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop an action plan to implement such improvements assessed under paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The capability assessment required by subsection (a)(1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the conduct of periodic health assessments, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of adding additional screening questions relating to environmental and occupational exposures to current health assessments of members of the Armed Forces conducted by the Secretary of Defense, including pre- and post-deployment assessments and pre-separation assessments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the potential value and feasibility of regularly requiring spirometry or other pulmonary function testing pre- and post-deployment for all members, or selected members, of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the conduct of outreach and education, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of clinician training on the health effects of airborne hazards and how to document exposure information in health records maintained by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the adequacy of current actions by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase awareness among members of the Armed Forces and veterans of the purposes and uses of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry and the effect of a potential requirement that individuals meeting applicable criteria be automatically enrolled in the registry unless such individuals opt out of enrollment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of operational plans for deployment with respect to the adequacy of educational activities for, and evaluations of, performance of command authorities, medical personnel, and members of the Armed Forces on deployment on anticipated environmental exposures and potential means to minimize and mitigate any adverse health effects of such exposures, including through the use of monitoring, personal protective equipment, and medical responses.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of potential means to improve the education of health care providers of the Department of Defense with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions associated with environmental exposures.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the monitoring of exposure during deployment operations, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of potential means to strengthen tactics, techniques, and procedures used in deployment operations to document—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specific locations where members of the Armed Forces served;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">environmental exposures in such locations; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any munitions involved during such service in such locations.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of potential improvements in the acquisition and use of wearable monitoring technology and remote sensing capabilities to record environmental exposures by geographic location.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the potential value and feasibility of maintaining a repository of frozen soil samples from each deployment location to be later tested as needed when concerns relating to environmental exposures are identified.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the use of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of feasibility and advisability of recording individual clinical diagnosis and treatment information in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to be integrated with exposure data.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the progress toward making the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record operationally capable and accessible to members of the Armed Forces and veterans by 2023; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the integration of data from the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record with the electronic health records of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of making such data accessible to the surviving family members of members of the Armed Forces and veterans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the conduct of research, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the potential use of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry for research on monitoring and identifying the health consequences of exposure to open burn pits.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of options for increasing the amount and the relevance of additional research into the health effects of open burn pits and effective treatments for such health effects.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of potential research of biomarker monitoring to document environmental exposures during deployment or throughout the military career of a member of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of potential organizational strengthening with respect to the management of research on environmental exposure hazards, including the establishment of a joint program executive office for such management.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/5/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the findings and recommendations of the 2020 report by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of such other matters as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate to ensure a comprehensive review of activities relating to the effects of exposure to open burn pits and other environmental hazards.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Plan and Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the action plan required by subsection (a)(2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to such committees a briefing on the results of the capability assessment required by subsection (a)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry</quotedText>” means the registry established under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">environmental exposure</quotedText>” means an exposure to an open burn pit or other environmental hazard, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s744/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">open burn pit</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="745">SEC. 745. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">KYLE MULLEN NAVY SEAL MEDICAL TRAINING REVIEW. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the medical training for health care professionals furnishing medical care to individuals undergoing Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) training, the quality assurance mechanisms in place with respect to such care, and the efforts to mitigate health stress of individuals undergoing such training.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the policies for improved medical care of individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training and quality assurance with respect to such care.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of sleep deprivation practices implemented with respect to Navy SEAL training, including an identification of when such practices were initially implemented and how frequently such practices are updated.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the policies and rules relating to the use of performance enhancing drugs by individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the oversight of health care professionals (including enlisted and officer medical personnel, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, and contractors of the Department) with respect to the provision by such professionals of health care services to individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review and assessment of deaths, occurring during the twenty-year period preceding the date of the review, of individuals who were undergoing Navy SEAL training at the time of death.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of ongoing efforts and initiatives to ensure the safety of individuals undergoing Navy SEAL training and to prevent the occurrence of long-term injury, illness, and death among such individuals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the role of nutrition in Navy SEAL training.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on how the Inspector General plans to conduct the review under subsection (a), including with respect to each element specified in subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s745/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a final report on the completion of the review under subsection (a), including recommendations of the Inspector General developed as a result of such review.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="746">SEC. 746. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON COMPOSITION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL OF EACH MILITARY DEPARTMENT AND RELATED MATTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the composition of the medical personnel of each military department and related matters.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each military department, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the number of medical personnel of the military department who are officers in a grade above O-6.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the number of such medical personnel who are officers in a grade below O-7.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any plans of the Secretary to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce the total number of such medical personnel; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">eliminate any covered position for such medical personnel.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A recommendation by the Secretary for the number of covered positions for such medical personnel that should be required for purposes of maximizing medical readiness (without regard to current statutory limitations, or potential future statutory limitations, on such number), presented as a total number for each military department and disaggregated by grade.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the grade for the position of the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a comparison of the effects of filling such position with an officer in the grade of O-6 versus an officer in the grade of O-7;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of potential issues associated with the elimination of such position; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any potential effects of such elimination with respect to medical readiness.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of all covered positions for medical personnel of the military departments, including the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of authorizations for such covered positions, disaggregated by—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the authorization is for a position in a reserve component; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the position so authorized is filled or vacant.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any medical- or health-related specialty requirements for such covered positions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each such covered position, an identification of the title and geographic location of, and a summary of the responsibility description for, the position.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each such covered position, an identification of the span of control of the position, including with respect to the highest grade at which each such position has been filled.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any downgrading, upgrading, or other changes to such covered positions occurring during 
the 10-year period preceding the date of the report, and an assessment of whether any such changes have resulted in the transfer of responsibilities previously assigned to such a covered position to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a position in the Senior Executive Service or another executive personnel position; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a position other than a covered position.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any officers in a grade above O-6 assigned to the Defense Health Agency, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Joint Staff, or any other position within the military health system.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the process by which the positions specified in subparagraph (F) are validated against military requirements or similar billet justification processes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/b/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A side-by-side comparison demonstrating, across the military departments, the span of control and the responsibilities of covered positions for medical personnel of each military department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disaggregation of Certain Data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) shall be presented as a total number and disaggregated by each medical component of the respective military department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered position</quotedText>” means a position for an officer in a grade above O-6.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">officer</quotedText>” has the meanings given that term in section 101(b) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">medical component</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of the Army, the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps, Veterinary Corps, and Army Medical Specialist Corps;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of the Air Force, members designated as medical officers, dental officers, Air Force nurses, medical service officers, and biomedical science officers; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of the Navy, the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Nurse Corps, and Medical Service Corps.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">medical personnel</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 115a(e) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s746/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military department</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="747">SEC. 747. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON EFFECTS OF LOW RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ON OPERATIONAL TEMPO AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the effects of low recruitment and retention on the Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effect of low recruitment on the tempo for operational units during the previous five years, including with respect to deployed units and units in pre-deployment training.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the retention of members of the Armed Forces, including with respect to deployed units and units in pre-deployment training.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the rate of operational tempo during the previous five years has affected the number of mental health visits of members of the Armed Forces serving in such units.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the number of suicides occurring within such units.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the number of musculoskeletal and related injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces serving in such units.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The type or types of military occupational specialties most affected by low recruitment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lessons learned in the process of gathering data for the report under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s747/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any policy or legislative recommendations to mitigate the effect of low recruitment on the operational tempo of the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s748" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="748">SEC. 748. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1074">10 U.S.C. 1074 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GUIDANCE FOR ADDRESSING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE THROUGH TRICARE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s748/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall disseminate guidance on the implementation through the TRICARE program of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s748/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">education on healthy relationships and intimate partner violence; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s748/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">protocols for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s748/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the routine assessment of intimate partner violence and sexual assault; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s748/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the promotion of, and strategies for, trauma-informed care plans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s748/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the implementation of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="749">SEC. 749. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON SUICIDE PREVENTION REFORMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The feasibility and advisability of implementing reforms related to suicide prevention among members of the Armed Forces as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Eliminating mental health history as a disqualifier for service in the Armed Forces, including by eliminating restrictions related to mental health history that are specific to military occupational specialties.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requiring comprehensive and in-person annual mental health assessments of members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requiring behavioral health providers under the TRICARE program, including providers contracted through 
such program, to undergo evidence-based and suicide-specific training.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requiring leaders at all levels of the Armed Forces to be trained on the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Total wellness.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Suicide warning signs and risk factors.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Evidence-based, suicide-specific interventions.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effectively communicating with medical and behavioral health providers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/D/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Communicating with family members, including extended family members who are not co-located with a member of the Armed Forces, on support and access to resources for members of the Armed Forces and the dependents thereof.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requiring mandatory referral to Warriors in Transition programs, or other transitional programs, for members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for such programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for additional legislative actions necessary to further enhance or expand suicide prevention efforts of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TRICARE program</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVII/stC/s749/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Warriors in Transition program</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 738(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE VIII—</designator><label>ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Acquisition Policy and Management</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 801.</designator><label> Writing award to encourage curiosity and persistence in overcoming obstacles in acquisition.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 802.</designator><label> Task and delivery order contracting for architectural and engineering services.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 803.</designator><label> Data requirements for commercial products for major weapon systems.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 804.</designator><label> Revision of authority for procedures to allow rapid acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed under specified high-priority circumstances.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 805.</designator><label> Treatment of certain clauses implementing Executive orders.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 806.</designator><label> Life cycle management and product support.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 807.</designator><label> Amendments to contractor employee protections from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 808.</designator><label> Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain major defense acquisition programs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 809.</designator><label> Acquisition reporting system.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 811.</designator><label> Inclusion in budget justification materials of enhanced reporting on proposed cancellations and modifications to multiyear contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 812.</designator><label> Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and related efforts.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 813.</designator><label> Extension of Defense Modernization Account authority.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 814.</designator><label> Clarification to fixed-price incentive contract references.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 815.</designator><label> Modification of reporting requirement in connection with requests for multiyear procurement authority for large defense acquisitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 816.</designator><label> Modification of provision relating to determination of certain activities with unusually hazardous risks.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 817.</designator><label> Modification to prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 818.</designator><label> Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 819.</designator><label> Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for weapons systems contractors.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 820.</designator><label> Extension and modification of Never Contract with the Enemy.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 821.</designator><label> Repeal of requirement for Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct certain reviews.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 822.</designator><label> Modification of contracts to provide extraordinary relief due to inflation impacts.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 831.</designator><label> Key experiences and enhanced pay authority for acquisition workforce excellence.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 832.</designator><label> Defense Acquisition University reforms.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 833.</designator><label> Modifications to Defense Civilian Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 834.</designator><label> Acquisition workforce incentives relating to training on, and agreements with, certain start-up businesses.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 835.</designator><label> Curricula on software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions for covered individuals.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 836.</designator><label> Department of Defense national imperative for industrial skills program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Provisions Relating to Software and Technology</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 841.</designator><label> Guidelines and resources on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 842.</designator><label> Modification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 843.</designator><label> Other transaction authority clarification.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 844.</designator><label> Prizes for advanced technology achievements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 845.</designator><label> Congressional notification for pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 846.</designator><label> Report on software delivery times.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Industrial Base Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 851.</designator><label> Modification to the national technology and industrial base.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 852.</designator><label> Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 853.</designator><label> Requirements for the procurement of certain components for certain naval vessels and auxiliary ships.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 854.</designator><label> Modifications to the procurement technical assistance program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 855.</designator><label> Codification of prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 856.</designator><label> Codification of the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 857.</designator><label> Procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 858.</designator><label> Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 859.</designator><label> Demonstration exercise of enhanced planning for industrial mobilization and supply chain management.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 860.</designator><label> Risk management for Department of Defense pharmaceutical supply chains.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 861.</designator><label> Strategy for increasing competitive opportunities for certain critical technologies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 862.</designator><label> Key advanced system development industry days.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Small Business Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 871.</designator><label> Codification of Small Business Administration scorecard.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 872.</designator><label> Modifications to the SBIR and STTR programs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 873.</designator><label> Access to data on bundled or consolidated contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 874.</designator><label> Small business integration working group.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 875.</designator><label> Demonstration of commercial due diligence for small business programs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 876.</designator><label> Development and assessment of mission effectiveness metrics.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 881.</designator><label> Technical correction to effective date of the transfer of certain title 10 acquisition provisions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 882.</designator><label> Security clearance bridge pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 883.</designator><label> Existing agreement limits for Operation Warp Speed.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 884.</designator><label> Incorporation of controlled unclassified information guidance into program classification guides and program protection plans.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition Policy and Management </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s801" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WRITING AWARD TO ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY AND PERSISTENCE IN OVERCOMING OBSTACLES IN ACQUISITION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s801/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1742 the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1743">“SEC. 1743. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1743">10 U.S.C. 1743</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Awards to recognize members of the acquisition workforce </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President of the Defense Acquisition University shall establish two programs to provide awards to recognize members of the acquisition workforce as follows:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An award of not more than $5,000 to such members who use an iterative writing process to document a first-hand account of using independent judgment to overcome an obstacle the member faced while working within the defense acquisition system (as defined in section 3001 of this title).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An award of not more than $5,000 to such members who make the best use of the flexibilities and authorities granted by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Number of Awards.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President of the Defense Acquisition University may make not more than five awards under subsection (a)(1) and one award under subsection (a)(2) each year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the acquisition workforce may receive one award each year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for Writing Award.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the acquisition workforce desiring an award under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the President of the Defense Acquisition University the first-hand account described in such subsection. Such first-hand account shall demonstrate—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an original and engaging idea documenting the use of independent judgment to overcome an obstacle the recipient faced while working within the defense acquisition system; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of an iterative writing process, including evidence of—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">critical thinking;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporation of feedback from diverse perspectives; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">editing to achieve plain writing (as defined in section 3 of the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (5 U.S.C. 301 note)).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Website.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President of the Defense Acquisition University shall establish and maintain a website to serve as a repository for submissions made under paragraph (1). Such website shall allow for public comments and discussion.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for Flexibility Award.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the acquisition workforce desiring an award under subsection (a)(2) shall submit to the President of the Defense Acquisition University documentation that such member uses approaches to program management that emphasize innovation and local adaptation, including the use of—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">simplified acquisition procedures;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inherent flexibilities within the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commercial contracting approaches;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public-private partnership agreements and practices;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cost-sharing arrangements;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">innovative contractor incentive practices; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other innovative implementations of acquisition flexibilities.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall use funds from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account to carry out this section.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s801/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after section 1742 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“1743.</designator><label> Awards to recognize members of the acquisition workforce.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s801/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2285; 10 U.S.C. 1701a note) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s802" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="802">SEC. 802. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTING FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3406 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Architectural and Engineering Services.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualification-based selections required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Task or delivery orders for architectural and engineering services issued under section 3403 or 3405 of this title shall be qualification-based selections executed in accordance with chapter 11 of title 40.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Multiple award contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When issuing a task or delivery order for architectural and engineering services under a multiple award contract, the head of an agency may not routinely request additional information relating to qualifications from the contractor for such multiple award contract.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="803">SEC. 803. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendments Relating to Subsystems of Major Weapons Systems.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3455(b) of title 10, United States Codeis amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">A subsystem of a major weapon system</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For a subsystem proposed as commercial (as defined in section 103(1) of title 41) and that has not been previously determined commercial in accordance with section 3703(d) of this title, the offeror shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the comparable commercial product the offeror sells to the general public or nongovernmental entities that serves as the basis for the ‘of a type’ assertion;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion of the physical characteristics and functionality between the subsystem and the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the contracting officer the National Stock Number for both the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i), if one is assigned, and the subsystem, if one is assigned.</content>
                                    </clause></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the offeror does not sell a comparable commercial product to the general public or nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes that can serve as the basis for an ‘of a type’ assertion with respect to the subsystem—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the offeror shall—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify the contracting officer in writing that it does not so sell such a comparable commercial product; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion of the physical characteristics and functionality between the subsystem and the most comparable commercial product in the commercial marketplace, to the extent reasonably known by the offeror; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to the offeror for such subsystem.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendment Relating to Components and Spare Parts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3455(c)(2) of such title is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For a component or spare part proposed as commercial (as defined in section 103(1) of title 41) and that has not previously been determined commercial in accordance with section 3703(d) of this title, the offeror shall—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the comparable commercial product the offeror sells to the general public or nongovernmental entities that serves as the basis for the ‘of a type’ assertion;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion of the physical characteristics and functionality between the component or spare part and the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i); and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the contracting officer the National Stock Number for both the comparable commercial product identified under clause (i), if one is assigned, and the component or spare part, if one is assigned.</content>
                                </clause></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the offeror does not sell a comparable commercial product to the general public or nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes that can serve as the basis for an ‘of a type’ assertion with respect to the component or spare part—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the offeror shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify the contracting officer in writing that it does not so sell such a comparable commercial product; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the contracting officer a comparison necessary to serve as the basis of the ‘of a type’ assertion 
of the physical characteristics and functionality between the component or spare part and the most comparable commercial product in the commercial marketplace, to the extent reasonably known by the offeror; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to the offeror for such component or spare part.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendments Relating to Information Submitted.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3455(d) of such title is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by inserting after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Submitted</quotedText>” the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for Procurements That Are Not Covered by the Exceptions in Section 3703(a)(1) of This Title</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the contracting officer shall require the offeror to submit—</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the offeror shall, in accordance with paragraph (4), submit to the contracting officer or provide the contracting officer access to—</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a representative sample, as determined by the contracting officer, of the</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">prices paid</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and the terms and conditions of such sales</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Government and commercial customers</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information on—</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a representative sample, as determined by the contracting officer, of the prices paid for the same or similar commercial products sold under different terms and conditions, and the terms and conditions of such sales; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">only</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">if the contracting officer</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reasonableness of price</quotedText>” the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">because either the comparable commercial products provided by the offeror are not a valid basis for a price analysis or the contracting officer determines the proposed price is not reasonable after evaluating sales data, and the contracting officer receives the approval described in paragraph (5)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An offeror may redact data information submitted or made available under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) with respect to sales of an item acquired under this section only to the extent necessary to remove information individually identifying government customers, commercial customers purchasing such item for governmental purposes, and commercial customers purchasing such item for commercial, mixed, or unknown purposes.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before an offeror may exercise the authority under subparagraph (A) with respect to a customer, the offeror shall certify in writing to the contracting officer whether the customer is a government customer, a commercial customer purchasing the item for governmental purpose, or a commercial customer purchasing the item for a commercial, mixed, or unknown purpose.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contracting officer may not require an offeror to submit or make available information under paragraph (1)(C) without approval from a level above the contracting officer.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection shall relieve an offeror of other obligations under any other law or regulation to disclose and support the actual rationale of the offeror for the price proposed by the offeror to the Government for any good or service.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s803/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3455 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (b) and (c) shall apply only with respect to subsystems described in subsection (b) and components or spare parts described in subsection (c), respectively, that the Department of Defense acquires through—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a prime contract;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a modification to a prime contract; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a subcontract described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subcontract described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A subcontract described in this paragraph is a subcontract through which the Department of Defense acquires a subsystem or component or spare part proposed as commercial (as defined in section 103(1) of title 41) under this section and that has not previously been determined commercial in accordance with section 3703(d).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="804">SEC. 804. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROCEDURES TO ALLOW RAPID ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT OF CAPABILITIES NEEDED UNDER SPECIFIED HIGH-PRIORITY CIRCUMSTANCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revision and Codification of Rapid Acquisition Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 253 of part V of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <chapter style="-uslm-dtd:chapter">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="253">“CHAPTER 253—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">
RAPID ACQUISITION PROCEDURES </heading>
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3601.</designator><label> Procedures for urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs or vital national security interest.</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc>
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3601">“SEC. 3601. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3601">10 U.S.C. 3601</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Procedures for urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs or vital national security interest </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedures.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures for the urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs. The capabilities for which such procedures may be used in response to an urgent operational need are those—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that, subject to such exceptions as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this section—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">can be fielded within a period of two to 24 months;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">do not require substantial development effort;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are based on technologies that are proven and available; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">can appropriately be acquired under fixed-price contracts; or</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that can be developed or procured under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 804 rapid acquisition pathway</quotedText>’ means the rapid fielding acquisition pathway or the rapid prototyping acquisition pathway authorized under section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 prec.).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The procedures prescribed under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A process for streamlined communications between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the acquisition community, and the research and development community, including—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a process for the commanders of the combatant commands and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to communicate their needs to the acquisition community and the research and development community; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a process for the acquisition community and the research and development community to propose capabilities that meet the needs communicated by the combatant commands and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Procedures for demonstrating, rapidly acquiring, and deploying a capability proposed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), including—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a process for demonstrating and evaluating for current operational purposes the performance of the capability;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a process for developing an acquisition and funding strategy for the deployment of the capability; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a process for making deployment and utilization determinations based on information obtained pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A process to determine the disposition of a capability, including termination (demilitarization or disposal), continued sustainment, or transition to a program of record.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Specific procedures in accordance with the guidance developed under section 804(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 prec.).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Response to Combat Emergencies and Certain Urgent Operational Needs.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination of need for urgent acquisition and deployment.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any capability that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, is urgently needed to eliminate a documented deficiency that has resulted in combat casualties, or is likely to result in combat casualties, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisition and deployment of the needed capability.</content></subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any capability that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, is urgently needed to eliminate a documented deficiency that impacts an ongoing or anticipated contingency operation and that, if left unfulfilled, could potentially result in loss of life or critical mission failure, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisition and deployment of the needed capability.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any cyber capability that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, is urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency that as the result of a cyber attack has resulted in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, or economic effects, or if left unfilled is likely to result in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, or economic effects, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisition and deployment of the needed offensive or defensive cyber capability.</content></clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subparagraph, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cyber attack</quotedText>’ means a deliberate action to alter, disrupt, deceive, degrade, or destroy computer systems or networks or the information or programs resident in or transiting these systems or networks.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation of senior official responsible.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as  provided under clause (ii), whenever the Secretary of Defense makes a determination under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) that a capability is urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency described in that subparagraph, the Secretary shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to ensure that the needed capability is acquired and deployed as quickly as possible, with a goal of awarding a contract for the acquisition of the capability within 15 days.</content></clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Clause (i) does not apply to an acquisition initiated in the case of a determination by the Secretary of Defense that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway if the designated official for acquisitions using such pathway is a service acquisition executive.</content>
                                            </clause></subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon designation of a senior official under subparagraph (A) with respect to a needed capability, the Secretary shall authorize that senior official to waive any provision of law or regulation described in subsection (d) that such senior official determines in writing would unnecessarily impede the urgent acquisition and deployment of such capability. In a case in which such capability cannot be acquired without an extensive delay, the senior official shall require that an interim solution be implemented and deployed using the procedures developed under this section to minimize adverse consequences resulting from the urgent need.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of funds.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (C), in any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Defense makes a determination described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) with respect to a capability, or upon the Secretary making a determination that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway based on a compelling national security need, the Secretary may use any funds available to the Department of Defense to urgently acquire and deploy such capability or immediately initiate such project, respectively, if the determination includes a written finding that the use of such funds is necessary to address in a timely manner the deficiency documented or identified under such subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) or the compelling national security need identified for purposes of such section 804 pathway, respectively.</content></subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided by this section may only be used to acquire capability—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of determinations by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), in an amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of determinations by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), in an amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of determinations by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(C), in an amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a determination by the Secretary that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway, in an amount aggregating not more than $50,000,000 during any fiscal year.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In exercising the authority under this section—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">none of the amounts appropriated for Operation and Maintenance may be used to carry out this section except for amounts appropriated for—</chapeau>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide;</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Army;</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Navy;</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps;</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force; or</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Space Force; and</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">when funds are utilized for sustainment purposes, this authority may not be used for more than 2 years.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification to congressional defense committees.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a determination by the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination within 15 days after the date of the determination.</content></subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a determination by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination at least 10 days before the date on which the determination is effective.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a determination by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A) that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination within 10 days after the date of the use of such funds.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A notice under this paragraph shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of the capability to be acquired.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount anticipated to be expended for the acquisition.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The source of funds for the acquisition.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A notice under this paragraph shall fulfill any requirement to provide notification to Congress for a program (referred to as a ‘new start program’) that has not previously been specifically authorized by law or for which funds have not previously been appropriated.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A notice under this paragraph shall be provided in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on officers with authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to make determinations under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) and under paragraph (3)(A) that funds are necessary to immediately initiate a project under a section 804 rapid acquisition pathway, to designate a senior official responsible under paragraph (3), and to provide notification to the congressional defense committees under paragraph (4) may be exercised only by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Waive Certain Laws and Regulations.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following a determination described in subsection (c)(1), the senior official designated in accordance with subsection (c)(2), with respect to that designation, may waive any provision of law or regulation addressing—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of a requirement or specification for the capability to be acquired;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the research, development, test, and evaluation of the capability to be acquired;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the production, fielding, and sustainment of the capability to be acquired; or</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the solicitation, selection of sources, and award of the contracts for procurement of the capability to be acquired.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection authorizes the waiver of—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements of this section;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any provision of law imposing civil or criminal penalties; or</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any provision of law governing the proper expenditure of appropriated funds.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operational Assessments.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process prescribed under subsection (b)(2)(A) for demonstrating and evaluating for current operational purposes the performance of a capability proposed pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An operational assessment in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement to provide information about any deficiency of the capability in meeting the original requirements for the capability (as stated in a statement of the urgent operational need or similar document) to the deployment decision-making authority.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process prescribed under subsection (b)(2)(A) may not include a requirement for any deficiency of capability identified in the operational assessment to be the determining factor in deciding whether to deploy the capability.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director of operational test and evaluation access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a capability is deployed under the procedures prescribed pursuant to this section, or under any other authority, before operational test and evaluation of the capability is completed, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall have access to operational records and data relevant to such capability in accordance with section 139(e)(3) of this title for the purpose of completing operational test and evaluation of the capability. Such access shall be provided in a time and 
manner determined by the Secretary of Defense consistent with requirements of operational security and other relevant operational requirements.”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section>
                            </chapter></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part V of subtitle A, of title 10, United States Code, are each amended by striking the item relating to chapter 253 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem class="bold" role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:multi-column-toc-entry"><designator style="-uslm-dtd:toc-enum">“253.</designator><label class="bold" style="-uslm-dtd:level-header">Rapid Acquisition Procedures</label><target style="-uslm-dtd:target">
”</target></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>
</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following provisions of law are repealed:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 804 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 3201note prec.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10 U.S.C. 3201note prec.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2216a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 804(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of Defense Instruction 5000.81 (or any successor instruction), dated December 31, 2019, and titled ‘Urgent Capability Acquisition’ </quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8074 of title VIII of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (division C of Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat. 193) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under section 806(c)(4) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under section 3601(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code,</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 851(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C 3201note prec.) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under section 3601 of title 10, United States Code</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s804/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 231(c)(1)(A) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 139 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 3601 of title 10, United States Code</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="805">SEC. 805. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CLAUSES IMPLEMENTING EXECUTIVE ORDERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">: certification</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Certain Clauses Implementing Executive Orders.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The unilateral insertion of a covered clause into an existing Department of Defense contract, order, or other transaction by a contracting officer shall be treated as a change directed by the contracting officer pursuant to, and subject to, the Changes 
clause of the underlying contract, order, or other transaction.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Definition</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Definitions</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section, the term</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Changes clause</quotedText>’ means the clause described in part 52.243-4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation or any successor regulation.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered clause</quotedText>’ means any clause implementing the requirements of an Executive order issued by the President.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3862 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3862.</designator><label> Requests for equitable adjustment or other relief.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3862">10 U.S.C. 3862 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the requirements of section 3862 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s805/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3862">10 U.S.C. 3862 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Policy Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise applicable policy guidance on other transactions to implement the requirements of section 3862 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="806">SEC. 806. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SUPPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4324(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (J), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by designating the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, as paragraph (1);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), as so designated—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In general.—</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Before granting</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for which the milestone decision authority has received views from appropriate materiel, logistics, or fleet representatives</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">approved life cycle sustainment plan</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an intellectual property management plan for product support, including requirements for technical data, software, and modular open system approaches (as defined in section 4401 of this title);”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the number of personnel needed to operate and maintain the covered system, including military personnel, Federal employees, contractors, and host nation support personnel (as applicable);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of opportunities for foreign military sales; and”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end of paragraph (1), as so designated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subsequent phases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before granting Milestone C approval (or the equivalent) for the covered system, the milestone decision authority shall ensure that the life cycle sustainment plan required by paragraph (1) for such covered system has been updated to include views received by the milestone decision authority from appropriate materiel, logistics, or fleet representatives.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Milestone C Approval Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4324(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s806/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Milestone c approval.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Milestone C approval</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 4172(e)(8) of this title.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="807">SEC. 807. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS FROM REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense Contracts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(G), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subcontractor</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subcontractor</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor concerned</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor concerned</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consider disciplinary or corrective action against any official of the Department of Defense.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and subcontractors</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subcontractors, grantees, subgrantees, or personal services contractors</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or grantee of</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or grantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">grantee, or subgrantee</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)(5), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or grants</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contracts</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civilian Contracts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee concerned</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee concerned</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consider disciplinary or corrective action against any official of the executive agency, if appropriate.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and subgrantees</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantees, and personal services contractors</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s807/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or subgrantee</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subgrantee, or personal services contractor</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s808" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="808">SEC. 808. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF FIXED-PRICE TYPE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s808/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions With Respect to Certain Low-rate Initial Production.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of low-rate initial production lots associated with a major defense acquisition program may not be more than one if—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the milestone decision authority authorizes the use of a fixed-price type contract at the time of a decision on Milestone B approval; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the scope of the work of the fixed-price type contract includes both the development and low-rate initial production of items for such major defense acquisition program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The limitation in paragraph (1) may be waived by the applicable service acquisition executive or a designee of such executive if—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such waiver authority is not delegated to the level of the contracting officer; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">written notification of a granted waiver, including the associated rationale, is provided to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after issuance of the waiver.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">low-rate initial production</quotedText>’ has the meaning given under section 4231 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">milestone decision authority</quotedText>’ has the meaning given in section 4211 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major defense acquisition program</quotedText>’ has the meaning given in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Milestone B approval</quotedText>’ has the meaning given in section 4172(e) of title 10, United States Code.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s808/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and any applicable regulations regarding the use of fixed-price type contracts for a major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code) to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="809">SEC. 809. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACQUISITION REPORTING SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4351">10 U.S.C. 4351 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall institute a defense acquisition reporting system to replace the requirements of section 4351 of title 10, United States Code, as soon as practicable but not later than June 30, 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reporting system required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">produce the information necessary to carry out the actions specified in chapter 325 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">produce the information necessary to carry out the actions specified in sections 4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537, 2577);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the lessons learned from the demonstration carried out under subsection (b) of section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1816); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plans required under subsection (c) of such section (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1817);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the congressional defense committees and other designated Government entities with access to acquisition reporting that is updated on a not less than quarterly basis; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include such other information and functions as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate to support the acquisition reporting needs of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2537">50 U.S.C. 2537</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4217(a)(2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or any successor system,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States Code,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stA/s809/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2577">50 U.S.C. 2577</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4311(a)(2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or any successor system,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States Code,</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s811" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="811">SEC. 811. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION IN BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS OF ENHANCED REPORTING ON PROPOSED CANCELLATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 239c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s811/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s811/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed explanation of the rationale for the proposed cancellation or covered modification of the multiyear contract.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s812" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="812">SEC. 812. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND RELATED EFFORTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s812/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3072 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s812/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">initiatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">efforts</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s812/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">initiatives</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">efforts</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s812/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">through 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">through 2026</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s812/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Initiatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Efforts</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s812/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 203 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 3072 by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">initiatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">efforts</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s813" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="813">SEC. 813. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF DEFENSE MODERNIZATION ACCOUNT AUTHORITY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (j).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s814" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="814">SEC. 814. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION TO FIXED-PRICE INCENTIVE CONTRACT REFERENCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s814/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Acquire Innovative Commercial Products and Commercial Services Using General Solicitation Competitive Procedures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3458(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fixed-price incentive fee contracts</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fixed-price incentive contracts</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s814/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contractor Incentives to Achieve Savings and Improve Mission Performance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 1746 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fixed-price incentive fee contracts</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fixed-price incentive contracts</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s815" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="815">SEC. 815. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT IN CONNECTION WITH REQUESTS FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR LARGE DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3501(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s815/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall include</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A) A report</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall include in the request a report</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s815/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (B).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s816" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="816">SEC. 816. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF PROVISION RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITH UNUSUALLY HAZARDOUS RISKS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1684 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s816/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022 and 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022 through 2024</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s816/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="817">SEC. 817. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Certain Contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) on or after October 1, 2024, with an entity that operates (as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee) equipment from a covered unmanned aircraft system company in the performance of a Department of Defense contract.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or procurement</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">any restrictions under subsection (a) or (b) if the operation, procurement, or contracting action</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(or the Secretary’s designee)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the restriction</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">basis</quotedText>”inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">any restrictions under subsections (a) or (b)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">operation or procurement</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">operation, procurement, or contracting action</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered foreign country.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered foreign country</quotedText>’ means any of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Russian Federation.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Islamic Republic of Iran.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered unmanned aircraft system company.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered unmanned aircraft system company</quotedText>’ means any of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Da-Jiang Innovations (or any subsidiary or affiliate of Da-Jiang Innovations).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any entity that produces or provides unmanned aircraft systems and is included on Consolidated Screening List maintained by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any entity that produces or provides unmanned aircraft systems and—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is domiciled in a covered foreign country; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership, control or influence by a covered foreign country, as determined by the Secretary of Defense unmitigated foreign ownership, control or influence in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program (or any successor to such program).”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4871">10 U.S.C. 4871 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue policy to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement the requirements of section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note), as amended by this section, including by establishing a due diligence process for the Department of Defense to make determinations required by subsection (b) of such section 848 (as amended by this section); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s817/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish an appeal process for any offerors or awardees with which the Secretary has not entered into a contract or has not extended or renewed a contract pursuant to subsection (b) of such section 848 (as amended by this section).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s818" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="818">SEC. 818. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE CONTRACTING AND PRICING PROCESSES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), as most recently amended by section 1831(j)(7) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-238; 134 Stat. 4217), is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s818/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chapter 271</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s818/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">January 2, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">January 2, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s819" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="819">SEC. 819. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4292note prec.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s819/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">six-year pilot program</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">seven-year pilot program</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s819/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">six years</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">seven years</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s820" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="820">SEC. 820. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEVER CONTRACT WITH THE ENEMY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle E of title VIII of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4871note prec.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s820/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 841—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s820/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i)(1)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s820/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2016, 2017, and 2018</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023, and annually thereafter</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s820/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Specific examples where the authorities under this section can not be used to mitigate national security threats posed by vendors supporting Department operations because of the restriction on using such authorities only with respect to contingency operations.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the policies ensuring that oversight of the use of the authorities in this section is effectively carried out by a single office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s820/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (n), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2025</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s820/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 842(b)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2016, 2017, and 2018</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023, 2024, and 2025</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s821" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="821">SEC. 821. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONDUCT CERTAIN REVIEWS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 847(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s821/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Requirement.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Each request</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Requirement.—Each request</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s821/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s822" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="822">SEC. 822. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY RELIEF DUE TO INFLATION IMPACTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s822/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract Modification Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The first section of Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s822/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">That the President</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“SEC. 1. </num><subsection class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That the President”</content></subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s822/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an amount in excess of $50,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an amount in excess of $500,000</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s822/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">any amount in excess of $25,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an amount in excess of $150,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s822/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (a) (as added by paragraph (1)) the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Authority to Modify Certain Contracts and Options Based on the Impacts of Inflation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Only amounts specifically provided by an appropriations Act for the purposes detailed in subsections (c) and (d) of this section may be used by the Secretary of Defense to carry out such subsections.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting pursuant to a Presidential authorization under subsection (a) and in accordance with subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may, notwithstanding subsection (e) of section 2 of this Act (50 U.S.C. 1432(e)), make an amendment or modification to an eligible contract when, due solely to economic inflation, the cost to a prime contractor of performing such eligible contract is greater than the price of such eligible contract; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not request consideration from such prime contractor for such amendment or modification.</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A prime contractor may submit to the Secretary of Defense a request for an amendment or modification to an eligible contract pursuant to subsection (a) when, due solely to economic inflation, the cost to a covered subcontractor of performing an eligible subcontract is greater than the price of such eligible subcontract. Such  request shall include a certification that the prime contractor—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will remit to such covered subcontractor the difference, if any, between the original price of such eligible contract and the price of such eligible contract if the Secretary of Defense makes an amendment or modification pursuant to subsection (a); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will not require such covered subcontractor to pay additional consideration or fees related to such amendment or modification.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a prime contractor does not make the request described in paragraph (2), a covered subcontractor may submit to a contracting officer of the Department of Defense a request for an amendment or modification to an eligible subcontract when, due solely to economic inflation, the cost to such covered subcontractor of performing such eligible subcontract is greater than the price of such eligible subcontract.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any adjustment or modification made pursuant to subsection (c) to an eligible contract or an eligible subcontract shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be contingent upon the continued performance, as applicable, of such eligible contract or such eligible subcontract; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">account only for the actual cost of performing such eligible contract or such eligible subcontract, but may account for indirect costs of performance, as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority under subsections (c) and (d) shall be effective during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on December 31, 2023.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered subcontractor</quotedText>’ means a subcontractor who has entered into an eligible subcontract with a prime contractor.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible contract</quotedText>’ means a contract awarded to a prime contractor by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible subcontract</quotedText>’ means a subcontract made under an eligible contract to a covered subcontractor.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stB/s822/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1431">50 U.S.C. 1431 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of an Act providing appropriations to carry out section 1 of Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) (as added by subsection (a)), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue guidance implementing the authority under subsections (b) through (d) of section 1 of Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) (as added by subsection (a)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="831">SEC. 831. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">KEY EXPERIENCES AND ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participation in the Public-private Talent Exchange Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1701a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9)(C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the participation in the public-private talent exchange program established under section 1599g of this title of up to 250 members of the acquisition workforce in each fiscal year.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1701a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is further amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">as defined</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this title</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">as defined in section 3001 of this title</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enhanced Pay Authority for Positions in Department of Defense Field Activities and Defense Agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1701b(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Number of positions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority in subsection (a) may not be used at any one time with respect to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">more than five positions, in total, in Department of Defense Field Activities and Defense Agencies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">more than five positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">more than five positions in each military department.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s831/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Public-private Talent Exchanges.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member of the acquisition workforce that participates in the program established under this section shall, upon completion of such participation, submit to the President of the Defense Acquisition University for inclusion in the report required under section 1746a(e) a description and evaluation of such participation.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="832">SEC. 832. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY REFORMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1746 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the defense acquisition university structure includes relevant expert lecturers from extramural institutions (as defined in section 1746a(g) of this title), industry, or federally funded research and development centers to advance acquisition workforce competence regarding commercial business interests, acquisition process-related innovations, and other relevant leading practices of the private sector.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (3); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial training providers</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">extramural institutions (as defined in section 1746a(g) of this title)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">President Appointment.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall appoint the President of the Defense Acquisition University.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">When determining who to appoint under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the service acquisition executives, prioritize highly qualified candidates who demonstrate a combination of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Leadership abilities.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Experience using leading practices to develop talent in the private sector.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other qualifying factors, including experience with and an understanding of the defense acquisition system (as defined in section 3001 of this title), an understanding of emerging technologies and the defense applications of such technologies, experience partnering with States, national associations, and academia, and experience with learning technologies.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term of the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall be not more than five years, unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines it necessary to extend the term for up to an additional five years. The preceding sentence does not apply to the President of the Defense Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2022.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s832/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746">10 U.S.C. 1746 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to modify the defense acquisition university 
structure to comply with section 1746(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). Such plan shall establish a date of not later than March 1, 2026, for such modification to be completed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s833" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="833">SEC. 833. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2200g of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s833/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">For the purposes of</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">establish and maintain</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary for Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish and maintain</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s833/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by designating the text of such section, as amended by paragraph (1), as subsection (a); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s833/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the Defense Civilian Training Corps is to target critical skills gaps necessary to achieve the objectives of the national defense strategies required by section 113(g) of this title and the national security strategies required by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) by preparing students selected for the Defense Civilian Training Corps for Department of Defense careers relating to acquisition, digital technologies, critical technologies, science, engineering, finance, and other civilian occupations determined by the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Resources and Programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may leverage the resources and programs of the acquisition research organization within a civilian college or university that is described under section 4142(a) of this title (commonly referred to as the ‘Acquisition Innovation Research Center’) to carry out the requirements of this chapter.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="834">SEC. 834. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1701">10 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACQUISITION WORKFORCE INCENTIVES RELATING TO TRAINING ON, AND AGREEMENTS WITH, CERTAIN START-UP BUSINESSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Curricula.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Acquisition Innovation Research Center shall make recommendations on one or more curricula for members of the acquisition workforce on financing and operations of start-up businesses, which may include the development of new curricula, the modification of existing curricula, or the adoption of curricula from another agency, academia, or the private sector.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Courses under curricula recommended under paragraph (1) shall be offered with varying course lengths and level of study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incentives.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall develop a program to offer incentives to a member of the acquisition workforce that completes a curriculum developed, modified, or adopted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional training materials.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In recommending curricula under paragraph (1), the Director of the Acquisition Innovation Research Center shall consider and incorporate appropriate training materials from university, college, trade-school, or private-sector curricula in business, law, or public policy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exchanges.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, arrange for the temporary assignment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one or more members of the acquisition workforce to a start-up business; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an employee of a start-up business to an office of the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall prioritize for participation in the pilot program described under paragraph (1)(A) members of the acquisition workforce who have completed a curriculum required under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program authorized by this subsection after the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conferences.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall identify existing conferences sponsored by the Department of Defense that might be expanded to include opportunities for sharing knowledge and best practices on software acquisition issues. Such opportunities shall maximize participation between members of the acquisition workforce, employees of start-up businesses, and investors in start-up businesses.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to test the feasibility of innovative approaches to negotiating and establishing intellectual property and data rights in agreements with start-up businesses for the procurement of software and software-embedded systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that a member of the acquisition workforce who has completed a curriculum required under subsection (a) is able to exercise authority to apply an approach described in paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide incentives to such member to exercise such authority.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An approach described in paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Flexible and tailored requirements relating to the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property and data rights in the software and software-embedded systems to be acquired under the agreement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification and definition of the technical interoperability standards required for such software and software-embedded systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Flexible mechanisms for access and delivery of code for such software, including documentation of the costs and benefits of each such mechanism.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program authorized by this subsection after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Acquisition Innovation Research Center</quotedText>” means the acquisition research organization within a civilian 
college or university that is described under section 4142(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">acquisition workforce</quotedText>” has the meaning given in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s834/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">start-up business</quotedText>” means a small business that has been in existence for 5 years or less.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="835">SEC. 835. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1746">10 U.S.C. 1746 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CURRICULA ON SOFTWARE ACQUISITIONS AND CYBERSECURITY SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE ACQUISITIONS FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Curricula.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall supplement existing training curricula related to software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions and offer such curricula to covered individuals to increase digital literacy related to such acquisitions by developing the ability of such covered individuals to use technology to identify, critically evaluate, and synthesize data and information related to such acquisitions.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Curricula developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide information on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cybersecurity, information technology systems, computer networks, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, distributed ledger technologies, and quantum technologies;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cybersecurity threats and capabilities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities that encompass the full range of threat reduction, vulnerability reduction, deterrence, incident response, resiliency, and recovery policies and activities, including activities relating to computer network operations, information assurance, military missions, and intelligence missions to the extent such activities relate to the security and stability of cyberspace; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the industry best practices relating to software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to implement the curricula developed under subsection (a) that includes a comparison with similar existing training curricula. Such plan shall include a list of resources required for and costs associated with such implementation, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">curriculum development;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hiring instructors to teach the curriculum;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilities; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">website development.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which the plan described in subsection (d) is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall offer the curricula developed under subsection (a) to covered individuals.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which the plan described in subsection (d) is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall submit to Congress a 
report assessing the costs and benefits of requiring all covered individuals to complete the curricula developed under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s835/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Individuals Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individuals</quotedText>” means an individual serving in a position designated under section 1721(b) of title 10, United States Code, who is regularly consulted for software acquisitions or cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="836">SEC. 836. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 U.S.C. 4811 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL IMPERATIVE FOR INDUSTRIAL SKILLS PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program of the Department of Defense, shall evaluate and further develop workforce development training programs (as defined by the Secretary of Defense) for training the skilled industrial workers (as defined by the Secretary of Defense) that are needed in the defense industrial base through the National Imperative for Industrial Skills program of the Department of Defense (or a successor program).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priorities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize workforce development training programs that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are innovative, lab-based, or experientially-based;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rapidly train skilled industrial workers for employment with entities in the defense industrial base faster than traditional workforce development training programs and at the scale needed to measurably reduce, as rapidly as possible, the shortages of skilled industrial workers in the defense industrial base, including modernization of required equipment and training curricula;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruit skilled industrial workers who are manufacturing workers from underrepresented communities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide students and skilled industrial workers with the support needed to successfully participate in the defense industrial base;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address the specific manufacturing requirements and skills that are unique to critical industrial sectors of the defense industrial base as defined by the Secretary of Defense, such as naval shipbuilding; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to Federal workforce development training programs in existence on or before the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maximize the use of such Federal workforce development training programs; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stC/s836/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand on the activities of such Federal workforce development training programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provisions Relating to Software and Technology </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s841" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="841">SEC. 841. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES ON THE ACQUISITION OR LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3791 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s841/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">department of defense</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of Defense</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s841/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidelines and Resources.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall develop guidelines and resources on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intellectual property strategies and other mechanisms supporting the use of modular open system approaches (as defined in section 4401(b) of this title);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluation and negotiation of intellectual property licenses in competitive and non-competitive awards;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">models and best practices for specially negotiated licenses, including specially negotiated licenses described in section 3774(c) of this title; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">definitions, key terms, examples, and case studies that clarify differences between—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">detailed manufacturing and process data;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">form, fit, and function data;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data required for operations, maintenance, installation, and training;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modular system interfaces (as defined in section 4401(b) of this title); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical data pertaining to an interface between an item or process and other items or processes necessary for the segregation of an item or process from, or the reintegration of that item or process (or a functionally equivalent item or process) with, other items or processes.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidelines and resources limit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The guidelines and resources developed under paragraph (1) may not alter or affect any authority or duty under this section or section 1707 of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review and consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the guidelines and resources described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the applicable statutory and regulatory history, including among the definitions and key terms in section 3771 of this title, to ensure consistency; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regularly consult with appropriate government and industry persons and organizations.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the acquisition workforce receives training on the guidelines and resources developed under paragraph (1).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="842">SEC. 842. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and any follow-on production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f),</quotedText>” both places it appears;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be exercised for a transaction for a follow-on production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f) and expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of $100,000,000 (including all options) only if a covered official—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines in writing that—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements of subsection (d) will be met; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of the authority of this section is essential to meet critical national security objectives; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the determinations required under clause (i) at the time such authority is exercised.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered official</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a service acquisition executive;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the Missile Defense Agency;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">service acquisition executive</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of this title.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s842/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of section 2304 of this title,</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of chapter 221 of this title and even if explicit notification was not listed within the request for proposal for the transaction</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s843" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="843">SEC. 843. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY CLARIFICATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 842, is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s843/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military personnel and the supporting</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">personnel of the Department of Defense or improving</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s843/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">prototype project</quotedText>’ includes a project that addresses—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a proof of concept, model, or process, including a business process;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reverse engineering to address obsolescence;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a pilot or novel application of commercial technologies for defense purposes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">agile development activity;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the creation, design, development, or demonstration of operational utility; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any combination of subparagraphs (A) through (E).”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s843/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Authority for Use of Other Transactions for Installation or Facility Prototyping.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may establish a pilot program under which the Secretary may, under the authority of this section, carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the ability of the Department of Defense to prototype the design, development, or demonstration of new construction techniques or technologies to improve military installations or facilities (as such terms are defined in section 2801 of this title).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limits.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out prototype projects under the pilot program established under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not more than two prototype projects may begin to be carried out per fiscal year under such pilot program; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the aggregate value of all transactions entered into under such pilot program may not exceed $200,000,000.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the authority to carry out prototype projects under the pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall terminate on September 30, 2025.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ongoing project exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to prototype projects being carried out under the pilot program established under paragraph (1) on the date described in subparagraph (A).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="844">SEC. 844. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that have</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that—</quotedText>”<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Defense.</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Defense; or</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrate management practices that improve the schedule or performance, reduce the costs, or otherwise support the transition of technology into acquisition programs or operational use.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of research results, technology developments, and prototypes</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to acquire, support, or stimulate basic, advanced and applied research, technology development, or prototype projects</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2304</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chapter 221</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)(2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s844/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if applicable, a summary of the management practice that contributed to an improvement to schedule or performance or a reduction in cost relating to the transition of technology;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any program executive officer (as defined in section 1737 of this title) responsible for implementation or oversight of research results, technology development, prototype development, or management practices (as applicable) for which an award was made under this section, and a brief summary of lessons learned by such program executive officer in carrying out such implementation or oversight;”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s845" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="845">SEC. 845. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE THE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1835; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s845/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s845/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days after funding has been provided for a proposal selected for an award under the pilot program established under this section.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="846">SEC. 846. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SOFTWARE DELIVERY TIMES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of covered software delivered during the fiscal year preceding the date of the report that is being developed using iterative development, including a description of the capabilities delivered for operational use.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For such covered software not developed using iterative development, an explanation for not using iterative development and a description of the development method used.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For such covered software being developed using iterative development, the frequency with which capabilities of such covered software were delivered, disaggregated as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of less than three months.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of more than three months and less than six months.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of more than six months and less than nine months.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered software for which capabilities were delivered during period of more than nine months and less than 12 months.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to covered software described in paragraph (3) for which capabilities of such covered software were not delivered in fewer than 12 months, an explanation of why such delivery was not possible.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the official designated as the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense pursuant to the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense titled “Establishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer” dated December 8, 2021; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if there is no official designated as such Officer, the official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense with primary responsibility for digital and artificial intelligence matters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered software</quotedText>” means software that is being developed that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was acquired using a software acquisition pathway established under section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a covered defense business system, as defined in section 2222(i) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stD/s846/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">iterative development</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agile or iterative development</quotedText>” in section 891 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 10 115-91; 131 Stat. 1509; 10 U.S.C. 1746 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Industrial Base Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s851" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="851">SEC. 851. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4801(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">New Zealand,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Australia,</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s852" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="852">SEC. 852. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED STATES GOODS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 853, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">“(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Review.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than November 1, 2024, and every five years thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall review each item described in subsections (a) and (e) of this section and submit to the congressional defense committees, in writing, one of the following recommendations:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommend continued inclusion of the item under this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommend continued inclusion of the item under this section with modifications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommend discontinuing inclusion of the item under this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each review required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the five-year period preceding the date of submission of the written determination related to such a review, the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The criticality of the item reviewed to a military unit’s mission accomplishment or other national security objectives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which such item is fielded in current programs of record.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such items to be procured by current programs of record.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which cost and pricing data for such item has been deemed fair and reasonable.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Justification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The written determination required under paragraph (1) shall also include the findings of the applicable review conducted under such paragraph and any key justifications for the recommendation.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s853" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="853">SEC. 853. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS AND AUXILIARY SHIPS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s853/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement That Certain Auxiliary Ship Components Be Manufactured in the National Technology and Industrial Base.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s853/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (l) (relating to  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Implementation of auxiliary ship component limitation</quotedText>”) as subsection (k).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s853/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Components for auxiliary ships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (4) of section 4864(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s853/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and T-ARC</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">T-AO 205</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s853/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and T-ARC</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">T-AO 205</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s853/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4864">10 U.S.C. 4864 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying out section 4864(j) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="854">SEC. 854. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative and Other Logistical Costs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4961 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Defense Logistics Agency</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">three</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">four</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including meetings of an association recognized under section 4954(f),</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">meetings</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4954 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Association Recognition and Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Eligible entities that provide procurement technical assistance pursuant to this chapter may form an association to pursue matters of common 
concern. If more than a majority of such eligible entities are members of such an association, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recognize the existence and activities of such an association; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">jointly develop with such association a model cooperative agreement that may be used at the option of the Secretary and an eligible entity.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4953 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and shall consult with an association recognized under section 4954(f) regarding any revisions to such regulations</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s854/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4955(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,500,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s855" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="855">SEC. 855. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s855/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4651note prec.) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s855/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Certain Procurements From the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4661">“SEC. 4661. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4661">10 U.S.C. 4661</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on the Availability of Funds for Certain Procurements From XUAR.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by a national defense authorization Act or any other Act, or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended to knowingly procure any products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor from XUAR or from an entity that has used labor from within or transferred from XUAR as part of a ‘poverty alleviation’ or ‘pairing assistance’ program.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the terms ‘forced labor’ and ‘XUAR’ have the meanings given, respectively, in section 2496 of this title.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s855/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“4661.</designator><label> Prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s855/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4661">10 U.S.C. 4661 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a policy to require that an offeror or awardee of a Department of Defense contract shall make a good faith effort to determine that forced labor from XUAR, as described in section 4661 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (b)), will not be used in the performance of such contract.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="856">SEC. 856. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CODIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">10 U.S.C. 4902</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 4901note prec.) is transferred to subchapter I of chapter 387 of title 10, United  
States Code, inserted after section 4901, and redesignated as section 4902.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, as so transferred and redesignated, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mentor-protege pilot</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">department of defense mentor-protege</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading for subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Pilot</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsections (a) and (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pilot</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subclause (I), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subclause (II), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (k)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (j)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">two years</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">three years</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">manufacturing, test and evaluation,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">inventory control,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pursuant to</quotedText>” and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pursuant to chapter 388 of this title;</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (k)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (j)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (j) and (n);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (k) through (m) as subsections (j) through (l), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (n);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (j), as so redesignated—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pilot</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">by which mentor firms</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">by which the parties</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/11/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary shall publish</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7)(B) of subsection (k), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pursuant to</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pursuant to chapter 388 of this title; or</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (l)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (k)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (l), as so redesignated, the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">“(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Collection of Performance Data.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office of Small Business Programs shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintain outcome-based performance goals and annually collect data through an automated information system (if practicable) assessing such goals; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct an independent review of the Mentor-Protege Program established under this section at least once every three years.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/b/15" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (n), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="n">“(n) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">affiliation</quotedText>’, with respect to a relationship between a mentor firm and a protege firm, means a relationship 
described under section 121.103 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disadvantaged small business concern</quotedText>’ means a firm that is not more than the size standard corresponding to its primary North American Industry Classification System code, is not owned or managed by individuals or entities that directly or indirectly have stock options or convertible securities in the mentor firm, and is—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a business entity owned and controlled by an Indian tribe as defined by section 8(a)(13) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(13));</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a business entity owned and controlled by a Native Hawaiian Organization as defined by section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15));</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a qualified organization employing severely disabled individuals;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a small business concern owned and controlled by women, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D));</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (as defined in section 8(d)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)));</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a qualified HUBZone small business concern (as defined in section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b))); or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a small business concern that—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a nontraditional defense contractor, as such term is defined in section 3014 of this title; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">currently provides goods or services in the private sector that are critical to enhancing the capabilities of the defense supplier base and fulfilling key Department of Defense needs.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">historically Black college and university</quotedText>’ means any of the historically Black colleges and universities referred to in section 2323 of this title, as in effect on March 1, 2018.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">minority institution of higher education</quotedText>’ means an institution of higher education with a student body that reflects the composition specified in section 312(b)(3), (4), and (5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(3), (4), and (5)).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified organization employing the severely disabled</quotedText>’ means a business entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses rehabilitative engineering to provide employment opportunities for severely disabled individuals and integrates severely disabled individuals into its workforce;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">employs severely disabled individuals at a rate that averages not less than 20 percent of its total workforce;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">employs each severely disabled individual in its workforce generally on the basis of 40 hours per week; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pays not less than the minimum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
(29 U.S.C. 206) to those employees who are severely disabled individuals.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">severely disabled individual</quotedText>’ means an individual who is blind (as defined in section 8501 of title 41) or a severely disabled individual (as defined in such section).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">small business concern</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subcontracting participation goal</quotedText>’, with respect to a Department of Defense contract, means a goal for the extent of the participation by disadvantaged small business concerns in the subcontracts awarded under such contract, as established pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 387 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“4902.</designator><label> Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">10 U.S.C. 4902 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protege Technical Reimbursement Pilot Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 2023, the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense (as appointed pursuant to section 144 of title 10, United States Code) shall establish a pilot program under which a protege firm may receive up to 25 percent of the reimbursement for which the mentor firm of such protege firm is eligible under the Mentor-Protege Program for a covered activity described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activity described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A covered activity under this paragraph is an engineering, software development, or manufacturing customization that the protege firm implements in order to ensure that a technology developed by the protege firm will be ready for integration with a program or system of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “mentor firm”, “protege firm” have the meanings given under section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Mentor-Protege Program</quotedText>” means the Mentor-Protege Program established under section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which the pilot program is established.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Buy indian act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 23(a)(2) of the Act of June 25, 1910 (commonly known as the “Buy Indian Act”) (36 Stat. 861, 25 U.S.C. 47(a)(2)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 831(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101-510)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4902(c) of title 10, United States Code</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Small business act.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8(d)(12) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the pilot Mentor-Protege Program established pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Mentor-Protege Program established under section 4902 of title 10, United States Code,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (g)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (f)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying out section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s856/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4902">10 U.S.C. 4902 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreements Under Pilot Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to any agreement entered into under the program as established under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1607) before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="857">SEC. 857. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 U.S.C. 4811 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disclosures Concerning Rare Earth Elements and Strategic and Critical Materials by Contractors of Department of Defense.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require that any contractor that provides to the Department of Defense a system with a permanent magnet that contains rare earth elements or strategic and critical materials disclose, after undertaking a commercially reasonable inquiry and along with delivery of the system, the provenance of the magnet; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">safeguard such disclosures in accordance with applicable classification level required by the associated programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A disclosure under paragraph (1) shall include an identification of the country or countries in which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials used in the magnet were mined;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such elements and minerals were refined into oxides;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such elements and minerals were made into metals and alloys; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the magnet was sintered or bonded and magnetized.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation of supply chain tracking system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a contractor cannot make the disclosure required by paragraph (1) with respect to a system described in that paragraph, the Secretary shall require the contractor to establish and implement a supply chain tracking system in order to make the disclosure to the fullest extent possible not later than 180 days after the contractor provides the system to the Department of Defense. The tracking system shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a description of the efforts taken by the contractor to date to make the disclosure required by paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into account the possible refusal of certain foreign entities to provide the contractor the information 
necessary to make the disclosure required by paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require the contractor to report to the Secretary the name, location, and other identifying information of any entities which refuse to provide the contractor with the information necessary to make the disclosure required by paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waivers.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may waive a requirement under paragraph (1) or (3) with respect to a system described in paragraph (1) for a period of not more than 180 days if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the continued procurement of the system is necessary to meet the demands of a national emergency declared under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621); or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a contractor that cannot currently make the disclosure required by paragraph (1) is making significant efforts to comply with the requirements of that paragraph.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver renewals.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may renew a waiver as many times as the Secretary considers appropriate, provided that the Secretary submits an updated certification to the committees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not delegate this waiver authority below the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense, a senior acquisition executive (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), or a command acquisition executive (as described in section 167(e)(4)(C) of title 10, United States Code) or equivalent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing required.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the submission of each report required by subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing that includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/5/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the disclosures made under this subsection;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/5/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the extent of reliance by the United States on foreign countries, and especially countries that are not allies of the United States, for rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/5/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a determination with respect to which systems described in paragraph (1) are of the greatest concern for interruptions of supply chains with respect to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/5/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any suggestions for legislation or funding that would mitigate security gaps in such supply chains.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, each briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirements described in this subsection shall take effect—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not earlier than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Department has established a process to ensure that the information collection requirements of this subsection present no national security risks, or that any such risks have been fully mitigated.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expansion of Restrictions on Procurement of Military and Dual-use Technologies by Chinese Military Companies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. 4651note prec.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">communist chinese military companies</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chinese military companies</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by inserting after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military company</quotedText>” the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, any Chinese military company, any Non-SDN Chinese military-industrial complex company, or any other covered company</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Goods and Services Covered.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of subsection (a), and except as provided in paragraph (2), the goods and services described in this subsection are goods and services—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the munitions list of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the Commerce Control List that—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are classified in the 600 series; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contain strategic and critical materials, rare earth elements, or energetic materials used to manufacture missiles or munitions.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Goods and services described in this subsection do not include goods or services procured—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in connection with a visit by a vessel or an aircraft of the United States Armed Forces to the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for testing purposes; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for purposes of gathering intelligence.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (3);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (5), respectively;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chinese military company</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term by section 1260H(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Commerce Control List</quotedText>’ means the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Export Administration Regulations</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Non-SDN Chinese military-industrial complex company</quotedText>’ means any entity on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">established pursuant to Executive Order 13959 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance Communist Chinese military companies), as amended before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">other covered company</quotedText>’ means a company that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is owned or controlled by the government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is certified by the Secretary of Defense to the congressional defense committees to be a company that must be covered by this section for national security reasons.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">strategic and critical materials</quotedText>’ means materials designated as strategic and critical under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to goods and services described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (b)(1)(B), the prohibition shall take effect 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that a sufficient number of commercially viable providers exist outside of the People’s Republic of China that collectively can provide the Department of Defense with satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of such goods or services as and when needed at United States market prices.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of Compliance With Contracting Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter until the termination date specified in paragraph (5), the Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the extent of the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to comply with the requirements of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as amended by subsection (b); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 4872 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing required.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General shall periodically, until the termination date specified in paragraph (5), provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the results of the assessments conducted under paragraph (1) that includes an assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the inclusion by the Department of Defense of necessary contracting clauses in relevant contracts to meet the requirements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of the Department of Defense to assess the compliance of contractors with such clauses.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, each briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report required.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General shall, not less frequently than every 2 years until the termination date specified in paragraph (5), submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the assessments conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, each report required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Referral.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, in conducting an assessment under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General determines that a contractor has willfully or recklessly failed to comply with any of the requirements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), the Comptroller General may refer the matter, as appropriate, for further examination and possible enforcement actions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirements of this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s857/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 U.S.C. 4811 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic and Critical Materials Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">strategic and critical materials</quotedText>” means materials designated as strategic and critical under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="858">SEC. 858. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 U.S.C. 4811 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Analysis Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and other appropriate officials, shall review the items under subsection (c) to determine and develop appropriate actions, consistent with the policies, programs, and activities required under subpart I of part V of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, and the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">restricting procurement, with appropriate waivers for cost, emergency requirements, and non-availability of suppliers, including restricting procurement to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">suppliers in the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">suppliers in the national technology and industrial base (as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">suppliers in other allied nations; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other suppliers;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing investment through use of research and development or procurement activities and acquisition authorities to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand production capacity;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">diversify sources of supply; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote alternative approaches for addressing military requirements;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prohibiting procurement from selected sources or nations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">taking a combination of actions described under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">taking no action.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analyses conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consider national security, economic, and treaty implications, as well as impacts on current and potential suppliers of goods and services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting on Analyses, Recommendations, and Actions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 15, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, in writing—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the findings of the analyses undertaken for each item pursuant to subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant recommendations resulting from the analyses; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">descriptions of specific activities undertaken as a result of the analyses, including schedule and resources allocated for any planned actions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall include the analyses conducted under subsection (a), and any relevant recommendations and descriptions of activities resulting from such analyses, as appropriate, in each of the following during the 2024 calendar year:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The annual report on unfunded priorities of the national technology and industrial base required under section 4815 of such title.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of Defense technology and industrial base policy guidance prescribed under section 4811(c) of such title.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities to modernize acquisition processes to ensure the integrity of the industrial base pursuant to section 4819 of such title.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Defense memoranda of understanding and related agreements considered in accordance with section 4851 of such title.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Industrial base or acquisition policy changes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Legislative proposals for changes to relevant statutes which the Department shall consider, develop, and submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives not less frequently than once per fiscal year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other actions as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">List of Goods and Services for Analyses, Recommendations, and Actions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The items described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Solar components for satellites.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Satellite ground station service contracts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Naval vessel shafts and propulsion system components (including reduction gears and propellers).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Infrastructure or equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at a military airport designated by the Secretary of Transportation under section 47118(a) of title 49, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Flags of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Natural rubber from herbaceous plants for military applications.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Alternative proteins as sustainable and secure food sources.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s858/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Carbon fiber.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="859">SEC. 859. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 U.S.C. 4811 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEMONSTRATION EXERCISE OF ENHANCED PLANNING FOR INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Demonstration Exercise Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration exercise of industrial mobilization and supply chain management planning capabilities in support of one or more operational or contingency plan use cases, as selected in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The demonstration exercise required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of a current program that is both fielded and still in production from each military department, Defense Agency, and Department of Defense Field Activity in order to model a notional plan for mobilization or supply chain management, as associated with the selected operational or contingency plans.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exercise of processes and authorities that support the Department of Defense for industrial mobilization in support of declared hostilities or other contingency operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The identification of process improvements or gaps in resources, capabilities, or authorities that require remediation, including those related to government or contractor production facilities, tooling, or workforce development.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementation of analytical tools and processes to monitor and assess the health of the industrial base and to use near real-time data and visualization capabilities in making production and distribution decisions, with an emphasis on identifying, assessing, and demonstrating commercially available tools.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The establishment and tracking of goals and metrics to support institutionalization of defense industrial base health assessment and planning.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than November 1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the demonstration exercise required under subsection (a), including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the programs and use cases to be demonstrated;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of methodology for executing the demonstration exercise, including analytical tools or metrics identified to support the process; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any preliminary findings.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the demonstration exercise required under subsection (a), including a description of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the programs and use cases considered in this demonstration exercise;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the outcomes of the activities required under subsection (b);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outcomes and conclusions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">lessons learned; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations for legislative action that may be required as a result.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s859/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the terms “military department”, “Defense Agency”, and “Defense Field Activity” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="860">SEC. 860. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Risk Management for All Department of Defense Pharmaceutical Supply Chains.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and issue implementing guidance for risk management for Department of Defense supply chains for pharmaceutical materiel for the Department;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, supply chain information gaps regarding the Department’s reliance on foreign suppliers of drugs, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and final drug products; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing information streams, if any, that may be used to assess the reliance by the Department of Defense on high-risk foreign suppliers of drugs;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vulnerabilities in the drug supply chains of the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations to address—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information gaps identified under paragraph (2); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/a/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any risks related to such reliance on foreign suppliers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Risk Management for Department of Defense Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than one year after the issuance of the guidance required under subsection (a)(1), develop and publish implementing guidance for risk management for the Department of Defense supply chain for pharmaceuticals; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a working group—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assess risks to the Department’s pharmaceutical supply chain;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to identify the pharmaceuticals most critical to beneficiary care at military treatment facilities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s860/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish policies for allocating scarce pharmaceutical resources of the Department of Defense in case of a supply disruption.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="861">SEC. 861. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY FOR INCREASING COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive strategy to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase competitive opportunities available for appropriate United States companies to transition critical technologies into major weapon systems and other programs of record; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance the integrity and diversity of the defense industrial base.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of methods to increase opportunities for appropriate United States companies to develop end items of critical technologies for major weapon systems, rapidly prototype such end items, and conduct activities that would support the transition of such end items into major weapon systems and programs of record, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continuous experimentation or military utility assessments to improve such end items;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluation of how to integrate existing commercial capabilities relating to such end items of appropriate United States companies or entities in the defense industrial base into major weapon systems and programs of record in the Department of Defense;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts that improve the ability of appropriate United States companies or entities in the defense industrial base to maintain, afford, or manufacture major weapon systems or components for such systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">development of alternative supply sources for components of a major weapon system to ensure the availability of component parts and to support supply chain diversity.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Processes to improve coordination by the military departments and other elements of the Department of Defense to carry out the strategy required by this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate United States company</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nontraditional defense contractor, as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a prime contractor that has entered into a cooperative agreement with a nontraditional defense contractor with the express intent to pursue funding authorized by sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, in the development, testing, or prototyping of critical technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major weapon system</quotedText>” has the meaning given in section 3455 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">critical technology</quotedText>” means a technology identified as critical by the Secretary of Defense, which shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Biotechnology.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Quantum science technology.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advanced materials.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Artificial intelligence and machine learning.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Microelectronics.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Space technology.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advanced computing and software.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hypersonics.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Integrated sensing and cybersecurity.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Autonomous systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unmanned systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advanced sensing systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s861/c/3/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advanced communications systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="862">SEC. 862. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4811">10 U.S.C. 4811 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">KEY ADVANCED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY DAYS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and every 180 days thereafter, the each Secretary of a military department shall ensure that such military department conducts an outreach event to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate with the private sector on present current and future opportunities with respect to key advanced system development areas;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">raise awareness within the private sector of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">key advanced system development areas; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">capability needs and existing and potential requirements related to the key advanced system development areas; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">raise awareness within such military department of potential material solutions for capability needs and existing and potential requirements related to key advanced system development areas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Service chiefs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each event a military department conducts under subsection (a), the Service Chief concerned shall, for each key advanced system development area, perform the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identify related and potentially related existing, planned, or potential military requirements, including urgent and emergent operational needs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identify and describe related and potentially related needs or gaps in the capabilities of the military department to carry out the missions of the military department, including warfighting and combat support capabilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identify and describe related and potentially related exercise, demonstration, or experimentation opportunities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition executives.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each event a military department conducts under subsection (a), the service acquisition executive of the military department conducting the event shall, for each key advanced system development area, perform the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identify and describe related and potentially related existing, planned, or potential acquisition plans and strategies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identify and describe related and potentially related existing, planned, or potential funding opportunities, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">broad agency announcements;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requests for information;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funding opportunity announcements;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">special program announcements;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requests for proposals;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requests for quotes;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">special notices;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transactions pursuant to sections 4004, 4021, and 4022 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unsolicited proposals; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/2/B/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other funding opportunities as determined appropriate by the service acquisition executive.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Service Chief concerned and each service acquisition executive may delegate the authority to carry out the tasks for which such individuals are responsible under this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reviews and coordination.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Industry day reviews.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Promptly after an event conducted by a military department under subsection (a), the service acquisition executive of such military department shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disseminate a written review of such event as broadly as practicable within the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make such review publicly available on a website of the military department.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consolidation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall, periodically, jointly review and consolidate the reviews required by subparagraph (A) to identify trends, eliminate redundancy, and enhance efficiency with respect to events conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each event conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall seek to maximize industry and government participation, while minimizing cost to the maximum extent practicable, by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">holding the event at an unclassified security level to the extent practicable;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making the event publicly accessible through teleconference or other virtual means; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making supporting materials for the event publicly available on a website.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military departments; secretary concerned; service acquisition executive.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “military departments”, “Secretary concerned”, and “service acquisition executive” have the meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Key advanced system development area.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">key advanced system development area</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Department of the Navy—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unmanned surface vessels;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unmanned underwater vessels;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unmanned deployable mobile ocean systems;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unmanned deployable fixed ocean systems; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">autonomous unmanned aircraft systems.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Department of the Air Force, autonomous unmanned aircraft systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Department of the Army, autonomous unmanned aircraft systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Service chief.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Service Chief concerned</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief of Staff of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Army;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Navy;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Air Force; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stE/s862/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="USC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief of Space Operations, with respect to matters concerning the Space Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Small Business Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="871">SEC. 871. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CODIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCORECARD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of section 868 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is transferred to section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644), inserted after subsection (x), redesignated as subsection (y), and amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (1), (6), and (7);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Beginning in</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to evaluate</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Administrator shall use a scorecard to annually evaluate</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Federal agency</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a Federal agency or the Federal Government, as applicable,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/5/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">developed under paragraph (1)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/5/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Governmentwide</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each Federal agency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))</quotedText>” and inserting“<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (g)(1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (3)(A)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)(A)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (3)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional requirements for scorecards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The scorecard shall include, for each Federal agency and 
Governmentwide, the following information with respect to prime contracts:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned and controlled by women through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by women under section 8(m).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned and controlled by qualified HUBZone small business concerns through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to qualified HUBZone small business concerns under section 31(c)(2).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans under section 36.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number (expressed as a percentage) and total dollar amount of awards made to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns under section 8(a) through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, disaggregated by awards made to such concerns that are owned and controlled by individuals and awards made to such concerns that are owned and controlled by an entity.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 15(h)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2))</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (h)(2)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scorecard defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">scorecard</quotedText>’ means any summary using a rating system to evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals established under subsection (g)(1)(B) that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes the measures described in paragraph (2); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s871/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15(x)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(x)(2)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">scorecard described in section 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note)</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">scorecard (as defined in subsection (y))</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s872" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="872">SEC. 872. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s872/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Correction to STTR Disclosure Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9(g)(13)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)(13)(D)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of concern</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s872/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s638">15 U.S.C. 638 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Due Diligence Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s872/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering makes the certification described in paragraph (2), in carrying out the due diligence program required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), the Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department shall  
perform the assessments required under such due diligence program—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s872/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">only with respect to small business concerns selected by the applicable Secretary as the presumptive recipient of an award described in such subsection (vv); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s872/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prior to notifying the small business concern that the small business concern has been selected to receive such an award.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s872/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Full implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that an automated capability for performing the assessments required under the due diligence program required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) with respect to all small business concerns seeking an award described in such subsection is operational, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall sunset.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="873">SEC. 873. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCESS TO DATA ON BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(p)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bundled or consolidated contract defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled or consolidated contract</quotedText>’ has the meaning given in subsection (s).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contract bundling</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contract bundling</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled contracts</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled contracts</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subclause (I), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">were bundled</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">were included in bundled or consolidated contracts</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subclause (II)—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/III/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled contract</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundled or consolidated contract</quotedText>”;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/III/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in items (aa), (dd), and (ee) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the consolidation of contract requirements (as applicable)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundling of contract requirements</quotedText>” each place it appears;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/III/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in item (bb), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bundling the contract requirements</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the bundling of contract requirements or the 136 STAT. 2741
consolidation of contract requirements (as applicable)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/III/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in item (cc), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the bundled status of contract requirements</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contract requirements in a bundled or consolidated contract</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/2/C/ii/III/ee" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in item (ee), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">consolidated requirements</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contract</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provide, upon request</quotedText>” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provide to the Administrator data and information described in paragraphs (2) and (4).</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Amendment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15(p)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(p)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Database</quotedText>” in the paragraph heading and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Database.—Not later</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s873/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="874">SEC. 874. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4901">10 U.S.C. 4901 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SMALL BUSINESS INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a charter to establish a small business integration working group that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensures the integration and synchronization of the activities of the military departments and other components of the Department of Defense with respect to small business concerns; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">convenes not fewer than four times per year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The small business integration working group chartered under subsection (a) shall be comprised of representatives from each of the following organizations:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The small business office of each military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as such terms are defined in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e))) of each military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other office the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the establishment and activities of the small business integration working group chartered under subsection (a), the policies enacted by the small business integration working group to allow for the sharing of best practices for maximizing the contributions of small business concerns in the defense industrial base and in acquisitions by the Department of Defense, and practices for conducting oversight of the activities of the military departments and other components of the Department of Defense with respect to small business concerns.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military department.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military department</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s874/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Small business concern.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">small business concern</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="875">SEC. 875. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4901">10 U.S.C. 4901 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEMONSTRATION OF COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Demonstration Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to carry out a demonstration of commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes in order to support small businesses in identifying attempts by malicious foreign actors to gain undue access to, or foreign ownership, control, or influence over—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the small business; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any technology a small business is developing pursuant to a contract or other agreement with the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The identification of one or more entities to be responsible for the commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes that are part of a demonstration under the program and a description of the interactions required between such entity, small businesses, and the government agencies that enforce such tools, techniques, and processes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes already in use by each Office of Small Business Programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development of methods to analyze the commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and processes that are part of a demonstration under the program to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitor and assess attempts described in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide information on such attempts to applicable small businesses; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow small businesses that are subject to such attempts to provide information about such attempts to the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development of training and resources for small businesses that can be shared directly with such businesses or through a procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementation of performance measures to assess the effectiveness of such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the program required under subsection (a) that includes the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any entity described in subsection (b)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the methodology for executing any demonstrations under the program, including any analytical tools or metrics identified to support such a demonstration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any identified instances of attempts described in subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of improvements or gaps in resources, capabilities, or authorities, and other lessons learned from any demonstrations under the program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program required under subsection (a), including any identified instances of attempts described in such subsection, any lessons learned, and any recommendations for legislative action related to such program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign ownership, control, or influence</quotedText>” has the meaning given in section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1505; 10 U.S.C. 4819 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Office of Small Business Programs</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense established under section 144 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army established under section 7024 of such title;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Navy established under section 8028 of such title; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s875/e/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Air Force established under section 9024 of such title.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="876">SEC. 876. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSION EFFECTIVENESS METRICS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the service acquisition executives (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), shall conduct a study on the metrics necessary to assess the effectiveness of the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense in meeting the mission needs of the Department, including by developing metrics and collecting and assessing longitudinal data necessary for evaluation of those metrics.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the measurable ways in which the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense support the mission needs of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development of recurring, quantifiable metrics for measuring the ability of the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department to deliver products and services that meet the mission needs of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of currently available data to support the assessment of the metrics described in paragraph (2), including the identification of areas where gaps in the availability of such data exist that may require collecting new data or modifying existing data.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The identification of current means and methods available to the Department for collecting data in an automated fashion, including the identification of areas where gaps in the automated collection of data exist that may require new means for collecting or visualizing data.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development of an analysis and assessment methodology framework to make tradeoffs between the metrics described in paragraph (2) and existing commercialization benchmarks of the Department to enhance the decision-making of the Department regarding the benefits of the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the development of the metrics described in subsection (a) for the study required under such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stF/s876/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the results of the study required under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s881" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="881">SEC. 881. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TITLE 10 ACQUISITION PROVISIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s881/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4027">10 U.S.C. 4027 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by section 1701(e) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 802(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) shall be deemed to have taken effect immediately before the amendments made by section 1881 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4293).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s881/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4027">10 U.S.C. 4027 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Section 4027 Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual or entity to which the requirements under section 4027 of title 10, United States Code, were applicable during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to have complied with such requirements during such period.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="882">SEC. 882. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1564">10 U.S.C. 1564 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECURITY CLEARANCE BRIDGE PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a pilot program to allow the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to sponsor the personal security clearances of the employees of innovative technology companies that are performing a contract of the Department of Defense while the Government completes the adjudication of the facility clearance application of such a innovative technology company.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personal security clearance authority.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the pilot program, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency may nominate and sponsor the personal security clearances of the employees of an innovative technology company.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the pilot program, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency may sponsor the 
personal security clearances of employees of not more than 75 innovative technology companies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Adjudication of the facility clearance application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any adjudication of a facility clearance application of an innovative technology company described in subsection (a) shall include an assessment and mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence of the innovative technology company, as applicable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clearance Transfer.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after an innovative technology company is granted facility clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency shall transfer any personal clearances of employees of the innovative technology company held by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency under the pilot program back to the innovative technology company.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Denial of facility clearance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 10 days after an innovative technology company is denied facility clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency shall release any personal clearances of employees of the innovative technology company held by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency under the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participant Selection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), shall select innovative technology companies to participate in the pilot program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Facility clearance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">facility clearance</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Facility Clearance</quotedText>” in section 95.5 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign ownership, control, or influence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign ownership, control, or influence</quotedText>” has the meaning given in section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1505; 10 U.S.C. 4819 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Innovative technology company.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">innovative technology company</quotedText>” means a nontraditional defense contractor (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides goods or services related to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one or more of the 14 critical technology areas described in the memorandum by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering issued on February 1, 2022, entitled “USD(R&amp;E) Technology Vision for an Era of Competition”; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information technology, software, or hardware that is unavailable from any other entity that possesses a facility clearance; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is selected by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering under subsection (d) to participate in the pilot program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personal security clearance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">personal security clearance</quotedText>” means the security clearance of an individual who has received approval from the Department of Defense to access classified information.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s882/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pilot program</quotedText>” means the pilot program established under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s883" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="883">SEC. 883. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s3372">10 U.S.C. 3372 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXISTING AGREEMENT LIMITS FOR OPERATION WARP SPEED. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The value of any modification to, or order made under, a contract or other agreement by the Department of Defense on or after March 1, 2020, to address the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccines and other therapeutic measures shall not be counted toward any limit established prior to March 1, 2020, on the total estimated amount of all projects to be issued under the contract or other agreement (except that the value of such modification or order shall count toward meeting any guaranteed minimum value under the contract or other agreement).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="884">SEC. 884. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCORPORATION OF CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION GUIDANCE INTO PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION GUIDES AND PROGRAM PROTECTION PLANS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, ensure that all program classification guides (for classified programs) and all program protection plans (for unclassified programs) include guidance for the proper marking for controlled unclassified information at their next regularly scheduled update.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Guidance under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement to use document portion markings for controlled unclassified information.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A process to ensure controlled unclassified information document portion markings are used properly and consistently.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monitoring of Progress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In tracking the progress in carrying out subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall implement a process for monitoring progress that includes the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tracking of all program classification guides and program protection plans so they include document portion marking for controlled unclassified information, and the dates when controlled unclassified information guidance updates are completed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Updated training in order to ensure that all government and contractor personnel using the guides described in subsection (a)(1) receive instruction, as well as periodic spot checks, to ensure that training is sufficient and properly implemented to ensure consistent application of document portion marking guidance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A process for feedback to ensure that any identified gaps or lessons learned are incorporated into guidance and training instructions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tVIII/stG/s884/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Required Completion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the updates required by subsection (a) are completed before January 1, 2029.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IX">TITLE IX—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 901.</designator><label> Increase in authorized number of Assistant and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 902.</designator><label> Conforming amendments relating to repeal of position of Chief Management Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 903.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds pending demonstration of product to identify, task, and manage congressional reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 904.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds pending compliance with requirements relating to alignment of Close Combat Lethality Task Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 911.</designator><label> Updates to management reform framework.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 912.</designator><label> Briefing on changes to Unified Command Plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 913.</designator><label> Clarification of peacetime functions of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 914.</designator><label> Responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 915.</designator><label> Joint all domain command and control.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 916.</designator><label> Strategic management dashboard demonstration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 917.</designator><label> Demonstration program for component content management systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 918.</designator><label> Report on potential transition of all members of the Space Force into a single component.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="901">SEC. 901. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of policy of the Department of Defense for cyber. The Assistant Secretary is the Principal Cyber Advisor described in section 392a(a) of this title.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase in Authorized Number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">15</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">19</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Secretaries of Defense (14).</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Secretaries of Defense (19).</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase in Authorized Number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 138 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense may not exceed 60.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 908 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1514; 10 U.S.C. 138 note) is repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(A)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">He shall have as his principal duty</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking subclause (III);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">He shall have as his principal duty</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”inserting a period; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (C); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall—</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on industrial base policies.</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation and Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1504 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2022) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than April 1, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (13), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (17); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s901/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the need to retain or modify the relationships, authorities, roles, and responsibilities of the Principal Cyber Advisor described in section 392a(a) of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the organizational construct of the Department of Defense and how authorities, roles, and responsibilities for matters relating to cyber activities are distributed among the Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense and among civilian officials within the military departments with roles and responsibilities relating to cyber activities;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">make recommendations for changes to statutes affecting the organizational construct of the Department of Defense to improve the oversight, management, and coordination of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">policies, programs, and strategies relating to cyber activities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the execution of the authorities of the United States Cyber Command; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other matters relating to cyber activities; and”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="902">SEC. 902. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REPEAL OF POSITION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Chief Information Officer, and the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i)—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Management Officer shall</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Information Officer shall</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Management Officer and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by clause (i), the following new subparagraph (A):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief Information Officers of the military departments, or their designees.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense.”</content>
                                    </clause></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s902/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i)(5)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Management Officer</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Information Officer</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="903">SEC. 903. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING DEMONSTRATION OF PRODUCT TO IDENTIFY, TASK, AND MANAGE CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense demonstrates a minimum viable product—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to optimize and modernize the process described in section 908(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) for identifying reports to Congress required by annual national defense authorization Acts, assigning responsibility for preparation of such reports, and managing the completion and delivery of such reports to Congress; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that includes capabilities to enable—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct access by the congressional defense committees to the follow-on system to that process using secure credentials;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rapid automatic ingestion of data provided by those committees with respect to reports and briefings required to be submitted to Congress in a comma-separated value spreadsheet;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sortable and exportable database views for tracking and research purposes;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">automated notification of relevant congressional staff and archival systems; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s903/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integration with Microsoft Office.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stA/s904" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="904">SEC. 904. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ALIGNMENT OF CLOSE COMBAT LETHALITY TASK FORCE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense complies with the requirements of section 911 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1878) (relating to alignment of the Close Combat Lethality Task Force).</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s911" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="911">SEC. 911. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPDATES TO MANAGEMENT REFORM FRAMEWORK. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 125a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s911/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s911/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s911/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director for Administration and Management of the Department of Defense,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s911/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s911/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s911/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Development and implementation of a uniform methodology for tracking and assessing cost savings and cost avoidance from reform initiatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implementation of reform-focused research to improve management and administrative science.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tracking and implementation of technological approaches to improve management decision-making, such as artificial intelligence tools.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s912" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="912">SEC. 912. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON CHANGES TO UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of section 161(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except during time of hostilities or imminent threat of hostilities, the President shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">not more than 60 days after establishing a new combatant command—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify Congress of the establishment of such command; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to Congress a briefing on the establishment of such command; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">not more than 60 days after significantly revising the missions, responsibilities, or force structure of an existing combatant command—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify Congress of such revisions; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to Congress a briefing on such revisions.”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s913" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="913">SEC. 913. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION OF PEACETIME FUNCTIONS OF THE NAVY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8062(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s913/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">primarily</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for the peacetime promotion of the national security interests and prosperity of the United States and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s913/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the third sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for the effective prosecution of war</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for the duties described in the preceding sentence</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s914" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="914">SEC. 914. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1053(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s914/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Transfer of Responsibilities and Functions Relating to Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Report on Appropriate Alignment of Responsibilities and Functions Relating to Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations; Evaluations</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s914/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (5);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s914/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting the following new paragraph (1):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report required.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the appropriate alignment of electromagnetic spectrum operations responsibilities and functions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the report required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall consider the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The appropriate role of each existing organization and element of the Department of Defense with responsibilities or functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations and the potential establishment of a new entity dedicated electromagnetic spectrum 
operations within one or more of those organizations or elements.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the organizational structure responsible for electromagnetic spectrum operations within the Department—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">should be a unitary structure, in which a single organization or element is primarily responsible for all aspects of such operations; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a hybrid structure, in which separate organizations or elements are responsible for different aspects of electromagnetic spectrum operations.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resources required to fulfill the specified responsibilities and functions.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s914/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="915">SEC. 915. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s132">10 U.S.C. 132 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Direction and Control of Joint All Domain Command and Control.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall oversee joint all domain command and control (commonly known as “JADC2”) to ensure—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">close collaboration with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the combatant commands, and the military services regarding operational requirements and requirements satisfaction relating to joint all domain command and control; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">objective assessments to the Deputy Secretary and Vice Chairman about the progress of the Department of Defense in achieving the objectives of joint all domain command and control.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Demonstrations and Fielding of Mission Threads.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Secretary and Vice Chairman shall take the following actions in support of the objectives described in paragraph (2):</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the commanders of such other combatant commands as may be designated by the Deputy Secretary—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify a prioritized list of difficult mission-critical operational challenges specific to the area of operations of the designated commands;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">design and recommend resourcing options, through the Office of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation and the Management Action Group of the Deputy Secretary, a series of multi-domain, multi-service and multi-agency, multi-platform, and multisystem end-to-end integrated kinetic and non-kinetic mission threads, including necessary battle management functions, to solve the operational challenges identified in clause (i);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrate the ability to execute the integrated mission threads identified in clause (ii) in realistic conditions on a repeatable basis, including the ability to achieve, through mission integration software, interoperability among effects chain components 
that do not conform to common interface standards, including the use of the System of Systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (commonly known as “STITCHES”) managed by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing of the Department of the Air Force; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">create a plan to deploy the mission threads to the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and such other combatant commands as may be designated by Deputy Secretary, and execute the mission threads at the scale and pace required to solve the identified operational challenges, including necessary logistics and sustainment capabilities.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Designate organizations to serve as transition partners for integrated mission threads and ensure such integrated mission threads are maintained and exercised as operational capabilities in the United States Indo-Pacific Command and such other combatant commands as may be designated by Deputy Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Designate organizations and elements of the Department of Defense as the Deputy Secretary determines appropriate to be responsible for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serving as mission managers for composing and demonstrating the integrated mission threads under the mission management pilot program established by section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 191 note);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing continuing support and sustainment for, and training and exercising of, the integrated mission threads under the operational command of the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command and such other combatant commands as may be designated by Deputy Secretary;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">planning and executing experimentation and demonstrations with—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint data integration approaches;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mission integration capabilities, especially software; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint tactics, techniques, and procedures;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assisting in fielding mission integration software to encourage the development and employment of such software on a larger scale, especially at the designated combatant commands;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing and integrating, as appropriate, the capabilities of Assault Breaker II, developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and related developmental efforts as those efforts transition to operational deployment; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/C/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrating joint all domain command and control mission threads and mission command and control, including in conflicts that arise with minimal warning, and exercising other joint all domain command and control capabilities and functions.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Integrate the planning and demonstrations of the mission threads with—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Production, Exploitation, and Dissemination Center in the United States Indo-Pacific Command;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Family of Integrated Targeting Cells; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/1/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the tactical dissemination and information sharing systems for the Armed Forces and allies of the United States, including the Mission Partner Environment and the Maven Smart System.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Objectives described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The objectives described in this paragraph are the following—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support the emphasis of the National Defense Strategy on adversary-specific deterrence postures;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support actions that can be taken within the period covered by the future-years defense program focused on—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">critical mission threads, such as kinetic kill chains and non-kinetic effects chains; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrated concepts of operation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support demonstrations and experimentation; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to achieve the objectives of the Joint All Domain Command and Control Strategy and Implementation Plan approved by the Deputy Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Performance Goals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Secretary, the Vice Chairman, and the commanders of such other combatant commands as may be designated by the Deputy Secretary shall seek to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, demonstrate new integrated mission threads on a regularly recurring basis multiple times each year; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include such demonstrations, as feasible, in the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve campaign of experimentation, Valiant Shield, Northern Edge, the Large Scale Global Exercise, the quarterly Scarlet Dragon exercises, the Global Information Dominance Experiments, and annual force exercises in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Deputy Secretary</quotedText>” means the Deputy Secretary of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Family of Integrated Targeting Cells</quotedText>” means the Maritime Targeting Cell-Afloat, the Maritime Targeting Cell-Expeditionary, the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, Tactical Operations Center Medium/Light, and other interoperable command and control nodes that are able to task the collection of, receive, process, and disseminate track and targeting information from many sensing systems in disconnected, denied, intermittent or limited bandwidth conditions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">joint all domain command and control</quotedText>” refers to the warfighting capabilities that support commander decision making at all echelons from campaigning to conflict, across all domains, and with partners, to deliver information advantage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mission command</quotedText>” is the employment of military operations through decentralized execution based upon mission-type orders and the intent of commanders.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “mission thread”, “kill chain”, and “effects chain” have the meanings given those terms in the publication of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering titled “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Mission Engineering Guide</quotedText>” and dated November 2020.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s915/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Vice Chairman</quotedText>” means the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="916">SEC. 916. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s125a">10 U.S.C. 125a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD DEMONSTRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration of a strategic management dashboard to automate the data collection and data visualization of the primary management goals of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the strategic management dashboard demonstrated under subsection (a) includes the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The capability for real-time monitoring of the performance of the Department of Defense in meeting the management goals of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An integrated analytics capability, including the ability to dynamically add or upgrade new capabilities when needed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Integration with the framework required by subsection (c) of section 125a of title 10, United States Code, for measuring the progress of the Department toward covered elements of reform (as defined in subsection (d) of that section).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Incorporation of the elements of the strategic management plan required by section 904(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2201), as derived from automated data feeds from existing information systems and databases.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Incorporation of the elements of the most recent annual performance plan of the Department required by section 1115(b) of title 31, United States Code, and the most recent update on performance of the Department required by section 1116 of that title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to improve decision making and assessment relating to data analytics.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Adoption of leading and lagging indicators for key strategic management goals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities described in paragraph (2), and such other authorities as the Secretary considers appropriate—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to help accelerate the development of innovative technological or process approaches; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to attract new entrants to solve the data management and visualization challenges of the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authorities described in this paragraph are the authorities provided under the following provisions of law:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code (relating to prizes for advanced technology achievements).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) (relating to science and technology activities to support business systems information technology acquisition programs).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 908 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 129a note) (relating to management innovation activities).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Best Practices.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall leverage commercial best practices in management and leading research in management and data science.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s916/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic Management Dashboard Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">strategic management dashboard</quotedText>” means a system for dynamically displaying management metrics, performance goals, and other information necessary for Department of Defense leadership to make strategic decisions related to the management of the Department using modern, commercial practices for data visualization and drawn from existing automated information systems available to the Department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="917">SEC. 917. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2223">10 U.S.C. 2223 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR COMPONENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 2023, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061), shall complete a pilot program to demonstrate the application of component content management systems to a distinct set of data of the Department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of Data Set.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In selecting a distinct set of data of the Department for purposes of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer shall consult with, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of the Secretary of Defense, with respect to directives, instructions, and other regulatory documents of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff, with respect to execution orders.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the military departments, with respect to technical manuals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, with respect to Contract Data Requirements List documents.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Enter Into Contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense may enter into contracts or other agreements with public or private entities to conduct studies and demonstration projects under the pilot program required by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on plans to implement the pilot program required by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s917/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Component Content Management System Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">component content management system</quotedText>” means any content management system that enables the management of content at a component level instead of at the document level.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="918">SEC. 918. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON POTENTIAL TRANSITION OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE INTO A SINGLE COMPONENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the proposal of the Air Force to transition the Space Force into a single component (in this section referred to as the Space Component)—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that consists of all members of the Space Force, without regard to whether such a member is, under laws in effect at the time of the report, in the active or reserve component of the Space Force; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in which such members may transfer between duty statuses more freely than would otherwise be allowed under the laws in effect at the time of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan that describes any rules, regulations, policies, guidance, and statutory provisions that may be implemented to govern—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of a member of the Space Component to transfer between duty statuses, the number of members authorized to make such transfers, and the timing of such transfers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the retirement of members of the Space Component, including the determination of a member’s eligibility for retirement and the calculation of the retirement benefits (including benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) to which the member would be entitled based on a career consisting of service in duty statuses of the Space Component; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the composition and operation of promotion selection boards with respect to members of the Space Component, including the treatment of general officers by such boards.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive analysis of how such proposal may affect the ability of departments and agencies of the Federal Government (including departments and agencies outside the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs) to accurately calculate the pay or determine the benefits, including health care benefits under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to which a member or former member of the Space Component is entitled at any given time.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Draft legislative text, prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel within the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, that comprehensively sets forth all amendments and modifications to Federal statutes needed to effectively implement the proposal described in subsection (a), including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amendments and modifications to titles 10, 37, and 38, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amendments and modifications to Federal statutes outside of such titles; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of each provision of Federal statutory law that refers to the duty status of a member of an Armed Force, or whether such member is in an active or reserve component, and, for each such provision—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a written determination indicating whether such provision requires amendment or other modification to clarify its applicability to a member of the Space Component; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if such an amendment or modification is required, draft legislative text for such amendment or modification.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">exempting the proposed Space Component from the existing “up or out” system of officer career advancement first established by the amendments to title 10, United States Code, made by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (Public Law 96-513; 94 Stat. 2835);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">combining active and reserve components in a new, single Space Component and whether a similar outcome could be achieved using the existing active and reserve component frameworks with modest statutory changes to allow reserve officers to serve on sustained active duty; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">creating career flexibility for reserve members of the Space Component, including in shifting retirement points earned from one year to the next and allowing members of the Space Component to move back and forth between active and reserve status for prolonged periods of time across a career.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the implications of the proposed reorganization of the Space Force on the development of space as a warfighting domain in the profession of arms, particularly with respect to officer leadership, development, and stewardship of the profession.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination of whether existing government ethics regulations are adequate to address potential conflicts of interest for Space Component officers who seek to move back and forth between sustained active duty and working for private sector organizations in the space industry as reserve officers in the Space Component.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the proposed Space Component framework is consistent with the joint service requirements of chapter 38 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Budgetary implications of the establishment of the Space Component.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The nature of the relationship with private industry and civilian employers that would be required and consistent with professional ethics to successfully implement the Space Component.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tIX/stB/s918/b/7/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effect of establishing a Space Component on diversity and inclusion within the Space Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="X">TITLE X—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENERAL PROVISIONS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Financial Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1001.</designator><label> General transfer authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1002.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to the corrective action plans review process.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1003.</designator><label> Annual reports on budgetary effects of inflation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Counterdrug Activities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1011.</designator><label> Extension of authority to support a unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Naval Vessels and Shipyards</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1021.</designator><label> Modification to annual naval vessel construction plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1022.</designator><label> Navy consultation with Marine Corps on major decisions directly concerning Marine Corps amphibious force structure and capability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1023.</designator><label> Amphibious warship force structure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1024.</designator><label> Modification to limitation on decommissioning or inactivating battle force ships before end of expected service life.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1025.</designator><label> Amphibious warfare ship assessment and requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1026.</designator><label> Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1027.</designator><label> Withholding of certain information about sunken military crafts.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1028.</designator><label> Business case analyses on disposition of certain Government-owned dry-docks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1029.</designator><label> Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Counterterrorism</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1031.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1032.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1033.</designator><label> Modification and extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1034.</designator><label> Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1041.</designator><label> Submission of national defense strategy in classified and unclassified form.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1042.</designator><label> Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Members and former Members of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1043.</designator><label> Modification of authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1044.</designator><label> Modification of provisions relating to anomalous health incidents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1045.</designator><label> Security clearances for recently separated members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1046.</designator><label> Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1047.</designator><label> Introduction of entities in transactions critical to national security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1048.</designator><label> Joint training pipeline between United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1049.</designator><label> Standardization of sectional barge construction for Department of Defense use on rivers and intercoastal waterways.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1050.</designator><label> Department of Defense support for recently enacted commissions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Studies and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1051.</designator><label> Modification of annual report on unfunded priorities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1052.</designator><label> Congressional notification of military information support operations in the information environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1053.</designator><label> Modification and continuation of reporting requirement relating to humanitarian assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1054.</designator><label> Briefing on Global Force Management Allocation Plan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1055.</designator><label> Report and budget details regarding Operation Spartan Shield.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1056.</designator><label> Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1057.</designator><label> Extension of certain reporting deadlines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1058.</designator><label> Extension and modification of reporting requirement regarding enhancement of information sharing and coordination of military training between Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1059.</designator><label> Continuation of requirement for annual report on National Guard and reserve component equipment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1060.</designator><label> Modification of authority of Secretary of Defense to transfer excess aircraft to other departments of the Federal Government and authority to transfer excess aircraft to States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1061.</designator><label> Combatant command risk assessment for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1062.</designator><label> Study on military training routes and special use air space near wind turbines.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1063.</designator><label> Annual reports on safety upgrades to the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1064.</designator><label> Department of Defense delays in providing comments on Government Accountability Office reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1065.</designator><label> Justification for transfer or elimination of certain flying missions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1066.</designator><label> Reports on United States military force presence in Europe.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1067.</designator><label> Report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinction between combatants and civilians in United States military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1068.</designator><label> Report on strategy and improvement of community engagement efforts of Armed Forces in Hawaii.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1069.</designator><label> Report on Department of Defense military capabilities in the Caribbean.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1070.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on Department of Defense support for civil authorities to address immigration at the southwest border.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1071.</designator><label> Annual report on procurement of equipment by State and local governments through the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1072.</designator><label> Briefing on financial oversight of certain educational institutions receiving Department of Defense funds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1073.</designator><label> Report on effects of certain ethics requirements on Department of Defense hiring, retention, and operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1074.</designator><label> Joint Concept for Competing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1075.</designator><label> Analysis of feasibility and advisability of relocating major units of the United States Armed Forces to certain European countries.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1076.</designator><label> Report on effects of strategic competitor naval facilities in Africa.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1081.</designator><label> Technical and conforming amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1082.</designator><label> Department of Defense Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1083.</designator><label> Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship in STEM.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1084.</designator><label> Amendment to memorial for members of the Armed Forces killed in attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1085.</designator><label> Public availability of cost of certain military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1086.</designator><label> Combating military reliance on Russian energy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1087.</designator><label> Establishment of joint force headquarters in area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1088.</designator><label> National tabletop exercise.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1089.</designator><label> Personnel supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1090.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies as the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1091.</designator><label> Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1092.</designator><label> National Commission on the Future of the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1093.</designator><label> Dynamic airspace pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Financial Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1001">SEC. 1001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Transfer Authorizations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2023 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception for transfers between military personnel authorizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A transfer of funds between military 
personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided by subsection (a) to transfer authorizations—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may only be used to provide authority for items that have a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not be used to provide authority for an item that has been denied authorization by Congress.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect on Authorization Amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1001/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1002" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1002">SEC. 1002. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS REVIEW PROCESS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) should—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1002/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take appropriate steps to improve the corrective action plans review process, including by linking notices of findings and recommendations with the corrective action plans to address such notices; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1002/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">update Department of Defense guidance to instruct the Department and its components to document root cause analysis when needed to address deficiencies auditors have identified.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1003">SEC. 1003. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORTS ON BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF INFLATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission of the President’s budget for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall deliver to the congressional defense committees a report on observed and anticipated budgetary effects related to inflation, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each Department of Defense appropriation account—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount appropriated for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, the amount appropriated for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, and the amount requested for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the relevant inflation index applied to each such account at the time of the budget submission for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the actual inflationary budgetary effects on each such account for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated inflationary budgetary effects for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a calculation of estimated budgetary effects due to inflation using the estimated indices for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted compared to the 
estimated indices for the fiscal year for the budget is submitted.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, a summary of any requests for equitable adjustment, exercising of economic price adjustment (hereinafter referred to as “EPA”) clauses, or bilateral contract modifications to include an EPA, including the contract type and fiscal year and the type and amount of appropriated funds used for the contract;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of any methodological changes in Department of Defense cost estimation practices for inflationary budgetary effects for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of the Department of Defense budget mid-year review, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any changes in the observed or anticipated inflation indices included in the report required under subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any actions taken by the Department of Defense to respond to changes discussed in such report, with specific dollar value figures; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any requests for equitable adjustment received by the Department of Defense, economic price adjustment clauses exercised, or bilateral contract modifications to include an EPA made since the submission of the report required under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stA/s1003/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to submit a report under subsection (a) and the requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Counterdrug Activities </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stB/s1011" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1011">SEC. 1011. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT A UNIFIED COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1007 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1889), is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stB/s1011/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2025</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stB/s1011/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2025</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stB/s1011/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report on Plan Colombia.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year from 2023 to 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the threat to Colombia from narcotics trafficking and activities by organizations designated as foreign terrorist organizations under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the plan of the Government of Colombia for the unified campaign described in subsection (a).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the activities supported using the authority provided by subsection (a).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effectiveness of the activities described in paragraph (3) in addressing the threat described in paragraph (1).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Naval Vessels and Shipyards </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1021" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1021">SEC. 1021. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL CONSTRUCTION PLAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 231(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any class of battle force ship for which the procurement of the final ship of the class is proposed in the relevant future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of this title—</chapeau>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the expected specific effects on the Navy shipbuilding industrial base of—</chapeau>
                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the termination of the production program for the ship and the transition to a new or modified production program, or</content>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the termination of the production program for the ship without a new or modified production program to replace it; and</content>
                                </subclause>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of any such production program for which a replacement production program is proposed, a detailed schedule for the replacement production program with planned decision points, solicitations, and contract awards.”</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1022" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1022">SEC. 1022. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NAVY CONSULTATION WITH MARINE CORPS ON MAJOR DECISIONS DIRECTLY CONCERNING MARINE CORPS AMPHIBIOUS FORCE STRUCTURE AND CAPABILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1022/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8026 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or amphibious force structure and capability</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Marine Corps aviation</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1022/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1022/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Section heading.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heading of such section is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or amphibious force structure and capability</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">aviation</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1022/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of sections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 803 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 8026 and inserting the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“8026.</designator><label> Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps on major decisions directly concerning Marine Corps aviation or amphibious force structure and capability.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1023" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1023">SEC. 1023. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FORCE STRUCTURE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1023/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1023/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and not less than 31 operational amphibious warfare ships, of which not less than 10 shall be amphibious assault ships</quotedText>” before the period; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1023/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1023/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or amphibious warfare ship</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">includes</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1023/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or amphibious warfare ship</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that is temporarily unavailable</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1023/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">amphibious warfare ship</quotedText>’ means a ship that is classified as an amphibious assault ship (general purpose) (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) (LHD), an amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a dock landing ship (LSD).”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1024" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1024">SEC. 1024. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON DECOMMISSIONING OR INACTIVATING BATTLE FORCE SHIPS BEFORE END OF EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1024/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8678a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1024/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">by not later than three days after the date on which the President submits the budget materials under section 1105(a) of title 31 for the fiscal year in which such waiver is sought</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such ship</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1024/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such certification was submitted</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the National Defense Authorization Act for such fiscal year is enacted</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1024/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8678a">10 U.S.C. 8678a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No Effect on Certain Ships.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by subsection (a) do not apply to a battle force ship (as such term is defined in section 8678a(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code) that is proposed to be decommissioned or inactivated during fiscal year 2023.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1025" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1025">SEC. 1025. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP ASSESSMENT AND REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8695 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amphibious Warfare Ships.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing each assessment and requirement under subsection (a), the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall be specifically responsible for developing the requirements relating to amphibious warfare ships.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1026" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1026">SEC. 1026. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BATTLE FORCE SHIP EMPLOYMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND MANNING BASELINE PLANS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1026/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8696">“SEC. 8696. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8696">10 U.S.C. 8696</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 45 days after the date of the delivery of the first ship in a new class of battle force ships, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans for the class, including a description of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sustainment and maintenance plans for the class that encompass the number of years the class is expected to be in service, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the allocation of maintenance tasks among organizational, intermediate, depot, or other activities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the planned duration and interval of maintenance for all depot-level maintenance availabilities; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the planned duration and interval of drydock maintenance periods.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any contractually required integrated logistics support deliverables for the ship, including technical manuals, and an identification of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the deliverables provided to the Government on or before the delivery date; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the deliverables not provided to the Government on or before the delivery date and the expected dates those deliverables will be provided to the Government.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The planned maintenance system for the ship, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the elements of the system, including maintenance requirement cards, completed on or before the delivery date;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the elements of the system not completed on or before the delivery date and the expected completion date of those elements; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plans to complete planned maintenance from the delivery date until all elements of the system have been completed.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The coordinated shipboard allowance list for the class, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the items on the list onboard on or before the delivery date; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the items on the list not onboard on or before the delivery date and the expected arrival date of those items.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ship manpower document for the class, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The personnel billets authorized for the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Programmed funding for manning and end strength on the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Personnel assigned to the ship on the delivery date, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of officers by grade and designator; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each critical hull, mechanical, electrical, propulsion, and combat system of the class as so designated by the Senior Technical Authority pursuant to section 8669b(c)(2)(C) of this title, the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Government-provided training available for personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of the training.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contractor-provided training available for personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of the training.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Plans to adjust how the training described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) will be provided to personnel after delivery, including the nature and timeline of those adjustments.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The notional employment schedule of the ship for each month of the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including an identification of time spent in the following phases:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Basic.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Integrated or advanced.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Deployment.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintenance.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sustainment.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 30 days before implementing a significant change to the baseline plans described in subsection (a) or any subsequent significant change, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of the change, including for each such change the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the change.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The desired outcome.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The rationale.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duration.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The operational effects.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The budgetary effects, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the year in which the change is made;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the five years thereafter; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The personnel effects, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the year in which the change is made;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the five years thereafter; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sustainment and maintenance effects, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the year in which the change is made;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the five years thereafter; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Certain Ships.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall treat as the first ship in a new class of battle force ships the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">U.S.S. Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125).</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each ship described in paragraph (1), the Senior Technical Authority shall identify critical systems for the purposes of subsection (a)(9).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">battle force ship</quotedText>’ means the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A commissioned United States Ship warship capable of contributing to combat operations.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A United States Naval Ship that contributes directly to Navy warfighting or support missions.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">delivery</quotedText>’ has the meaning provided for in section 8671 of this title.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Senior Technical Authority</quotedText>’ has the meaning provided for in section 8669b of this title.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1026/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“8696.</designator><label> Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1027" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1027">SEC. 1027. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT SUNKEN MILITARY CRAFTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1406 of the Sunken Military Craft Act (title XIV of Public Law 108-375; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withholding of Certain Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of section 552(b)(3) of title 5 United States Code, the Secretary concerned may withhold from public disclosure information and data about the location or related artifacts of a sunken military craft under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, if such disclosure would increase the risk of the unauthorized disturbance of one or more sunken military craft.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1028">SEC. 1028. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BUSINESS CASE ANALYSES ON DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OWNED DRY-DOCKS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AFDM-10.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees the results of a business case analysis for Auxiliary Floating Dock, Medium-10 (in this section referred to as “AFDM-10”) that compares the following options:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The continued use of AFDM-10, in the same location and under the same lease authorities in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The relocation of AFDM-10 to Naval Station Everett, including all infrastructure support requirement costs and anticipated operating costs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alternate locations under the same lease authorities in effect on the date  
of the enactment of this Act, including all infrastructure support requirement costs and anticipated operating costs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alternate locations under alternative lease authorities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conveyance of AFDM-10 at a fair market rate to an appropriate non-Government entity with expertise in the non-nuclear ship repair industry.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other options as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Graving Dock at Naval Base, San Diego.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees the results of a business case analysis for the Government-owned graving dock at Naval Base San Diego, California, that compares the following options:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The continued use of such graving dock, in accordance with the utilization strategy described in the May 25, 2022 report to Congress entitled “Navy Dry Dock Strategy for Surface Ship Maintenance and Repair”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other options as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters for Evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The business case analyses required under subsections (a) and (b) shall each include an evaluation of each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Secretary plans to execute a consistent and balanced docking strategy that ensures the health of private sector maintenance and repair capability and capacity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Legal, regulatory, and other requirements applicable to each of the options considered under each such analysis, including environmental documentation, and the effect that such requirements are projected to have on the cost and schedule of such option.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Secretary is considering adding dry dock capacity, including an analysis of the projected cost of adding such capacity and the potential effects of adding such capacity on private sector repair and maintenance facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projected use by the Navy of Government and non-Government dry docks assets through fiscal year 2027.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each option considered under each such analysis, the projected implementation timeline and costs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1028/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each option considered under each such analysis, the relative maintenance capacity and output.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1029">SEC. 1029. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any of the naval vessels referred to in subsection (b); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">more than four Littoral Combat Ships.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Naval Vessels.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The naval vessels referred to in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USS Vicksburg (CG 69).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USS Germantown (LSD 42).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USS Tortuga (LSD 46).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USS Ashland (LSD 48).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USNS John Glenn (T-ESD 2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stC/s1029/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Littoral Combat Ships.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any Littoral Combat Ship that is retired, prepared to retire, or placed in storage using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such vessel is evaluated for potential transfer to the military forces of a nation that is an ally or partner of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Counterterrorism </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD/s1031" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1031">SEC. 1031. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most recently amended by section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1901), is further amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD/s1032" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1032">SEC. 1032. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1901), is further amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD/s1033" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1033">SEC. 1033. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1032 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1901), is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD/s1033/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD/s1033/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD/s1033/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Afghanistan.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stD/s1034" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1034">SEC. 1034. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most  
recently amended by section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1901), is further amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1041" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1041">SEC. 1041. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY IN CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED FORM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 113(g)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in classified form with an unclassified summary.</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in both classified and unclassified form. The unclassified form may not be a summary of the classified document.</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1042" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1042">SEC. 1042. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR FUNERALS AND MEMORIAL EVENTS FOR MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1042/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 130 the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="130a">“SEC. 130a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s130a">10 U.S.C. 130a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Members and former Members of Congress </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for Funerals.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may provide such support as the Secretary considers appropriate for a funeral or memorial event for a Member or former Member of Congress, including support with respect to transportation to and from such a funeral or memorial event, in accordance with this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requests for Support; Secretary Determination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide support under this section—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon request from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the Senate; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Secretary determines such support is necessary to carry out duties or responsibilities of the Department of Defense.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may use funds authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance to provide support under this section.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1042/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 130 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“130a.</designator><label> Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Members and former Members of Congress.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1043">SEC. 1043. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE AND STOCKPILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Location of Assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">carry out</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provide</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in a country</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to a country</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in which the activities are to be carried out</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to which the assistance is to be provided</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in which</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to which</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">carried out</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provided</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">carried out in</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provided to</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in which</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to which</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">carried out</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provided</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in carrying out such assistance in each such country</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in providing such assistance to each such country</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expenses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of such section 407 is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of foreign personnel to attend training provided by the Department of Defense under this section.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1043/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of such section 407, as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is further amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">include in the annual report under section 401 of this title a separate discussion of</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1044">SEC. 1044. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cross-functional Team.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 910 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and any other</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">necessary; and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including the causation, attribution, mitigation, identification, and treatment for such incidents;</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and deconflict</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">integrate</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agency</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agencies</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other efforts regarding such incidents that the Secretary considers appropriate.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">90 days</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of enactment</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">March 1, 2023, and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until March 1, 2026</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to Certain Facilities of Department of Defense.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1797; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">united states government employees and their family members</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individuals</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">employees of the United States Government and their family members who</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individuals whom</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">employees from those agencies and their family members</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individuals</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">employees of the United States Government and their family members</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individuals</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subject to an agreement by the employing agency and the consent of the employee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subject to the consent of the covered individual and, if applicable, an agreement with the employing agency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1044/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Individuals Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individuals</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current and former employees of the United States Government and their family members; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current and former members of the Armed Forces and their family members.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1045">SEC. 1045. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1564">10 U.S.C. 1564 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR RECENTLY SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improvements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">No later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence when acting as the Security Executive Agent, shall establish a process to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine, on the date on which a covered individual separates from the Armed Forces or the Department of Defense (as the case may be), whether the covered individual held an eligibility to access classified information or to occupy a sensitive position immediately prior to such separation and requires an eligibility of an equal or lower level for employment as a covered contractor, except as provided in subsection (b);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the re-establishment of trust of a covered individual’s eligibility to occupy a sensitive position takes place expeditiously, in accordance with applicable laws, Executive Orders, or Security Executive Agent policy; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that any additional security processing required to re-establish trust to reinstate a covered individual’s eligibility to access classified information or occupy a sensitive position takes place expeditiously.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coast guard.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who is a member of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out paragraph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a covered individual—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whose previously held security clearance is, or was as of the date of separation of the covered individual, under review as a result of one or more potentially disqualifying factors or conditions that have not been fully investigated or mitigated; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a member of the Armed Forces, who separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarification of review exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exception specified in paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply with respect to a routine periodic reinvestigation or a continuous vetting investigation in which no potentially disqualifying factors or conditions have been found.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered contractor</quotedText>” means an individual who is employed by an entity that carries out work under a contract with the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered individual</quotedText>” means a former member of the Armed Forces or a former civilian employee of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1045/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1046">SEC. 1046. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTEGRATED AND AUTHENTICATED ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL STAFF FOR OVERSIGHT PURPOSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall develop processes and procedures under which the Secretary shall issue access tokens to staff of the congressional defense committees to facilitate the performance of required congressional oversight activities. Such access tokens shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide designated and authenticated staff with access to designated Department of Defense information systems, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the reporting system described in section 805(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) that will replace the Selected Acquisition Report requirements under section 4351 of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process referred to in section 908 of the William (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) that is used by the Department of Defense to identify reports to Congress required by annual national defense authorization Acts, assign responsibility for preparation of such reports, and manage the completion and delivery of such reports to Congress;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent feasible, be integrated with the provision of Pentagon Facilities Alternative Credentials; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent feasible, be integrated with software used by the Department of Defense Parking Management Office to validate parking requests.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall implement the processes and procedures developed under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1046/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the status of the processes and procedures required to be developed under subsection (a), including any updates to applicable policies, instructions, and guidance issued by the Department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1047" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1047">SEC. 1047. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTRODUCTION OF ENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS CRITICAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1047/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall facilitate the introduction of entities for the purpose of discussing a covered transaction that the Secretary has determined is in the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1047/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Transaction Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered transaction</quotedText>” means a transaction that the Secretary has reason to believe would likely involve an entity affiliated with a strategic competitor unless an alternative transaction were to occur.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1048" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1048">SEC. 1048. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JOINT TRAINING PIPELINE BETWEEN UNITED STATES NAVY AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1048/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exchange Program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning in 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, may carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers to implement one or more agreements entered into under the enhanced trilateral security partnership referred to as “AUKUS”. Under such a program, to the extent consistent with one or more AUKUS agreements—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1048/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a minimum of two Australian submarine officers may participate in the United States Navy officer training program for officers who are assigned to duty on nuclear powered submarines; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1048/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">following the successful completion of all aspects of such training, such officers may be assigned to duty on an operational United States submarine.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1048/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on a notional exchange program for Australian submarine officers that includes initial, follow-on, and recurring training that could be provided to Australian submarine officers in order prepare such officers for command of nuclear-powered Australian submarines.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1049" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1049">SEC. 1049. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STANDARDIZATION OF SECTIONAL BARGE CONSTRUCTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE ON RIVERS AND INTERCOASTAL WATERWAYS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the procurement of a sectional barge for the Department of Defense on or after December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1049/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the solicitation for such sectional barge includes a requirement for a design that has been approved by the American Bureau of Shipping, using its rule set for building and classing steel vessels, for service on rivers and intercoastal waterways; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1049/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize prime contractors that are in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 of the International Organization for Standardization (or successor standard) in awarding contracts pursuant to such procurement.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1050">SEC. 1050. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXECUTIVE BRANCH SUPPORT FOR RECENTLY ENACTED COMMISSIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance From Department of Defense.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of a covered commission, the Secretary of Defense may provide to the covered commission, on a reimbursable basis, such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as necessary for the performance of the functions of the commission. Amounts provided to a covered commission pursuant to this section may be provided from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provision of Travel Support to Certain Commissions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of providing support to facilitate overseas travel requests from a legislative branch commission, or any commission so designated for support under this subsection jointly by the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall consider such requests as equivalent to a request from Congress, and apply the same standards in determining the extent to which such support may be provided under law and regulation. Any support so provided shall be funded out of amounts appropriated for the operation of such commission.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Commission Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered commission</quotedText>” means a commission established pursuant to any of the following sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81):</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1004 (Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1091 (National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1094 (Afghanistan War Commission).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1095 (Commission on the National Defense Strategy).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stE/s1050/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1687 (Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies and Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1051">SEC. 1051. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 222a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to be achieved</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">outlined in the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of this title and the National Military Strategy required under section 139(b) of this title to be advanced</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed assessment of each specific risk that would be reduced in executing the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of this title and the National Military Strategy required under section 139(b) of this title if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">according to the amount of risk reduced</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">priority</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by addingredesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1051/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 10 days after the receipt of the all of the reports referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that prioritizes each specific unfunded priority across all unfunded priorities submitted by officers specified in (b) according to the risk reduced in executing the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of this title and the National Military Strategy required under section 139(b) of this title.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1052" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1052">SEC. 1052. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1052/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="398">“SEC. 398. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s398">10 U.S.C. 398</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Military information support operations in information environment </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional Notification Requirement.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 48 hours after the execution of any new military information support operation plan (in this section referred to as a ‘MISO plan’) approved by the commander of a combatant command, or any change in scope of any existing MISO plan, including any underlying MISO supporting plan, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of such approval or execution of change in scope.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A notification under paragraph (1) with respect to a MISO plan shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the military information support operation program (in this section referred to as a ‘MISO program’) supported by the MISO plan.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the objectives of the MISO plan.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the intended target audience for military information support operation activities under the MISO plan.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the tactics, techniques, and procedures to be used in executing the MISO plan.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the personnel engaged in supporting or facilitating the operation.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of funding anticipated to be obligated and expended to execute the MISO plan during the current and subsequent fiscal years.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The expected duration and desired outcome of the MISO plan.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other elements the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the congressional defense committees are notified promptly of any unauthorized disclosure of a clandestine military support operation covered by this section. A notification under this subsection may be verbal or written, but in the event of 
a verbal notification, the Secretary shall provide a written notification by not later than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal notification.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the last day of any fiscal year during which the Secretary conducts a MISO plan, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on all such MISO plans conducted during such fiscal year. Such report shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of each MISO program and the combatant command responsible for the program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each MISO plan—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the plan and any supporting plans, including the objectives for the plan;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the intended target audience for the activities carried out under the plan and the means of distribution; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost of executing the plan.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Clandestine Operations Designed to Influence Opinions and Politics in United States.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to conduct a clandestine military information support operation that is designed to influence—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any political process taking place in the United States;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the opinions of United States persons;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States policies; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">media produced by United States entities for United States persons.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1052/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“398.</designator><label> Military information support operations in information environment.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1053" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1053">SEC. 1053. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT RELATING TO HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1053/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2561(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1053/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">relief</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">assistance</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1053/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive list of humanitarian assistance efforts for which support was provided under this section, disaggregated by foreign partner country, amount obligated, and purpose specified in subsection (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the manner in which such efforts address—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the humanitarian needs of the foreign partner country; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of Defense objectives and broader United States national security objectives.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any transfer of nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense made available for humanitarian relief purposes under section 2557 of this title, including, for each such transfer—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date of the transfer;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the entity to which the transfer is made; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the quantity of items transferred.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1053/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuation of Reporting Requirement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1053/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under section 2561(c) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1053/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1061(c) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (48).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1054" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1054">SEC. 1054. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION PLAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1074(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each major modification to global force allocation made during the preceding fiscal year that deviated from the Global Force Management Allocation Plan for that fiscal year—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the costs of such modification;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the risks associated with such modification, including strategic risks, operational risks, and risks to readiness; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any strategic trade-offs associated with such modification.”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1055" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1055">SEC. 1055. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">10 U.S.C. 221 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT AND BUDGET DETAILS REGARDING OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1225(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1055/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1055/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (11); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1055/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (6), the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of all countries in which Task Force Spartan operated during the prior fiscal year;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of activities conducted pursuant to the operation to build the military readiness of partner forces during the prior fiscal year, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training exercises;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">joint exercises; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">bilateral or multilateral exchanges;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the extent to which the activities described in paragraph (8) improved—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the military readiness of such partner forces;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the national security of the United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the national security of allies and partners of the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of criteria used to make the assessment required under paragraph (9); and”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1056">SEC. 1056. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1057(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that were confirmed, or reasonably suspected, to have resulted in civilian casualties</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that resulted in civilian casualties that have been confirmed or are reasonably suspected to have occurred</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including, to the extent practicable, the closest town, city, or identifiable place</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">location</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by inserting before the period the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including the specific justification or use of authority for each strike conducted</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the period at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, formulated as a range, if necessary, and including, to the extent practicable, information regarding the number of men, women, and children involved</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the determination of each completed civilian casualty assessment or investigation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each assessment or investigation of an incident that resulted in civilian casualties—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the Department conducted any witness interviews or site visits occurred, and if not, an explanation of why not; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether information pertaining to the incident that was collected by one or more non-governmental entities was considered, if such information exists.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph (4):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any new or updated civilian harm policies and procedures implemented by the Department of Defense.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall apply as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a report submitted on or after May 1, 2024.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1056/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2) shall apply with respect to a report submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1057">SEC. 1057. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REPORTING DEADLINES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1004(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1886) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">February 6, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">August 6, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 1, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">March 1, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1091(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1931) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2 years after</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">3 years after</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1 year after</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2 years after</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commission on the National Defense Strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1095(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1945) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">one year after</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">two years after</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">180 days after</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">one year after</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1687(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2128) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">July 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1057/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">180 days after</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">one year after</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1058" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1058">SEC. 1058. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s271">10 U.S.C. 271 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING ENHANCEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING AND COORDINATION OF MILITARY TRAINING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1014(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1058/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(B)(iv)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1058/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(iii)—</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(iii), the following:</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1058/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subclauses:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The methodology used for making cost estimates in the evaluation of a request for assistance.</content>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the fulfillment of the request for assistance affected readiness of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components.”</content>
                                </subclause></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1058/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1059" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1059">SEC. 1059. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT EQUIPMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1059/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s111">10 U.S.C. 111 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under section 10541 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1059/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328); 130 Stat. 2402; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (62).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1060">SEC. 1060. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO TRANSFER EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO STATES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and to states</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">federal government</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the Secretary of Homeland Security for use by the Forest Service and the United States Coast Guard</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for use by the Forest Service, to the Secretary of Homeland Security for use by the United States Coast Guard, and to the Governor of a State</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the United States Coast Guard as a suitable platform to carry out their respective missions</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, the United States Coast Guard, or the Governor of a State, as the case may be, as a suitable platform to carry out wildfire suppression, search and rescue, or emergency operations pertaining to wildfires</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of aircraft to be transferred to the Governor of a State, acceptable for use by the State, as determined by the Governor.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), as so redesignated—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">up to seven</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Governor of a State or to</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">offered to</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expiration of right of refusal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A right of refusal afforded the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Homeland Security under paragraph (1) with regards to an aircraft shall expire upon official notice of such Secretary to the Secretary of Defense that such Secretary declines such aircraft.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), as so redesignated—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or to the Governor of a State</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Secretary of Agriculture</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">wildfire suppression purposes</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">purposes of wildfire suppression, search and rescue, or emergency operations pertaining to wildfires</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/7/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, search and rescue, emergency operations pertaining to wildfires,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">efforts</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/7/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or Governor of the State, as the case may be,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary of Agriculture</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the Secretary of Homeland Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor of a State</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the Secretary of Homeland Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor of the State to which such aircraft is transferred using only State funds</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1060/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on aircraft transferred, during the fiscal year preceding the date of such report, to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor of a State under this section;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the chief executive officer of a State under section 112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1318); or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 881).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1061">SEC. 1061. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMBATANT COMMAND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget for any fiscal year, or the date on which any of the military departments otherwise proposes to retire, cancel, or otherwise divest any airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the commanders of each of the geographic combatant commands, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the level of operational risk to each such command posed by the proposed retirement, cancellation, or divestment with respect to the capability of the command to meet near-, mid-, and far-term contingency and steady-state requirements against adversaries in support of the objectives of the national defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Risk Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In assessing levels of operational risk for the purposes of subsection (a), the Vice Chairman and the commanders of the geographic combatant commands shall use the military risk matrix of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as described in CJCS Instruction 3401.01E, or any successor instruction.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Geographic Combatant Command.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">geographic combatant command</quotedText>” means any of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States European Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Indo-Pacific Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Africa Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Southern Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Northern Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Central Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1061/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to submit a report under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2032.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1062">SEC. 1062. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES AND SPECIAL USE AIR SPACE NEAR WIND TURBINES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study and Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study to identify low-level military training routes and special use airspace that may be used by the Department of Defense to conduct realistic training over and near wind turbines.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the study under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and define the requirements for military airspace that may be used for the training described in paragraph (1), taking into consideration—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operational and training needs of the Armed Forces; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the threat environments of adversaries of the United States, including the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify possibilities for combining live, virtual, and constructive flight training near wind projects, both onshore and offshore;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the airspace inventory required for low-level training proficiency given current and projected force structures;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide recommendations for redesigning and properly sizing special use air space and military training routes to combine live and synthetic training in a realistic environment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe ongoing research and development programs being utilized to mitigate effects of wind turbines on low-level training routes; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify current training routes affected by wind turbines, any previous training routes that are no longer in use because of wind turbines, and any training routes projected to be lost due to wind turbines.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of Defense Policy Board on Federal Aviation; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Aviation Administration.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to dod.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the study.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives the report under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an unaltered copy of the report together with any comments the Secretary may have with respect to the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">affected by wind turbines</quotedText>” means a situation in which the presence of wind turbines in the area of a low-level military training route or special use airspace—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prompted the Department of Defense to alter a testing and training mission or to reduce previously planned training activities; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1062/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prevented the Department from meeting testing and training requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1063">SEC. 1063. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORTS ON SAFETY UPGRADES TO THE HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE FLEETS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force shall each submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the installation of safety upgrades to the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, including anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, and fuel tanks.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters for Inclusion.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, for the year covered by the report, each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of safety upgrades necessary for the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total cumulative number of such upgrades completed prior to the year covered by the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any such upgrades that were planned for the year covered by the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any such upgrades that were made during the year covered by the report and, if the number of such upgrades was less than the number of upgrades planned for such year, an explanation of the variance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the total number of necessary upgrades has not been made, a description of the upgrades planned for each year subsequent to the year covered by the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1063/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No report shall be required under this section after March 1, 2026.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1064">SEC. 1064. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DELAYS IN PROVIDING COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter  
until the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the extent to which the Department of Defense provided comments and sensitivity and security reviews (for drafts tentatively identified as containing controlled unclassified information or classified information) in a timely manner and in accordance with the protocols of the Government Accountability Office during the 180-day period preceding the date of the submittal of the report.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for GAO Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following information for the period covered by the report:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of draft Government Accountability Office reports for which the Government Accountability Office requested comments from the Department of Defense, including an identification of the reports for which a sensitivity or security review was requested (separated by reports potentially containing only controlled unclassified information and reports potentially containing classified information) and the reports for which such a review was not requested.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The median and average number of days between the date of the request for Department of Defense comments and the receipt of such comments.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average number of days between the date of the request for a Department of Defense sensitivity or security review and the receipt of the results of such review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any such draft report for which the Department of Defense failed to provide such comments or review within 30 days of the request for such comments or review—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of days between the date of the request and the receipt of such comments or review; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a unique identifier, for purposes of identifying the draft report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any such draft report for which the Government Accountability Office provided an extension to the Department of Defense—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the Department provided the comments or review within the time period of the extension; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a unique identifier, for purposes of identifying the draft report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other information the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DOD Responses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the Comptroller General submits a report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a response to such report that includes each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of factors that contributed to any delays identified in the report with respect to Department of Defense comments and sensitivity or security reviews requested by the Government Accountability Office.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any actions the Department of Defense has taken or plans to take to address such factors.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any improvements the Department has made in the ability to track timeliness in providing such comments and sensitivity or security reviews.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1064/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other information the Secretary determines relevant to the information contained in the report submitted by the Comptroller General.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1065">SEC. 1065. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JUSTIFICATION FOR TRANSFER OR ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FLYING MISSIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to the relocation or elimination of any flying mission that involves 50 personnel or more assigned to a unit performing that mission, either with respect to an active or reserve component of a military department, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the justification of the Secretary for the decision to relocate or eliminate such flying mission. Such report shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the decision supports the national defense strategy, the national military strategy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command strategy, and other relevant strategies.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A specific analysis and metrics supporting such decision.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis and metrics to show that the elimination or relocation of the flying mission would not negatively affect broader mission sets, such as the homeland defense mission.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for how the Department of Defense intends to fulfill or continue to meet the mission requirements of the eliminated or relocated flying mission.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effect of the elimination or relocation on the national defense strategy, the national military strategy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command strategy, and broader mission sets, such as the homeland defense mission.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis and metrics to show that the elimination or relocation of the flying mission and its secondary and tertiary impacts would not degrade capabilities and readiness of the Joint Force.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1065/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis and metrics to show that the elimination or relocation of the flying mission would not negatively affect the continental United States national airspace system.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1066">SEC. 1066. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCE PRESENCE IN EUROPE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on United States Military Force Posture and Resourcing Requirements in Europe.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the United States military force posture requirements for the United States European Command to support the following objectives:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implementation of the national defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the area of responsibility of the United States European Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fulfillment of the commitments of the United States to NATO operations, missions, and activities, as modified and agreed upon at the 2022 Madrid Summit.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reduction of the risk of executing the contingency plans of the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Space Force and for each warfighting domain, a description of the force structure and posture of assigned and allocated forces in Europe, including consideration of the balance of permanently stationed forces and forces rotating from the United States, to support the objectives described in paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the military training and all domain exercises to support such objectives, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training and exercises on interoperability; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">joint activities with allies and partners.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of logistics requirements, including personnel, equipment, supplies, pre-positioned storage, host country support and agreements, and maintenance needs, to support such objectives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of required infrastructure, facilities, and military construction investments to support such objectives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the requirements for United States European Command integrated air and missile defense throughout the area of responsibility of the United States European Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of United States security cooperation activities and resources required to support such objectives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed assessment of the resources necessary to address the elements described in subparagraphs (A) through (F), categorized by the budget accounts for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/G/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">procurement;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/G/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research, development, test, and evaluation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/G/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operation and maintenance;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/G/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">military personnel; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/G/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">military construction.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projected timeline to achieve fulfillment of each such element.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other information the Secretary considers relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but, if so, it shall include an unclassified summary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Reports on Expenditures for Planning and Design of Infrastructure to Support Permanent United States Force Presence on Europe’s Eastern Flank.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander of United States European Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees quarterly reports on the use of the funds described in paragraph (3) until the date on which all such funds are expended.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include an expenditure plan for the establishment of infrastructure to support a permanent United States force presence in the covered region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funds described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The funds described in this paragraph are the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, for Advanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation and Maintenance, Army, for Advanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Military Construction, Defense-wide, Planning &amp; Design: EUCOM-Infrastructure to Support Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Military Construction, Defense-wide, Exercise-related Minor Construction: EUCOM.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1066/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered region.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered region</quotedText>” means Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1067">SEC. 1067. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRACTICES REGARDING DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMBATANTS AND CIVILIANS IN UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence of the Department of Defense, as established under section 184 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1082 of this Act, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center to develop an independent report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States military operations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following matters:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the Department of Defense has differentiated between combatants and civilians in both ground and air operations since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant policy and legal standards and how these standards were implemented in practice; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">target engagement criteria.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the Department of Defense has differentiated between combatants and civilians when assessing allegations of civilian casualties since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant policy and legal standards and the factual indicators these standards were applied to in assessing claims of civilian casualties; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an unaltered copy of the federally funded research and development center assessment required under this section, together with the views of the Secretary on the assessment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1067/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of United States Military Operation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States military operations</quotedText>” includes any mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident involving the United States Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1068">SEC. 1068. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON STRATEGY AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS OF ARMED FORCES IN HAWAII. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In an effort to better meet the future force posture needs within the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, installation commanders, and the relevant theater component commanders, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and implement a holistic strategy to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve, standardize, and coordinate the engagement efforts of the military with the local community in Hawaii; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effectively communicate with such community for the purpose of enhancing readiness; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance coordinated community engagement efforts (as described in section 587 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81)) in Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the strategy and enhanced engagement efforts implemented pursuant to subsection (a). Such report shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan of the Commander for conducting education and training programs relating to consultation and engagement with the local and native Hawaiian community, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the outreach activities conducted during fiscal years 2023 and 2024; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the extent to which members of the local and native Hawaiian community have been involved in development of curricula, tentative dates, locations, required attendees, and topics for the education and training programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of all local and native Hawaiian community groups involved or expected to be consulted in the process of updating Department of Defense Instruction 4710.03 (or any successor document).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for improving Department of Defense Instruction 4710.03 to reflect best practices and provide continuity across the military departments with respect to the practices, policies, training, and personnel related to consultation with the local and native Hawaiian community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A timeline for issuing the next update or successor document to Department of Defense Instruction 4710.03.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for the enhancement and expansion of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of Defense education and training programs relating to consultation and engagement with the local and Native Hawaiian community; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outreach activities for all commands and installations in Hawaii.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1068/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Theater Component Commander.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">theater component commander</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1513(8) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1069">SEC. 1069. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY CAPABILITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on United States military posture and capabilities in the Caribbean basin, particularly in and around Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of United States military force posture and capabilities in the Caribbean basin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility, desirability, and cost of increasing United States military posture and capabilities in the Caribbean basin to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance access and influence and provide forward-deployed capabilities to effectively implement the national defense strategy and support strategic competition with China and Russia;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command have the necessary assets to support the defense of the United States homeland;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">confront the threats posed by transnational criminal organizations and illicit trafficking in the Caribbean basin, including by supporting interagency partners in disrupting and degrading illicit trafficking into the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve surveillance capabilities and maximize the effectiveness of counter-trafficking operations in the Caribbean region;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command have the assets necessary to detect, interdict, disrupt, or curtail illicit narcotics and weapons trafficking activities within their respective areas of operations in the Caribbean basin;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">respond to malign influences of foreign governments, particularly including non-market economies, in the Caribbean basin that harm United States national security and regional security interests in the Caribbean basin and in the Western Hemisphere; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthen the ability of the security sector of partner nations in the Caribbean basin to respond to, and become more resilient in the face of, major humanitarian or natural disasters, including to ensure critical infrastructure and ports can come back online rapidly following disasters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1069/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form without any designation relating to dissemination control, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1070" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1070">SEC. 1070. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR CIVIL AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS IMMIGRATION AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter through December 31, 2025, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense or another Assistant Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall provide an unclassified briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, with a classified component, if necessary, regarding—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1070/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of Defense planning to address current and anticipated border support mission requirements as part of the Department of Defense’s annual planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1070/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Department of Defense risk assessment with respect to the safety of Department of Defense personnel conducted in evaluating any request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security during the quarter covered by the briefing;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1070/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Department of Defense efforts, or updates to existing efforts, to cooperate with Mexico with respect to border security;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1070/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of support that is currently being provided by the Department of Defense along the southwest border of the United States;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1070/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effect of such efforts and support on National Guard readiness; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1070/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations of the Department of Defense regarding the modification of the support provided by the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security at the southwest border.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1071">SEC. 1071. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report that includes current information on the purchase of equipment under the procedures established under section 281(a) of title 10, United States Code, and the recipients of such equipment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters for Inclusion.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following for the year covered by the report:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The catalog of equipment available for purchase under subsection (c) of section 281 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each purchase of equipment under the procedures established under subsection (a) of such section—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the recipient State or unit of local government;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of equipment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost of the equipment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the administrative costs under subsection (b) of such section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information the Secretary determines is necessary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1071/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to submit a report under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1072" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1072">SEC. 1072. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the methods used to assess the eligibility of educational institutions for the receipt of payments under the payment method described in section 668.162(d) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1073">SEC. 1073. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ETHICS REQUIREMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HIRING, RETENTION, AND OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center under which the center shall conduct a study to assess whether the covered ethics requirements have had an effect on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the hiring or retention of personnel at the Department of Defense, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, and redress violations of the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch and applicable statutory and regulatory ethics requirements, including conflicts of interest, by Department of Defense personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of how the covered ethics requirements are inconsistent or incongruent with ethics statutes, and any implementing regulations, that apply to all executive branch employees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of the relative degrees of risk associated with the potential for violations of ethical standards at the Department of Defense and those associated with the potential for such violations at other Federal agencies, and an analysis of whether ethical standards that are applied exclusively to Department of Defense personnel are justified.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of how covered ethics requirements have affected, or are likely to affect, the hiring and retention of personnel, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training, at the Department of Defense in comparison to other Federal agencies that are not subject to such requirements. The examination shall account for any relevant differences between the Department of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies within the executive branch and shall use analytical methods to control for any variables that may affect the comparative results.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of how any confusion in the interpretation of the requirement referred to in paragraph (3)(B) may have affected, or is likely to affect—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the hiring or retention of personnel, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training, at the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, and redress violations of ethical standards, including conflicts of interest, by Department of Defense personnel.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of how the ethics requirements referred to in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (3) may affect the ability of the Department of Defense to obtain expertise from industry and other groups in support of technology development, supply chain security, and other national security matters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of whether the removal or alteration of any covered ethics requirement may adversely affect the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, and redress violations of ethical standards, including conflicts of interest, by Department of Defense personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of whether the removal or alteration of any covered ethics requirement may adversely affect the ability of the Department of Defense to negotiate and effectuate arms-length transactions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any suggested changes to any covered ethics requirement to further the establishment and maintenance of ethical standards, while also supporting the ability of the Department of Defense to hire and retain personnel and obtain expertise from academia, think tanks, industry, and other groups to support national security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered ethics requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered ethics requirement</quotedText>” means each of the requirements under the following provisions of law:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1045 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1117 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 988 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the Secretary a report containing the results of the study conducted under the agreement by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transmittal to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of defense evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall submit with the report transmitted pursuant to paragraph (2) an evaluation of each change suggested pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(H). The evaluation shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a determination of whether the Secretary concurs with each suggested change;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the potential effects of each suggested change on the ability of the Department of Defense to hire or retain personnel at the Department of Defense, particularly those persons with specialized experience or training;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the potential effects of each suggested change on the ability of the Department of Defense to detect, deter, prevent, or redress violations of ethical standards, including conflicts of interest; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1073/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1074">SEC. 1074. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JOINT CONCEPT FOR COMPETING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a Joint Concept for Competing.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the Joint Concept for Competing are to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">define the roles and missions of the Department of Defense in long-term strategic competition with specific competitors;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conceptualize the employment of joint forces capabilities to deter adversarial military action by strategic competitors;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the manner in which the Department of Defense will use its forces, capabilities, posture, indications and warning systems, and authorities to protect United States national interests in the course of participating in long-term strategic competition, including through—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">departmental efforts to integrate Department of Defense roles and missions with other instruments of national power;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">security cooperation with partners and allies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operations relating to long-term strategic competition, particularly below the threshold of traditional armed conflict;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify priority lines of effort and assign responsibility to relevant Armed Forces, combatant commands, and other elements of the Department of Defense for each specified line of effort in support of the Joint Concept for Competing; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide means for integrating and continuously improving the ability of the Department to engage in long-term strategic competition.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for two years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the Joint Concept for Competing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of any actions taken by the Department of Defense relative to the purposes specified under subsection (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An articulation of any new concepts or strategies necessary to support the Joint Concept for Competing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An articulation of any capabilities, resources, or authorities necessary to implement the Joint Concept for Competing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the manner in which the Joint Concept for Competing relates to and integrates with the Joint Warfighting Concept.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the manner in which the Joint Concept for Competing synchronizes and integrates with efforts of other departments and agencies of the United States Government to address long-term strategic competition.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1074/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1075">SEC. 1075. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANALYSIS OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF RELOCATING MAJOR UNITS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO CERTAIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility and advisability of relocating major units of the United States Armed Forces to a covered country. Such report shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of commitments made by a covered country to provide host nation support, including funding for construction and maintenance of Department of Defense facilities and other actions that might reduce costs to the Department of Defense associated with hosting major units of the Armed Forces in such covered country;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the expenses associated with the relocation of major units of the Armed Forces from current host nation locations, as well as a description of any benefits that would be derived from colocating such units with existing United States or multinational forces at current host nation locations;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the extent to which positioning major units of the Armed Forces in covered countries would provide greater operational benefit than keeping such units in current locations, including an analysis of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the geographic significance of covered countries;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any capabilities the host nation may offer, such as air defense or base security or terms under which the United States may use facilities on their territory; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the risks associated with the relocation of such units to covered countries;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any engagements at the Under Secretary level or higher with an official of a covered country with respect to anticipated major unit movements in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command during the period covered by the future-years defense program most recently submitted to Congress pursuant to section 221 of title 10, United States Code, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the engagement with each covered country during the calendar year preceding the calendar during which the report is submitted;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any specific requirements identified in order to host a major unit; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a covered country has been determined to be unsuitable for hosting a major unit of the Armed Forces, a description of why it was determined unsuitable; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matter the Secretary determines is relevant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered country</quotedText>” means Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, or Slovakia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1075/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major unit</quotedText>” means an organizational unit composed of more than 500 military personnel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1076">SEC. 1076. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC COMPETITOR NAVAL FACILITIES IN AFRICA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than May 15, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the effects of current or planned covered naval facilities in Africa on the interests of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any location in Africa where a covered naval facility has been established; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any location in Africa where a covered naval facility is planned for construction.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any agreement entered into between China or Russia and a country or government in Africa providing for or enabling the establishment or operation of a covered naval facility in Africa; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any efforts by the Department of Defense to change force posture, deployments, or other activities in Africa as a result of current or planned covered naval facilities in Africa.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effect that each current covered naval facility has had on Department of Defense interests in and around Africa, including Department of Defense operational plans in the areas of responsibility of geographic combatant commands other than United States Africa Command;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effect that each planned covered naval facility is expected to have on Department of Defense interests in and around Africa, including Department of Defense operational plans in the areas of responsibility of geographic combatant commands other than United States Africa Command;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the policy objectives of China and Russia in establishing current and future covered naval facilities at the locations identified under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the specific military capabilities supported by each current or planned covered naval facility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form without any designation relating to dissemination control, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Africa</quotedText>” means all countries in the area of operations of United States Africa Command and Egypt.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered naval facility</quotedText>” means a naval facility owned, operated, or otherwise controlled by the People’s Republic of China or the Russian Federation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stF/s1076/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">naval facility</quotedText>” means a naval base, civilian sea port with dual military uses, or other facility intended for the use of warships or other naval vessels for refueling, refitting, resupply, force projection, or other military purposes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1081">SEC. 1081. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 10, United States Code.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A is amended by striking the item relating to the second chapter 19 (relating to cyber matters).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 113 is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (l)(2)(F), by inserting a period after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">inclusion in the armed forces</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (m), by redesignating the second paragraph (8) as paragraph (9).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The section heading for section 2691 is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">state</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3014 is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4002(a) or 4003</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4021(a) or 4022</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4423(e) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4003</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4022</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4831(a) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4002</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4021</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4833(c) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4002</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4021</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective as of December 27, 2021, and as if included therein as enacted, section 907(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">116-283</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">115-232</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391">10 U.S.C. 391 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective as of December 20, 2019, and as if included therein as enacted, section 905(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is amended by inserting a period at the end.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective as of December 26, 2013, and as if included therein as enacted, section 932(c)(2)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (c)(3)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (3)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Automatic Execution of Conforming Changes to Tables of Sections, Tables of Contents, and Similar Tabular Entries in Defense Laws.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elimination of need for separate conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 1 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="102">“SEC. 102. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">10 U.S.C. 102</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Effect of certain amendments on conforming changes to tables of sections, tables of contents, and similar tabular entries </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Automatic Execution of Conforming Changes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When an amendment to a covered defense law adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered defense law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any table of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment described in such subsection when—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same time expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the operation of this section.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Defense Law.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered defense law</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">this title;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">titles 32 and 37;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any national defense authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered defense law for purposes of application of this section.”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heading of chapter 1 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <chapter role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:chapter">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“CHAPTER 1—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS, RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, CROSS REFERENCES, AND RELATED MATTERS”</heading>
                                </chapter></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">10 U.S.C. 102 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply to the amendments made by this section and other amendments made by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1081/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">10 U.S.C. 102 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1082" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1082">SEC. 1082. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PROTECTION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1082/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1082/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 183a the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="184">“SEC. 184. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184">10 U.S.C. 184</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Civilian Protection Center of Excellence </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall operate the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. The purpose of the Center shall be to—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serve as the focal point for matters related to civilian casualties and other forms of civilian harm resulting from military operations involving the United States Armed Forces; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">institutionalize and advance knowledge, practices, and tools for preventing, mitigating, and responding to civilian harm.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Center shall be used to—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop standardized civilian-harm operational reporting and data management processes to improve data collection, sharing, and learning across the Department of Defense;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop, recommend, and review guidance, and the implementation of guidance, on how the Department responds to civilian harm;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop recommended guidance for addressing civilian harm across the full spectrum of armed conflict and for use in doctrine and operational plans;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommend training and exercises for the prevention and investigation of civilian harm;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a repository of civilian casualty and civilian harm information;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">capture lessons learned from assessments and investigations of civilian casualty incidents and supporting institutionalization of such lessons learned within policy, doctrine, training, exercises, and tactics, techniques, and procedures of the Department of Defense;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the coordination and synchronization of efforts across combatant commands, the Department of State, and other relevant United States Government departments and agencies to prevent, mitigate, and respond to incidents of civilian harm;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage with nongovernmental organizations and civilian casualty experts; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">perform such other functions as the Secretary of Defense may specify.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department, an annual report on the activities of the Center.”</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1082/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 183a the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“184.</designator><label> Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1082/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s184">10 U.S.C. 184 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, as required under section 184 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be established by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1082/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the establishment of such Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1083" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1083">SEC. 1083. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RONALD V. DELLUMS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN STEM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4093(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In coordination with the efforts under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall additionally establish a program, which shall be known as the ‘Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship in STEM’, to provide financial assistance under this section to at least 30 students from communities that are underrepresented in the Department of Defense STEM workforce, not fewer of 50 percent of whom shall attend historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions. As part of such program, the Secretary shall establish an internship program that provides each student who is awarded a fellowship under this paragraph with an internship in an organization or element of the Department of Defense, and to the extent practicable, each such student shall be paired with a mid-level or a senior-level official of the relevant organization or element of the Department of Defense who shall serve as a mentor during the internship.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1084" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1084">SEC. 1084. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENT TO MEMORIAL FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES KILLED IN ATTACK ON HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1087 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense may</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1085" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1085">SEC. 1085. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s122a">10 U.S.C. 122a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF COST OF CERTAIN MILITARY OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1085/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a) Publication of Information.—</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1085/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of any contingency operation conducted by the United States Armed Forces on or after September 18, 2001.</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1085/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Display of Information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information required to be posted under subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be posted directly on the website of the Department of Defense, in an accessible and clear format;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include corresponding documentation as links or attachments; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include, for each contingency operation, a list of countries where the contingency operation has taken place.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that all the information required to be posted under subsection (a) is updated by not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contingency Operation Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contingency operation</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1086">SEC. 1086. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2911">10 U.S.C. 2911 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reliance on Russian energy poses a critical challenge for national security activities in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in order to reduce the vulnerability of United States military facilities to disruptions caused by reliance on Russian energy, the Department of Defense should establish and implement plans to reduce reliance on Russian energy for all operating bases in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eliminating Use of Russian Energy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall be the goal of the Department of Defense to eliminate the use of Russian energy on each operating base in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command by not later than five years after the date of the completion of an installation energy plan for such base, as required under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Installation Energy Plans for  Operating Bases.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of installations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of operating bases within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command ranked according to mission criticality and vulnerability to energy disruption as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a main operating base, by not later than June 1, 2023.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any operating base other than a main operating base, by not later than June 1, 2024.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal of plans.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Main operating bases; feasibility assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 23, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an installation energy plan for each main operating base on the list submitted under paragraph (1)(A); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the feasibility of reaching the goal for the elimination of the use of Russian energy pursuant to subsection (b) on that base, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/2/A/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the steps that would be required to meet such goal; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/2/A/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the effects such steps would have on the national security of the United States.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">US european command operating bases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an installation energy plan for each operating base within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Content of Plans.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each installation energy plan for an operating base shall include each of the following with respect to that base:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the energy resilience requirements, resiliency gaps, and energy-related cybersecurity requirements of the base, including with respect to operational technology, control systems, and facilities-related control systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of investments in technology required to improve energy resilience, reduce demand, strengthen energy conservation, and support mission readiness.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of investments in infrastructure, including microgrids, required to strengthen energy resilience and mitigate risk due to grid disturbance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations related to opportunities for the use of renewable energy, clean energy, nuclear energy, and energy storage projects to reduce dependence on natural gas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of how the requirements and recommendations included pursuant to paragraphs (2) through (4) interact with the energy policies of the country where the base is located, both at present and into the future.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation of Plans.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for implementation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits an installation energy plan for a base under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">begin implementing the plan; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the contents of the plan and the strategy of the Secretary for implementing the mitigation measures identified in the plan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization of certain projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In implementing an installation energy plan for a base under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects requested under section 2914 of title 10, United States Code, to mitigate assessed risks and improve energy resilience, energy security, and energy conservation at the base.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonapplication of certain other authorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of section 2914 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to any project carried out pursuant to this section or pursuant to an installation energy plan for a base under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy for Future Bases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to ensure that any new military base in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command is established in a manner that proactively includes the consideration of energy security, energy resilience, and mitigation of risk due to energy disruption.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Congressional Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees annual briefings on the installation energy plans required under this section. Such briefings shall include an identification of each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The actions each operating base is taking to implement the installation energy plan for that base.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The progress that has been made toward reducing the reliance of United States bases on Russian energy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The steps being taken and planned across the future-years defense program to meet the goal of eliminating reliance on Russian energy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the submission of the installation energy plans and assessment required under subsection (c)(2)(A).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1086/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Operating Base.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">operating base</quotedText>” has the meaning of that term as used in the most recently submitted Global Defense Posture Report, as required to be submitted under section 113(g)(4)(A)(iii) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1087">SEC. 1087. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s161">10 U.S.C. 161 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN AREA OF OPERATIONS OF UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a joint force headquarters in the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command, in accordance with the implementation plan required under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Plan and Establishment of Joint Force Headquarters.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan for the establishment of a joint force headquarters in the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command to serve as an operational command. Such plan shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the integration of joint all domain command and control effects chains and mission command and control, including in conflicts that arise with minimal warning;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the integration of the capabilities of Assault Breaker II, developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and related developmental efforts as they transition to operational deployment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the exercise of other joint all domain command and control capabilities and functions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other missions and operational tasks as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include each of the following with respect to the joint force headquarters to be established:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the operational chain of command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the manning and resourcing required, relative to assigned missions, particularly the sources of personnel required.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the mission and lines of effort.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the relationship with existing entities in United States Indo-Pacific Command, including an assessment of complementary and duplicative activities with such entities and the joint force headquarters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of supporting infrastructure required.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for Joint Force Headquarters.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The commander of the joint force headquarters established under this section shall be supported by the United States Indo-Pacific Command subordinate unified commands, subordinate component commands, standing joint task force, and the Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the establishment of the joint force headquarters required under subsection (a), and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report on the joint force headquarters established under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the mission and lines of effort of the joint force headquarters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An accounting of the personnel and other resources supporting the joint force headquarters, including support external to the headquarters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the operational chain of command of the joint force headquarters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the manning and resourcing of the joint force headquarters, relative to assigned missions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the relationship with existing entities in Indo-Pacific Command, including an assessment of complementary and duplicative activities with such entities and the joint force headquarters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1087/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1088">SEC. 1088. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL TABLETOP EXERCISE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a tabletop exercise designed to assess the resiliency of United States domestic critical infrastructure supporting United States military requirements in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A tabletop exercise under this section shall be designed to evaluate the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resilience of domestic critical infrastructure and logistical chokepoints necessary for the United States Armed Forces to respond to a contingency involving Taiwan, including an assessment of the mobility of the United States Armed Forces in the event of attacks upon such infrastructure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal Government response options to ensure the viability of domestic critical infrastructure in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ability of the United States Armed Forces, with the armed forces of United States allies and partners, to resist any resort to force or other form of coercion by an aggressor in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan, if domestic critical infrastructure is compromised.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The importance of nonmilitary actions, including economic and financial measures, by the United States, with United States allies and partners, to deter and, if necessary, respond to a contingency involving Taiwan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which a tabletop exercise is conducted under this section, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the exercise.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A briefing under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the decision-making, capability, and response gaps observed in the tabletop exercise; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations to improve the resiliency of, and reduce vulnerabilities in, the domestic critical infrastructure of the United States in the event of a military contingency involving Taiwan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">tabletop exercise</quotedText>” means an activity—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in which key personnel assigned high-level roles and responsibilities are gathered to deliberate various simulated emergency or rapid response situations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1088/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is designed to be used to assess the adequacy of plans, policies, procedures, training, resources, and relationships or agreements that guide prevention of, response to, and recovery from a defined event.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1089">SEC. 1089. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PERSONNEL SUPPORTING THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the completion of the manpower study required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for adequately staffing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict to fulfill the requirements of section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, for exercising authority, direction, and control of all special-operations peculiar administrative matters relating to the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure the plan required under subsection (a) is informed by the manpower study required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A validated number of personnel necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Secretariat for Special Operations outlined in section 139b of title 10, United States Code, and associated funding across the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A hiring plan with milestones for gradually increasing the number of required personnel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A breakdown of the optimal mix of required military, civilian, and contractor personnel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the feasibility and advisability of assigning a member of the Senior Executive Service to serve as the Deputy Director of the Secretariat for Special Operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any anticipated funding shortfalls for personnel supporting the Secretariat for Special Operations across the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1089/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1090">SEC. 1090. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REDESIGNATION OF THE AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES AS THE JAMES M. INHOFE CENTER FOR AFRICA STRATEGIC STUDIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Senator James M. Inhofe—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">has, during his more than three decades of service in the United States Congress—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrated a profound commitment to strengthening United States-Africa relations; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">been one of the foremost leaders in Congress on matters related to United States-Africa relations;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was a key advocate for the establishment of United States Africa Command; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has conducted 170 visits to countries in Africa; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1090/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as a recognition of Senator Inhofe’s long history of engaging with, and advocating for, Africa, the Department of Defense Africa Center for Strategic Studies should be renamed the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1091">SEC. 1091. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTO TIER 1 AND TIER 2 JOINT TRAINING EXERCISES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall require that offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities be integrated into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement to Include Opposing Force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairman shall require exercises conducted under subsection (a) to include an opposing force design based on a current intelligence assessment of the electromagnetic order of battle and capabilities of an adversary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairman may waive the requirements under subsections (a) and (b) with respect to an exercise if the Chairman determines that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the exercise does not require—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a demonstration of electronic warfare capabilities; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a militarily significant threat from electronic warfare attack; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the integration of offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities into the exercise is cost prohibitive or not technically feasible based on the overall goals of the exercise.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concurrent with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Chairman shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on exercises conducted under subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of such exercises planned and included in the budget submission for that fiscal year; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of each such exercise conducted in the preceding fiscal year, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities were integrated into the exercise;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation and assessment of the exercise to determine the impact of the opposing force on the participants in the exercise, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">joint lessons learned;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">high interest training issues; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">high interest training requirements; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities were part of an overall joint fires and, if so, a description of how such capabilities were incorporated into the joint fires.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">electromagnetic order of battle</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in Joint Publication 3-85 titled “Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations”, dated May 2020.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “high interest training issue”, “high interest training requirement”, “Tier 1”, and “Tier 2” have the meanings given those terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces of the United States (Document No. CJCSM 3500.03E), dated April 20, 2015.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1091/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">joint fires</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in the publication of the Joint Staff titled “Insights and Best Practices Focus Paper on Integration and Synchronization of Joint Fires”, dated July 2018.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1092">SEC. 1092. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE NAVY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established an independent commission in the legislative branch to be known as the “Commission on the Future of the Navy” (in this section referred to as the “Commission”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties of commission.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on naval force structure.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the Navy and policy assumptions related to the size and force mixture of the Navy, in order—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to make recommendations on the size and force mixture of ships; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to make recommendations on the size and force mixture of naval aviation.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In undertaking the study required by this subsection, the Commission shall carry out each of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation and identification of a structure for the Navy that—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the depth and scalability to meet current and anticipated requirements of the combatant commands;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assumes four different funding levels of: fiscal year 2023 appropriated plus inflation; fiscal year 2023 appropriated with 3-5 percent real growth; such as is necessary to build, man, maintain and modernize the fleet required by section 1025 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2018 (Public Law 115-91); and notionally unconstrained to meet the needs of the National Defense Strategy including a particular focus on the areas of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States European Command;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensures that the Navy has the capacity needed to support current and anticipated homeland defense and disaster assistance missions in the United States;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides for sufficient numbers of members of the Navy to ensure a 115 percent manning level of all deployed ships and not 
less than a 90 percent manning level at any point in time;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I/ee" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides a sustainable force generation model with the associated rotational presence, personnel, training, and maintenance assumptions;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I/ff" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ff">(ff) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies forward basing and stationing requirements; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/I/gg" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="gg">(gg) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies potential strategic and operational risk tradeoffs and makes recommendations among readiness, efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and affordability.</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation and identification of combatant command demand and fleet size, including recommendations to support—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">readiness;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">routine ship maintenance;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">personnel;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II/ee" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">forward presence;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II/ff" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ff">(ff) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">depot level ship maintenance; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/II/gg" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="gg">(gg) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fleet modernization.</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed review of the cost of the recapitalization of the Nuclear Triad in the Department of Defense and its effect on the Navy’s budget.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/A/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of Navy personnel policies and training to determine changes needed across all personnel activities to improve training effectiveness and force tactical readiness and reduce operational stress.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on shipbuilding and innovation.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall conduct a study on shipbuilding, new construction, and repair shipyards, and opportunities to better integrate advanced technologies such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence in the fleet.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study required under this subsection, the Commission shall consider the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for specific changes to the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, which may include legislative changes such as providing multi-year appropriations or expanded use of innovative technology.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for changes to the ship design and build program that could reduce technical and schedule risk, reduce cost, accelerate build timelines, and prioritize an incremental approach to introducing change.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/2/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for changes to the ship depot maintenance program in order to reduce overhaul timelines, integrate current technologies into ships, and reduce costs.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Powers of commission.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hearings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out its duties under this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information from federal agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of the Co-Chairs of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of postal service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to accept gifts.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and property from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Commission. The authority under this paragraph does not extend to gifts of money.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Documentation; conflicts of interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall document gifts accepted under the authority provided by clause (i) and shall avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/3/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance with congressional ethics rules.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as specifically provided in this section, a member of the Commission shall comply with rules set forth by the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives governing employees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 15, 2026, the Commission shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an unclassified report, with classified annexes if necessary, that includes the findings and conclusions of the Commission as a result of the studies required under this section, together with its recommendations for such legislative actions as the Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of the studies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, of whom—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Co-chairs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There shall be two Co-Chairs of the Commission. The Republican leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives shall jointly select one Co-Chair, and the Democratic leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives shall jointly select the other.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment date; notifications.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members shall be appointed to the commission under paragraph (1) by not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Individuals making appointments under paragraph (1) shall provide notice of the appointments to the Secretary of Defense (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications and expertise.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making appointments under this subsection, consideration shall be given to individuals with expertise in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States naval policy and strategy;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">naval forces capability;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">naval nuclear propulsion and weapons;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">naval force structure design, organization, and employment;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Navy personnel matters;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Navy acquisition and sustainment;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Navy shipbuilding;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">naval aviation aircraft procurement; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/A/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Navy ship and aircraft depot maintenance.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction on appointment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Officers or employees of the Federal Government (other than experts or consultants the services of which are procured under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) may not be appointed as members of the Commission.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction on members of congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of Congress may not serve on the Commission.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period of appointment; vacancies; removal of members.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vacancies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Removal of members.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member may be removed from the Commission for cause by the individual serving in the position responsible for the original appointment of such member under subsection (b)(1), provided that notice has first been provided to such member of the cause for removal and voted and agreed upon by three quarters of the members serving. A vacancy created by the removal of a member under this subsection shall not affect the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quorum.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">.A majority of the members serving on the Commission shall constitute a quorum.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/b/5/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial meeting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed as published in the Congressional Record, the Commission shall hold its initial meeting.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel Matters.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Status as federal employees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, members of the Commission shall be deemed to be Federal employees in the legislative branch subject to all the laws and policies applicable to legislative branch employees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oath of office.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the provision of section 2903(b) of title 5, United States Code, an employee of an Executive Branch agency, otherwise authorized to administer oaths under section 2903 of title 5, United States Code, may administer the oath of office to Commissioners for the purpose of their service to the Commission.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security clearances.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The appropriate Federal departments or agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to the Commission members and staff appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, except that no person may be provided with access to classified information under this Act without the appropriate security clearances.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pay for members.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member of the Commission may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation additional to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Staff.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Executive director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Co-Chairs of the Commission may appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for an Executive Director in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commission staff.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Executive Director may appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for additional personnel as staff of the Commission in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Detailees authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, the heads of departments and agencies of the Federal Government may provide, and the Commission may accept personnel detailed from such departments and agencies, including active-duty military personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/c/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members and staff of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance from department of defense.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for support of the Commission, the Secretary may make transfers to the Commission for commission expenses, including compensation of commission members, officers, and employees, and provision of other such services, funds, facilities, and other support services as necessary for the performance of the Commission’s functions. Funds made available to support and provide assistance to the Commission may be used for payment of compensation of members, officers, and employees of the Commission without transfer under this subparagraph. Amounts transferred under this subparagraph shall remain available until expended. Transfer authority provided by this subparagraph is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. Section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to a transfer of funds under this subparagraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treasury account authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury may establish an account or accounts for the Commission from which any amounts transferred under this clause may be used for activities of the Commission.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Liaison.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall designate at least one officer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as a liaison officer between the Department and the Commission.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional support.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent that funds are available for such purpose, or on a reimbursable basis, the Secretary may, at the request of the Co-Chairs of the Commission—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into contracts for the acquisition of administrative supplies and equipment for use by the Commission; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make available the services of a Federal funded research and development center or an independent, nongovernmental organization, described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preliminary administrative support authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the appointment of the Co-Chairs under subsection (b), the Secretary may provide administrative support authorized under this section necessary to facilitate the standing up of the Commission.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1092/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of Commission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the submission of the report required under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1093">SEC. 1093. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s40103">49 U.S.C. 40103 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DYNAMIC AIRSPACE PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot program required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a pilot program for the purpose of developing, testing, and assessing dynamic  
scheduling and management of special activity airspace in order to accommodate emerging military testing and training requirements, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">special activity airspace for use by the Department of Defense for emerging military testing and training requirements of infrequent or limited durations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">streamlining the process for the Department of Defense to request the designation of special activity airspace for activities described in subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development, test, and assessment of dynamic airspace.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the pilot program established under paragraph (1), the Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly test not less than two use cases concerning temporary or permanent special activity airspace established by the Federal Aviation Administration for use by the Department of Defense that develop, test, and assess—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the availability of such airspace on an infrequent or limited duration necessary to accommodate the Department of Defense’s emerging military testing and training requirements; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the processes for the Department of Defense to request special activity airspace for infrequent or limited duration military testing and training events meet Department of Defense testing and training requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program established by subsection (a) shall not interfere with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the public’s right of transit consistent with national security;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft within the National Airspace System;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of airspace necessary to ensure the efficient use of the National Airspace System; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of Defense use of special activity airspace that is established through means other than the pilot program established by subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report by the Administrator.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the establishment of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the interim findings of the Administrator with respect to the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the pilot program established under subsection (a)(1) affected policies on establishing and scheduling special activity airspace with an emphasis on the impact of allocation and utilization policies to other nonparticipating aviation users of the National Airspace System.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the streamlined processes for dynamic scheduling and management of special activity airspace involved in the pilot program established under subsection (a)(1) contributed to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the public’s right of transit consistent with national security;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft within the National Airspace System; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/c/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of airspace necessary to ensure the efficient use of the National Airspace System.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report by the Secretary of Defense.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the establishment of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the interim findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot program. Such report shall include an analysis of how the pilot program affected military testing and training.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">special activity airspace</quotedText>” means the following airspace with defined dimensions within the National Airspace System wherein limitations may be imposed upon aircraft operations:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Restricted areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Military operations areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Air traffic control assigned airspace.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Warning areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">use cases</quotedText>” means a compendium of airspace utilization data collected from the development, testing, and assessment conducted under subsection (a)(1), and other test points or metrics as agreed to by the Administrator and the Secretary, within a specific geographic region as determined by the Administrator and Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tX/stG/s1093/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program under subsection (a)(1) shall continue for not more than three years after the date on which it is established.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XI">TITLE XI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1101.</designator><label> Restricted reporting option for Department of Defense civilian employees choosing to report experiencing adult sexual assault.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1102.</designator><label> Modification and extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1103.</designator><label> One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1104.</designator><label> Standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1105.</designator><label> Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former Department of Defense officials.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1106.</designator><label> Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1107.</designator><label> Flexible workplace programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1108.</designator><label> Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1109.</designator><label> Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1110.</designator><label> Modification and extension of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain department of defense laboratories.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1111.</designator><label> Modification of temporary expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by federal agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1112.</designator><label> Modification to pilot program for the temporary assignment of cyber and information technology personnel to private sector organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1101">SEC. 1101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESTRICTED REPORTING OPTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES CHOOSING TO REPORT EXPERIENCING ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1101/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1599j">“SEC. 1599j. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1599j">10 U.S.C. 1599j</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restricted reports of incidents of adult sexual assault </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restricted Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may provide a civilian employee of the Department of Defense an opportunity to submit to an individual described in subsection (d) a restricted report of an alleged incident of adult sexual assault for the purpose of assisting the employee in obtaining information and access to authorized victim support services provided by the Department.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restrictions on Disclosures and Initiating Investigations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless the Secretary determines that a disclosure is necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious and imminent safety threat to the employee submitting the report or to another person, a restricted report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall not—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be disclosed to the supervisor of the employee or any other management official; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cause the initiation of a Federal civil or criminal investigation.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties Under Other Laws.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The receipt of a restricted report submitted under subsection (a) shall not be construed as imputing actual or constructive knowledge of an alleged incident of sexual assault to the Department of Defense for any purpose.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Individuals Authorized to Receive Restricted Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual described in this subsection is an individual who performs victim advocate duties under a program for one or more of the following purposes (or any other program designated by the Secretary):</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sexual assault prevention and response.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Victim advocacy.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Equal employment opportunity.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Workplace violence prevention and response.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Employee assistance.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Family advocacy.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civilian employee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">civilian employee</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">employee</quotedText>’ in section 2105 of title 5.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual assault.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sexual assault</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 920 of this title (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and includes penetrative offenses and sexual contact offenses.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1101/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“1599j.</designator><label> Restricted reports of incidents of adult sexual assault.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1102">SEC. 1102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1953), is further amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1102/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that is in the area of responsibility</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States Africa Command,</quotedText>” and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1102/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">through 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">through 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1103">SEC. 1103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1114 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1954), is further amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1104">SEC. 1104. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2672">10 U.S.C. 2672 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STANDARDIZED CREDENTIALS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standardized Credentials Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of each military department develops standardized credentials for Defense law enforcement officers under their respective authority;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of each military department issues such credential to each such officer at no cost to such officer; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Department of Defense common access card issued to such an officer clearly identifies the officer as a Defense law enforcement officer.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense Law Enforcement Officer Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Defense law enforcement officer</quotedText>” means a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has statutory powers of arrest or apprehension under section 807(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1104/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is authorized by the Department to carry a firearm.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1105">SEC. 1105. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s714">10 U.S.C. 714 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR FORMER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2024, subsection (b) of section 714 of title 10, United States Code, shall be applied—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1105/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(A), by substituting “a serious and credible threat” for “an imminent and credible threat”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1105/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(B), by substituting “three years” for “two years”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1105/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6)(A), by substituting—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1105/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">“congressional leadership and the congressional defense committees” for “the congressional defense committees”; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1105/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by substituting “the justification for such determination, scope of the protection, and the anticipated cost and duration of such protection” for “the justification for such determination”.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1106" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1106">SEC. 1106. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1106/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4093 the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4094">“SEC. 4094. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4094">10 U.S.C. 4094</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program using the pay authority specified in subsection (d) to fix the rate of basic pay for positions described in subsection (c) in order to assist the military departments in attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and technology experts in positions responsible for managing and performing complex, high-cost research and technology development efforts in the science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Approval Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program may be carried out in a military department only with the approval of the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Positions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The positions described in this subsection are positions in the science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require expertise of an extremely high level in a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition management field; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are critical to the successful accomplishment of an important research or technology development mission.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rate of Basic Pay.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pay authority specified in this subsection is authority as follows:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a position at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, upon the approval of the service acquisition executive concerned.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a position at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, upon the approval of the Secretary of the military department concerned.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority in subsection (a) may be used only to the extent necessary to competitively recruit or retain individuals exceptionally well qualified for positions described in subsection (c).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Number of positions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority in subsection (a) may not be used with respect to more than five positions in each military department at any one time, unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in concurrence with the Secretaries of the military departments concerned, authorizes the transfer of positions from one military department to another.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Term of positions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority in subsection (a) may be used only for positions having a term of less than five years.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories of the Department of Defense Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense</quotedText>’ means the laboratories designated as science and technology reinvention laboratories by section 4121(b) of this title.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1106/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4093 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“4094.</designator><label> Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1106/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4094">10 U.S.C. 4094 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall take effect immediately after section 881 of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1107" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1107">SEC. 1107. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE PROGRAMS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall promulgate guidance to the military departments to promote consistency in policies relating to flexible workplace programs. Such guidance shall address at a minimum the conditions under which an employee is allowed to perform all or a portion of assigned duties—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1107/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at a telecommuting center established pursuant to statute; or</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1107/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">through the use of flexible workplace services agreements.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1108" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1108">SEC. 1108. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES IN TIME-LIMITED APPOINTMENTS TO COMPETE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility of Department of Defense Employees in Time-limited Appointments to Compete for Permanent Appointments.—</heading>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department</quotedText>’ means the Department of Defense; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">time-limited appointment</quotedText>’ means a temporary or term appointment in the competitive service.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other provision of law relating to the examination, certification, and appointment of individuals in the competitive service, an employee of the Department serving 
under a time-limited appointment is eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service when the Department is accepting applications from individuals within its own workforce, or from individuals outside its own workforce, under merit promotion procedures, if—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employee was appointed initially under open, competitive examination under subchapter I of this chapter to the time-limited appointment;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employee has served under 1 or more time-limited appointments within the Department for a period or periods totaling more than 2 years without a break of 2 or more years; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employee’s performance has been at an acceptable level of performance throughout the period or periods referred to in subparagraph (B).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Career-conditional status; competitive status.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual appointed to a permanent position under this section—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">becomes a career-conditional employee, unless the employee has otherwise completed the service requirements for career tenure; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">acquires competitive status upon appointment.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Former employees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Department is accepting applications as described in paragraph (2), a former employee of the Department who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets the requirements of this section shall be eligible to compete for a permanent position in the competitive service under this section if—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employee applies for a position covered by this section not later than 2 years after the most recent date of separation; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employee’s most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subsection.”</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1109">SEC. 1109. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4092 of title 10, united states code, is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(8), in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2025</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2030</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(H)—</chapeau>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">10 positions</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">15 positions</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">3 such positions</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">5 such positions</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(A)—</chapeau>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraphs (B) and (H) of paragraph (1)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i)—</chapeau>
                                <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to any of</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to any of the</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and any of the 5 positions designated by the Director of the Space Development Agency</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Projects Agency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subclause>
                            </clause>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or the Director of the Space Development Agency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1109/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Space Development Agency,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Intelligence Center,</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1110" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1110">SEC. 1110. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1110/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Obsolete Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1109(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1110/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1109(d)(1) of such Act is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2027</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1111" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1111">SEC. 1111. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS OF MILITARY SPOUSES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1111/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (e) of section 573 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 5 U.S.C. 3330d note) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1111/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Opm Limitation and Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of such section is repealed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXI/s1112" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1112">SEC. 1112. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF CYBER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL TO PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1110(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (5 U.S.C. 3702 note; Public Law 111-84) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2026</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XII">TITLE XII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Assistance and Training</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1201.</designator><label>  Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1202.</designator><label>  Modifications to Reports on Security Cooperation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1203.</designator><label>  Modification of authority for participation in multinational centers of excellence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1204.</designator><label>  Modification of existing authorities to provide for an Irregular Warfare Center and a Regional Defense Fellowship Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1205.</designator><label>  Modification to authority to provide support for conduct of operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1206.</designator><label>  Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1207.</designator><label>  Modification and extension of authority to support border security operations of certain foreign countries.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1208.</designator><label>  Security cooperation programs with foreign partners to advance women, peace, and security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1209.</designator><label>  Review of implementation of prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1210.</designator><label>  Independent assessment of United States efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the military forces of Somalia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1211.</designator><label>  Security cooperation activities at Counter-UAS University.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1212.</designator><label>  Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1221.</designator><label>  Extension of authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1222.</designator><label>  Additional matters for inclusion in reports on oversight in Afghanistan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1223.</designator><label>  Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1231.</designator><label>  Modification of annual report on the military capabilities of Iran and related activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1232.</designator><label>  Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1233.</designator><label>  Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1234.</designator><label>  Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1235.</designator><label>  Prohibition on transfers to Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1236.</designator><label>  Report on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives abroad.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1237.</designator><label>  Assessment of support to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces to counter air and missile threats.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1238.</designator><label>  Interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1239.</designator><label>  Prohibition on transfers to Badr Organization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1240.</designator><label>  Report on United Nations arms embargo on Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Matters Relating to Russia</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1241.</designator><label>  Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1242.</designator><label>  Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United States and Russia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1243.</designator><label>  Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1244.</designator><label>  Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and other matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1245.</designator><label>  Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1246.</designator><label>  Report on Department of Defense plan for the provision of short and medium-term security assistance to Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1247.</designator><label>  Oversight of United States assistance to Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1251.</designator><label>  Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1252.</designator><label>  Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative to authorize use of funds for the Coast Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1253.</designator><label>  Modification of prohibition on participation of the People’s Republic of China in rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include cessation of genocide by China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1254.</designator><label>  Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1255.</designator><label>  Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1256.</designator><label>  Enhanced indications and warning for deterrence and dissuasion.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1257.</designator><label>  Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1258.</designator><label>  Reporting on institutions of higher education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1259.</designator><label>  Review of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments made by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and entities directed or backed by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1260.</designator><label>  Enhancing major defense partnership with India.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1261.</designator><label>  Pilot program to develop young civilian defense leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1262.</designator><label>  Report on bilateral agreements supporting United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1263.</designator><label>  Statement of policy on Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1264.</designator><label>  Sense of congress on joint exercises with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1265.</designator><label>  Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1271.</designator><label>  North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1272.</designator><label>  Sense of Congress on NATO and United States defense posture in Europe.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1273.</designator><label>  Report on Fifth Fleet capabilities upgrades.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1274.</designator><label>  Report on use of social media by foreign terrorist organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1275.</designator><label>  Report and feasibility study on collaboration to meet shared national security interests in East Africa.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1276.</designator><label>  Assessment of challenges to implementation of the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1277.</designator><label>  Modification and extension of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned aerial systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1278.</designator><label>  Sense of Congress and briefing on multinational force and observers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1279.</designator><label>  Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance and Training </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1201">SEC. 1201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL EXPENSES NECESSARY FOR PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY COLOMBIA UNDER THE UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA ACTION PLAN FOR REGIONAL SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1201/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="335">“SEC. 335. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s335">10 U.S.C. 335</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may pay the expendable training supplies, travel, subsistence, and similar personnel expenses of, and special compensation for, the following that the Secretary considers necessary for participation in the training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Defense personnel of friendly foreign governments.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With the concurrence of the Secretary of State, other personnel of friendly foreign governments and nongovernmental personnel.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority provided in subsection (a) may only be used for the payment of such expenses of, and special compensation for, such personnel from developing countries.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may authorize the payment of such expenses of, and special compensation for, such personnel from a country other than a developing country if the Secretary determines that such payment is—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">necessary to respond to extraordinary circumstances; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the national security interest of the United States.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1201/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“335.</designator><label> Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1202">SEC. 1202. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTS ON SECURITY COOPERATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support to Friendly Foreign Countries for Conduct Operations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each entity with which the applicable friendly foreign country is engaged in hostilities and whether each such entity is covered by an authorization for the use of military force.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense Institution Capacity Building.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">quarter</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Each fiscal year</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than February 1 of each year</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Build Capacity of Foreign Forces.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 333(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Quarterly</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Semi-Annual</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a quarterly</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a semi-annual</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">calendar quarter</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">180 days</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report on Security Cooperation Activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 386 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="386">“SEC. 386. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that sets forth, on a country-by-country basis, an overview of security cooperation activities carried out by the Department of Defense during the fiscal year in which such report is submitted, using the authorities specified in subsection (b).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each country and for the entirety of the period covered by such report, the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A narrative summary that provides—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a brief overview of the primary security cooperation objectives for the activities encompassed by the report; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of how such activities advance the theater security cooperation strategy of the relevant geographic combatant command.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A table that includes an aggregated amount with respect to each of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to amounts made available for section 332(a) of this title, the Department of Defense cost to provide any Department personnel as advisors to a ministry of defense.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to amounts made available for section 332(b) of this title, the Department of Defense incremental execution costs to conduct activities under such section.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to section 333 of this title, the value of all programs for which notice is required by such section.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to section 335 of this title, the total Department of Defense costs to fund expenses to attend training provided by the Government of Colombia that began during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to amounts made available for section 341 of this title, the Department of Defense manpower and travel costs to conduct bi-lateral state partnership program engagements with the partner country.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to amounts made available for section 342 of this title, the Department of Defense-funded, foreign-partner travel costs to attend a regional center activity that began during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to amounts made available for section 345 of this title, the estimated Department of Defense execution cost to complete all training that began during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to amounts made available for section 2561 of this title, the planned execution cost of completing humanitarian assistance activities for the partner country that were approved for the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A table that includes aggregated totals for each of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to section 311 of this title, the number of personnel from a partner country assigned to a Department of Defense organization.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to section 332(a) of this title, the number of Department of Defense personnel assigned as advisors to a ministry of defense.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to section 332(b) of this title, the number of activities conducted by the Department of Defense.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of new programs carried out during the period of the report that required notice under section 333 of this title.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to section 335 of this title, the number of partner country officials who participated in training provided by the Government of Colombia that began during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to section 341 of this title, the number of Department of Defense bilateral state partnership program engagements with the partner country that began during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to section 342 of this title, the number of partner country officials who participated in regional center activity that began during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to the authorities under sections 343, 345, 348, 349, 350 and 352 of this title, the total number 
of partner country personnel who began training during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to section 347 of this title, the number of cadets from the partner country that were enrolled in the Service Academies during the period of the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to amounts made available to carry out section 2561 of this title, the number of new humanitarian assistance projects funded through the Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid account that were approved during the period of the required report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A table that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each person from the partner country assigned to a Department of Defense organization pursuant to section 311 of this title—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the person is a member of the armed forces or a civilian;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rank of the person (if applicable); and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the component of the Department of Defense and location to which such person is assigned.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each civilian employee of the Department of Defense or member of the armed forces that was assigned, pursuant to section 332(a) of this title, as an advisor to a ministry of defense during the period of the report, a description of the object of the Department of Defense for such support and the name of the ministry or regional organization to which the employee or member was assigned.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each activity commenced under section 332(b) of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name of the supported ministry or regional organization;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the component of the Department of Defense that conducted the activity;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the duration of the activity; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the objective of the activity.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each program that required notice to Congress under section 333 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the units of the national security forces of the foreign country to which assistance was provided;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of operation capability assisted;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the nature of the assistance being provided; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated cost included in the notice provided for such assistance.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each Government of Colombia training activity which included Department of Defense funded participants under section 335 of this title that commenced during the period of the report—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the units of the defense personnel of the friendly foreign country to which the Department of Defense funded assistance was provided;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the units of the Government of Colombia that conducted the training activity;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the duration of the training activity provided by the Government of Colombia;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the objective of the training activity provided by the Government of Colombia.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each activity commenced under section 341 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the activity;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the duration of the activity;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of participating members of the National Guard; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of participating personnel of foreign country.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each activity of a Regional Center for Security Studies commenced under section 342 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the activity;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name of the Regional Center that sponsored the activity;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the location and duration of the training; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of officials from the foreign country who participated the activity.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each training event that commenced under sections 343, 345, 348, 349, 350, or 352 of this title during the period of the report—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the training;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the location and duration of the training; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of personnel of the foreign country trained.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each new project approved under section 2561 of this title during the period of the report and funded through the Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid account—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the title of the project;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the assistance to be provided; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the anticipated costs to provide such assistance.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s386">10 U.S.C. 386 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability of Amendment to Annual Report Requirements. </heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a report that was required to be submitted under section 386 of title 10, United States Code, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, that has not been submitted as of such date and relates to a year preceding fiscal year 2023, such a report may be submitted in accordance with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements of such section 386 as amended by subsection (d); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1202/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements of such section 386 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1203" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1203">SEC. 1203. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN MULTINATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 344(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1203/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1203/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1203/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the International Special Training Centre, established in 1979 and located in Pfullendorf, Germany.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1204">SEC. 1204. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE FOR AN IRREGULAR WARFARE CENTER AND A REGIONAL DEFENSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 345 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending the section heading to read as follows:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellowship Program</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Program Authorized</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Authorities</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operate and administer a Center for Strategic Studies in Irregular Warfare, to be known as the ‘Irregular Warfare Center’, in accordance with the requirements described in subsection (c); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out a program, to be known as the ‘Regional Defense Fellowship Program’, to provide for the education and training of foreign personnel described in paragraph (2) at military or civilian educational institutions, the Irregular Warfare Center, regional centers, conferences, seminars, or other training programs conducted for purposes of regional defense in connection with irregular warfare or combating terrorism.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) (as amended) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered costs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may pay the following costs associated with exercising the authorities under this section:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Costs of travel, subsistence, and similar personnel expenses of, and special compensation for—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">defense personnel of friendly foreign governments to attend activities of the Irregular Warfare Center or attend the Regional Defense Fellowship Program;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, other personnel of friendly foreign governments and non-governmental personnel to attend activities of the Irregular Warfare Center or attend the Regional Defense Fellowship Program; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">foreign personnel and United States Government personnel necessary for the administration and execution of the authorities under this section.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Costs associated with the administration and operation of the Irregular Warfare Center, including costs associated with—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research, communication, the exchange of ideas, curriculum development and review, and training of military and civilian participants of the United States and other countries, as the Secretary considers necessary; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintaining an international network of irregular warfare policymakers and practitioners to achieve the objectives of the Department of Defense and the Department of State.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Costs associated with strategic engagement with alumni of the Regional Defense Fellowship Program to address Department of Defense objectives and planning on irregular warfare and combating terrorism topics.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Regulations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Regulations for Regional Defense Fellowship Program</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The program authorized by subsection (a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The authorities granted to the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a)(1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Irregular Warfare Center.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The mission of the Irregular Warfare Center shall be to serve as a central mechanism for developing the irregular warfare knowledge of the Department of Defense and advancing the understanding of irregular warfare concepts and doctrine, in collaboration with key partners and allies, by—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating and aligning Department education curricula, standards, and objectives related to irregular warfare;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating research on irregular warfare, strategic competition, and the role of the Department in supporting interagency activities relating to irregular warfare;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engaging and coordinating with Federal departments and agencies and with academia, nongovernmental organizations, civil society, and international partners to discuss and coordinate efforts on security challenges in irregular warfare;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing curriculum and conducting training and education of military and civilian participants of the United States and other countries, as determined by the Secretary of Defense; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serving as a coordinating body and central repository for irregular warfare resources, including educational activities and programs, and lessons learned across components of the Department.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Employment and compensation of faculty.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the Irregular Warfare Center—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense may, subject to the availability of appropriations, employ a Director, a Deputy Director, and such civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers, as the Secretary considers necessary; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compensation of individuals employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partnership with institution of higher education.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In operating the Irregular Warfare Center, to promote integration throughout the United States Government and civil society across the full spectrum of irregular warfare competition and conflict challenges, the Secretary of Defense may partner with an institution of higher education (as such term is defined  
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Types of partnerships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may establish a partnership under subparagraph (A) by—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entering into an intergovernmental support agreement pursuant to section 2679 of this title; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entering into a contract or cooperative agreement or awarding a grant through the Defense Security Cooperation University.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall make a determination with respect to the desirability of partnering with an institution of higher education in a Government-owned, contractor-operated partnership, such as the partnership structure used by the Department of Defense for University Affiliated Research Centers, for meeting the mission requirements of the Irregular Warfare Center.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Roles and responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe guidance for the roles and responsibilities of the relevant components of the Department of Defense in the administration, operation, and oversight of the Irregular Warfare Center, which shall include the roles and responsibilities of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict in policy oversight and governance structure of the Center.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, as the Executive Agent in support of the operation of the Center.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other official of the Department of Defense, as determined by the Secretary.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)(1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e) (as redesignated)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)(1)(B)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of how the training from the previous year incorporated lessons learned from ongoing conflicts.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (e) (as redesignated) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Review of Irregular Warfare Center.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall conduct a review of the structure and activities of the Irregular Warfare Center to determine whether such structure and activities are appropriately aligned with the strategic priorities of the Department of Defense and the applicable combatant commands; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may, after an annual review under paragraph (1), revise the relevant structure and activities so as to more appropriately align such structure and activities with the strategic priorities and combatant commands.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 345 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“345.</designator><label> Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellowship Program.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Treatment as Regional Center for Security Studies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1299L(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4012; 10 U.S.C. 342 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that a Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare established under section 345 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), should be known as the “John S. McCain III Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan for Irregular Warfare Center.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a plan for establishing the structure, operations, and administration of the Irregular Warfare Center described in section 345(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timeline and milestones for the establishment of the Irregular Warfare Center; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1204/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">steps to enter into partnerships and resource agreements with academic institutions of the Department of Defense or other academic institutions, including any agreement for hosting or operating the Irregular Warfare Center.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1205" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1205">SEC. 1205. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (g)(1) of section 331 of title 10, United States Code, the aggregate value of all logistic support, supplies, and services provided under paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of subsection (c) of such section 331—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1205/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may not exceed $950,000,000; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1205/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 may not exceed $750,000,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1206" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1206">SEC. 1206. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1206/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1206/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1206/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1206/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$60,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$30,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1207" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1207">SEC. 1207. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1207/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (e) of section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1056; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking paragraph (4).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1207/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (h) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2025</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1208">SEC. 1208. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s301">10 U.S.C. 301 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS TO ADVANCE WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may conduct or support security cooperation programs and activities involving the national military forces or national-level security forces of a foreign country, or other covered personnel, to advise, train, and educate such forces or personnel with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the recruitment, employment, development, retention, promotion, and meaningful participation in decisionmaking of women;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic abuse, and other forms of violence that disproportionately impact women;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements of women, including providing appropriate equipment and facilities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of activities described in this subsection, including the integration of such activities into security-sector policy, planning, exercises, and training, as appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the assistance provided under this section and specifying the recipients of such assistance.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1208/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Covered Personnel Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">other covered personnel</quotedText>” means personnel of the ministry of defense or other governmental entity carrying out similar functions of a foreign country.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1209">SEC. 1209. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES THAT HAVE COMMITTED A GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the promotion of human rights is a critical element of Department of Defense security cooperation programs and activities that advance United States national security interests and values.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the commanders of the geographic combatant commands, shall initiate a review of the policies, guidance, and processes for Department of Defense-wide implementation of section 362 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review required by paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The standards and procedures by which the Secretary, before making a decision to provide assistance to a unit of a foreign security force under section 362 of title 10, United States Code, gives full consideration to credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, including credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by such unit.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The roles and responsibilities of Department of Defense components in implementing such section, including the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Partnerships, the geographic combatant commands, and the Office of the General Counsel, and whether such components are adequately funded, resourced, and manned to carry out their respective roles and responsibilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The standards and procedures by which the Secretary implements the exception under subsection (b) of such section based on a determination that all necessary corrective steps have been taken.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The standards and procedures by which the Secretary exercises the waiver authority under subsection (c) of such section based on a determination that a waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The policies, standards, and processes for the remediation of units of foreign security forces described in such section and resumption of assistance consistent with such section, and the effectiveness of such remediation process.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process by which the Secretary determines whether a unit of a foreign security force designated to receive training, equipment, or other assistance under such section is new or fundamentally different from its predecessor for which there was determined to be credible information that the unit had committed a gross violation of human rights.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings of review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (b) that includes any recommendations or corrective actions necessary with respect to the policies, guidance, and processes for Department of Defense-wide implementation of section 362 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Remediation process.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through fiscal year 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the remediation process under section 362 of title 10, United States Code, and resumption of assistance consistent with such section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the units of foreign security forces that currently have been determined under section 362 of title 10, United States Code, to be ineligible to receive Department of Defense training, equipment, or other assistance.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each unit identified under clause (i), the date on which such determination was made.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of requests submitted by geographic combatant commands for review by a remediation review panel with respect to resumption of assistance to a unit of a foreign security force that has been denied assistance under such section, disaggregated by geographic combatant command.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the preceding reporting period, the number of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/B/iv/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remediation review panels convened; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/B/iv/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cases resolved.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1209/c/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1210">SEC. 1210. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO TRAIN, ADVISE, ASSIST, AND EQUIP THE MILITARY FORCES OF SOMALIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall provide for an independent assessment of Department of Defense efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the military forces of Somalia.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conduct of Assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To conduct the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall select—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a federally funded research and development center; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an independent, nongovernmental institute described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that has recognized credentials and expertise in national security and military affairs appropriate for the assessment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The evolution of United States approaches to training, advising, assisting, and equipping the military forces of Somalia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department has an established plan, with objectives and milestones, for the effort to train, advise, assist, and equip such forces;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">advisory efforts are meeting objectives, including whether and the manner in which—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advisors track the operational effectiveness of such forces; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any such data informs future training and advisory efforts;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department sufficiently engages, collaborates, and deconflicts with—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other Federal departments and agencies that conduct assistance and advisory engagements with such forces; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">international and multilateral entities that conduct assistance and advisory engagements with such forces; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department has established and enforced a policy, processes, and procedures for accountability relating to equipment provided by the United States to such forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Factors that have hindered, or may in the future hinder, the development of professional, sustainable, and capable such forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the effort to train, advise, assist, and equip such forces, the extent to which the December 2020 decision to reduce and reposition outside Somalia the majority of the members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to carry out the effort has impacted the effectiveness of the effort.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2023, the entity selected to conduct the assessment required by subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees a report containing the findings of the assessment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1210/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, up to $1,000,000 shall be made available for the assessment required by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1211" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1211">SEC. 1211. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES AT COUNTER-UAS UNIVERSITY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on how the Department of Defense intends to bolster security cooperation activities with allies and partners at the C-UAS University, including an identification of any shortfalls in resourcing or gaps in authorities that could inhibit these security cooperation efforts.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1212">SEC. 1212. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s311">10 U.S.C. 311 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and in coordination with the commanders of the geographic combatant commands, may establish a pilot program, to be known as the “Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program” (in this section referred to as the “pilot program”) to support engagement with national security forces of partner countries on defense-related environmental and operational energy issues in support of the theater campaign plans of the geographic combatant commands.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may carry out the pilot program during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program shall be limited to the following purposes:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To build relationships with the national security forces of partner countries in support of the efforts of the Department of Defense to engage in long-term strategic competition.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To sustain the mission capability and forward posture of the Armed Forces of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To enhance the capability, capacity, and resilience of the national security forces of partner countries.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibited assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not use the pilot program to provide assistance that is in violation of section 362 of title 10, United States Code, or otherwise prohibited by law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security cooperation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall plan and prioritize assistance, training, and exercises with partner countries pursuant to the pilot program in a manner that is consistent with applicable guidance relating to security cooperation program and activities of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sustainment and non-lethal assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A program under subsection (a) may include the provision of sustainment and non-lethal assistance, including training, defense services, and supplies (including consumables).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 and available for operation and maintenance, the Secretary may make available $15,000,000 to support the pilot program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In providing security cooperation for the purposes described in section (c)(1), the Secretary shall prioritize efforts based on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the priorities of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operational relevance of the effort;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the need of the foreign partner; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">programs in less developed countries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each year the Secretary carries out the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on obligations and expenditures made to carry out the pilot program during the fiscal year that precedes the year during which each such report is submitted.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall submit each such report not later than March 1 of each year during which the Secretary has authority to carry out the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An accounting of each obligation and expenditure made to carry out the pilot program, disaggregated, where applicable, by partner country and national security forces of a partner country.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the manner in which each such obligation or expenditure—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supports the national defense of the United States; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in accordance with limitations described in subsection (c).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/f/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matter the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Cessation of Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for the Department of Defense may be made available for the “Defense Environmental International Cooperation Program”. During the period specified in subsection (b), all activities and functions of the “Defense Environmental International Cooperation Program” may only be carried out under the pilot program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stA/s1212/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section the terms “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">defense services</quotedText>”, “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">national security forces</term>”, and “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">training</quotedText>” have the meaning given those terms in section 301 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stB/s1221" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1221">SEC. 1221. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2033</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stB/s1222" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1222">SEC. 1222. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR INCLUSION IN REPORTS ON OVERSIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1069(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1912) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stB/s1222/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (16) as paragraphs (14) through (21), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stB/s1222/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the status of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">defense intelligence assets dedicated to Afghanistan and used by the Department of Defense, including the types and amounts of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage over Afghanistan during the period covered by the report; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of the United States to detect emerging threats emanating from Afghanistan against the United States, its allies, and its partners.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of local or indigenous counterterrorism partners of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of risks to the mission and risks to United States military personnel involved in over-the-horizon counterterrorism operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update on Department of Defense efforts to secure new basing or access agreements with countries in Central Asia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update on the policy guidance for counterterrorism operations of the Department of Defense in Afghanistan.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stB/s1222/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Afganistan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Afghanistan</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stB/s1223" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1223">SEC. 1223. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available for the operation of any aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport currency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1231" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1231">SEC. 1231. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1245(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1231/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and regional militant groups</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, regional militant groups, and Iranian-linked proxy groups, in particular those forces as having been assessed as to be willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of Iran or in response to a military attack by another country on Iran;</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1231/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1231/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types and amount of support to be assessed under subparagraph (B) shall include support provided to Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Asa’ib ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Badr Organization, the Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar Allah (also known as the ‘Houthis’);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the threat from Special Groups in Iraq, including Kata’ib Hezbollah and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, to United States and coalition forces located in Iraq and Syria;”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1231/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (I), as redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1231/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all formal or informal agreements involving a strategic military or security partnership with the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, or any proxies of either such country.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1232" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1232">SEC. 1232. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1232/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Source of Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1045; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1232/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Availability of Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for travel expenses, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which a staffing plan for the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq is implemented.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1232/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may waive the restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds imposed by subsection (b) if the Secretary of Defense determines that implementation of such a staffing plan is not feasible and submits to the congressional defense committees, at the time the waiver is invoked, a notification of the waiver that includes a justification detailing the reasons for which such a plan cannot be implemented.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1233" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1233">SEC. 1233. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1233/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1233/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Cost of Construction and Repair Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (l)(3)(D) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1234" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1234">SEC. 1234. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1234/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1234/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (g) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1234/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1234/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$345,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$358,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1234/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Cost of Construction and Repair Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (o)(5) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1235" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1235">SEC. 1235. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2241">10 U.S.C. 2241 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO IRAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available to transfer or facilitate a transfer of pallets of currency, currency, or other items of value to the Government of Iran, any subsidiary of such Government, or any agent or instrumentality of Iran.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1236">SEC. 1236. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS-AFFILIATED OPERATIVES ABROAD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a detailed description of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives serving in diplomatic and consular posts abroad; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ways in which the Department of State and the Department of Defense are working with partner countries to inform them of the threat posed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated officials serving in diplomatic and consular roles in third party countries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1236/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1237">SEC. 1237. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF SUPPORT TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES TO COUNTER AIR AND MISSILE THREATS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on support to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces to counter air and missile threats.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the threat from missiles, rockets, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to United States and coalition armed forces located in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the current state of air defense capabilities of United States and coalition armed forces located in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of perceived gaps in air defense capabilities of United States and coalition armed forces and the implications for the security of such forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for training or equipment needed to overcome the assessed air defense deficiencies of United States and coalition armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the current state of the air defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the perceived gaps in air defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of recommended training and equipment and available level of equipment to maximize air defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1237/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1238">SEC. 1238. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO DISRUPT AND DISMANTLE NARCOTICS PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING AND AFFILIATED NETWORKS LINKED TO THE REGIME OF BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN SYRIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Captagon trade linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria is a transnational security threat; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States should develop and implement an interagency strategy to deny, degrade, and dismantle Assad-linked narcotics production and trafficking networks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/b/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall provide a written strategy (with a classified annex, if necessary), to the appropriate congressional committees for disrupting and dismantling narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed plan for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">targeting, disrupting and degrading networks that directly and indirectly support the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime, particularly through diplomatic and intelligence support to law enforcement investigations; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">building counter-narcotics capacity to partner countries through assistance and training to law enforcement services in countries (other than Syria) that are receiving or transiting large quantities of Captagon;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of the countries that are receiving or transiting large shipments of Captagon;</content></clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the counter-narcotics capacity of such countries to interdict or disrupt the smuggling of Captagon; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of current United States assistance and training programs to build such capacity in such countries;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of sanctions, including sanctions authorized under section the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note; title LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116-92), and associated actions to target individuals and entities directly or indirectly associated with the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of global diplomatic engagements associated with the economic pressure campaign against the Assad regime to target its narcotics infrastructure;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">leveraging multilateral institutions and cooperation with international partners to disrupt the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1238/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mobilizing a public communications campaign to increase awareness of the extent of the connection of the Assad regime to the illicit narcotics trade.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1239" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1239">SEC. 1239. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2241">10 U.S.C. 2241 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO BADR ORGANIZATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, to the Badr Organization.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1240" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1240">SEC. 1240. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO ON IRAN. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an unclassified report, which may include a classified annex, that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1240/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed assessment of whether and how Iranian arms proliferation, particularly drone proliferation, has increased following the expiration of the United Nations arms embargo on Iran in October 2020; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stC/s1240/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the measures that the Departments of State and Defense are taking to constrain Iran’s ability to supply, sell, or transfer, directly or indirectly, arms or related materiel, including spare parts, to include Iranian proliferation of drones.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Relating to Russia </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1241">SEC. 1241. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Provide Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1608) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Provide Assistance.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts available for a fiscal year under subsection (f) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide, for the purposes described in paragraph (2), appropriate security assistance and intelligence support, including training, equipment, and logistics support, supplies and services, salaries and stipends, and sustainment, to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the military and national security forces of Ukraine; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other forces or groups recognized by, and under the authority of, the Government of Ukraine, including governmental entities within Ukraine that are engaged in resisting Russian aggression.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes described in this paragraph are as follows:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To enhance the capabilities of the military and other security forces of the Government of Ukraine to defend against further aggression.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To assist Ukraine in developing the combat capability to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To support the Government of Ukraine in defending itself against actions by Russia and Russian-backed separatists.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Security Assistance and Intelligence Support.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of such section is amended in paragraph (4) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities, including tactical surveillance systems and fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, such as attack, strike, airlift, and surveillance aircraft.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Funds.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">funds available for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (f)(7)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">funds available for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to subsection (f)(8)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (5); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of certification requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the State, may waive the certification requirement in paragraph (2) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a written certification, not later than 5 days after exercising the waiver, that doing so is in the national interest of the United States due to exigent circumstances caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Inventory and Other Sources.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and to recover or dispose of such weapons or other defense articles, or to make available such weapons or articles to ally and partner governments to replenish comparable stocks which ally or partner governments have provided to the Government of Ukraine,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and defense services</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 10 days before providing replenishment to an ally or partner government pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification containing the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the recipient foreign country.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the articles to be provided, including the dollar value, origin, and capabilities associated with the articles.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the articles provided to Ukraine to be replenished, including the dollar value, origin, and capabilities associated with the articles.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The impact on United States stocks and readiness of transferring the articles.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any security, intellectual property, or end use monitoring issues associated with transferring the articles.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For fiscal year 2023, $800,000,000.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (h) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of Certification Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the second subsection (g) as subsection (i); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1241/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expedited Notification Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 15 days before providing assistance or support under subsection (a), or as far in advance as is practicable if the Secretary of Defense determines, on a case-by-case basis, that extraordinary circumstances exist that impact the national security of the United States, the Secretary shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification containing a detailed description of the assistance or support to be provided, including—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the objectives of such assistance or support;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the budget for such assistance or support; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expected or estimated timeline for delivery of such assistance or support.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1242" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1242">SEC. 1242. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2488), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2021, or 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1243" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1243">SEC. 1243. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3936) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1243/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1243/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (24) as paragraph (26); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1243/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (23) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">“(24) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The impacts of United States sanctions on improvements to the Russian military and its proxies, including an assessment of the impacts of the maintenance or revocation of such sanctions.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="25">“(25) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how Russian private military companies are being utilized to advance the political, economic, and military interests of the Russian Federation;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the direct or indirect threats Russian private military companies present to United States security interests; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how sanctions that are currently in place to impede or deter Russian private military companies from continuing their malign activities have impacted the Russian private military companies’ behavior.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1243/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1243/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Committee on Armed Services</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1243/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, the Select Committee on Intelligence,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Committee on Armed Services</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1244">SEC. 1244. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO UKRAINE , TAIWAN, AND ISRAEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Authorizations for Covered Agreements Related to Ukraine.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered agreement defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered agreement</quotedText>” includes a contract, subcontract, transaction, or modification of a contract, subcontract, or transaction awarded by the Department of Defense—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to build or replenish the stocks of critical munitions and other defense articles of the Department;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide materiel and related services to foreign allies and partners that have provided support to Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide materiel and related services to Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public interest.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A covered agreement may be presumed to be in the public interest for purposes of meeting the requirements of subsection (a)(7) of section 3204 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedures.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(7) of section 3204 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to a covered agreement—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the head of an agency may delegate the authority under that subsection to an officer or employee who—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an officer or employee who is a member of the Armed Forces, is serving in a grade at or above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a civilian officer or employee, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is equivalent to or higher than the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 7 days before using the applicable procedures under section 3204 of title 10, United States Code, the head of an agency, or a designee of the head of an agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notification of the use of such procedures.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Documentation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with paragraph (4)(C) of subsection (e) of section 3204 of title 10, United States Code, the documentation otherwise required by 
paragraph (1) of such subsection is not required in the case of a covered agreement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement authorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The special emergency procurement authorities provided under subsections (b) and (c) of section 1903 of title 41, United States Code, may be used by the Department of Defense for a covered agreement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Undefinitized contractual actions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of an agency may waive the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of section 3372 of title 10, United States Code, for a covered agreement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical data packages for large-caliber cannon.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirements of section 7542 of title 10, United States Code, do not apply to the transfer of technical data to an international partner for the production of large-caliber cannons and associated parts produced for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the replacement of defense articles from stocks of the Department of Defense provided to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/5/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/5/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of Defense to provide materiel directly to Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use by Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary exemption from certified cost and pricing data requirements.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, the requirements under section 3702 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to a covered agreement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An exemption under subparagraph (A) shall also apply to subcontracts under prime contracts that are exempt under this paragraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Price reasonableness.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In awarding or modifying a covered agreement pursuant to a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall base price reasonableness determinations on actual cost and pricing data for purchases of the same or similar products for the Department of Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 7 days after the exercise of authority under subsection (a) the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the specific authority exercised, the relevant contract, and the estimated reductions in schedule.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of temporary authorizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2028.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Cooperative Logistic Support Agreements: NATO Countries.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2350d of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">logistic support</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">acquisition and logistics support</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">logistics support</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">acquisition and logistics support</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">logistic support</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">acquisition and logistics support</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">logistics support</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">armaments and logistics support</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Partnership Agreement</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Partnership Agreement or Arrangement</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">supply and acquisition of logistics support in Europe for requirements</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">supply, services, support, and acquisition, including armaments for requirements</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">supply and acquisition are appropriate</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">supply, services, support, and acquisition are appropriate</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">logistics support</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">acquisition and logistics support</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Multiyear Procurement Authority for Certain Munitions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for multiyear procurement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the provisions of section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, set forth in paragraph (3), the head of an agency may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for systems, items, services, and logistics support associated with the systems identified in this paragraph (1), beginning in fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2024, for the procurement of up to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">864,000 XM1128, XM1113, M107, and M795 (155mm rounds);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">12,000 AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">700 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1,700 MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">2,600 Harpoons;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1,250 Naval Strike Missiles;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">106,000 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">3,850 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">5,600 FIM-92 Stinger;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">28,300 FGM-148 Javelin;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">5,100 AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">2,250,000 Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">12,050 155m Excalibur M982A1;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">950 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">3,100 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1,500 Standard Missle-6 Missiles (SM-6);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/Q" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Q">(Q) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">5,100 Sidewinder Missiles (AIM-9X);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/R" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="R">(R) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">3,300 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/S" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="S">(S) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1,100 Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/T" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="T">(T) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">550 Mark 48 Torpedoes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/U" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="U">(U) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1,650 RIM–162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1,980 RIM–116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/1/W" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="W">(W) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">11,550 Small Diameter Bomb IIs (SDB–II).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The systems authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering such programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limited applicability of other law.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In applying section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, to paragraph (1), only the following provisions of that section shall apply:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (g), in which the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contract described in subsection (a)</quotedText>” shall mean a contract awarded pursuant to the authority of this subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (i)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (l)(3).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for advance procurement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes described in paragraph (1), the head of an agency may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with a program for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under paragraph (1) and for systems and subsystems associated with such program in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Condition for out-year contract payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2023 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">head of an agency</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Army;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Navy; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1244/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Air Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1245" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1245">SEC. 1245. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1245/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023, 2024, or 2025 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over territory internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory Russia claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1245/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1245/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1245/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the date on which the waiver is invoked, submits a notification of the waiver and a justification of the reason for seeking the waiver to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1245/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1245/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1246" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1246">SEC. 1246. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF SHORT AND MEDIUM-TERM SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1246/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report outlining in detail the plan of the Department of Defense for the provision of security assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1246/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1246/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">primary focus areas for the provision of security assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine by the Department of Defense, including priority capabilities, the funding streams used, and a plan to fulfill training, maintenance, and sustainment requirements associated with such assistance—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1246/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the next 3 to 6 months; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1246/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">over the next 12 to 24 months; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1246/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1247">SEC. 1247. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continued assistance to Ukraine as it fights against the unjust and unprovoked attack by Russia is of critical importance to United States national security interests, and oversight and transparency for such assistance is essential to ensure effective and sustained support;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the executive branch has established the interagency Ukraine Oversight Working Group, which focuses on conducting comprehensive oversight, and issued the interagency U.S. Plan to Counter Illicit Diversion of Certain Advanced Conventional Weapons in Eastern Europe, a whole-of-government effort to advance accountability and end-use monitoring of weapons provided in response to the Ukraine crisis, and continued attention and regular briefings to relevant congressional oversight committees on such efforts is imperative;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each United States department and agency providing or facilitating assistance to Ukraine should continue to implement and institutionalize appropriate transparency, accountability, and end-use monitoring measures, including exploring creative approaches to overcoming the challenges associated with delivering assistance during an active armed conflict, as is detailed in the interagency Plan to Counter Illicit Diversion;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Inspectors General must continue to carry out comprehensive oversight and conduct reviews, audits, investigations, and inspections of United States support and activities carried out in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, and provide regular briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on their findings;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States and its allies and partners should continue to support Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions and e-platforms, including the National Agency for Corruption Prevention, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, in their work to ensure effective assistance delivery and prevent incidents of waste, fraud, and abuse; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ukrainian authorities should also continue to establish new transparency, accountability, and end-use monitoring initiatives both independently and in partnership with relevant United States departments and agencies and other international partners, and the United States should continue to work with counterparts in Ukraine and other countries supporting their efforts to further mutual efforts to strengthen and institutionalize accountability measures and mechanisms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than April 1, 2023, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in conjunction with the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development and in consultation with other Inspectors General as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the oversight framework established with respect to United States assistance to Ukraine.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to be included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by this subsection shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The framework the relevant Inspectors General are currently using or plan to adopt to oversee assistance to Ukraine in the immediate and longer term, including an identification of the United States departments and agencies providing or facilitating such assistance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether there are any gaps in oversight over the activities and funds for assistance to Ukraine.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any failures by United States, bilateral, or multilateral organizations to work with such Inspectors General in a timely and transparent manner.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the footprint in Europe of such Inspectors General for purposes of oversight of assistance to Ukraine, including presence and access in Ukraine.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable and appropriate, a description of any known incidents of the misuse of assistance to Ukraine, including incidents of waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, or corruption.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any lessons learned from the manner in which oversight over assistance to Ukraine has been conducted.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any findings or recommendations with respect to assistance to Ukraine.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stD/s1247/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1251">SEC. 1251. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended as follows:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In paragraph (5)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">special operations,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">theater-level commands,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">A summary</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a summary</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In paragraph (7)(B)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Middle East.”</content>
                                </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1251/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In paragraph (8), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Special operations capabilities.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1252" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1252">SEC. 1252. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE TO AUTHORIZE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE COAST GUARD. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsection (f):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Funds for Coast Guard Personnel and Capabilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may use funds made available under this section to facilitate the participation of Coast Guard personnel in, and the use of Coast Guard capabilities for, training, exercises, and other activities with foreign countries under this section.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1253" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1253">SEC. 1253. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) NAVAL EXERCISES TO INCLUDE CESSATION OF GENOCIDE BY CHINA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1259(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 321 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1253/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1253/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1253/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ceased committing genocide in China, as articulated in the Department of State’s Country Report on Human Rights Practices released on April 12, 2022, and engaged in a credible justice and accountability process for all victims of such genocide.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1254">SEC. 1254. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Resourcing United States Defense Requirements for the Indo-Pacific Region and Study on Competitive Strategies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2023 and 2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2024 and 2025</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (v), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security cooperation activities or resources</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security cooperation authorities, activities, or resources</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (vi)(I)(aa)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subitem (AA), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to modernize and strengthen the</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to improve the posture and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subitem (FF)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to improve</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to modernize and improve</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1254/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A budget display, prepared with the assistance of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), that compares the independent assessment of the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command with the amounts contained in the budget display for the applicable fiscal year under subsection (f).”</content>
                                    </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1255" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1255">SEC. 1255. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1256">SEC. 1256. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCED INDICATIONS AND WARNING FOR DETERRENCE AND DISSUASION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Program for Enhanced Indications and Warning.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency may establish a program to increase warning time of potential aggression by adversary nation states, focusing especially on the United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States European Command areas of operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director establishes the program under paragraph (1), the program shall be known as the “Program for Enhanced Indications and Warning” (in this section referred to as the “Program”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the Program that may be established under paragraph (1) is to gain increased warning time to provide time for the Department of Defense to mount deterrence and dissuasion actions to persuade adversaries to refrain from aggression, including through potential revelations or demonstrations of capabilities and actions to create doubt in the minds of adversary leaders regarding the prospects for military success.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Head of Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director establishes the Program, the Director shall appoint a defense intelligence officer to serve as the mission manager for the Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The mission manager for the Program shall be known as the “Program Manager for Enhanced Indications and Warning” (in this section referred to as the “Program Manager”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sources of Information and Analysis.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director establishes the Program, the Program Manager shall ensure that the Program makes use of all available sources of information, from public, commercial, and classified sources across the intelligence community and the Department of Defense, and advanced analytics, including artificial intelligence, to establish a system capable of discerning deviations from normal patterns of behavior and activity that may indicate preparations for military actions.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Integration With Other Programs.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director establishes the Program, the Program shall be supported, as appropriate, by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, the Maven project, by capabilities sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and programs already underway within the Defense Intelligence Agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director establishes the Program, the Director shall seek to engage in agreements to integrate information and capabilities from other components of the intelligence community to facilitate the purpose of the Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director establishes the Program, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through 2027, the Program Manager shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the status of the activities of the Program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1256/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1257" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1257">SEC. 1257. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1257/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to knowingly provide active and direct support to any film, television, or other entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1257/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written certification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1257/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2241">10 U.S.C. 2241 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a policy that describes how the Department of Defense will review requests to provide active or direct support to any film, television,  
or other entertainment project. The policy shall include ways to assess Chinese influence or potential influence over the content of a film, television, or other entertainment project, actions the Department can take to prevent Chinese censorship of a project, and criteria the Department shall use when evaluating requests to support a project.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1257/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the official travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 95 percent may be obligated or expended until the policy required by subsection (c) is released and transmitted to the congressional defense committees.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1258">SEC. 1258. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTING ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall identify each entity that is an institution of higher education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China that provides material support to the People’s Liberation Army.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Factors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to an entity, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Material support to the implementation of the military-civil fusion strategy of China.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Material relationship with the Chinese State Administration for Science, Technology, and Industry for the National Defense.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funding received from any organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Supporting or enabling relationship with any security, defense, or police forces within the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other factor the Secretary determines is appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each entity identified pursuant to subsection (a) in unclassified form, with a classified annex, if necessary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1258/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">People’s Liberation Army</quotedText>” means the land, naval, and air military services, the People’s Armed Police, the Strategic Support Force, the Rocket Force, and any other related security element within the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party that the Secretary determines is appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1259">SEC. 1259. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF PORT AND PORT-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND ENTITIES DIRECTED OR BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other agency the Secretary of State considers necessary, shall conduct a review of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments critical to the interests and national security of the United States made by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entities directed or backed by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entities with beneficial owners that include the Government of the People’s Republic of China or a private company controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments described in that subsection, prioritized in order of the purchases or investments that pose the greatest threat to United States economic, defense, and foreign policy interests.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the effects the consolidation of such investments, or the assertion of control by the Government of the People’s Republic of China over entities described in paragraph (2) or (3) of that subsection, would have on Department of State and Department of Defense contingency plans.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the integration into ports of technologies developed and produced by the Government of the People’s Republic of China or entities described in paragraphs (2) or (3) of that subsection, and the data and cyber security risks posed by such integration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of past and planned efforts by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, with the support of the Director of National Intelligence, to address such purchases, investments, and consolidation of investments or assertion of control.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the review required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State may coordinate with the head of any other Federal agency, as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the review under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Port.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">port</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any port—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the navigable waters of the United States; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is considered by the Secretary of State to be critical to United States interests; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any harbor, marine terminal, or other shoreside facility used principally for the movement of goods on inland waters that the Secretary of State considers critical to United States interests.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Port-related infrastructure.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">port-related infrastructure</quotedText>” includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">crane equipment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">logistics, information, and communications systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1259/e/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other infrastructure the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1260">SEC. 1260. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCING MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall direct appropriate personnel within the Department of Defense to seek to engage appropriate counterparts within the Ministry of Defence of India for the purpose of expanding cooperation on emerging technologies, readiness, and logistics.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Topics.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">At a minimum, the personnel described in subsection (a) shall seek to engage their counterparts in the Ministry of Defense of India on the following topics:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Intelligence collection capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unmanned aerial vehicles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fourth and fifth generation aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Depot-level maintenance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint research and development.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fifth generation wireless communication and Open Radio Access Network technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Defensive cyber capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cold-weather capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Critical and emerging technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of expanding cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India on the topics described in subsection (b);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of other opportunities to expand cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India on topics other than the topics described in such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any challenges, including agreements, authorities, and resourcing, that need to be addressed so as to expand cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India on the topics described in such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an articulation of security considerations to ensure the protection of research and development, intellectual property, and United States-provided equipment from being stolen or exploited by adversaries;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of opportunities for academia and private industry to participate in expanded cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a discussion of opportunities and challenges related to reducing India’s reliance on Russian-built weapons and defense systems; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1260/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1261">SEC. 1261. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s311">10 U.S.C. 311 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP YOUNG CIVILIAN DEFENSE LEADERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may establish, using existing authorities of the Department of Defense, a pilot program to enhance engagement of the Department with young civilian defense and security leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The activities of the pilot program under subsection (a) shall include training of, and engagement with, young civilian leaders from foreign partner ministries of defense and other appropriate ministries with a defense-related national security mission in the Indo-Pacific region for purposes of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation between—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">civilian leaders in the Department; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">civilian leaders in foreign partner ministries of defense and other appropriate ministries with a defense-related national security mission; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">building the capacity of young civilian leaders in foreign partner ministries of defense and other appropriate ministries with a defense-related national security mission to promote civilian control of the military, respect for human rights, and adherence to the law of armed conflict.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize engagement with civilian leaders in foreign partner ministries of defense and other appropriate ministries with a defense-related national security mission who are 40 years of age or younger.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Design of pilot program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the design of the pilot program under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Progress briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date on which the pilot program terminates under subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the pilot program that includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the activities conducted and the results of such activities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of existing authorities used to carry out the pilot program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations related to new authorities or modifications to existing authorities necessary to more effectively achieve the objectives of the pilot program; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2026.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1261/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1262">SEC. 1262. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the adequacy of existing bilateral defense and security agreements between the United States and foreign governments that support the existing and planned military posture of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An accounting of existing bilateral defense and security agreements that support the military posture of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, by country and type.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An articulation of the need for new bilateral defense and security agreements, by country and type, to support a more distributed United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region, as outlined by the Global Force Posture Review, including agreements necessary—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish new cooperative security locations, forward operating locations, and other locations in support of distributed operations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enable exercises and a more rotational force presence.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the relative priority of the agreements articulated under paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any specific request, financial or otherwise, made by a foreign government or a Federal agency other than the Department of Defense that complicates the completion of such agreements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of Department activities planned for the current and subsequent fiscal year that are intended to contribute to the completion of such agreements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the manner in which the necessity for such agreements is communicated to, and coordinated with, the Secretary of State.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1262/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1263" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1263">SEC. 1263. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3357a">22 U.S.C. 3357a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATEMENT OF POLICY ON TAIWAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1263/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et. seq.), it shall be the policy of the United States to maintain the capacity of the United States to resist a fait accompli that would jeopardize the security of the people on Taiwan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1263/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fait Accompli Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fait accompli</quotedText>” refers to the resort to force by the People’s Republic of China to invade and seize control of Taiwan before the United States can respond effectively.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1264">SEC. 1264. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JOINT EXERCISES WITH TAIWAN. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">joint military exercises with Taiwan are an important component of improving military readiness;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command possesses the authority to carry out such joint military exercises, including those that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">involve multiple warfare domains and exercise secure communications between the forces of the United States, Taiwan, and other foreign partners;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate the participation of multiple combatant and subordinate unified commands; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">present complex military challenges, including the multi-domain capabilities of a capable adversary;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States should seek to use existing authorities more effectively to improve the readiness of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1264/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the naval forces of Taiwan should be invited to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as appropriate, conducted in 2024.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1265">SEC. 1265. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China, including by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960, including by developing advanced military capabilities, fostering interoperability across all domains, and improving sharing of information and intelligence;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reinforcing the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces deployed to the country and affirming the United States commitment to extended deterrence using the full range of United States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America, signed at San Francisco, September 1, 1951, and through the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (commonly known as “AUKUS”)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to advance shared security objectives;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to accelerate the fielding of advanced military capabilities; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to build the capacity of emerging partners;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advancing United States alliances with the Philippines and Thailand and United States partnerships with other partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial integrity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional architecture;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">broadening United States engagement with India, including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to advance the shared objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral engagements and participation in military exercises, expanded defense trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid and disaster response; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enable greater cooperation on maritime security and the threat of global pandemics, including COVID-19;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening the United States partnership with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan’s defensive military capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait relations;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States and continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and the Armed Forces of the United States, including through participation in combined exercises and training;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and other Pacific Island countries, with the goal of strengthening regional security and addressing issues of mutual concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and other members of the European Union and the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization to build connectivity and advance a shared vision for the region that is principled, long-term, and anchored in democratic resilience; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stE/s1265/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">investing in enhanced military posture and capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, identified by the Department of Defense as its priority theater, and strengthening cooperation in bilateral relationships, multilateral partnerships, and other international fora to uphold global security and shared principles, with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1271" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1271">SEC. 1271. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1271/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section 2350r:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2350r">“SEC. 2350r. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2350r">10 U.S.C. 2350r</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for operation and maintenance for the Army, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up to $50,000,000, to be derived from amounts made available for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this section as ‘NATO’) operations, for each such fiscal year for the purposes set forth in subsection (b).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall provide funds for the NATO Special Operations Headquarters—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve coordination and cooperation between the special operations forces of NATO countries and countries approved by the North Atlantic Council as NATO partners;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate joint operations by the special operations forces of NATO countries and such NATO partners;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support special operations forces peculiar command, control, and communications capabilities;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote special operations forces intelligence and informational requirements within the NATO structure; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote interoperability through the development of common equipment standards, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and through execution of a multinational education and training program.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1271/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2350r.</designator><label> North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1271/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s1928">22 U.S.C. 1928 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2541) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1272">SEC. 1272. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATO AND UNITED STATES DEFENSE POSTURE IN EUROPE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress as follows:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Russian Federation’s further invasion of Ukraine poses a grave threat to United States security and interests around the globe and to the rules-based international order, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Russian Federation has demonstrated a complete disregard for the safety of civilians during its unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which has involved indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas and executions of noncombatants.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States stands with the people of Ukraine and condemns the heinous acts committed by the Russian Federation against them, and Congress strongly supports continued assistance to Ukraine to sustain its ability to repel Russian invasion forces and continue to retake its sovereign territory.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">NATO remains the strongest and most successful military alliance in the world, founded on a commitment by its members to uphold the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law. The NATO alliance has grown more robust and more united in response to Russia’s 2022 further invasion of Ukraine, as allies have enhanced their deterrence and defense posture, and continued to send military aid to bolster Ukraine’s defenses.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strongly supports the path of Sweden and Finland toward NATO membership, as evidenced by the overwhelming bipartisan Senate vote providing advice and consent to the ratification of the Protocols of the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">urges all NATO allies who have not ratified their accession to do so as soon as possible;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reaffirms its ironclad commitment to NATO as the foundation of transatlantic security and to upholding its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, including Article 5; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourages NATO members to move swiftly to meet their commitments made at the June 2022 NATO Summit to expand NATO’s multinational battle groups and enhance military posture on NATO’s eastern flank, and to urgently continue progress on meeting their Wales Pledge commitments, capability targets, contributions to NATO missions and operations, and resilience commitments.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">America’s European allies and partners have—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made significant contributions to Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion, including critical military, economic, and humanitarian aid, sanctions, and export controls, to erode Russia’s ability to sustain its aggression; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees forced to flee their homeland.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States must continue to work with these allies and partners to sustain this support, to collectively reconstitute weapons stocks, and to maintain unified resolve to reduce threats to critical infrastructure ranging from Russia’s weaponization of energy to China’s predatory investments in transportation and telecommunications infrastructure.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States should develop and implement a long-term plan to adapt United States posture in Europe to 
the altered threat environment. The elevated United States posture currently in Europe is crucial in the current threat environment, and the United States posture changes announced during the June 2022 NATO Summit are important steps, including the establishment of the first permanently stationed headquarters in Poland, the commitment to maintain a rotational brigade combat team and headquarters in Romania, enhanced rotations to the Baltic countries, and the forward-stationing of two additional destroyers in Rota, Spain.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) investments have proven crucial to United States and NATO abilities to rapidly reinforce the European theater leading up to and during Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. The United States should continue robust investments through EDI, including further enhancing United States posture in Europe and maintaining a committed schedule of exercises with allies.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Black Sea is critical to United States interests and to the security of NATO in the region, given Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine and Russia’s attempts to directly intimidate, coerce, and otherwise influence countries in this region. These allies’ and partners’ security will have major consequences for broader European security and collective efforts to enhance Black Sea countries’ defense and resilience capabilities are essential. In addition, the United States and NATO should consider adopting robust intergovernmental and interagency strategies for the Black Sea, to facilitate further collaboration among all countries in the region.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania play a critical role in strategic efforts to continue to deter Russia.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States should continue to pursue efforts consistent with the comprehensive, multilateral Baltic Defense Assessment conducted by the Department of Defense. Robust support to accomplish United States strategic objectives, including by providing continued assistance to the Baltic countries through security cooperation, including cooperation referred to as the Baltic Security Initiative pursuant to sections 332 and 333 of title 10, United States Code, should continue to be prioritized in the years to come. Specifically, such assistance should include the continuation of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/12/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancements to critical capabilities that will strengthen Baltic security as well as strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense posture, including integrated air and missile defense, maritime domain awareness, long-range precision fires, and command and control;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/12/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to enhance interoperability among Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and with NATO;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/12/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">infrastructure and other host-country support improvements that will enhance United States and allied military mobility across the region;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/12/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to improve resilience to hybrid and cyber threats in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/12/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support for planning and budgeting efforts of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania that are regionally synchronized.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is in the United States interest to support efforts to enhance security and stability in the Western Balkans. The United States should continue its efforts to work with Western 
Balkans allies and partners to build interoperability and support institutional reforms. The United States should also support those countries’ efforts to resist disinformation campaigns, predatory investments, and other means by which Russia and China may seek to influence this region.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1272/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States should continue to work closely with European allies and partners to counter growing malign activities by the People’s Republic of China across Europe, in the Indo-Pacific, and beyond.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1273">SEC. 1273. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON FIFTH FLEET CAPABILITIES UPGRADES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">capabilities upgrades necessary to enable the Fifth Fleet to address emerging threats in its area of responsibility; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any costs associated with such upgrades.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of seaborne threats posed by Iran, and groups linked to Iran, to the military forces of United States allies and partners operating in the waters in and around the broader Middle East.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any capabilities upgrades necessary to enable the Fifth Fleet to address such threats.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the costs associated with any such upgrades.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any United States plan to deepen cooperation with other member countries of the Combined Maritime Forces at the strategic, policy, and functional levels for the purpose of addressing such threats, including by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing coordination on defense planning;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving intelligence sharing; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deepening maritime interoperability.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Broader Middle East Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">broader Middle East</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the land around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Arabian Peninsula;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Iran; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1273/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">North Africa.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1274" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1274">SEC. 1274. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1274/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1274/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of online social media platforms by entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Secretary of State for recruitment, fundraising, and the dissemination of information; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1274/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the threat posed to the national security of the United States by the online radicalization of terrorists and violent extremists with ties to foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1274/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1274/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1274/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1275">SEC. 1275. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLLABORATION TO MEET SHARED NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN EAST AFRICA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Foreign Assistance and Other Activities in Somaliland.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that, with respect to the most recently concluded 12-month period—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes assistance provided by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to Somaliland, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value of such assistance (in United States dollars);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the source from which such assistance was funded;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the names of the programs through which such assistance was administered;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementing partners through which such assistance was provided;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sponsoring bureau of the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the assistance broadly targeted the Federal Republic of Somalia, the portion of such assistance that was—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/VI/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">explicitly intended to support Somaliland; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/i/VI/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ultimately employed in Somaliland;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">details the staffing and responsibilities of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development supporting foreign assistance, diplomatic engagement, and security initiatives in Somaliland, including the location of such personnel (duty station) and their corresponding bureau;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed account of travel to Somaliland by employees of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, if any, including the position, duty station, and trip purpose for each such trip; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the justification for not traveling to Somaliland if no such personnel traveled during the reporting period; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Department of State has provided training to security forces of the Federal Member States (FMS), and Somaliland, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/iv/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">where such training has occurred;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/iv/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which FMS and Somaliland security forces have demonstrated the ability to absorb previous training; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/A/iv/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of FMS and Somaliland security forces to maintain and appropriately utilize such training, as applicable.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a feasibility study that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines whether opportunities exist for greater collaboration in the pursuit of United States national security interests in the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indo-Pacific region with the Federal Government of Somalia and Somaliland; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies the practicability and advisability of improving the professionalization and capacity of security sector actors within the Federal Member States (FMS) and Somaliland.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 15, 2023, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the results of the feasibility study required under paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1275/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act, including the reporting requirement under subsection (a) and the conduct of the feasibility study under subsection (b), may be construed to convey United States recognition of Somalia’s FMS or Somaliland as an independent entity.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1276">SEC. 1276. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent assessment of resourcing, policy, and process challenges to implementing the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States (commonly known as the “AUKUS partnership”) announced on September 21, 2021.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Considered.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall consider the following with respect to each of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Potential resourcing and personnel shortfalls.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information sharing, including foreign disclosure policy and processes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Statutory, regulatory, and other policies and processes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Intellectual property, including patents.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Export controls, including technology transfer and protection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Security protocols and practices, including personnel, operational, physical, facility, cybersecurity, counterintelligence, marking and classifying information, and handling and transmission of classified material.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Industrial base implications specifically including options to expand the United States submarine and nuclear power industrial base to meet United States and Australia requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Alternatives that would significantly accelerate Australia’s national security, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interim submarine options to include leasing or conveyance of legacy United States submarines for Australia’s use; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the conveyance of B-21 bombers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The federally funded research and development center selected to conduct the assessment under this section shall include, as part of such assessment, recommendations for improvements to resourcing, policy, and process challenges to implementing the AUKUS partnership.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes an unaltered copy of such assessment, together with the views of the Secretary on the assessment and on the recommendations included in the assessment pursuant to subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1276/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1277" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1277">SEC. 1277. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1277/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Establish Capabilities to Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a)(1) of section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1702; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended in the first sentence by inserting after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to establish capabilities for countering unmanned aerial systems</quotedText>” the following  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including directed energy capabilities,</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1277/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support in Connection With the Program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1277/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting at the end before the period the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including directed energy capabilities</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1277/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$40,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1277/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2026</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1278" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1278">SEC. 1278. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS AND BRIEFING ON MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1278/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1278/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Multinational Force and Observers has helped strengthen stability and kept the peace in Sinai Peninsula; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1278/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States should continue to maintain its strong support for the Multinational Force and Observers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1278/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days before the implementation of any plan to move a Multinational Force and Observer site, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the resulting impacts of such plan on existing security arrangements between Israel and Egypt.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXII/stF/s1279" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1279">SEC. 1279. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STUDENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the program described in section 1277 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), including an assessment on whether the program is beneficial to students interning, working part time, or in a program that will result in employment post-graduation with Department of Defense components and contractors.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XIV">TITLE XIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Military Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1401.</designator><label> Working capital funds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1402.</designator><label> Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1403.</designator><label> Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1404.</designator><label> Defense Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1405.</designator><label> Defense health program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>National Defense Stockpile</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1411.</designator><label> Reform of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1412.</designator><label> Modification of acquisition authority under Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1413.</designator><label> Briefings on shortfalls in National Defense Stockpile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1414.</designator><label> Authority to acquire materials for the National Defense Stockpile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1415.</designator><label> Department of Defense readiness to support prolonged conflict.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1421.</designator><label> Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1422.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Programs </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1401">SEC. 1401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1402">SEC. 1402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1402/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1402/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1402/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1402/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1403">SEC. 1403. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1404" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1404">SEC. 1404. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stA/s1405" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1405">SEC. 1405. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Defense Stockpile </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1411">SEC. 1411. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REFORM OF THE STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Strategic Materials Protection Board.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 187 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“SEC. 10. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BOARD OF DIRECTORS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors (in this Act referred to as the ‘Board’).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Members.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall be composed, at a minimum, of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, who shall serve as chairman of the Board.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">One designee of each of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">One designee of each of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Committee on Armed Services.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">One designee of each of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Four designees of the chairman of the Board, who shall have expertise relating to military affairs, defense procurement, production of strategic and critical materials, finance, or any other disciplines deemed necessary by the chairman to conduct the business of the Board.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties of the Board.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to other matters assigned to it by the chairman, the Board shall conduct the following, without power of delegation:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Adopt by-laws that ensure sufficient oversight, governance, and effectiveness of the National Defense Stockpile program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Elect or remove Board members.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advise the National Defense Stockpile Manager.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establish performance metrics and conduct an annual performance review of the National Defense Stockpile Manager.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Set compensation for the National Defense Stockpile Manager.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Review and approve the annual budget of the National Defense Stockpile program and conduct appropriate reviews of annual financial statements.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Re-allocate budget resources within the annual budget of the National Defense Stockpile program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Review and approve the Annual Materials and Operations Plan required by section 11(a)(2) of this Act, including a review of the projected domestic and foreign economic effects of proposed actions to be taken under the Annual Materials and Operations Plan.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Complete and submit the annual Board Report, in accordance with section 11(b)(2) of this Act.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommend to the Secretary of Defense—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a strategy to ensure a secure supply of materials designated as critical to national security; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other strategies as the Board considers appropriate to strengthen the industrial base with respect to materials critical to national security.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Board Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall meet as determined necessary by the chairman but not less frequently than once every year to fulfill the duties described in subsection (c).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Materials critical to national security.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">materials critical to national security</quotedText>’ means materials—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon which the production or sustainment of military equipment is dependent; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the supply of which could be restricted by actions or events outside the control of the Government of the United States.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military equipment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military equipment</quotedText>’ means equipment used directly by the Armed Forces to carry out military operations.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secure supply.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">secure supply</quotedText>’, with respect to a material, means the availability of a source or sources for the material, including the full supply chain for the material and components containing the material.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-2) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“SEC. 11. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports to the Board.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Defense Stockpile Manager shall submit to the Board the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 40 calendar days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year, unaudited financial statements and a Manager’s Discussion and Analysis for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 calendar days after the conclusion of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">audited financial statements and a Manager’s Discussion and Analysis for the immediately preceding fiscal year; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Annual Materials and Operations Plan for the forthcoming year.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports to Congress.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports by national defense stockpile manage.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) a report that shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information with respect to foreign and domestic purchases of materials for the stockpile during the preceding fiscal year;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information with respect to the acquisition and disposal of materials under this Act by barter, during such fiscal year;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information with respect to the activities by the National Defense Stockpile Manager to encourage the conservation, substitution, and development of strategic and critical materials;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information with respect to the research and development activities conducted under section 8 of this Act;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">audited annual financial statements for the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other pertinent information on the administration of this Act as will enable the Congress to evaluate the effectiveness of the program;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">details of all planned expenditures from the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund over the Future Years’ Defense Program and anticipated receipts from proposed disposals of stockpile materials; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the report required by paragraph (2).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report by the board.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall prepare a written report to accompany the report required by paragraph (1) which shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the activities of the Board to carry out the duties listed in section 10(c) of this Act; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the most recent Annual Materials and Operations Plan submitted under subsection (a)(2)(B).”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic and critical materials stock piling act.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98d">50 U.S.C. 98d</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5(a)(2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">certain stockpile transactions</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">submitted the President proposes</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">any such transaction</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">any stockpile transactions proposed in the Annual Materials and Operations Plan for such fiscal year after the Board submits the report under section 11(b)(2) containing such plan</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98h-6">50 U.S.C. 98h-6</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 15—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annual materials plan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Annual Materials and Operations Plan</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, acting through the National Defense Stockpile Manager,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The President</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/1/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 11(a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 11(b)(1)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 10.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 10 of the United States Codeis amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4863(g), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant to section 187 of this title</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1411/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4872(c)(3)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"> Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant to section 187 of this title</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1412">SEC. 1412. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF ACQUISITION AUTHORITY UNDER STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under the authority of paragraph (3) of this section or</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Except for acquisitions made</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for such acquisition</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for any acquisition of materials under this Act</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using funds appropriated for acquisition of materials under this Act, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire materials determined to be strategic and critical under section 3(a) without regard to the requirement of the first sentence of paragraph (1) if the Stockpile Manager determines there is a shortfall of such materials in the stockpile.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to carry out the purposes for which appropriated for a period of two fiscal years, if so provided in appropriation Acts</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">until expended, unless otherwise provided in appropriations Acts</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase in Quantities of Materials to Be Stockpiled.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3(c)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(c)(2)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending the first sentence to read as follows:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The President shall notify Congress in writing of any increase proposed to be made in the quantity of any material to be stockpiled that involves the acquisition of additional materials for the stockpile.</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the change after the end of the 45-day period</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the increase after the end of the 30-day period</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1412/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the third sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">change</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">increase</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1413" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1413">SEC. 1413. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFINGS ON SHORTFALLS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1 each year, the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on strategic and critical materials that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are determined to be in shortfall in the most recent report on stockpile requirements submitted under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the acquisition or disposal of which is included in the Annual Materials and Operations Plan for the operation of the stockpile during the next fiscal year submitted under section 11(b).</content>
                            </subparagraph></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each material described in that paragraph, including the objective to be achieved if funding is provided, in whole or in part, for the acquisition of the material to remedy the shortfall;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of additional amounts required to provide such funding, if any; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the supply chain for each such material, including any assessment of any relevant risk in any such supply chain.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1414">SEC. 1414. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds appropriated into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (c), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may use up to $1,003,500,000 for acquisition of the following materials determined to be strategic and critical materials required to meet the defense, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet block.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Titanium.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Energetic materials.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Iso-molded graphite.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Grain-oriented electric steel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tire cord steel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cadmium zinc telluride.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any additional materials identified as stockpile requirements in the most recent report submitted to Congress under section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fiscal Year Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority under subsection (a) is available for purchases during fiscal years 2023 through 2032.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund $1,003,500,000 for the acquisition of strategic and critical materials under section 6(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1414/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance With Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any acquisition using funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (c) shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98et seq.).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1415">SEC. 1415. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s98d">50 U.S.C. 98d note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE READINESS TO SUPPORT PROLONGED CONFLICT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each report required by section 14(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5(a)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a study on the strategic materials required by the Department of Defense to sustain combat operations for not less than one year against the pacing threat identified in the National Defense Strategy; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than January 15, 2024, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on such study in a classified form with an unclassified summary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Energy storage and electronic components.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall conduct a study of the energy storage and electronic components necessary to sustain combat operations for not less than one year against the pacing threat identified in the National Defense Strategy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 15, 2024, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the study required under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by clause (i) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by clause (i) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the specific number and type of energy storage and electronic components that the Department of Defense requires for the manufacture of munitions, combat support items, and weapon systems to sustain combat operations.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the specific number and type of energy storage and electronic components that the Department of Defense requires to replenish or replace munitions, combat support items, and weapon systems that are lost or expended during the execution and sustainment of the relevant operational plan.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of supply chain vulnerabilities during the sustainment and execution period, such as sole sources of supply, war damage, and shipping interdiction.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of supply chain vulnerabilities prior to the sustainment and execution period and the replenishment and replacement period, such as reliance on sole sources of supply, geographic proximity to strategic competitors, and diminishing manufacturing sources.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of alternative sources of supply for energy and electronics components that are domestic or are from allies or partners of the United States.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of the preparedness and response programs of the Department of Defense, such as the National Defense Stockpile, the Warstopper program, war reserves and pre-positioned stocks, contract options, or other methods to mitigate postulated shortfalls to Department of Defense requirements.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/B/iii/VII" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">(VII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other such elements deemed appropriate by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Energy storage and electronic component defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">energy storage and electronic component</quotedText>” includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an item that operates by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in circuits, using interconnections of electrical devices such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, switches, transistors, or integrated circuits; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">battery cells, battery modules, battery packs, and other related components related to batteries.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with the authority in section 5 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d) and subject to the availability of appropriations, the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall acquire the highest priority strategic and critical materials identified in the report submitted under subsection (a)(1).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stB/s1415/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic and Critical Materials Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">strategic and critical materials</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stC/s1421" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1421">SEC. 1421. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stC/s1421/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for Transfer of Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, $168,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stC/s1421/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Transferred Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stC/s1422" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1422">SEC. 1422. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $152,360,000 of which—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stC/s1422/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$75,360,000 is for operation, maintenance, construction and renovation; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXIV/stC/s1422/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$77,000,000 is for major construction.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XV">TITLE XV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CYBER AND INFORMATION OPERATIONS MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Cyber Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1501.</designator><label> Improvements to Principal Cyber Advisors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1502.</designator><label> Annual reports on support by military departments for United States Cyber Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1503.</designator><label> Modification of office of primary responsibility for strategic cybersecurity program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1504.</designator><label> Tailored cyberspace operations organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1505.</designator><label> Establishment of support center for consortium of universities that advise Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1506.</designator><label> Alignment of Department of Defense cyber international strategy with National Defense Strategy and Department of Defense Cyber Strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1507.</designator><label> Enhancement of cyberspace training and security cooperation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1508.</designator><label> Military Cybersecurity Cooperation with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1509.</designator><label> Management and oversight of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1510.</designator><label> Integrated non-kinetic force development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1511.</designator><label> Protection of critical infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1512.</designator><label> Budget display for cryptographic modernization activities for certain systems of the Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1513.</designator><label> Establishing projects for data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1514.</designator><label> Operational testing for commercial cybersecurity capabilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Information Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1521.</designator><label> Requirement to notify Chief of Mission of military operation in the information environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1522.</designator><label> Assessment and optimization of Department of Defense information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1523.</designator><label> Joint information operations course.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1524.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of joint lexicon for terms related to information operations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1525.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of information operations strategy and posture review.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1526.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of assessments relating to cybersecurity of the defense industrial base.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Personnel</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1531.</designator><label> Cyber operations-peculiar awards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1532.</designator><label> Establishment of Cyber Operations Designator and rating for the Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1533.</designator><label> Total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1534.</designator><label> Correcting cyber mission force readiness shortfalls.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1535.</designator><label> Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1536.</designator><label> Report on recommendations from Navy Civilian Career Path study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1537.</designator><label> Study to determine optimal strategy for structuring and manning elements of Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber Organizations, Joint Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber Operations-Integrated Planning Elements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1538.</designator><label> Manning review of Space Force cyber squadrons.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1539.</designator><label> Independent review of posture and staffing levels of Office of the Chief Information Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1540.</designator><label> Independent assessment of Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve for Department of Defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1541.</designator><label> Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1551.</designator><label> Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1552.</designator><label> Demonstration program for cyber and information technology budget data analytics.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1553.</designator><label> Plan for commercial cloud test and evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1554.</designator><label> Roadmap and implementation plan for cyber adoption of artificial intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1555.</designator><label> Review of Department of Defense implementation of recommendations from Defense Science Board cyber report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1556.</designator><label> Annual briefing on relationship between National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1557.</designator><label> Review of definitions associated with Cyberspace Operations Forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1558.</designator><label> Annual assessments and reports on assignment of certain budget control responsibility to Commander of United States Cyber Command.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1559.</designator><label> Assessments of weapons systems vulnerabilities to radio-frequency enabled cyber attacks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1560.</designator><label> Briefing on Department of Defense plan to deter and counter adversaries in the information environment.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cyber Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1501">SEC. 1501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISORS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification Authority for Cyberspace Operations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of section 932 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budget review.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall require the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of the Defense agencies with responsibilities associated with any activity specified in paragraph (2) to transmit the proposed budget for such activities for a fiscal year and for the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title for that fiscal year to the Principal Cyber Advisor for review under subparagraph (B) before submitting the proposed budget to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Principal Cyber Advisor shall review each proposed budget transmitted under subparagraph (A) and, not later than January 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which the budget is proposed, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the comments of the Principal Cyber Advisor with respect to all such proposed budgets, together with the certification of the Principal Cyber Advisor regarding whether each proposed budget is adequate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report specifying each proposed budget that the Principal Cyber Advisor did not certify to be adequate. The report of the Secretary shall include the following matters:</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of the actions that the Secretary proposes to take, together with any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate, to address the inadequacy of the proposed budgets specified in the report.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any additional comments that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding the inadequacy of the proposed budgets.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Codification of Principal Cyber Advisors.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 10.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 19 of title 10,  United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 392 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="392a">“SEC. 392a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s392a">10 U.S.C. 392a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Principal Cyber Advisors”</heading>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Principal cyber advisor to secretary of defense.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of section 932 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note), as amended by subsection (a), is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transferred to section 392a of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redesignated as subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is a Principal Cyber Advisor in the Department of Defense.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amended in the subsection heading by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to Secretary of Defense</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Advisor</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deputy cyber advisor.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 905 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, designated as subsection (b) of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and amended by redesignating each subordinate provision and the margins thereof accordingly; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">amended—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subsection</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this paragraph</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Principal cyber advisors to secretaries of military departments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1657 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, designated as subsection (c) of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and amended by redesignating each subordinate provision and the margins thereof accordingly; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">amended—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraph (B)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">clause (ii)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraph (A)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraph (B)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)(1)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)(A)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (b)</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/b/4/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (6) (as redesignated pursuant to subparagraph (A)).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 10.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 167b(d)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the Secretary of Defense under section 392a(a) of this title</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Principal Cyber Advisor</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FY22 ndaa.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1528(e)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 1657(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note)</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 392a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1501/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FY17 ndaa.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1643(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Principal Cyber Advisor, acting through the cross-functional team established by section 932(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the cross-functional team under section 392a(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code,</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1502">SEC. 1502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORTS ON SUPPORT BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1502/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 391 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="391a">“SEC. 391a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391a">10 U.S.C. 391a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Annual reports on support by military departments for United States Cyber Command </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the defense budget materials (as defined in section 239 of this title) for a fiscal year, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of whether each military department is meeting the requirements established by the Commander and validated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and is effectively implementing the plan required by section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and the requirements established pursuant to section 1533 of such Act.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each military department evaluated under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a certification that the military department is meeting such requirements; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed explanation regarding how the military department is not meeting such requirements.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of Evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each evaluation under subsection (a)(1) shall include, with respect to the military department being evaluated, the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The adequacy of the policies, procedures, and execution of manning, training, and equipping personnel for employment within the Cyber Mission Force.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sufficiency and robustness of training curricula for personnel to be assigned to either the Cyber Mission Force or units within the cyberspace operations forces, and the compliance by the military department with training standards.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The adequacy of the policies and procedures relating to the assignment and assignment length of members of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force to the Cyber Mission Force.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The efficacy of the military department in filling key work roles within the Cyber Mission Force, including the proper force mix of civilian, military, and contractor personnel, and the means necessary to meet requirements established by the Commander and validated by the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The adequacy of the investment to advance cyber-peculiar science and technology, particularly with respect to capability development for the Cyber Mission Force.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sufficiency of the policies, procedures, and investments relating to the establishment and management of military occupational specialty, designator, rating, or Air Force specialty code for personnel responsible for cyberspace operations, including an assessment of the effectiveness of the combination of policies determining availability and retention of sufficient numbers of proficient personnel in key work roles, including length of service commitment, the use of bonuses and special pays, alternative compensation mechanisms, and consecutive tours in preferred assignments.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In coordination with the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, an evaluation of the use by the military department of the shared lexicon of the Department of Defense specific to cyberspace activities.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The readiness of personnel serving in the Cyber Mission Force and the cyberspace operations forces to accomplish assigned missions.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The adequacy of actions taken during the period of evaluation by the military department to respond to findings from any previous years’ evaluations.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other element determined relevant by the Commander.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1502/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s391a">10 U.S.C. 391a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">First Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees the first report under section 391a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), as soon as practicable after the date of the submission of the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2024.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1503" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1503">SEC. 1503. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of section 1640(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of primary responsibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a principal staff assistant from within the Office of the Secretary of Defense whose office shall serve as the office of primary responsibility for the Program, providing policy, direction, and oversight regarding the execution of the responsibilities of the program manager described in paragraph (5).”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1504" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1504">SEC. 1504. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1723 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116- 
283; 10 U.S.C. 394 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than May 1, 2023, the Commanding Officer of Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group shall submit to the congressional defense committees an independent review of the study under subsection (a).  The review shall include, at a minimum, evaluations of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value of the study to the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group and to the Navy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations not considered or included as part of the study;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of subsection (b); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other matters as determined by the Commanding Officer.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretaries of the military departments and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on activities taken during the period following the date of the briefing provided under subsection (d), including an examination of establishing Tailored Cyberspace Operations Organizations and use of the authority provided pursuant to subsection (c).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Air Force Actions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the activities of the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, including with respect to the authorities of the Group. The review shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether such authorities shall be conferred on the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron of the Air Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A consideration of whether the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron should be designated a controlled tour, as defined by the Secretary.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1505" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1505">SEC. 1505. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT CENTER FOR CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES THAT ADVISE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON CYBERSECURITY MATTERS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support Center.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a center to provide support to the consortium established under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The center established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of one or two universities, as the Secretary considers appropriate, that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have been designated as centers of academic excellence by the Director of the National Security Agency or the Secretary of Homeland Security; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are eligible for access to classified information.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the process for selection of universities to serve as the center established under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The functions of the center established under paragraph (1) are as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To promote the consortium established under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To distribute on behalf of the Department requests for information or assistance to members of the consortium.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To collect and assemble responses from requests distributed under subparagraph (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To provide additional administrative support for the consortium.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1506">SEC. 1506. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ALIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER STRATEGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alignment Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordination with the commanders of the combatant commands and the Director of the Joint Staff, shall undertake efforts to align the cybersecurity cooperation enterprise of the Department of Defense and the cyberspace operational partnerships of the Department with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the national defense strategy published in 2022 pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Cyber Strategy of the Department published during fiscal year 2023; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current International Cyberspace Security Cooperation Guidance of the Department, as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The alignment efforts under subsection (a) shall include the following efforts within the Department of Defense:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts to build the internal capacity of the Department to support international strategy policy engagements with allies and partners of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts to coordinate and align cyberspace operations with foreign partners of the United States, including alignment between hunt-forward missions and other cyber international strategy activities conducted by the Department, including identification of processes, working groups, and methods to facilitate coordination between geographic combatant commands and the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts to deliberately cultivate operational and intelligence-sharing partnerships with key allies and partners of the United States to advance the cyberspace operations objectives of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts to identify key allied and partner networks, infrastructure, and systems that the Joint Force will rely upon for warfighting and to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the cybersecurity and cyber defense of those networks, infrastructure, and systems;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">build partner capacity to actively defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">eradicate malicious cyber activity that has compromised those networks, infrastructure, and systems, such as when identified through hunt-forward operations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">leverage the commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services of the United States to harden and defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts to secure the environments and networks of mission partners of the United States used to hold intelligence and information originated by the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prioritization schemas, funding requirements, and efficacy metrics to drive cyberspace security investments in the tools, technologies, and capacity-building efforts that will have the greatest positive impact on the resilience and ability of the Department to execute its operational plans and achieve integrated deterrence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Organization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall lead efforts to implement this section. In doing so, the Under Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, the National Cyber Director, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to align plans and programs as appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefings.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once each fiscal year until September 30, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An accounting of all the security cooperation activities of the Department germane to cyberspace and changes made pursuant to implementation of this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed schedule with target milestones and required expenditures for all planned activities related to the efforts described in subsection (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Interim and final metrics for building the cyberspace security cooperation enterprise of the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of such additional funding, authorities, and policies, as the Under Secretary determines may be required.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/d/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such recommendations as the Under Secretary may have for legislative action to improve the effectiveness of cyberspace security cooperation of the Department with foreign partners and allies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1506/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until January 1, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the cyber international strategy activities of the Department, including within the cybersecurity cooperation enterprise of the Department and the cyber operational partnerships of the Department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1507">SEC. 1507. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCEMENT OF CYBERSPACE TRAINING AND SECURITY COOPERATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enhanced Training.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Commander of United States 
Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall develop enhanced guidance for and implement training on cyberspace security cooperation at the Defense Security Cooperation University and the Joint Military Attaché School.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretaries shall develop the enhanced guidance and implement the training under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the Joint Military Attaché School; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by not later than September 30, 2025, with respect to the Defense Security Cooperation University.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretaries shall ensure that the training on cyberspace security cooperation under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is tailored to the trainees’ anticipated embassy role and functions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides familiarity with—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the different purposes of cyberspace engagements with partners and allies of the United States, including threat awareness, cybersecurity, mission assurance, and operations;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types of cyberspace security cooperation programs and activities available for partners and allies of the United States, including bilateral and multilateral cyberspace engagements, information and intelligence sharing, training, and exercises;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States Cyber Command cyberspace operations with partners, including an overview of the Hunt Forward mission and process;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the roles and responsibilities of the United States Cyber Command, the geographic combatant commands, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for cybersecurity cooperation within the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other matters as the Under Secretaries, in coordination with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, consider appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The baseline familiarization training developed under subsection (a) shall be a required element for all participants in the Defense Security Cooperation University, the Attaché Training Program, and the Attaché Staff Training Program of the Joint Military Attaché School.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the requirements and considerations to implement enhanced training and coordination to advance cyberspace security cooperation with foreign partners. The study may consider such areas as the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sufficiency of the training provided in the Defense Security Cooperation University and the Joint Military Attaché School.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Additional training requirements, familiarization requirements, or both such requirements necessary for officers assigned to particular locations or positions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Areas for increased cooperation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for completing the activities required by subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Additional resources required to complete such activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1507/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy submit the report under subsection (b), the Under Secretaries, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the findings from the report on enhancing training and coordination to advance cyberspace security cooperation described in such subsection. Such briefing shall include a discussion on the enhanced training meeting the elements under subsection (a)(3) and a plan for future updates and sustainment of such training.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1508">SEC. 1508. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s333">10 U.S.C. 333 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in concurrence with the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Commander of the United States Central Command, shall seek to engage the Ministry of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation of military cybersecurity activities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperation Efforts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In expanding the cooperation of military cybersecurity activities between the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may carry out the following efforts:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bilateral cybersecurity training activities and exercises.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actively defend military networks, infrastructure, and systems;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">eradicate malicious cyber activity that has compromised those networks, infrastructure, and systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">leverage United States commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services to harden and defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishment of a regional cybersecurity center.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the implementation of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the cooperation of military cybersecurity activities between the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of any challenges and resources that need to be addressed so as to expand such cooperation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matter the Secretary determines relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1508/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1509">SEC. 1509. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 U.S.C. 167b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF JOINT CYBER WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Offices.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall establish within the United States Cyber Command—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a program executive office; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one or more subordinate program management offices under the program executive office.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The offices established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee, manage, and execute the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee, manage, and execute the programs designated, or to be designated, as part of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct mission engineering, architecting, and design of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems, and any successor effort;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintain a validated Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems mission architecture, updated regularly to inform the current and future constituent programs of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, and the continuous delivery pipelines of such programs;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture component solution architectures align with and support the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems mission architecture;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support integration of mission-specific capabilities, including mission-specific data, analytics, defensive tools, offensive tools, and intelligence systems, acquired through non-Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out any other responsibilities determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense, including the acquisition of cyber operations capabilities beyond the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Apportionment of responsibilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander shall apportion the responsibilities under paragraph (2) across the offices established pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the offices established pursuant to paragraph (1) are empowered with the authority necessary to compel and enforce compliance with decisions and directives issued pursuant to the responsibilities under paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Architecture Components.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander shall serve as the sole sponsor and requirements manager for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and the constituent programs of such architecture, as determined by the Commander.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Organization of Program Executive Office.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Head.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the program executive office established under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall report to the Command Acquisition Executive of the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional oversight.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the oversight of the head of the program executive office provided by the Command Acquisition Executive under subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense shall provide oversight of the head.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the program executive office shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">exercise central technical authority for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">manage and provide oversight of the implementation and integration of the Architecture; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide direction to subordinate program offices, as determined appropriate by the Commander.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Necessary positions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall ensure that the program executive office or any subordinate program management office established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) includes in the staff of the respective office a chief architect, a systems engineer, and a chief talent officer to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a mission-driven Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture optimized for execution of missions of the United States Cyber Command;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the office is properly and effectively staffed; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">advise the head of the office with respect to the execution of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the central technical authority for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the management of the implementation and integration of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/1/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical direction provided to subordinates responsible for individual Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Staffing.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall ensure that the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are appropriately staffed with expert talent, including from the following organizations, as appropriate:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The headquarters staff of the United States Cyber Command, the Cyber National Mission Force, the Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, and the Cyber Mission Force.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Capabilities Directorate of the National Security Agency.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The military departments.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cyber Capabilities Support Office of the Air Force.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Strategic Capabilities Office.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Research laboratories of the military departments.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/A/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Defense Information Systems Agency.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical talent.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the requirement under subparagraph (A), to support the permanent staffing of the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall ensure that the offices deliberately hire and use technical talent resident in the defense industrial base, commercial technology industry, federally funded research and development centers, university affiliated research centers, and the rest of the Federal Government.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budget Execution Control.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall provide to the United States Cyber Command the resources necessary to support the program executive office established under subsection (a)(1)(A) and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall exercise budget execution control over component programs of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture that are subject to the responsibilities assigned to the Commander by section 1507 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 167b note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Constellation Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the head of the program executive office established under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall plan and carry out the Constellation program by entering into transactions under section 4021 of title 10, United States Code. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall establish an effective framework and pipeline system for maturing cyber operations-relevant technologies developed by the Agency, integrating the technologies into Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture capabilities, and transitioning the technologies into operational use by the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall transition responsibilities for the management and execution of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs from the military departments to the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) by the earlier of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date on which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the offices are appropriately staffed and resourced; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commander determines that the transition is appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Director of the National Security Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an integrated review of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and all other capabilities required for the execution of the missions of the United States Cyber Command to determine the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which capabilities of the United States Cyber Command and the National Security Agency should be joint, mutually available, integrated, or interoperable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether each of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture capabilities has been effectively designed and architected to enable each of the missions of the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture will support defense of the Department of Defense Information Network and its relation to existing datasets, sensors, tools, firewalls, and capabilities deployed at each echelon of the Department of Defense Information Network.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">What data, capabilities, and technologies external to the current Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs, as of the date of the review, should be acquired as part of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and under the control of the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">What mission-specific data, capabilities, and technologies external to the current Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs should integrate with or be interoperable with the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture system of systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The organization and staffing of such offices, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the program executive office should be responsible for overseeing the acquisition of the cyber operations capabilities of the United States Cyber Command generally or the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture specifically;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">what subordinate program management offices should be established under the program executive office;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs should be consolidated within a single program management office; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which personnel should be appointed to such offices pursuant to subsection (d)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The timeline for the execution of the transition under subsection (g).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The acquisition strategy of the Department for procuring the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and related capabilities, including relevant enterprise strategic initiatives and contracting strategies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The responsibilities of the United States Cyber Command J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, and J9 in acquiring, authorizing, and managing cyber capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/h/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The physical locations of the offices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4571note prec.) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1509/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture</quotedText>” means the range of joint cyber warfighting systems and capabilities that support the full spectrum of military cyber operations, as designated by the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, and includes any such successor effort.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1510">SEC. 1510. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113">10 U.S.C. 113 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTEGRATED NON-KINETIC FORCE DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Force Development.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall establish forces, capabilities, and information support to enable the delivery of non-kinetic effects that provide increased survivability and effectiveness of military forces within a defense planning scenario.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Force planning.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To support the development of the forces, capabilities, and information support under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a force planning activity to identify and define the relevant forces, capabilities, and information support required to develop and deliver non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario. The Secretary shall ensure that the force planning activity identifies—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">desired operational effects within such scenario;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the gaps that limit the ability to access important targets, the development of capabilities, the conduct of mission planning, and the execution of operations to deliver such effects;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the collection systems, analytic expertise and capacity, analytic tools and processes, foreign materiel, and product lines required to support development and delivery of such effects;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the forces required to deliver such effects, including associated doctrine, training, expertise, organization, authorities, and command and control arrangements; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cyber, electronic warfare, sensing, and communications capabilities, and delivery platforms and mechanisms, required to achieve such effects and the extent to which such capabilities, platforms, and mechanisms should be integrated with each other.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial organization structure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During an initial period of not less than 24 months, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall organize the force planning activity established under paragraph (2). The Under Secretary shall designate a planning official from the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering to lead development and execution of the force planning activity, in coordination with staff designated by the Director of the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The designated planning official shall select a lead technical director. After such initial period, the Secretary may re-assign the force planning activity to another organization under different leadership.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan for follow-on activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for follow-on activities regarding the delivery of non-kinetic effects described in paragraph (1). The Secretary shall ensure the plan—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes the identification of dedicated resources to be controlled by the designated planning official described in paragraph (3) and an approach under which the planning official apportions such resources across the Department of Defense to establish, augment, and accelerate new and ongoing activities described in paragraph (1) and subsections (b), (c), and (d); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a dedicated program element for non-kinetic force development;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the suitability of the mission management authorities established through the pilot program under section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 191 note);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the utility of using joint capability technology demonstrations to drive prototyping, experimentation, and technical integration of non-kinetic capabilities;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve might drive prototyping, experimentation, and technical integration of non-kinetic capabilities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/4/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">alignment with other experimentation activities with the appropriate combatant commands.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the initial period specified in paragraph (3), the designated planning official described in such paragraph shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, to whom the official shall provide updates and recommendations not less frequently than quarterly. The Secretary shall ensure that the force planning activity established under paragraph (2) is supported by representatives from the military services, relevant combatant commands, the Strategic Capabilities Office, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other elements within the Department of Defense, as appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forces.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to generate the forces identified in subsection (a)(2)(D), the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">through the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of other Department of Defense components, 
as appropriate, establish appropriate forces and accompanying doctrine, training, and tradecraft;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">acting through the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serving as the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, ensure that appropriate requirements exist to guide the development and fielding of forces and means to deliver non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commands, establish appropriate command and control structures and relationships governing such forces; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine the appropriate responsibilities of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cyber Mission Force of the United States Cyber Command;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cyber, electronic warfare, and space forces provided to other combatant commands; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other operational entities within the Department of Defense in delivering non-kinetic effects.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Capabilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to develop the capabilities identified in subsection (a)(2)(E), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of other elements of the Department of Defense, shall develop the capabilities required for the delivery of non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop policy governing the delivery of non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1510/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-kinetic Effects Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">non-kinetic effects</quotedText>” means effects achieved through radio-frequency transmission of integrated cyber and electronic warfare techniques and other related and supporting technical measures.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1511" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1511">SEC. 1511. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s394">10 U.S.C. 394 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1511/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the event that the President determines that there is an active, systematic, and ongoing campaign of attacks in cyberspace by a foreign power against the Government or the critical infrastructure of the United States, the President may authorize the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, to conduct military cyber activities or operations pursuant to section 394 of title 10, United States Code, in foreign cyberspace to deter, safeguard, or defend against such attacks.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1511/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Affirmation of Scope of Cyber Activities or Operations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress affirms that the cyber activities or operations referred to in subsection (a), when appropriately authorized, shall be conducted consistent with section 394 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1511/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Critical Infrastructure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">critical infrastructure</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1512">SEC. 1512. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s221">10 U.S.C. 221 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BUDGET DISPLAY FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Display Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning with fiscal year 2024, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for that fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a consolidated cryptographic modernization budget justification display for each Department of Defense system or asset that is protected by cryptography and subject to certification by the National Security Agency (in this section, referred to as “covered items”).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each display included under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cryptographic modernization activities.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether, in accordance with the schedule established under section 153(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 142 note), the cryptographic modernization for each covered item is pending, in progress, complete, or, pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section, extended.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The funding required for the covered fiscal year and for each subsequent fiscal year of the Future Years Defense Program to complete the pending or in progress cryptographic modernization by the required replacement date of each covered item.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C)</num><clause class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of deviations between the funding annually required to complete the modernization prior to the required replacement date and the funding requested and planned within the Future Years Defense Program.</content></clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/C/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">justifying the deviations; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/C/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">of whether or how any delays resulting from a deviation shall be overcome to meet the required replacement date.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of operational or security risks resulting from each deviation from the modernization schedule required to meet replacement dates, including a current intelligence assessment of adversary progress on exploiting the covered item.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any covered item that remains in service past its required replacement date, a description of the number of times the covered item has been extended and the circumstances attending each such extension.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mitigation activities for covered items.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether activities to mitigate the risks associated with projected failure to replace a covered item by the required replacement date are planned, in progress, or complete.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The funding required for the covered fiscal year and for each subsequent fiscal year for required mitigation activities 
to complete any planned, pending, or in progress mitigation activities for a covered item.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the activities planned in the covered fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year to complete mitigation activities and an explanation of the efficacy of the mitigations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1512/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The display required by subsection (a) shall be included in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1513">SEC. 1513. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s4001">10 U.S.C. 4001 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHING PROJECTS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND DIGITAL SOLUTIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Priority Projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish priority enterprise projects for data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions for both business efficiency and warfighting capabilities intended to accelerate decision advantage; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assign responsibilities for execution and funding of the projects established under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Actions Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To ensure implementation of the priority projects of the Deputy Secretary of Defense under subsection (a), and to instill data science and technology as a core discipline in the Department of Defense, the Deputy Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">hold the heads of components accountable for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making their component’s data available for use pursuant to the memorandum of the Deputy Secretary of Defense dated May 5, 2021, and titled “Creating Data Advantage”, in accordance with plans developed and approved by the head of the component and the Deputy Secretary;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing, implementing, and reporting measurable actions to acquire, preserve, and grow the population of government and contractor personnel with expertise in data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making their components use data management practices, analytics processes, enterprise cloud computing environments, and operational test environments that are made available and specifically approved by the head of the component and the Deputy Secretary;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifying and reporting on an annual basis for Deputy Secretary approval those ongoing programs and activities and new initiatives within their components to which the component head determines should be applied advanced analytics, digital technology, and artificial intelligence; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and implementing cybersecurity and artificial intelligence security solutions, including preventative and mitigative technical solutions, red team assessments, to protect artificial intelligence systems, data, development processes, and applications from adversary actions;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, in coordination with the heads of components, to develop and report on an actionable plan for the Deputy Secretary to reform the technologies, policies, and processes used to support accreditation and authority to operate decisions to 
enable rapid deployment into operational environments of newly developed government, contractor, and commercial data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions software;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and heads of components to define and establish career paths, work roles, and occupational specialties for civilian and military personnel in the fields of data management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions for the Deputy Secretary’s approval; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a Departmental management reform goal for adoption and integration artificial intelligence or machine learning into business and warfighting processes, including the tracking of metrics, milestones, and initiatives to measure the progress of the Department in meeting that goal.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2025, the Deputy Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on directives issued by the Deputy Secretary to implement the requirements of this section and the status of implementation actions.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1513/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Component Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">component</quotedText>” means a military department, a combatant command, or a Defense Agency of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1514">SEC. 1514. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPERATIONAL TESTING FOR COMMERCIAL CYBERSECURITY CAPABILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development and Submission of Plans.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2024, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officers of the military departments shall develop and submit plans described in subsection (b) to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation who may approve the implementation of the plans pursuant to subsection (c).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plans Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plans described in this subsection are plans that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure covered cybersecurity capabilities are appropriately tested, evaluated, and proven operationally effective, suitable, and survivable prior to operation on a Department of Defense network; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specify how test results will be expeditiously provided to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In reviewing the plans submitted under subsection (a), the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall conduct an assessment that includes consideration of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Threat-realistic operational testing, including representative environments, variation of operational conditions, and inclusion of a realistic opposing force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of Department of Defense cyber red teams, as well as any enabling contract language required to permit threat-representative red team assessments.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collaboration with the personnel using the commercial cybersecurity capability regarding the results of the testing to improve operators’ ability to recognize and defend against cyberattacks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which additional resources may be needed to remediate any shortfalls in capability to make the commercial cybersecurity capability effective, suitable, and cyber survivable in an operational environment of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of training requirements, and changes to training, sustainment practices, or concepts of operation or employment that may be needed to ensure the effectiveness, suitability, and cyber survivability of the commercial cybersecurity capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policies and Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall issue such policies and guidance and prescribe such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 31, 2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter until January 31, 2030, the Director shall include in each annual report required by section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The status of the plans developed under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number and type of test and evaluation events completed in the past year for such plans, disaggregated by component of the Department, and including resources devoted to each event.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The results from such test and evaluation events, including any resource shortfalls affecting the number of commercial cybersecurity capabilities that could be assessed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of identified categories of common gaps and shortfalls found during testing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which entities responsible for developing and testing commercial cybersecurity capabilities have responded to recommendations made by the Director in an effort to gain favorable determinations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/e/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any identified lessons learned that would impact training, sustainment, or concepts of operation or employment decisions relating to the assessed commercial cybersecurity capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered cybersecurity capabilities</quotedText>” means any of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Commercial products (as defined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code) acquired and deployed by the Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of one or more Department components.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Commercially available off-the-shelf items (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code) acquired and deployed by the Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of one or more Department components.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stA/s1514/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Noncommercial items acquired through the Adaptive Acquisition Framework and deployed by the Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of one or more Department components.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Operations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1521" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1521">SEC. 1521. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CHIEF OF MISSION OF MILITARY OPERATION IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1551, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="399">“SEC. 399. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s399">10 U.S.C. 399</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Notifications relating to military operations in the information environment: requirement to notify Chief of Mission </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Secretary may not authorize a military operation in the information environment under this title intended to cause an effect in a country unless the Secretary fully informs the chief of mission for that country under section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) of the planned operation.”</content>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1522">SEC. 1522. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s397">10 U.S.C. 397 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION AND INFLUENCE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH CYBERSPACE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment and Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense shall complete both an assessment and an optimization plan for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An inventory of the components of the Department of Defense conducting information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of sufficiency of resources allocated for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the command and control, oversight, and management of matters related to information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace across the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the existing execution, coordination, synchronization, deconfliction, and consultative procedures and mechanisms for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters determined relevant by the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Optimization Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The optimization plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actions that the Department will implement to improve the execution, coordination, synchronization, deconfliction, and consultative procedures and mechanisms for information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of potential organizational changes required to optimize information and influence operations conducted through cyberspace.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters determined relevant by the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after completing the assessment and optimization plan under subsection (a), the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the assessment and plan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1522/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the briefing is provided under subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall implement the optimization plan under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1523">SEC. 1523. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS COURSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint Information Operations Course.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall develop and provide to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force a course to prepare the members to plan and conduct information operations in a joint environment pursuant to title 10, United States Code. Such course shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">standardized qualifications and procedures to enable the joint and synchronized employment of information-related capabilities in the information environment;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">joint methods to implement information operations in a battlefield environment under any ground force chain of command; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a curriculum covering applicable assets, core information operations concepts, integration of effects with a specific focus on information-related effects, operational methodology, multi-dimensional targeting space, other information-related capabilities defined by governing policy, instruction, publications, and doctrine, and any other topics or areas determined necessary by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of Ongoing Efforts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the course under subsection (a) is developed in light of the information operations posture review, gap analysis, strategy update, and designation of a Joint Force Trainer, occurring as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Semiannual Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsequent to the development of the course under subsection (a), on a semiannual basis through January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the course. Each report shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of members described in subsection (a) who attended the course; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the value of the course in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting joint operations in the information environment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1523/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the synchronized employment of information-related capabilities in the information environment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1524" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1524">SEC. 1524. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF JOINT LEXICON FOR TERMS RELATED TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the travel of persons, not more than 75  
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the joint lexicon for terms related to information operations required by section 1631(g)(1)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 397 note).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1525" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1525">SEC. 1525. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION OPERATIONS STRATEGY AND POSTURE REVIEW. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the travel of persons, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the information operations strategy and posture review, including the designation of Information Operations Force Providers and Information Operations Joint Force Trainers for the Department of Defense, as required by section 1631(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 397 note).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1526">SEC. 1526. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Deputy Secretary of Defense—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducts the assessments under subsection (b); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides to the congressional defense committees the briefing under subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Secretary shall conduct the following assessments:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the framework for cybersecurity of the defense industrial base required by section 1648 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) to determine whether—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current framework and plans for defense industrial base cybersecurity are sufficient; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">alternative or additional courses of action should be considered or adopted, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing a secure software development environment in a cloud environment inside the cybersecurity perimeter of the Department for contractors to perform their development work;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing a secure cloud environment through which contractors may access the data of the Department needed for their contract work;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enabling contractors to access cybersecurity-as-a-service offerings, including cybersecurity services provided by the Department;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">limiting the amount of program information held at tiers of subcontractors to that which is necessary for contract performance; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mechanisms and processes to rationalize and integrate the many separately managed defense industrial base cybersecurity programs and activities conducted across the Department of Defense.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of past and future planned activities of the Department of Defense in furtherance of section 1724 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2224), including a detailed review of roles and responsibilities, and supporting instructions and policy documents, for the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stB/s1526/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the assessments conducted under subsection (b) and any decisions of and directions by the Deputy Secretary for improving the cybersecurity of the defense industrial base.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1531" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1531">SEC. 1531. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CYBER OPERATIONS-PECULIAR AWARDS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1124 the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1124a">“SEC. 1124a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s1124a">10 U.S.C. 1124a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Cyber operations-peculiar awards </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may authorize the payment of a cash award to, and incur necessary expense for the honorary recognition of, a member of the covered armed forces whose novel actions, invention, or technical achievement enables or ensures operational outcomes in or through cyberspace against threats to national security.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Actions During Service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An award under this section may be paid notwithstanding the member’s death, separation, or retirement from the covered armed forces. However, the novel action, invention, or technical achievement forming the basis for the award must have been made while the member was on active duty or in an active reserve status and not otherwise eligible for an award under chapter 45 of title 5.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Awards to, and expenses for the honorary recognition of, members of the covered armed forces under this section may be paid from—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the funds or appropriations available to the activity primarily benefiting from the novel action, invention, or technical achievement; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the several funds or appropriations of the various activities benefiting from the novel action, invention, or technical achievement.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total amount of the award, or awards, made under this section for a novel action, invention, or technical achievement may not exceed $2,500, regardless of the number of persons who may be entitled to share therein.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Awards under this section shall be made under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or by the Secretaries of the military departments.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Armed Forces Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered armed forces</quotedText>’ means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1532">SEC. 1532. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s8013">10 U.S.C. 8013 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBER OPERATIONS DESIGNATOR AND RATING FOR THE NAVY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Career Field.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Officers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, shall establish a cyber warfare operations designator for officers (including an intended billet base, functions, and training pipeline), which shall be a separate designator from the cryptologic warfare officer designator.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enlisted.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief, shall establish a cyber warfare rating for enlisted personnel (including an intended billet base, functions, and training pipeline), which shall be a separate rating from the cryptologic technician enlisted rating.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an implementation plan to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall ensure that, beginning October 1, 2025, members of the Navy assigned to the cyber mission force shall be qualified with either the designator or rating established under subsection (a), as the case may be.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a member of the Navy who is assigned to the cyber mission force under orders issued before October 1, 2025; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a position whose primary function is the provision of intelligence, foreign language, or administrative support to the cyber mission force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis, the requirement under paragraph (1), except that the total number of such waivers made during a fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent of the total number of members of the Navy assigned to the cyber mission force (not counting members assigned to a position described in paragraph (2)(B)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reserve Matters.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief, shall direct the Chief of Navy Reserve to establish, and retain, a cadre of members of the Navy Reserve with the designator and rating established under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Officer Qualifications and Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations and in consultation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall ensure that the designator established under subsection (a)(1) 
includes the development and execution of a training curriculum and qualification standards commensurate with those of the cyber officers of the Army and the Air Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Community Management.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Navy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and provide to such committees a briefing on, the findings of a study on whether the designator and rating established under subsection (a), along with the Maritime Space Officer and the Cyberspace Warfare Engineer, should continue to be considered part of the information warfare community.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a report certifying that the following actions have been carried out or are in the process of being completed (including detailed explanations):</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification by the Chief of Naval Operations of the resource manager within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for the designator and rating established under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification by the Chief of the type command at United States Fleet Forces Command responsible for manning and training the designator and rating established under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An inventory of those billets within the Cyber Mission Force, or any other service or joint assignment that requires personnel (both officer and enlisted) to conduct operations through cyberspace.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An inventory and position description of the those positions within the Cyber Mission Force that have been identified under subsection (b)(2)(B).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A funding profile detailing the complete costs associated with the designator and rating established under subsection (a), including costs associated with meeting the training requirements of the United States Cyber Command for the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An inventory of all flag officer positions at joint and naval components and commands conducting or managing cyberspace operations and activities, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States Cyber Command;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Fleet Cyber Command;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber, Navy;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">10th Fleet;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/6/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and the Director of Naval Intelligence; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/6/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Naval Information Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update to the plan required under subsection (a)(3), including timelines and procedures, for filling the positions within the cyber mission force for which the Secretary is responsible.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any anticipated changes to the end-strength of the Navy by reason of establishing the designator and rating under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementation of the designator and rating established under subsection (a) within the Navy Reserve.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/f/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development and execution of the training curriculum and qualification standards under subsection (d).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leadership Qualifications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that flag officers with the cyber warfare operations designator established under subsection (a) are primarily employed in billets identified under subsection (f)(6).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1532/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination by Cyber Command.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (f), the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a determination with respect to whether the matters contained in the report satisfy the requirements of the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1533">SEC. 1533. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 U.S.C. 167b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TOTAL FORCE GENERATION FOR THE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a study on the responsibilities of the military services for organizing, training, and presenting the total force to United States Cyber Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under paragraph (1) shall assess the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Which military services should man, train, equip, and organize the forces necessary to execute the functions and missions of the Cyber Mission Force and the Cyberspace Operations Forces for assignment, allocation, and apportionment to, or under the directive authority of, the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sufficiency of the military service accession and training model to provide forces to the Cyberspace Operations Forces and the sufficiency of the accessions and personnel resourcing of the supporting command and control staffs necessary as a component to the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The organization of the Cyber Mission Forces and whether the total forces or elements of the forces function best as a collection of independent teams or through a different model.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How to correct chronic shortages of proficient personnel in key work roles.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The need for additional work roles or skills to enable effective infrastructure management and generate access to targets.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">What unique or training-intensive expertise is required for each of the work roles identified in subparagraph (E) and whether native talents to master unique and training-intensive work roles can be identified and how personnel with those talents can be developed, retained, and employed across the active and reserve components.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The appropriate pay scales, rotation or force management policies, career paths and progression, expertise-based grading, talent management practices, and training for each of those work roles, given expected operational requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether a single military service should be responsible for basic, intermediate, and advanced training for the Cyber Mission Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The level of training required before an individual should be assigned, allocated, or apportioned to the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether or how the duties of the Director of the National Security Agency and the duties of the Commander of United States Cyber Command, resting with a single individual, enable each respective organization, and whether technical directors and intelligence experts of the National Security Agency should serve rotations in the Cyber Mission Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How nonmilitary personnel, such as civilian government employees, contracted experts, commercial partners, and domain or technology-specific experts in industry or the intelligence community can serve in, augment, or support Cyber Mission Force teams.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">What work roles in the Cyberspace Operations Forces can only be filled by military personnel, which work roles can be filled by civilian employees or contractors, and which work roles should be filled partially or fully by civilians due to the need for longevity of service to achieve required skill levels or retention rates.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How specialized cyber experience, developed and maintained in the reserve component, can be more effectively leveraged to support the Cyberspace Operations Forces through innovative force generation models.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the Department of Defense should create a separate service to perform the functions and missions currently performed by Cyber Mission Force units generated by multiple military services.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the Department of Defense is maximizing partnerships with industry and other nontraditional sources of expertise and capacity in the areas of critical infrastructure protection and information sharing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/2/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the Defense Readiness Reporting System of the Department of Defense is sufficient to capture Cyber Mission Force readiness metrics.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required by paragraph (1) shall consider existing models for total force generation practices and programs, as well as nontraditional and creative alternatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2024, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall submit to the Secretary of Defense one or more recommendations, respectively, as to the future total force generation model for both the Cyber Mission Force and the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters addressed.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The recommendations under paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, each of the elements identified in subsection (a)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of a Revised Model Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a revised total force generation model for the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing a revised total force generation model under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall explicitly determine the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the Navy should no longer be responsible for developing and presenting forces to the United States Cyber Command as part of the Cyber Mission Force or Cyberspace Operations Forces, including recommendations for corresponding transfer of responsibilities and associated resources and personnel for the existing and future year programmed Cyberspace Operations Forces or Cyber Mission Force resources.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether a single military service should be responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the Cyberspace Operations Forces, or if different services should be responsible for different components of the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether modification of United States Cyber Command enhanced budget control authorities are necessary to further improve total force generation for Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implications of low service retention rates for critical roles within the Cyber Mission Force, and the mix of actions necessary to correct them, including multiple rotations in critical work roles, length of service commitments, repeat tours within the Cyber Mission Force, retention incentives across the entire Cyberspace Operations Forces, and best practices for generating the future force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan for effecting the revised total force generation model required under subsection (c).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Progress Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until receipt of the plan required by subsection (d), the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the progress made in carrying out this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that subsections (a) through (c) are carried out with consideration to matters relating to the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cybersecurity service providers, local defenders, and information technology personnel who own, operate, and defend the information networks of the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Equipping the Cyberspace Operations Forces to include infrastructure management.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Providing intelligence support to the Cyberspace Operations Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1533/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resources, including billets, needed to account for any recommended changes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1534">SEC. 1534. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 U.S.C. 167b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORRECTING CYBER MISSION FORCE READINESS SHORTFALLS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan and Briefing Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a near-term plan to correct readiness shortfalls in the Cyber Mission Forces over the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop recommendations for such legislative action as the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman, and the Secretaries of the military departments jointly consider appropriate to correct the readiness shortfalls described in paragraph (1); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan under paragraph (1) and the recommendations under paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the briefing provided under paragraph (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman shall commence implementation of the aspects of the plan developed under paragraph (1) of such subsection that are not dependent upon legislative action.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Addressed.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the plan under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman, and the Secretaries of the military departments shall consider and explicitly address through analysis the following potential courses of action, singly and in combination, to increase the availability of personnel in key work roles:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Determining the correct number of personnel necessary to fill key work roles, including the proper force mix of civilian, military, and contractor personnel, and the means necessary to meet those requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Employing civilians rather than military personnel in key work roles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Expanding training capacity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifying or creating new training models.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maximizing use of compensation and incentive authorities, including increasing bonuses and special pays, and alternative compensation mechanisms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifying career paths and service policies to permit consecutive assignments in key work roles without jeopardizing promotion opportunities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Increasing service commitments following training commensurate with the value of the key work role training.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Standardizing compensation models across the services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requiring multiple rotations within the Cyber Mission Forces for key work roles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Adopting and implementing what are known as “rank in person” policies that enable civilian personnel to be promoted on the basis of skills and abilities demonstrated in a given position.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of departmental guidance and processes consistent with section 167b(d)(2)(A)(x) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Command to monitor the promotions of certain cyber operations forces and coordinate with the Secretaries 
regarding the assignment, retention, training, professional military education, and special and incentive pays of certain cyber operations forces, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the recruiting, retention, professional military education, and promotion of certain cyber operations personnel;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sharing of personnel data between the military departments and the United States Cyber Command; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/c/11/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">structures, departmental guidance, and processes developed between the military departments and the United States Special Operations Command with respect to the authority of the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command described in section 167(e)(2)(J) of title 10, United States Code, that could be used as a model for the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1534/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Key Work Roles Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">key work roles</quotedText>” means work roles that consist of access development, tool development, and exploitation analysis.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1535">SEC. 1535. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2200">10 U.S.C. 2200 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER SERVICE ACADEMY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, and the Director of the Office of Personnel and Management, shall establish a program to provide financial support for pursuit of programs of education at institutions of high education in covered disciplines.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered disciplines.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of the Program, a covered discipline is a discipline that the Secretary of Defense determines is critically needed and is cyber- or digital technology-related, including the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Computer-related arts and sciences.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cyber-related engineering.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cyber-related law and policy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Applied analytics related sciences, data management, and digital engineering, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other disciplines relating to cyber, cybersecurity, digital technology, or supporting functions as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy” (in this section referred to as the “Program”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Description and Components.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Program shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide scholarships through institutions of higher education to students who are enrolled in programs of education at such institutions leading to degrees or specialized program certifications in covered disciplines; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize the placement of scholarship recipients fulfilling the post-award employment obligation under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scholarship Amounts.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount of assistance.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each scholarship under the Program shall be in such amount as the Secretary determines necessary—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to pay all educational expenses incurred by that person, including tuition, fees, cost of books, and laboratory expenses, for the pursuit of the program of education for which the assistance is provided under the Program; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide a stipend for room and board.</content>
                                </clause></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that expenses paid are limited to those educational expenses normally incurred by students at the institution of higher education involved.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for internship activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The financial assistance for a person under this section may also be provided to support internship activities of the person in the Department of Defense and combat support agencies in periods between the academic years leading to the degree or specialized program certification for which assistance is provided the person under the Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period of support.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each scholarship under the Program shall be for not more than 5 years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional stipend.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Students demonstrating financial need, as determined by the Secretary, may be provided with an additional stipend under the Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum number of scholarship awards.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall award not fewer than 1,000 scholarships under the Program in fiscal year 2026 and in each fiscal year thereafter.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may award fewer than the number of scholarships required under subparagraph (A) in a fiscal year if the Secretary determines and notifies the congressional defense committees that fewer scholarships are necessary to address workforce needs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Post-award Employment Obligations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each scholarship recipient, as a condition of receiving a scholarship under the Program, shall enter into an agreement under which the recipient agrees to work for a period equal to the length of the scholarship, following receipt of the student’s degree or specialized program certification, in the cyber- and digital technology-related missions of the Department or an element of the intelligence community, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified by the head concerned in regulations the head concerned shall promulgate to carry out this subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hiring Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, specifically with respect to enforcing the obligations and conditions of employment under subsection (d), the head concerned may use any authority otherwise available to the head concerned for the recruitment, employment, and retention of civilian personnel within the Department, including authority under section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, or within an element of the intelligence community, as the case may be.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To be eligible to receive a scholarship under the Program, an individual shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrate a commitment to a career in improving the security of information technology or advancing the development and application of digital technology;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have demonstrated a high level of competency in relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities, as defined by the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7443);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be a full-time student, or have been accepted as a full-time student, in a program leading to a degree or specialized program certification in a covered discipline at an institution of higher education;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into an agreement accepting and acknowledging the post award employment obligations, pursuant to section (d);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accept and acknowledge the conditions of support under section (g); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/f/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meet such other requirements for a scholarship as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions of Support.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As a condition of receiving a scholarship under this section, a recipient shall agree to provide the Office of Personnel Management (in coordination with the Department of Defense) and the institutions of higher education described in subsection (a)(1) with annual verifiable documentation of post-award employment and up-to-date contact information.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Terms.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A scholarship recipient under the Program shall be liable to the United States as provided in subsection (i) if the individual—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing at the applicable institution of higher education, as determined by the Secretary;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is dismissed from the applicable institution of higher education for disciplinary reasons;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">withdraws from the eligible degree program before completing the Program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">declares that the individual does not intend to fulfill the post-award employment obligation under this section;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fails to maintain or fulfill any of the post-graduation or post-award obligations or requirements of the individual; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/g/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fails to fulfill the requirements of paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monitoring Compliance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As a condition of participating in the Program, an institution of higher education shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into an agreement with the head concerned to monitor the compliance of scholarship recipients with respect to their post-award employment obligations; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the head concerned and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, on an annual basis, the post-award employment documentation required under subsection (g)(1) for scholarship recipients through the completion of their post-award employment obligations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount of Repayment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Less than 1 year of service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a circumstance described in subsection (g)(2) occurs before the completion of 1 year of a post-award employment obligation under the Program, the total amount of scholarship awards received by the individual under the Program shall be considered a debt to the Government and repaid in its entirety.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">1 or more years of service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a circumstance described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (g)(2) occurs after the completion of 1 or more years of a post-award employment obligation under the Program, the total amount of scholarship awards received by the individual under the Program, reduced by the ratio of the number of years of service completed divided by the number of years of service required, shall be considered a debt to the Government and repaid in accordance with subsection (j).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repayments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A debt described subsection (i) shall be subject to repayment, together with interest thereon accruing from the date of the scholarship award, in accordance with terms and conditions specified by the head concerned in regulations promulgated to carry out this subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collection of Repayment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the event that a scholarship recipient is required to repay the scholarship award under the Program, the institution of higher education providing the scholarship shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/k/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine the repayment amounts and notify the recipient, the head concerned, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management of the amounts owed; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/k/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collect the repayment amounts within a period of time as determined by the head concerned.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Returned to treasury.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (3), any repayment under this subsection shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/k/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retain percentage.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this subsection to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. The head concerned shall establish a single, fixed percentage that will apply to all eligible entities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Information.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall periodically evaluate and make public, in a manner that protects the personally identifiable information of scholarship recipients, information on the success of recruiting individuals for scholarships under the Program and on hiring and retaining those individuals in the Department of Defense workforce, including information on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">placement rates;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">where students are placed, including job titles and descriptions;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">salary ranges for students not released from obligations under this section;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how long after graduation students are placed;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how long students stay in the positions they enter upon graduation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how many students are released from obligations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">what, if any, remedial training is required.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit, not less frequently than once every two years, to Congress a report, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the disparity in any reporting between scholarship recipients and their respective institutions of higher education; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recent statistics regarding the size, composition, and educational requirements of the relevant Department of Defense workforce.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resources.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall provide consolidated and user-friendly online resources for prospective scholarship recipients, including, to the extent practicable—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">searchable, up-to-date, and accurate information about participating institutions of higher education and job opportunities relating to covered disciplines; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/l/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a modernized description of careers in covered disciplines.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/m" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Allocation of Funding.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/m/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 50 percent of the amount available for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall be available only for providing financial assistance for the pursuit of programs of education referred to in subsection (b)(1) at institutions of higher education that have established, improved, or are administering programs of education in disciplines under the grant program established in section 2200b of title 10, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/m/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Associate degrees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than five percent of the amount available for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall be available for providing financial assistance for the pursuit of an associate degree at an institution described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/n" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="n">(n) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Board of Directors.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to help identify workforce needs and trends relevant to the Program, the Secretary may establish a board of directors for the Program that consists of representatives of Federal departments and agencies.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/o" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="o">(o) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commencement of Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall commence the Program as early as practicable, with the first scholarships awarded under the Program for the academic year beginning no later than the fall semester of 2024.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/p" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="p">(p) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Discharge Through Director<ref class="footnoteRef" idref="ID2215D40F4C1D47A78FAFF1A46C60CBEB" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref">1</ref>.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall act through the Director of the office established under section 2192c of title 10, United States Code.</content><footnote id="ID2215D40F4C1D47A78FAFF1A46C60CBEB" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Duplicate subsection (p)’s so in law. See amendments in sections 1531(c)(6) and 1533(6) in Public Law 118-31.</p></footnote>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/p" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="p">(p) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interagency Considerations<ref class="footnoteRef" style="-uslm-dtd:dangling-footnote-ref">1</ref>.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/p/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (2), a scholarship recipient may satisfy their post-award employment obligation under this section by working for an element of the intelligence community that is not part of the Department of Defense only if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/p/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense has entered into an agreement with the head of that element authorizing the placement of scholarship recipients under the Program in positions within that element;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/p/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">under such agreement, the head of that element has agreed to reimburse the Department of Defense for the scholarship program costs associated with any scholarship recipient so placed; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/p/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the scholarship recipient has satisfied appropriate hiring criteria and security clearance requirements applicable to that element.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/p/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on percentage per graduating class.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 10 percent of each graduating class of scholarship recipients under the Program may be placed in positions not within the Department of Defense unless the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that the Department of Defense is unable to facilitate placements in positions within the Department of Defense for such excess percentage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/q" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="q">(q) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/q/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">head concerned</term>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/q/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/q/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the head of an element of the intelligence community, with respect to matters concerning that element.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1535/q/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1536">SEC. 1536. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NAVY CIVILIAN CAREER PATH STUDY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations made in the report submitted to the congressional defense committees under section 1653(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1763) relating to improving cyber career paths in the Navy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each recommendation described in such paragraph that has already been implemented.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each recommendation described in such paragraph that the Secretary has commenced implementing, including a justification for determining to commence implementing the recommendation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each recommendation described in such paragraph that the Secretary has not implemented or commenced implementing and a determination as to whether or not to implement the recommendation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each recommendation under subparagraph (C) that the Secretary determines to implement—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timeline for implementation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any additional resources or authorities required for implementation; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan for implementation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each recommendation under subparagraph (C) that the Secretary determines not to implement, a justification for the determination not to implement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review by Comptroller General of the United States.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of such report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Secretary has implemented the recommendations described in subsection (a)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Additional recommended actions for the Secretary to take to improve the readiness and retention of the cyber workforce of the Navy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the preliminary findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1536/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review under paragraph (1) at such time and in such format as is mutually agreed upon by the committees and the Comptroller General at the time of the briefing under paragraph (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1537">SEC. 1537. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL STRATEGY FOR STRUCTURING AND MANNING ELEMENTS OF JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS-CYBER ORGANIZATIONS, JOINT MISSION OPERATIONS CENTERS, AND CYBER OPERATIONS-INTEGRATED PLANNING ELEMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the commanders of the combatant commands, shall conduct a study to determine the optimal strategy for structuring and manning elements of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint Force Headquarters Cyber Organizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint Mission Operations Centers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cyber Operations-Integrated Planning Elements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint Cyber Centers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operational effects on the military services if each of the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) are restructured from organizations that are components of the military services to joint organizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Existing barriers or impediments to designate positions within each of the entities listed in such subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as joint billets for joint qualification purposes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operational and organizational effects on the military services, the United States Cyber Command, other combatant commands, and the Joint Staff if the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) are realigned, restructured, or consolidated.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operational and organizational effects and advisement of standardizing a minimum set of roles and responsibilities of the Joint Cyber Centers, or the equivalent entity, of the combatant commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Clarification of the relationship and differentiation between Cyber Operations-Integrated Planning Elements and Joint Cyber Centers of the combatant commands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A complete inventory of mission essential tasks for the entities listed in such subparagraphs (A) through (D).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of cyber activities in geographic and functional combatant command campaign plans and resources aligned to those activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 120 days until March 31, 2024, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the study under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2024, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the study under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The findings of the Principal Cyber Advisor with respect to the study under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Details of the operational and organizational effects assessed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to carry out the transfer described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph and the associated costs, as appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to realign, restructure, or consolidate the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1537/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Principal Cyber Advisor considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1538">SEC. 1538. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MANNING REVIEW OF SPACE FORCE CYBER SQUADRONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the manning required to fully staff the current and planned cyber squadrons of the Space Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Included.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review under subsection (a) shall include considerations of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The specific sourcing of existing billets of the Space Force optimally postured for transfer to cyber squadrons.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The administrative processes required to shift billets and existing funding to cyber squadrons.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The responsibilities and functions performed by military personnel and civilian personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The benefits and risks to the Space Force approach of transferring billets to cyber squadrons.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1538/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Roadmap.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review under subsection (a) shall include a transition roadmap that outlines a comprehensive transition for the transfer of billets described in paragraph (1) by not later than September 30, 2024.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1539">SEC. 1539. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POSTURE AND STAFFING LEVELS OF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate non-Department of Defense entity for the conduct of a comprehensive review of the posture and adequacy of the staffing levels of the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters for Consideration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify that the review conducted under the agreement shall include the evaluation of each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any limitations or constraints of the Office of the Chief Information Officer in performing the entirety of the responsibilities specified in section 142(b) of title 10, United States Code, and responsibilities assigned by the Secretary of Defense, based on the staffing levels of the Office as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The composition of civilian, military, and contractor personnel assigned to the Office of the Chief Information Officer, as of such date, including the occupational series and military occupational specialties of such personnel, relative to the responsibilities specified in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The organizational construct of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, as of such date.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify that the review conducted under the agreement shall include recommendations for the Chief Information Officer and the congressional defense committees, including recommendations derived from the matters for consideration specified under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1539/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the review.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1540">SEC. 1540. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CIVILIAN CYBERSECURITY RESERVE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity or a federally funded research and development center with expertise in cybersecurity and workforce management to conduct an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of creating and maintaining a civilian cybersecurity reserve corps to enable the Department of Defense and military services to provide qualified civilian manpower to the Department of Defense to effectively respond to significant cyber  
incidents or to assist in solving other exceptionally difficult cyber workforce-related challenges.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of Prior Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the entity or center shall take into consideration the results of the evaluation of nontraditional cyber support to the Department of Defense required by section 1730 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Principal Cyber Advisor submits the report referenced in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment conducted under subsection (a) shall include analysis of the following matters:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The feasibility of the concept of a civilian cybersecurity reserve program, including an analysis of the available talent pool, potential impact on employers, and propensity to serve.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The likelihood of utilizing civilian cybersecurity reservists to augment the existing Department of Defense workforce, including an assessment of the duration of periods of activation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The result of outreach conducted with industry and State and Federal Government agencies employing individuals likely to meet qualification criteria for service in such a program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The necessity for participants to access classified information, and the need to maintain appropriate security clearances as a participant in the program, including while not in Federal service.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Appropriate compensation and benefits for members of such a program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities that members may undertake as part of their duties.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods for identifying and recruiting members, including alternative methods to traditional qualifications requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods for preventing conflicts of interest or other ethical concerns as a result of participation in such a program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Resources, including funding levels, necessary to carry out such a program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Potential penalties or other adverse action taken against individuals who do not respond to activation when called.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/c/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant for the purpose of this assessment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date on which the Secretary enters into the agreement described in subsection (a), such entity or center shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the research and analysis under such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense  
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A copy of the report submitted under paragraph (1) without change.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1540/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any comments, changes, recommendations, or other information provided by the Secretary of Defense relating to the research and analysis conducted under subsection (a) and contained in such report, including a specific recommendation on whether a civilian cybersecurity reserve should be established, as described in such subsection, or with modification.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1541">SEC. 1541. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the Cyber Excepted Service established pursuant to section 1599f of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of barriers to participation in Cyber Excepted Service positions, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">criteria for eligibility of potential Department of Defense components and entities for participation in the Cyber Excepted Service;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">potential and structural limitations of the Cyber Excepted Service, including impediments to mobility or advancement by civilian employees currently in billets coded for Cyber Excepted Service;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">challenges to transition between competitive and excepted service;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">matters relating to pay disparity and challenges with compensation relative to the skill sets and value of such civilian employees in the private sector;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">differences between compensation, incentives, benefits, and access to career-broadening experiences;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the eligibility for participation in the Cyber Excepted Service of civilian employees who are assigned to the Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current and necessary mechanisms to deconflict occasions when individuals can be considered eligible for two or more excepted service systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other barriers as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the process used in accepting applications, assessing candidates, and the process for and effect of adhering to provisions of law establishing preferences for hiring eligible veterans, and selecting applicants for vacancies to be filled by an individual for a Cyber Excepted Service position.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of current efforts to recruit and retain employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of current performance metrics used in evaluating the Cyber Excepted Service.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of how current efforts to develop, sustain, and improve the Cyber Excepted Service are integrated into the strategic workforce planning of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Current metrics for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the placement of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by military department, Defense agency, or other component within the Department;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total number of veterans hired;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of separations of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of retirements of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and amounts of recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives paid to employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or pay band; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/6/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of employees who declined transition to qualified Cyber Excepted Service positions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the training provided to supervisors of employees in Cyber Excepted Service positions on the use of the new authorities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the implementation of section 1599f(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how each military department, Defense agency, or other component within the Department is incorporating or intends to incorporate Cyber Excepted Service personnel in their cyber mission workforce; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the Cyber Excepted Service has allowed each military department, Defense agency, or other component within the Department to establish, recruit and retain personnel to fill cyber mission workforce needs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees with respect to the improvement of the Cyber Excepted Service, including recommendations derived from the consideration of the elements specified in paragraphs (1) through (8).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the review.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Update.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the submission of the review under subsection (c), and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until September 30, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an update on progress made in enacting recommendations identified pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) and a detailed report on Cyber Excepted Service positions during the most recent one-year period, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the metrics described in paragraph (6) of such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an updated assessment under paragraph (8) of such subsection from the current reporting period;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an updated assessment on the effect of section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, on the ability of the Department to recruit, retain, and develop cyber professionals in the Department over the current reporting period;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an updated assessment on the barriers to participation described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) from the current reporting period;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proposed modifications to the Cyber Excepted Service; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cyber Excepted Service</quotedText>” consists of those positions established under section 1599f(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stC/s1541/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cyber Excepted Service position</quotedText>” means a position in the Cyber Excepted Service.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1551" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1551">SEC. 1551. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM FOR SHARING CYBER CAPABILITIES AND RELATED INFORMATION WITH FOREIGN OPERATIONAL PARTNERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1551/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="398">“SEC. 398. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s398">10 U.S.C. 398</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Establish Pilot Program to Share Cyber Capabilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide cyber capabilities and related information developed or procured by the Department of Defense to foreign countries or organizations described in subsection (b) without compensation, to meet operational imperatives if the Secretary of Defense determines that the provision of such cyber capabilities is in the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">List of Foreign Countries.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of foreign countries that the Secretary of Defense considers suitable for sharing of cyber capabilities and related information under the authority established under paragraph (a); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">criteria for establishing the list under subparagraph (A);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 14 days after establishing the list required by paragraph (a), submit to the appropriate committees of Congress such list; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of any changes to the list established under clause (1) at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedures.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to the first use of the authority provided by subsection (a), the Secretaries of Defense and State shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress procedures for a coordination process for subsection (a) that is consistent with the operational timelines required to support the national security of the United States; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of any changes to the procedures established under paragraph (1) at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification Required.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State jointly shall promptly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress notice in writing of any use of the authority provided by subsection (a) no later than 48 hours following the use of the authority.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notification under paragraph (1) shall include a certification that the provision of the cyber capabilities was in the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The notification under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of whether the transfer and the underlying operational imperative could have been met using another authority.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority established under paragraph (a) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date on which this authority becomes law.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cyber capability</quotedText>’ means a device or computer program, including any combination of software, firmware, or hardware, designed to create an effect in or through cyberspace.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed as amending, diminishing, or otherwise impacting reporting or other obligations under the War Powers Resolution.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1551/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Sections Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“398.</designator><label> Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1552">SEC. 1552. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s238">10 U.S.C. 238 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR CYBER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUDGET DATA ANALYTICS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Demonstration Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2024, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, complete a pilot program to demonstrate the application of advanced data analytics to the fiscal year 2024 budget data of a military department for the purpose of identifying total cyber and information technology spending and the distribution of such resources across budget line items that are and are not identified, labeled, or categorized in a manner that would indicate that funds included in such line items will be expended on cyber and information technology activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination with military departments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), 
the Chief Information Officer shall, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Navy, select a military department for participation in the demonstration program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The demonstration program under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to identify planned expenditures for cyber and information technology that are not captured in the total figures for cyber and information technology reported annually to Congress in support of the President’s budget submission and in budget documents and briefings to Congress on the cyber and information technology programs and activities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to improve transparency in cyber and information technology budget information to identify cyber and information technology activities funded out of noncyber and noninformation technology budget lines, including by the use of qualitative techniques such as semantic analysis or natural language processing technologies;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">metrics developed to assess the effectiveness of the demonstration program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a cost tradeoff analysis of implementing these cyber and information technology data analytics across the entire budget of the Department of Defense;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing or planned efforts to use these data analytics to make budget decisions; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing or planned efforts to incorporate these data analytics into materials presented to Congress through the budget submission process.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plans and status of the Chief Information Officer with respect to the demonstration program under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2024, the Chief Information Officer shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the results and findings of the Chief Information Officer with respect to the demonstration program under subsection (a), including the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for expansion of the demonstration program to the entire cyber and information technology budget of the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1552/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Plans for incorporating data analytics into the congressional budget submission process for the cyber and information technology budget of the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1553">SEC. 1553. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN FOR COMMERCIAL CLOUD TEST AND EVALUATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy and Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with commercial industry, shall implement a policy and plan for test and evaluation of the cybersecurity of the clouds of commercial cloud service providers that provide, or are intended to provide, storage or computing of classified data of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The policy and plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, future contracts with cloud service providers for storage or computing of classified data of the Department include provisions that permit the Secretary to conduct independent, threat-realistic assessments of the commercial cloud infrastructure, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the storage, compute, and enabling elements, including the control plane and virtualization hypervisor for mission elements of the Department supported by the cloud provider; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the supporting systems used in the fulfillment, facilitation, or operations relating to the mission of the Department under the contract, including the interfaces with these systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation as to how the Secretary intends to proceed on amending existing contracts with cloud service providers to permit the same level of assessments required for future contracts under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification and description of any proposed tiered test and evaluation requirements aligned with different impact and classification levels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may include in the policy and plan under subsection (a) an authority to waive any requirement under subsection (b) if the waiver is jointly approved by the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the policy and plan under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Threat-realistic Assessment Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">threat-realistic assessments</quotedText>” means, with respect to commercial cloud infrastructure, activities that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are designed to accurately emulate cyber threats from advanced nation state adversaries, such as Russia and China; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1553/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include cooperative penetration testing and no-notice threat-emulation activities where personnel of the Department of Defense attempt to penetrate and gain control of the cloud-provider facilities, networks, systems, and defenses associated with, or which enable, the supported missions of the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1554">SEC. 1554. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ROADMAP AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR CYBER ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Roadmap and Implementation Plan Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall jointly develop a five-year roadmap and implementation plan for rapidly adopting and acquiring artificial intelligence systems,  
applications, and supporting data and data management processes for the Cyberspace Operations Forces of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The roadmap and implementation plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification and prioritization of artificial intelligence systems, applications, data identification, and processing to cyber missions within the Department, and ameliorating threats to, and from, artificial intelligence systems, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advancing the cybersecurity of Department systems with artificial intelligence;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses of artificial intelligence for cyber effects operations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities of artificial intelligence systems supporting cybersecurity and cyber operations to attacks; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">defending against adversary artificial intelligence-based cyber attacks.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to develop, acquire, adopt, and sustain the artificial intelligence systems, applications, data, and processing identified in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Roles and responsibilities for the following for adopting and acquiring artificial intelligence systems, applications, and data to cyber missions within the Department:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander of the United States Cyber Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander of Joint-Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Networks.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief Information Officer of the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretaries of the military departments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the National Security Agency.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of currently deployed, adopted, and acquired artificial intelligence systems, applications, ongoing prototypes, and data.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of current capability and skill gaps that must be addressed prior to the development and adoption of artificial intelligence applications identified in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of opportunities to solicit operator utility feedback through inclusion into research and development processes and wargaming or experimentation events by developing a roadmap for such processes and events, as well as a formalized process for capturing and tracking lessons learned from such events to inform the development community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of long-term technology gaps for fulfilling the Department’s cyber warfighter mission to be addressed by research relating to artificial intelligence by the science and technology enterprise within the Department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Definition of a maturity model describing desired cyber capabilities, agnostic of the enabling technology solutions, including phases in the maturity model or identified milestones and clearly identified areas for collaboration with relevant commercial off the shelf and government off the shelf developers to address requirements supporting capability gaps.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assessment, in partnership with the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, of the threat posed by adversaries’ use of artificial intelligence to the cyberspace operations and the security of the networks and artificial intelligence systems of the Department in the next five years, including a net technical assessment of United States and adversary activities to apply artificial intelligence to cyberspace operations, and actions planned to address that threat.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed schedule with target milestones, investments, and required expenditures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Interim and final metrics of adoption of artificial intelligence for each activity identified in the roadmap.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of such additional funding, authorities, and policies as the Commander and the Chief Information Officer jointly determine may be required.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/b/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other topics as the Commander and the Chief Information Officer jointly consider appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Synchronization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commander and the Chief Information Officer shall ensure that the roadmap and implementation plan under subsection (a) are synchronized and coordinated to be consistent with section 1509.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1554/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Commander and the Chief Information Officer complete development of the roadmap and implementation plan under subsection (a), the Commander and the Chief Information Officer shall provide to the congressional defense committees a classified briefing on the roadmap and implementation plan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1555">SEC. 1555. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD CYBER REPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a review of the findings and recommendations presented in the June 2018 Defense Science Board report titled “Cyber as a Strategic Capability”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of, and description of implementation for, recommendations that have been implemented by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of recommendations that have not yet been fully implemented by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of the reasons why the recommendations identified under subparagraph (B) were not implemented.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of such legislative or administrative action as the Secretary determines necessary to implement the recommendations identified under subparagraph (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the review is completed under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review, including a disclosure of the matters 
identified and developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1555/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1556">SEC. 1556. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL BRIEFING ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefings Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until March 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing provided under subsection (a) shall include an annual assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resources, authorities, activities, missions, facilities, and personnel used to conduct the relevant missions at the National Security Agency as well as the cyber offense and defense missions of United States Cyber Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The processes used to manage risk, balance tradeoffs, and work with partners to execute operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the operating environment and the continuous need to balance tradeoffs to meet mission necessity and effectiveness.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the operational effects resulting from the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command, including a list of specific operations conducted over the previous year that were enabled by or benefitted from the relationship.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1556/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other topics as the Director of the National Security Agency and the Commander of United States Cyber Command may consider appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1557">SEC. 1557. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s167b">10 U.S.C. 167b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense and the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military departments, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">review—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated December 12, 2019, concerning the definition of the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of Defense Cyberspace Operations Forces (DoD COF)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the responsibilities of the Commander of the United States Cyber Command as the Cyberspace Joint Force Provider and Cyberspace Joint Force Trainer, with respect to forces included and excluded from the Cyberspace Operations Forces; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">update such memorandum and, as appropriate, update such responsibilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive assessment of units and components of the Department of Defense conducting defensive cyberspace operations which are not currently included in the definition specified in paragraph (1)(A) of such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consideration of options for participation in the Cyberspace Operations Forces by forces without regard to whether the forces are included in such definition, including options under which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">forces currently excluded from the Cyberspace Operations Forces because of such definition may access training, resources, and expertise of the Cyberspace Operations Forces;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commander of the United States Cyber Command may issue advisory tasking to forces that are not Cyberspace Operations Forces pursuant to such definition; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1557/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">forces that are not Cyberspace Operations Forces pursuant to such definition are subject to training standards established by the Commander as the Cyberspace Joint Force Trainer.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1558">SEC. 1558. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS ON ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN BUDGET CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Assessments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During fiscal year 2023, and not less frequently than once each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2028, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, in coordination with the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, shall assess the implementation of the transition of responsibilities assigned to the Commander by section 1507(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment carried out under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the operational and organizational effect of section 1507(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) on the training, equipping, operation, sustainment, and readiness of the Cyber Mission Forces.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An inventory description of the cyber systems, activities, capabilities, resources, and functions that have been transferred from the military departments to control of the Commander and those that have not been transitioned pursuant to such section 1507(a)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An opinion by the Commander as to whether the cyber systems, activities, capabilities, resources, and functions that have not been so transitioned should be transitioned pursuant to such section 1507(a)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the adequacy of resources, authorities, and policies required to implement such section 1507(a)(1), including organizational, functional, and personnel matters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the reliance on resources, authorities, policies, or personnel external to United States Cyber Command in support of the budget control of the Commander.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of any outstanding areas for transition pursuant to such section 1507(a)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the organization established under section 1509 and its performance relative to the requirements of the Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Commander considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1558/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Commander shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Commander with respect to the assessments under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1559">SEC. 1559. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2224">10 U.S.C. 2224 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENTS OF WEAPONS SYSTEMS VULNERABILITIES TO RADIO-FREQUENCY ENABLED CYBER ATTACKS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the activities required by and conducted pursuant to section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1118) and the amendments made by section 1712 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4087) include regular assessments of the vulnerabilities to and mission risks presented by radio-frequency enabled cyber attacks with respect to the operational technology embedded in weapons systems, aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, space systems, sensors, and datalink networks of the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessments under subsection (a) with respect to vulnerabilities and risks described in such subsection shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of such vulnerabilities and risks;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ranking of vulnerability, severity, and priority;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">development and selection of options, with associated costs and schedule, to correct such vulnerabilities, including installation of intrusion detection capabilities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the cybersecurity sufficiency for Military Standard 1553; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">development of integrated risk-based plans to implement the corrective actions selected.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development of Corrective Actions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing corrective actions under subsection (b)(3), the assessments under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the missions supported by the assessed weapons systems, aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, space systems, sensors, or datalink networks, as the case may be, to ensure that the corrective actions focus on the vulnerabilities that create the greatest risks to the missions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be shared and coordinated with the principal staff assistant with primary responsibility for the strategic cybersecurity program; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address requirements for deployed and nondeployed members of the Armed Forces to analyze data collected on the weapons systems and respond to attacks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence Informed Assessments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessments under subsection (a) shall be informed by intelligence, if available, and technical judgment regarding potential threats to embedded operational technology during operations of the Armed Forces.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination and integration of activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessments under subsection (a) shall be fully coordinated and integrated with activities described in such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1559/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination of organizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the organizations conducting the assessments under subsection (a) in the military departments, the United States Special Operations Command, and the Defense Agencies coordinate with each other and share best practices, vulnerability analyses, and technical solutions with the principal staff assistant with primary responsibility for the Strategic Cybersecurity Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1560">SEC. 1560. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN TO DETER AND COUNTER ADVERSARIES IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The status of the strategy and posture review required by section 1631(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 397 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of efforts of the Department of Defense, including such efforts conducted in consultation with relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government, to effectively deter and counter foreign adversaries in the information environment, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recent updates or modifications to existing policies to more effectively deter and counter adversaries;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of funding priorities and impacts to future budget requests;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recent updates to personnel policies to ensure the recruitment, promotion, retention, and compensation for individuals with the necessary skills in the information environment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of improvements required to the collection, prioritization, and analysis of intelligence, in particular open-source intelligence, to better inform the understanding of foreign adversaries in the information environment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any initiatives that are being taken, in cooperation with relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government, to assist and incorporate allies and partner countries of the United States into efforts to effectively deter and counter foreign adversaries in the information environment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any additional actions the Secretary determines necessary to further ensure that the Department of Defense is appropriately postured to effectively deter and counter foreign adversaries in the information environment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXV/stD/s1560/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Environment Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information environment</quotedText>” has the meaning given in the publication of the Department of Defense titled “Joint Concept for Operating in the Information Environment (JCOIE)” dated July 25, 2018.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XVI">TITLE XVI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Space Activities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1601.</designator><label> Requirements for protection of satellites.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1602.</designator><label> Strategy on protection of satellites.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1603.</designator><label> Modification of reports on integration of acquisition and capability delivery schedules for segments of major satellite acquisitions programs and funding for such programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1604.</designator><label> Tactically responsive space capability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1605.</designator><label> Extension of annual report on Space Command and Control.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1606.</designator><label> Allied responsive space capabilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1607.</designator><label> Applied research and educational activities to support space technology development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1608.</designator><label> Review of Space Development Agency exemption from Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1609.</designator><label> Update to plan to manage Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment System and multi-domain sensors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1610.</designator><label> Report on space debris.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1621.</designator><label> Congressional oversight of clandestine activities that support operational preparation of the environment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Nuclear Forces</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1631.</designator><label> Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1632.</designator><label> Industrial base monitoring for B-21 and Sentinel programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1633.</designator><label> Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1634.</designator><label> Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1635.</designator><label> Extension of requirement to report on nuclear weapons stockpile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1636.</designator><label> Modification and extension of annual assessment of cyber resilience of nuclear command and control system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1637.</designator><label> Modification of reports on Nuclear Posture Review implementation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1638.</designator><label> Establishment of intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task force for Sentinel program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1639.</designator><label> Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1640.</designator><label> Plan for development of reentry vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1641.</designator><label> Treatment of nuclear modernization and hypersonic missile programs within Defense Priorities and Allocations System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1642.</designator><label> Matters relating to nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Missile Defense Programs</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1651.</designator><label> Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1652.</designator><label> Improvements to acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1653.</designator><label> Making permanent prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1654.</designator><label> Next generation interceptors for missile defense of United States homeland.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1655.</designator><label> Termination of requirement to transition ballistic missile defense programs to the military departments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1656.</designator><label> Persistent cybersecurity operations for ballistic missile defense systems and networks.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1657.</designator><label> Fire control architectures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1658.</designator><label> Middle East integrated air and missile defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1659.</designator><label> Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1660.</designator><label> Integrated air and missile defense architecture for defense of Guam.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1661.</designator><label> Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of report on implementation of the cruise missile defense architecture for the homeland.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1662.</designator><label> Strategy to use asymmetric capabilities to defeat hypersonic missile threats.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1663.</designator><label> Plan on delivering Shared Early Warning System data to certain allies and partners of the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1664.</designator><label> Reports on ground-based interceptors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1665.</designator><label> Report on missile defense interceptor site in contiguous United States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1671.</designator><label> Cooperative threat reduction funds.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1672.</designator><label> Department of Defense support for requirements of the White House Military Office.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1673.</designator><label> Unidentified anomalous phenomena reporting procedures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1674.</designator><label> Study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Space Activities </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1601" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1601">SEC. 1601. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF SATELLITES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2275 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2275a">“SEC. 2275a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2275a">10 U.S.C. 2275a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Requirements for protection of satellites </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before a major satellite acquisition program achieves Milestone A approval, or equivalent, the Chief of Staff of the Space Force, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Space Command, shall establish requirements for the defense and resilience of the satellites under that program against the capabilities of adversaries to target, degrade, or destroy the satellites.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major satellite acquisition program</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 2275 of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Milestone A approval</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 4251 of this title 10.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1602">SEC. 1602. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY ON PROTECTION OF SATELLITES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall make publicly available a strategy containing the actions that will be taken to defend and protect on-orbit satellites of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community from the capabilities of adversaries to target, degrade, or destroy satellites.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forms.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the strategy under paragraph (1) publicly available in unclassified form; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annex, which may be submitted in classified form, containing supporting documents to the strategy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1602/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1603" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1603">SEC. 1603. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON INTEGRATION OF ACQUISITION AND CAPABILITY DELIVERY SCHEDULES FOR SEGMENTS OF MAJOR SATELLITE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMS AND FUNDING FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2275(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1604">SEC. 1604. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE CAPABILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 1609 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the Space Force has a tactically responsive space capability that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addresses all lifecycle elements; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">addresses rapid deployment and reconstitution requirements—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide long-term continuity for tactically responsive space capabilities across the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to continue the development of concepts of operations, including with respect to tactics, training, and procedures;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to develop appropriate processes for tactically responsive space launch, including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mission assurance processes; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">command and control, tracking, telemetry, and communications; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to identify basing requirements necessary to enable tactically responsive space capabilities.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief of Space Operations shall establish tactically responsive requirements for all national security space capabilities, if applicable, carried out under title 10, United States Code.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">launch program</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">space program</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The entire end-to-end tactically responsive space capability, including with respect to the launch vehicle, 
ground infrastructure, bus, payload, operations and on-orbit sustainment.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for fiscal year 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">tactically responsive launch program</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">tactically responsive space program</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">launches</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">capabilities</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">tactically responsive launch program</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">tactically responsive space program</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1604/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heading of such section is amended in the heading by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">launch operations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">space capability</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1605" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1605">SEC. 1605. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON SPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1613(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1731) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2025</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2030</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1606">SEC. 1606. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2271">10 U.S.C. 2271 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ALLIED RESPONSIVE SPACE CAPABILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initiatives.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly ensure that responsive space capabilities of the Department of Defense align with initiatives by Five Eyes countries, member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other allies to promote a globally responsive space architecture.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Commander of the United States European Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Commander of the United States Space Command, shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report assessing current investments and partnerships by the United States with allies of the United States with respect to responsive space efforts. The report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the benefits of leveraging allied and partner spaceports for responsive launch.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of current and future plans to engage with allies and partners with respect to activities ensuring rapid reconstitution or augmentation of the space capabilities of the United States and allies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the shared costs and technology between the United States and allies, including if investments from the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and the European Deterrence Initiative could be considered for allied spaceports.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Five Eyes Countries Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Five Eyes countries</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Australia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Canada.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">New Zealand.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United Kingdom.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1606/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1607">SEC. 1607. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9081">10 U.S.C. 9081 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Space Operations, in coordination with the Chief Technology and Innovation Office of the Space Force, may carry out applied research and educational activities to support space technology development.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities carried out under subsection (a) shall support the applied research, development, and demonstration needs of the Space Force, including by addressing and facilitating the advancement of capabilities related to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">space domain awareness;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">positioning, navigation, and timing;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communications;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hypersonics;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cybersecurity; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matter the Secretary of the Air Force considers relevant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Education and Training.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities carried out under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote education and training for students so as to support the future national security space workforce of the United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">explore opportunities for international collaboration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1607/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided by this section shall expire on December 31, 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1608" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1608">SEC. 1608. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s9086">10 U.S.C. 9086 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXEMPTION FROM JOINT CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1608/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a review regarding whether the Space Development Agency should be exempt from the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1608/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the review under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a recommendation as to whether the exemption described in such subsection should apply to the Space Development Agency.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1608/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the recommendation is submitted under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force and the Director of the Space Development Agency shall implement the recommendation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1609">SEC. 1609. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPDATE TO PLAN TO MANAGE INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND ATTACK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND MULTI-DOMAIN SENSORS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall update the plan that was developed pursuant to section 1669 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination With Other Agencies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the update required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, the 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of the Space Development Agency; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit comments on the plan, if any, from the Commander of United States Strategic Command, the Commander of United States Northern Command, and the Commander of United States Space Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the update required by subsection (a) is complete, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan updated pursuant to subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1609/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the comments from the Commander of United States Strategic Command, the Commander of United States Northern Command, and the Commander of United States Space Command, if any, solicited under subsection (b)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1610">SEC. 1610. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SPACE DEBRIS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the portion of the report on the risks posed by man-made space debris in low-Earth orbit described in the explanatory statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) that pertains to the Department of Defense. The portion of the report shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of such risks to defense and national security space assets;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations with respect to the remediation of such risks to defense and national security assets; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outlines of plans to reduce the incident of such space debris to defense and national security assets.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stA/s1610/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stB/s1621" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1621">SEC. 1621. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT OPERATIONAL PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 127f of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stB/s1621/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stB/s1621/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a quarterly basis, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with elements of the Department of Defense that the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing outlining the 
clandestine activities carried out pursuant to subsection (a) during the period covered by the briefing, including—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an update on such activities carried out in each geographic combatant command and a description of how such activities support the respective theater campaign plan;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an overview of the authorities and legal issues, including limitations, relating to such activities; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matters the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nuclear Forces </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1631" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1631">SEC. 1631. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BIANNUAL BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 492a the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="492b">“SEC. 492b. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s492b">10 U.S.C. 492b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BIANNUAL BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On or about May 1 and November 1 of each year, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on matters relating to nuclear weapons policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics as requested by such committees.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Officials Specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The officials specified in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director for Capability and Resource Integration for the United States Strategic Command.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An official specified in subsection (b) may delegate the authority to provide a briefing under subsection (a) to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the official.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1632" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1632">SEC. 1632. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDUSTRIAL BASE MONITORING FOR B-21 AND SENTINEL PROGRAMS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 493 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="493a">“SEC. 493a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s493a">10 U.S.C. 493a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Industrial base monitoring for B-21 and Sentinel programs </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, shall designate a senior official, who shall report to the Assistant Secretary, to monitor the combined industrial base supporting the acquisition of—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">B-21 aircraft; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for Monitoring.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In monitoring the combined industrial base described in subsection (a), the senior official designated under such subsection shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have the authority to select staff to assist the senior official from among civilian employees of the Department and members of the armed forces, who may provide such assistance concurrently while serving in another position;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitor the acquisition by the combined industrial base of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">materials, technologies, and components associated with nuclear weapons systems; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commodities purchased on a large scale;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitor the hiring or contracting by the combined industrial base of personnel with critical skills; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess whether personnel with critical skills and knowledge, intellectual property on manufacturing processes, and facilities and equipment necessary to design, develop, manufacture, repair, and support a program are available and affordable within the scopes of the B-21 aircraft program and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the same time as the submission of the budget of the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with respect to the status of the combined industrial base described in subsection (a).”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1633">SEC. 1633. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, in coordination with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">capabilities, and</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (11), (12), and (13), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph (10):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to nuclear warheads—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reviewing military requirements, performance requirements, and planned delivery schedules to evaluate whether such requirements and schedules create significant risks to cost, schedules, or other matters regarding production, surveillance, research, and other programs relating to nuclear weapons within the National Nuclear Security Administration; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if any such risk exists, proposing and analyzing adjustments to such requirements and schedules.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (13), as so redesignated, and inserting the following new paragraph (13):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coordinating risk management efforts between the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration relating to the nuclear weapons stockpile, the  
nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)), and the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons, including with respect to identifying and analyzing risks and proposing actions to mitigate risks.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plans and Budget.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (f) of such section is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budget and Funding Matters.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall annually review the plans and budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration and assess whether such plans and budget meet the current and projected requirements relating to nuclear weapons.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall review each budget request transmitted by the Secretary of Energy to the Council under section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757) and make a determination under subparagraph (B) regarding the adequacy of each such request.  Not later than 30 days after making such a determination, the Council shall notify the congressional defense committees that such a determination has been made.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Council determines that a budget request for a fiscal year transmitted to the Council under section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757) is inadequate, in whole or in part, to implement the objectives of the Department of Defense with respect to nuclear weapons for that fiscal year, the Council shall submit to the Secretary of Energy a written description of funding levels and specific initiatives that would, in the determination of the Council, make the budget request adequate to implement those objectives.</content></clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Council determines that a budget request for a fiscal year transmitted to the Council under section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757) is adequate to implement the objectives described in clause (i) for that fiscal year, the Council shall submit to the Secretary of Energy a written statement confirming the adequacy of the request.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall maintain a record of each description submitted under clause (i) and each statement submitted under clause (ii).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) with respect to that budget.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the funding requested for the National Nuclear Security Administration in such budget—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enables the Administrator for Nuclear Security to meet requirements relating to nuclear weapons for such fiscal year; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is adequate to implement the objectives of the Department of Defense with respect to nuclear weapons for that fiscal year; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the plans and budget reviewed under paragraph (1) will enable the Administrator to meet—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements to produce war reserve plutonium pits under section 4219(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a(a)); and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other requirements under Federal law.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the evaluation under subparagraph (B)(ii) determines that the plans and budget reviewed under paragraph (1) will not enable the Administrator to meet the requirements to produce war reserve plutonium pits under section 4219(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a(a))—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation for why the plans and budget will not enable the Administrator to meet such requirements; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proposed alternative plans, budget, or requirements by the Council to meet such requirements.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a member of the Council does not concur in any assessment or evaluation under this subsection, the report or other information required to be submitted to the congressional defense committees regarding such assessment or evaluation shall include a written explanation from the non-concurring member describing the reasons for the member’s nonconcurrence.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether such budget allows the Federal Government to meet the nuclear stockpile and stockpile stewardship program requirements during the fiscal year covered by the budget and the four subsequent fiscal years; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Commander determines that such budget does not allow the Federal Government to meet such requirements, a description of the steps being taken to meet such requirements.</content>
                                    </clause></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assessment of the Commander of the United States Strategic Command under subparagraph (A), the Chairman shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such assessment as it was submitted to the Chairman; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any comments of the Chairman.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">budget</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 231(f) of this title.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Budget Review by Nuclear Weapons Council.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall review each budget request transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance with section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)(B)(i)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 179(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the description under paragraph (2)(B)(i)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that description</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Council.—</quotedText>” in the heading and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">At the time</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Council.—At the time</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates on Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 179(g)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the members who attended each meeting</quotedText>” before the semicolon.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1633/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Termination of Nuclear Weapons Council Certification and Reporting Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (10).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1634" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1634">SEC. 1634. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR NUCLEAR FORCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1634/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 24 of title 10,  United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="499c">“SEC. 499c. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s499c">10 U.S.C. 499c</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement a portfolio management framework for nuclear forces of the United States that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifies the portfolio of nuclear forces covered by the framework;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishes a portfolio governance structure for such forces that takes advantage of, or is modeled on, an existing portfolio governance structure, such as the Deputy’s Management Action Group described in Department of Defense Directive 5105.79;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outlines the approach of the Secretary for identifying and managing risk relating to such forces and prioritizing the efforts among such forces, including how the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, will coordinate such identification, management, and prioritization with the Administrator for Nuclear Security using the coordination processes of the Nuclear Weapons Council; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporates the findings and recommendations identified by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled ‘Nuclear Enterprise: DOD and NNSA Could Further Enhance How They Manage Risk and Prioritize Efforts’ (GAO-22-104061) and dated January 2022; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complete a comprehensive assessment of the portfolio management capabilities required to identify and manage risk in the portfolio of nuclear forces, including how to draw upon public and private sector resources and the program management expertise within the Defense Acquisition University.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefings; Notifications.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conjunction with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter through the date specified in subsection (c), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on identifying and managing risk relating to nuclear 
forces and prioritizing the efforts among such forces, including, with respect to the period covered by the briefing—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current and projected operational requirements for nuclear forces that were used for such identification, management, and prioritization;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">key areas of risk identified; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the actions proposed or carried out to mitigate such risk.</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide the briefings under paragraph (1) in classified form.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or appropriating funds that, as determined by the Secretary, provides funds in an amount that will result in a significant delay in the nuclear certification or delivery of nuclear forces, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirements of this section shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that each of the following have achieved full operational capability:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The long-range standoff weapon program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The B-21 Raider bomber aircraft program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The F-35A dual-capable aircraft program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nuclear Forces Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nuclear forces</quotedText>’ includes, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nuclear weapons;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the delivery platforms and systems for nuclear weapons;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nuclear command, control, and communications systems; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the infrastructure and facilities of the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration that support nuclear weapons, the delivery platforms and systems for nuclear weapons, and nuclear command, control, and communications systems, including with respect to personnel, construction, operation, and maintenance.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1634/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Briefing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1634/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress of the Secretary to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1634/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop the portfolio management framework for nuclear forces under section 499c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1634/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complete the assessment described in subsection (a)(2) of such section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1634/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide the briefing under paragraph (1) in classified form.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1635" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1635">SEC. 1635. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 492a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2029</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1636" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1636">SEC. 1636. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF CYBER RESILIENCE OF NUCLEAR COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1636/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of section 499 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefings.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than once every quarter, the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a briefing on any intrusion or anomaly in the nuclear command, control, and communications system that was identified during the previous quarter, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of any known, suspected, or potential impacts of such intrusions and anomalies to the mission effectiveness of military capabilities as of the date of the briefing; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to cyber intrusions of contractor networks known or suspected to have resulted in the loss or compromise of design information regarding the nuclear command, control, and communications system; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if no such intrusion or anomaly occurred with respect to the quarter to be covered by that briefing, a notification of such lack of intrusions and anomalies.</content>
                                </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">anomaly</quotedText>’ means a malicious, suspicious or abnormal cyber incident that potentially threatens the national security or interests of the United States, or that is likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security of the United States.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intrusion</quotedText>’ means an unauthorized and malicious cyber incident that compromises a nuclear command, control, and communications system by breaking the security of such a system or causing it to enter into an insecure state.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1636/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2027</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2032</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1636/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1636/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (h); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1636/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1637" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1637">SEC. 1637. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 491(c) of title 10, United States Codeis amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1637/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2010</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1637/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1637/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2012 through 2021</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022 through 2031</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1637/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2010</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1637/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph (1.):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the report required by section 492a of this title is transmitted to Congress, if so required under such section;”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1638">SEC. 1638. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SITE ACTIVATION TASK FORCE FOR SENTINEL PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Task force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established within the Air Force Global Strike Command a directorate to be known as the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site Activation Task Force (in this section referred to as the “Task Force”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Site activation task force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall serve as the Site Activation Task Force (as that term is defined in Air Force Instruction 10-503, updated October 14, 2020) for purposes of overseeing and coordinating the construction of fixed facilities and emplacements and the installation and checkout of supporting subsystems and equipment leading to the deployment and achievement of full operational capability of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system at each intercontinental ballistic missile wing for use by the Air Force Global Strike Command in support of plans and operations of the United States Strategic Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Head.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall be headed by the Director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization, who shall report directly to the Commander of Air Force Global by striking Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force shall appoint the Director from among the general officers of the Air Force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In appointing the Director, the Secretary shall give preference to individuals with expertise in intercontinental ballistic missile operations and large construction projects.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Term of office.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Term.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall be appointed for a term of three years. The Secretary may reappoint the Director for one additional three-year term.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Removal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may remove the Director for cause at any time.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee and coordinate the activities of the Air Force in support of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/4/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the deployment of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/4/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the retirement of the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Air Force, prepare, justify, and execute the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for such deployment and retirement.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter the organizational relationships and responsibilities 
regarding oversight and management of the LGM-35A Sentinel as a Major Capability Acquisition Program, as outlined in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85, “Major Capability Acquisition”, dated November 4, 2021.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to secretaries.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date specified in subsection (e), the Director, in consultation with the milestone decision authority (as defined in section 4251(d) of title 10, United States Code) for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force a report on the progress of the Air Force in achieving initial and full operational capability for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after receiving a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date specified in subsection (e), the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the progress made on activities by the Task Force to bring the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system to operational capability at each intercontinental ballistic missile wing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Weapon System Designation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Weapon system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of nomenclature and acquisition life cycle activities ranging from development through sustainment and demilitarization, each wing level configuration of the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile shall be a weapon system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">weapon system</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in Department of the Air Force Pamphlet 63-128, updated February 3, 2021.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">wing level configuration</quotedText>” means the complete arrangement of subsystems and equipment of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile required to function as a wing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation of Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, delegate to the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command such tasking and oversight authorities as the Secretary considers necessary with respect to other components of the Department of Defense participating in the Task Force; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days after the date of such delegation of authority, notify the congressional defense committees of the delegation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1638/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall terminate not later than 90 days after the date on which the Commander of the United States Strategic Command and the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command (or the heads of successor agencies of the United States Strategic Command and the Air Force Global Strike Command) jointly declare that the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system has achieved full operational capability.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1639">SEC. 1639. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense  
may be obligated or expended for the following, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a number less than 400.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any of the following activities:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1639/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Facilitating the transition from the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (previously referred to as the “ground-based strategic deterrent weapon”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1640">SEC. 1640. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REENTRY VEHICLES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall produce a plan for the development, during the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Mark 21A reentry vehicle for the Air Force;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Mark 7 reentry vehicle for the Navy; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other reentry vehicles for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missile, or subsequent missile; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other long-range ballistic or hypersonic strike missile that may rely upon technologies similar to the technologies used in the missiles described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to the development of each reentry vehicle described in such subsection, describe—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">timed phases of production for the reentry aeroshell and the planned production and fielding of the reentry vehicle;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the required developmental and operational testing capabilities and capacities, including such capabilities and capacities of the reentry vehicle;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the technology development and manufacturing capabilities that may require use of authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the industrial base capabilities and capacities, including the availability of sufficient critical materials and staffing to ensure adequate competition between entities developing the reentry vehicle;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide estimated cost projections for the development of the first operational reentry vehicle and the production of 
subsequent reentry vehicles to meet the requirements of the Navy and Air Force; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide for the coordination with and account for the needs of the development by the Department of Defense of hypersonic systems using materials, staffing, and an industrial base similar to that required for the development of reentry vehicles described in subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost projections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation of the National Nuclear Security Administration, shall conduct an assessment of the costs of the plan under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technology and manufacturing readiness.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an assessment of the technology and manufacturing readiness levels with respect to the plan under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1640/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan under subsection (a) and the assessments under subsection (c).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1641">SEC. 1641. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TREATMENT OF NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION AND HYPERSONIC MISSILE PROGRAMS WITHIN DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review and Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing, with respect to each nuclear weapons delivery system, missile warning system, hypersonic boost-glide missile system program, and weapon program or nuclear security enterprise infrastructure project of the National Nuclear Security Administration, on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which such programs or projects have been reviewed or considered for a determination of DX priority rating under part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which, if any, such programs or projects have been assigned a DX priority rating, or have been determined to require such rating and a timeline for assignment;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any such programs or projects that have sought DX rating but have been denied assignment, including a rationale for denial;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any such program or project which had previously obtained a DX rating and the designation was unassigned; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other related matters the Secretaries determine appropriate, including the potential impacts and risks to other programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Milestone Review Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any program or project that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy identify under subsection (a)(1) as not having been reviewed or considered for a determination of DX priority rating 
under part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, the respective Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct an assessment regarding the need for such a DX priority rating not less frequently than prior to the program or project achieving Milestone A approval, Milestone B approval, and Milestone C approval, or equivalent; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1641/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">document such assessment within the acquisition decision memorandum, or equivalent, for the program or project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1642">SEC. 1642. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATTERS RELATING TO NUCLEAR-CAPABLE SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Deterrence.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes the approach by the Department of Defense for deterring theater nuclear employment by Russia, China, and North Korea, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the current and future theater nuclear capabilities and doctrines of Russia, China, and North Korea;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of the strategy and capabilities of the United States for deterring theater nuclear employment; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a comparative assessment of options for strengthening deterrence of theater nuclear employment, including pursuit of the nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile and other potential changes to the nuclear and conventional posture and capabilities of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Concept of Operations and Operational Implications.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Concept of operations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall develop and validate a concept of operations for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile that provides options for, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regularly deploying the missile in relevant operational theaters; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintaining the missile in reserve and deploying as needed to relevant operational theaters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operational implications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and based upon the concept of operations developed pursuant to paragraph (1), the Chief of Naval Operations, in coordination with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes the operational implications associated with deploying nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missiles on naval vessels, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anticipated effects on the deterrence of regional nuclear use by Russia, China, and North Korea from such deployment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expected adjustments in the regional balances of nuclear forces between the United States and Russia, China, and North Korea respectively, based on the anticipated effects under subparagraph (A);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anticipated operational and deterrence implications of allocating missile or torpedo tubes from conventional munitions to nuclear munitions if additional vessels beyond current planning are not available;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anticipated operational constraints and trade-offs associated with reserving or limiting naval vessels, if applicable, on account of nuclear mission requirements;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adjustments to posture and operationally available capabilities that may be required if the Navy is not provided with additional resources to support tactical nuclear operations, including potential costs and constraints relating to nuclear certification, modifications to port infrastructure, personnel training, and other factors; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other issues identified by the Chief, Vice Chairman, and Commanders.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Development.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes the cost and timeline of developing and producing a variation of the W80–4 ALT or an alternative warhead for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost of developing, producing, and sustaining the warhead;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeline for the design, production, and fielding of the warhead; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of how the pursuit of a variant of the W80–4 ALT or an alternative warhead may affect other planned warhead activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, including whether there would be risk to the cost and schedule of other warhead programs of the Administration if the Nuclear Weapons Council added a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile warhead to the portfolio of such programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Spend Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees the anticipated spend plans for the research and development of a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile and the associated warhead for the missile with respect to each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The funds for such research and development appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The funds for such research and development authorized to be appropriated by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consolidated Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reports required by subsections (a) and (b)(2) may be submitted in one consolidated report.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preferred Course of Action.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To inform the reports under this section, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify one or more preferred courses of action from among the actions identified in the analysis of alternatives for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense or the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended for a purpose specified in paragraph (2) until each of the reports under this section and a detailed, unclassified summary of the analysis of alternatives regarding the nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile have been submitted to the congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funds specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes specified in this paragraph are the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the Department of Defense, system development and demonstration of a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the National Nuclear Security Administration, development engineering for a modified, altered, or new warhead for a sea-launched cruise missile.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">development engineering</quotedText>” means activities under phase 3 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle (as defined in section 4220 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538b) or phase 6.3 of a nuclear weapons life extension program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stC/s1642/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">system development and demonstration</quotedText>” means the activities occurring in the phase after a program achieves Milestone B approval (as defined in section 4172 of title 10, United States Code).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Missile Defense Programs </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1651" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1651">SEC. 1651. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BIANNUAL BRIEFING ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 486 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="487">“SEC. 487. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s487">10 U.S.C. 487</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On or about June 1 and December 1 of each year, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on matters relating to missile defense policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics as requested by such committees.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Officials Specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The officials specified in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Missile Defense Agency.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An official specified in subsection (b) may delegate the authority to provide a briefing required by subsection (a) to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the official.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1652">SEC. 1652. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS ON THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of Baselines.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of section 225 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and flight</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, flight, and cybersecurity</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph (C):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the proposed capability satisfies a capability requirement or performance attribute identified through—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the missile defense warfighter involvement process, as governed by United States Strategic Command Instruction 538-03, or such successor document; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">processes and products approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Joint Requirements Oversight Council;”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation for why a program joint cost analysis requirements description has not been prepared and approved, and, if a program joint cost analysis requirements description is not applicable, the rationale for such inapplicability.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports on Acquisition Baselines.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subclause (I)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">initial</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">original</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subclause (II), by striking the period at the ending and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subclause:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the most recent adjusted or revised acquisition baseline for such program element or major subprogram under subsection (d).”</content>
                                    </subclause></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the total system costs for each element described in subparagraph (B) that comprises the missile defense system, without regard to funding source or management control (such as the Missile Defense Agency, a military department, or other element of the Department of Defense).</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The elements described in this subparagraph shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Research and development.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Procurement.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Military construction.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operations and sustainment.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Disposal.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">original acquisition baseline</quotedText>’ means, with respect to a program element or major subprogram, the first acquisition baseline created for the program element or major subprogram that has no previous iterations and has not been adjusted or revised, including any adjustments or revisions pursuant to subsection (d).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">total system costs</quotedText>’ means, with respect to each element that comprises the missile defense system—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all combined costs from closed, canceled, and active acquisition baselines;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any costs shifted to or a part of future efforts without an established acquisition baseline; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any costs under the responsibility of a military department or other Department entity.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operations and Sustainment Cost Estimates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (e) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1652/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of operations and sustainment costs (dollar value and base year) for which the military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a citation to the source (such as a joint cost estimate or one or more military department estimates) that captures the operations and sustainment costs for which a military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible;</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date the source was prepared; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if and when the source was independently verified by the Office for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1653" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1653">SEC. 1653. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MAKING PERMANENT PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 130h of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (e).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1654" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1654">SEC. 1654. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NEXT GENERATION INTERCEPTORS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE OF UNITED STATES HOMELAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1654/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification to Congressional Notification of Cancellation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1668(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1654/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1654/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">30 days prior to any</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">90 days prior to implementation of a</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1654/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary of Defense</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1654/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1654/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding Profile for Increased Deployment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the funding profile necessary, by fiscal year, to acquire no fewer than 64 operational next generation interceptors for the next generation interceptor program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1655" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1655">SEC. 1655. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSITION BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS TO THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1676(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1655/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Except as provided by paragraph (4), not</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1655/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement in paragraph (1) to transfer the authorities specified in such paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the report under section 1675(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2117).”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1656">SEC. 1656. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PERSISTENT CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than May 1, 2023, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, and other commanders of combatant commands and functions of the Joint Staff as appropriate, shall jointly develop a plan to allow for persistent cybersecurity operations across all networks and information systems supporting the missile defense system.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An inventory of all networks and information systems that support the missile defense system, including information about which components or elements of the networks and information systems are currently configured for persistent cybersecurity operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A strategy—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for coordinating with the applicable combatant commands on persistent cybersecurity operations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in which the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation monitors and reviews such operations and provides independent assessments of the adequacy and sufficiency of the operations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for how the Director of the Missile Defense Agency will respond to cybersecurity testing recommendations made by the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The timeline required to execute the plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than May 15, 2023, on the plan developed under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1656/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than December 30, 2023, on progress made toward implementing such plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1657" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1657">SEC. 1657. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FIRE CONTROL ARCHITECTURES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1657/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fire Control Quality Data Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the analysis of candidate fire control architectures, the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the Director of the Space Warfighting Analysis Center of the Space Force, at a minimum, maintains the requirements needed for the missile defense command and control, battle management, and communications system to pass the needed quality data within the timelines needed for current and planned interceptor systems to support engagements of ballistic and hypersonic threats as described in section 1645 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4062).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1657/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Director of the Space Warfighting Analysis Center concludes the analysis of candidate fire control architectures, the Director shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the results of the analysis, including the findings of the Director and the architecture recommended by the Director for a future fire control architecture to support engagement of ballistic and hypersonic threats.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1658">SEC. 1658. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall seek to cooperate with allies and partners in the Middle East with respect to implementing an integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on cooperation with allies and partners in the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command to implement a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the threat of ballistic and cruise missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran to allies and partners within the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of current efforts to coordinate indicators and warnings from such attacks with allies and partners within such area of responsibility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of current integrated air and missile defense systems to defend against attacks, in coordination with allies and partners within such area of responsibility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of how a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture would improve collective security in such area of responsibility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of efforts to engage specified foreign partners in establishing such an architecture.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of elements of the multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">can be acquired and operated by specified foreign partners; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">can only be provided and operated by members of the Armed Forces.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any challenges in establishing a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture with specified foreign partners, including assessments of the capacity and capability of specified foreign partners and their ability to independently operate key technical components of such an architecture, including radars and interceptor systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of relevant consultation with the Secretary of State and the ways in which such an architecture advances United States regional diplomatic goals and objectives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for addressing the challenges identified in subparagraph (G) so that the strategy can be implemented effectively.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection of sensitive information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any activity carried out under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that is consistent with protection of intelligence sources and methods and appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1658/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1659">SEC. 1659. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $80,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production of such components in the United States by industry of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds described in paragraph (1) for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall be available subject to the terms and conditions in the Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as amended to include co-production for Tamir interceptors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a certification that the amended bilateral international agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is being implemented as provided in such agreement;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for system improvements resulting in modified Iron Dome components and Tamir interceptor sub-components, a certification that the Government of Israel has demonstrated successful completion of Production Readiness Reviews, including the validation of production lines, the verification of component conformance, and the verification of performance to specification as defined in the Iron Dome Defense System Procurement Agreement, as further amended.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David’s Sling Weapon System Co-production.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more than $40,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure the David’s Sling Weapon System, including for co-production of parts and components in the United States by United States industry.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Provision of funds specified in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the bilateral co-production agreement, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) in the United States by United States industry for the David’s Sling Weapon System is not less than 50 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification and assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a certification that the Government of Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the research, development, and technology agreement and the bilateral co-production agreement for the David’s Sling Weapon System; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program Co-production.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more than $80,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program, including for co-production of parts and components in the United States by United States industry.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Government of Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the research, development, and technology agreement for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States has entered into a bilateral international agreement with Israel that establishes, with respect to the use of such funds—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms of co-production of parts and components on the basis of the greatest practicable co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United States industry and minimizes nonrecurring engineering and facilitization expenses to the costs needed for co-production;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complete transparency on the requirement of Israel for the number of interceptors and batteries that will be procured, including with respect to the procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical milestones for co-production of parts and components and procurement;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a joint affordability working group to consider cost reduction initiatives; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">joint approval processes for third-party sales; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the level of co-production described in subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program is not less than 50 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Number.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one certification covering both the David’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">separate certifications for each respective system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the certification and assessment under subsection (b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) no 
later than 30 days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and (c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided to the Government of Israel.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1659/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1660">SEC. 1660. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE FOR DEFENSE OF GUAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of Integrated Air and Missile Defense Architecture to Defend Guam.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent assessment of the integrated air and missile defense architecture to defend Guam.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The proposed architecture capability to address non-ballistic and ballistic missile threats to Guam, including the sensor, command and control, and interceptor systems being proposed.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development and integration risk of the proposed architecture.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The manning required to operate the proposed architecture, including the availability of housing and infrastructure on Guam to support the needed manning levels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the assessment under paragraph (1), without change.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation of Official Responsible for Missile Defense of Guam.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense who shall be responsible for the missile defense of Guam during the period preceding the date specified in paragraph (5).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duties of the official designated under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Designing the architecture of the missile defense system for defending Guam.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Overseeing development of an integrated missile defense acquisition strategy for the missile defense of Guam.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ensuring the military department and Defense Agency budgets are appropriate for the strategy described in subparagraph (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Siting the integrated missile defense system described in subparagraph (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Overseeing long-term acquisition and sustainment of the missile defense system for Guam.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other duties as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program treatment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The integrated missile defense system referred to in paragraph (2) shall be designated as special interest acquisition category 1D program and shall be managed as consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85 “Major Capability Acquisition”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concurrent with the submission of each budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, during the period preceding the date specified in paragraph (5), the official designated under paragraph (1) shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the actions taken by the official to carry out the duties set forth under paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority of this subsection shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date on which the official designated under paragraph (1) determines that the integrated missile defense system described in paragraph (2) has achieved initial operational capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by paragraph (2), not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall rapidly procure and field up to three vertical launching systems that can accommodate planned interceptors operated by the Navy (that do not require major modification or integration into the existing missile defense system), as of the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary determines that the waiver is in the best interest of the national security of the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a notification of such waiver, including a justification; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1660/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a period of 120 days has elapsed following the date of such notification.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1661" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1661">SEC. 1661. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRUISE MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE FOR THE HOMELAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1661/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Finding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that the Deputy Secretary of Defense made the determination that the Department of the Air Force has acquisition authority with respect to the capability to defend the homeland from cruise missiles, as required by section 1684(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1661/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the cruise missile defense architecture for the homeland, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1661/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the architecture planned to meet the requirements of the United States Northern Command and the North American 
Aerospace Defense Command, including a schedule for capabilities being developed and deployed;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1661/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of all programs of record of the Air Force that contribute to such architecture; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1661/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funding profile by year across the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, to develop, deploy, operate, and sustain such architecture.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1661/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of the Air Force for travel by the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 95 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the report under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1662">SEC. 1662. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY TO USE ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES TO DEFEAT HYPERSONIC MISSILE THREATS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive layered strategy to use asymmetric capabilities to defeat hypersonic missile threats.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">address all asymmetric capabilities of the United States, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">directed energy, as described in section 1664 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 205 note) and including short-pulse laser technology;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">microwave systems;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cyber capabilities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other capabilities determined appropriate by the Secretary and Director; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1662/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the funding required to implement the strategy during the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, in 2023.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1663">SEC. 1663. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN ON DELIVERING SHARED EARLY WARNING SYSTEM DATA TO CERTAIN ALLIES AND PARTNERS OF THE UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop a technical fielding plan to deliver information under the Shared Early Warning System regarding a current or imminent missile threat to allies and partners of the United States that, as of the date of the plan, do not receive such information.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on how rapid technical fielding of the Shared Early Warning System could be provided to allies and partners of the United States that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are not member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are under current or imminent hostile aggression and threat of missile attack.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1663/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1664" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1664">SEC. 1664. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTORS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter until the date on which the next generation interceptor achieves initial operating capability, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, with the concurrence of the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1664/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the number of ground-based interceptors operationally available to the Commander.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1664/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If such number is different from the report previously submitted under this section, the reasons for such difference.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1664/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any anticipated changes to such number during the period covered by the report.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1665" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1665">SEC. 1665. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTOR SITE IN CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1665/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an updated assessment of the requirement for a missile defense interceptor site in the contiguous United States; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stD/s1665/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a funding profile, by year, of the total costs for the development and construction of such site, considering the designation of Fort Drum, New York, as the conditionally designated preferred site.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1671">SEC. 1671. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding Allocation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the $354,394,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For strategic offensive arms elimination, $6,859,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For chemical security and elimination, $14,998,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For global nuclear security, $18,088,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For biological threat reduction, $225,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For proliferation prevention, $45,890,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For activities designated as Other Assessments/Administration Costs, $30,763,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1671/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1672">SEC. 1672. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership on Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 171a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the White House Military Office.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s133b">10 U.S.C. 133b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Portfolio Manager.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall designate a senior official to coordinate and advocate for the portfolio of national level programs of the Department of Defense that are either or both—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in direct support of requirements from the White House Military Office; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operationally relevant to the mission areas of the White House Military Office.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accessibility of Information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The programmatic and budgetary information required to assess the efficacy of the national level programs covered by subsection (b) shall be provided to the senior official designated under such subsection by the following officials:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of each military department.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1672/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the senior official designated under subsection (b), and the personnel of the White House Military Office that the Director of the White House Military Office determines appropriate shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on acquisition programs, plans, and other activities supporting the requirements of the White House Military Office.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1673">SEC. 1673. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373b">50 U.S.C. 3373b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA REPORTING PROCEDURES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mechanism for Authorized Reporting.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the head of the Office and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a secure mechanism for authorized reporting of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any event relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any activity or program by a department or agency of the Federal Government or a contractor of such a department or agency relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, including with respect to material retrieval, material analysis, reverse engineering, research and development, detection and tracking, developmental or operational testing, and security protections and enforcement.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection of systems, programs, and activity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) prevents the unauthorized public reporting or compromise of classified military and intelligence systems, programs, and related activity, including all categories and levels of special access and compartmented access programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) is administered by designated and appropriately cleared employees of the Department of Defense or elements of the intelligence community or contractors of the Department or such elements assigned to the Office.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sharing of information.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prompt sharing within office.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) provides for the sharing of an authorized disclosure to personnel and supporting analysts and scientists of the Office (regardless of the classification of information contained in the disclosure or any nondisclosure agreements), unless the employees or contractors administering the mechanism under paragraph (3) conclude that the preponderance of information available regarding the disclosure indicates that the observed object and associated events and activities likely relate to a special access program or compartmented access program that, as of the date of the disclosure, has been explicitly and clearly reported to the congressional defense committees or the congressional intelligence committees, and is documented as meeting those criteria.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 72 hours after determining that an authorized disclosure relates to a restricted access activity, a special access program, or a compartmented access program that has not been explicitly and clearly reported to the congressional defense committees or the congressional intelligence committees, the Secretary shall report such disclosure to such committees and the congressional leadership.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial report and publication.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the head of the Office and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and the congressional leadership a report detailing the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue clear public guidance for how to securely access the mechanism for authorized reporting.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection for Individuals Making Authorized Disclosures.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized disclosures.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An authorized disclosure—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not be subject to a nondisclosure agreement entered into by the individual who makes the disclosure;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be deemed to comply with any regulation or order issued under the authority of Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to classified national security information) or chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not a violation of section 798 of title 18, United States Code, or other provision of law relating to the disclosure of information.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on reprisals.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An employee of a department or agency of the Federal Government, or of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of such a department or agency, who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, including the revocation or suspension of security clearances, or termination of employment, with respect to any individual as a reprisal for any authorized disclosure.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall establish procedures for the enforcement of subparagraph (A) consistent with, as appropriate, section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234), or other similar provisions of law regarding prohibited personnel actions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nondisclosure agreements.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the heads of such other departments and agencies of the Federal Government that have supported investigations of the types of events covered by subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) and activities and programs described in subparagraph (B) of such subsection, and contractors of the Federal Government that have supported or are supporting such activities and programs, shall conduct comprehensive searches of all records relating to nondisclosure orders relating to the types of events described in subsection (a) and provide copies of such orders, agreements, or obligations to the Office.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Office shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the records compiled under subparagraph (A) accessible to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and the congressional leadership; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than September 30, 2023, and at least once each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2026, provide to such committees and congressional leadership briefings and reports on such records.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">aerial</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">anomalous</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the congressional leadership</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Q">“(Q) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the reports received using the mechanism for authorized reporting established under section 1673 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (l)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional leadership</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the majority leader of the Senate;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minority leader of the Senate;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minority leader of the House of Representatives.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">authorized disclosure</quotedText>” means a report of any information through, and in compliance with, the mechanism for authorized reporting established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional intelligence committees</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional leadership</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the majority leader of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minority leader of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nondisclosure agreement</quotedText>” means any written or oral nondisclosure agreement, order, or other instrumentality or means entered into by an individual that could be interpreted as a legal constraint on the individual making an authorized disclosure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Office</quotedText>” means the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office established pursuant to section 1683(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">personnel action</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1104(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1673/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unidentified anomalous phenomena</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1683(n) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(l)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1674">SEC. 1674. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY OF WEAPONS PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW ARMED FORCES TO ADDRESS HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGETS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, and the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a study on options to hold at risk hard and deeply buried targets.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the current and emerging hard and deeply buried target mission set and associated military requirements, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and locations of the targets, including facilities designed for the storage or manufacture of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and the precursors of such weapons;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of likely future trajectories in the worldwide use and proliferation of hard and deeply buried targets;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the associated military requirements, including the importance of effectively holding hard and deeply buried targets at risk in order to meet the national security objectives of the United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the sufficiency of current and planned nuclear and nonnuclear military capabilities to satisfy such requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of weapons programs that would allow the Armed Forces to effectively hold hard and deeply buried targets at risk, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any nuclear or nonnuclear weapon and delivery system the Secretary determines appropriate, including the cost, timeline for fielding, and likely effectiveness of any capability under consideration; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of a service life extension or modification program of the B83 nuclear gravity bomb as one of the options.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A proposed strategy for fielding such capabilities in sufficient quantities and making other adjustments to the strategy and plans of the United States to account for the growing hard and deeply buried target set, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the resources, research and development efforts, and capability options needed; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a five-year funding profile for, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a preferred capability; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an alternative capability evaluated under paragraph (2) that meets the requirements under paragraph (1).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the findings and recommendations of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by subsection (f), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy for the deactivation, dismantlement, or retirement of the B83-1 nuclear gravity bomb may be obligated or expended to deactivate, dismantle, or retire more than 25 percent of the B83-1 nuclear gravity bombs that were in the active stockpile as of September 30, 2022, until 90 days after the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the study under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The limitation on the use of funds under subsection (e) shall not apply to the deactivation, dismantling, or retirement of B83-1 nuclear gravity bombs for the purpose of supporting safety and surveillance, sustainment, life extension, or modification programs for the B83-1 or other weapons currently in, or planned to become part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVI/stE/s1674/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Energy may carry out activities related to the development and modification of a nuclear weapon to provide near-term capabilities that address portions of the strategy required by subsection (b)(3) using amounts authorized and appropriated for the sustainment of the B83-1 nuclear gravity bomb. </content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XVII">TITLE XVII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MUNITIONS REPLENISHMENT AND FUTURE PROCUREMENT </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XVII—</designator><label>MUNITIONS REPLENISHMENT AND FUTURE PROCUREMENT</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1701.</designator><label> Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1702.</designator><label> Modification to Special Defense Acquisition Fund.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1703.</designator><label> Quarterly briefings on replenishment and revitalization of weapons provided to Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1704.</designator><label> Assessment of requirements and acquisition objectives for Patriot air and missile defense battalions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 1705.</designator><label> Independent assessment of department of defense capability and capacity needs for munitions production and stockpiling.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1701">SEC. 1701. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL BASE CONSTRAINTS FOR MUNITIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on Fulfillment of Munitions Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the current process for fulfilling the requirements of section 222c of title 10, United States Code, including a description of the timeliness of the process and any standardization of such process across the Department of Defense.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on Revision of Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the timeline for revision of munitions requirements generated by section 222c of title 10, United States Code as a result of actions taken in response to the conflict in Ukraine.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Report Requirements on Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirements and Out-Year Inventory Numbers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 222c of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requirement for Protracted Warfare Scenarios, calculated by doubling the duration of each applicable operation plan.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of years required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement at the rate requested for the fiscal year covered by the report.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average rate of procurement during the three-year period preceding the date of the submission of the report, and the number of years required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement at such three-year average rate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The additional amount of funding that would be required, for each fiscal year, to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement for each munition by the end of the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress pursuant to section 221 of this title.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report on Industrial Base Constraints for Munitions.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 222c the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="222d">“SEC. 222d. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s222d">10 U.S.C. 222d</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the submission of all reports required under section 222c(a) of this title, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the service acquisition executive of each military department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the industrial base constraints for each munition identified in the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements, broken down by munition:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Programmed purchase quantities per year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Average procurement unit cost per year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Contract type.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Current minimum sustaining rate of production per month and year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Current maximum rate of production per month and year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Expected date to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement in section 222c of this title under the programmed purchase quantities established for the period covered by the report.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of industrial base constraints on increased production of each munition, including any supply chain weaknesses.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of investments or policy changes made by a defense contractor or by the United States Government to increase production, enable more efficient production, or mitigate significant loss of stability in potential production.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of potential investments or policy changes identified by a defense contractor or the United States Government to increase munitions production, enable more efficient production, or mitigate significant loss of stability in potential production, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct investments in test and tooling equipment, workforce development, or improvements to existing production facilities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a pool of rotable critical components or subcomponents for munitions;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">multiyear contracts or other contracting strategies;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct investments in components, subcomponents, or raw materials commonly used across the industrial base;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct investments in additive manufacturing or expeditionary manufacturing capabilities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct investments in simplification of supply chains; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct investments in technologies or methods to enable increased scalability and reduced complexity of production processes for current or future munitions.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of each contract for a munition with a priority rating of ‘critical to national defense’ (commonly referred to as a ‘DO-rated order’) or a priority rating of ‘highest national defense urgency’ (commonly referred to as a ‘DX-rated order’) in the Defense Priorities and Allocation System pursuant to part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A prioritized list of munitions judged to have high value for export for which additional investments would be necessary to enable export, including a description of such investments required.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of munitions subject to the requirements of chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) relating to foreign military sales that are anticipated to be exported based on developments in the conflict in Ukraine.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Munition Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">munition</quotedText>’ has the meaning given by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1701/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 222c the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“222d.</designator><label> Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1702" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1702">SEC. 1702. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 114(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$2,500,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$3,500,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1703">SEC. 1703. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON REPLENISHMENT AND REVITALIZATION OF WEAPONS PROVIDED TO UKRAINE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings on Covered Systems.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings on the progress of the Department of Defense toward—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">replenishing the inventory of covered systems;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expanding the production capacity of covered systems; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing the resilience of the production capacity of covered systems.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grouping of Covered Systems.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each briefing required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may group covered systems together based on the relevant capabilities of such covered systems.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by such briefing, the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any reprogramming carried out in accordance with established procedures for each covered system, with appropriate notation for—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of the replenishment tranche; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a determination of whether each such reprogramming—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">replaces covered systems;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expands production capacity of covered systems; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increases the resilience of the production capacity of covered systems.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of obligations applied to each covered system and expected timeline for future obligations.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of current and future production capacity for each covered system, broken down by month and calendar year.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of expected delivery of covered systems to the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, with respect to the total number of covered systems provided during the period covered by the briefing, an estimate for the timing of the delivery of at least 50 percent of the replenishment articles for a covered system and the delivery of 100 percent of such replenishment articles, compared to the number of covered systems provided.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of overall actual and expected obligation rates for all reprogrammings applied to covered systems.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any other investments made that significantly affect the replenishment timeline or production capacity of the covered systems.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of remaining industrial base risks or opportunities for increased competition for each covered system and detailed options to mitigate such risks or expand competition, including any changes necessary to authorities to enable risk reduction or expanded competition.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, a comparison of the expected inventory of covered systems over the next 5 years compared to the requirements set forth under section 222c of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings on Stocks of Allies and Partners.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate quarterly briefings that include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A timeline and budgetary estimate for developing and procuring replacement stocks of covered systems for allies and partner countries of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update on the efforts of the Department to work with such allies and partner countries to advance the replenishment of munitions stocks for such allies and partners that have provided, or are contemplating providing, such stocks to Ukraine.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section and the requirements of this section shall terminate on December 31, 2026.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered System Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered system</quotedText>” means any system provided to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to any of the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2364).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1703/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative established under section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068), including as amended by this Act, if such system was provided to Ukraine after February 24, 2022.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1704" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1704">SEC. 1704. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND ACQUISITION OBJECTIVES FOR PATRIOT AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE BATTALIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1704/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall assess and validate the current and projected battalion and interceptor requirements and acquisition objectives for the Patriot air and missile defense system and Patriot advanced capability-3 missile segment enhancement missiles to determine whether such requirements and objectives are sufficient to meet the requests for forces, war plans, and contingency requirements of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1704/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessment, including whether the requirements and acquisition objectives described in such subsection—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1704/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are sufficient to meet the requests for forces, war plans, and contingency requirements of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1704/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are valid or should be modified.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1704/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Army may procure up to four additional Patriot air and missile defense battalions to achieve a total of up to 20 such battalions.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1705">SEC. 1705. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY NEEDS FOR MUNITIONS PRODUCTION AND STOCKPILING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a detailed independent analysis of the extent to which the process used by the chief of staff of an armed force to implement the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement required under section 222c of title 10, United States Code, properly accounts for current and future requirements for the weapons described in subsection  
(c). Such an agreement shall provide that an analysis conducted pursuant to the agreement shall be completed within 180 days after the date on which such agreement was entered into.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters for Consideration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis conducted pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a) shall include a consideration of each of the following with respect to each weapon described in subsection (c):</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sufficiency of efforts to implement section 222c of title 10, United States Code, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the views of the commanders of each combatant command are adequately represented;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether contributions by allies and partner countries are adequately represented;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether excursions beyond the operational plans, including the potential of protracted warfare, are adequately represented;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the potential of simultaneous conflicts; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the degree to which the elements of section 222c(c) of title 10, United States Code, are appropriate functional categories.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendations that could be beneficial to the overall implementation of such section 222c.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Weapons Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The weapons described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Evolved sea sparrow missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">MK-48 heavyweight torpedo.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Standard missile variants (including standard missile-6, standard missile-3 block IIA, and standard missile-3 block IIA).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Patriot guided missiles.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Terminal high altitude area defense interceptors.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Guided and ballistic missiles fired from the multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) or the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Javelin missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Stinger missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Air intercept missile (AIM)-9X-Sidewinder.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">AIM-120D—Advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Air to ground (AGM)-114—hellfire missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint direct attack munition.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tomahawk land attack missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maritime strike tomahawk.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/15" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Long range anti-ship missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/16" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">(16) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Naval strike missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/17" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">(17) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Joint air-to-surface standoff missile extended range.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/18" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">(18) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Harpoon anti-ship missile.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/19" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">(19) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Naval mines.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/c/20" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">(20) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other weapon that the Secretary of Defense or the federally funded research and development center determine should be included in the analysis.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 210 days after entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a complete independent assessment of the analysis completed pursuant to the agreement; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any views from the Department of Defense the Secretary chooses to include.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dA/tXVII/s1705/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">DIVISION B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS </heading>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2001">SEC. 2001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This division and title XLVI of division D may be cited as the “Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”.</content>
            </section>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2002" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2002">SEC. 2002. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW. </heading>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2002/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2002/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">October 1, 2025; or</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2002/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2002/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated before the later of—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2002/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">October 1, 2025; or</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2002/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2026 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </subsection>
            </section>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2803">SEC. 2803. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EFFECTIVE DATE AND AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES TO TABLES OF SECTIONS, TABLES OF CONTENTS, AND SIMILAR TABULAR ENTRIES. </heading>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2687">10 U.S.C. 2687 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">October 1, 2022; or</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s102">10 U.S.C. 102 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elimination of Need for Certain Separate Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Automatic execution of conforming changes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When an amendment made by a provision of this division to a covered defense law adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered defense law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in the covered defense law, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any table of sections, table of contents, or similar table of tabular entries in the 
covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an amendment described in such paragraph when—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amendment, or a separate clerical amendment enacted at the same time as the amendment, expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or similar table of tabular entries in the covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the operation of this section.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered defense law defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered defense law</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any national defense authorization Act or military construction authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Department of Defense; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/s2803/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered defense law for purposes of application of this section.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                </subsection>
            </section>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXI">TITLE XXI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2101.</designator><label> Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2102.</designator><label> Family housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2103.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, Army.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2104.</designator><label> Demolition of District of Columbia Fort McNair Quarters 4, 13, and 15.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2105.</designator><label> Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Camp Tango, Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2106.</designator><label> Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2101">SEC. 2101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2101/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e52635" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Army: Inside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Alabama</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Redstone Arsenal</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$102,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Alaska</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Wainwright</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$99,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Colorado</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Carson</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$14,200,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Hawaii</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Shafter</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$33,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Schofield Barracks</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$159,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Tripler Army Medical Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$38,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Louisiana</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Polk</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$32,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Maryland</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Aberdeen Proving Ground</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$85,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Mississippi</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Engineer Research and Development Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$20,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">New Jersey</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Picatinny Arsenal</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$15,654,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">New York</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Drum</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$3,600,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">North Carolina</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Bragg</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$34,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Pennsylvania</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Letterkenny Army Depot</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$38,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Texas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Corpus Christi Army Depot</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$103,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Bliss</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$15,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Hood</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$19,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Washington</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Joint Base Lewis-McChord</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$49,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2101/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e52785" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Army: Outside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.8.10" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="75"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="140"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="13"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Germany</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">East Camp Grafenwoehr</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$168,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Japan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Kadena Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$80,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom"> Kwajalein</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr"> Kwajalein Atoll</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$69,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2102">SEC. 2102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FAMILY HOUSING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2102/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction and Acquisition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installation, in the number of units or for the purpose, and in the amount set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e52840" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Army: Family Housing</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="40"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="85"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="13"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Units</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Germany</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Baumholder</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Family Housing New Construction</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$81,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Italy</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Vincenza</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Family Housing New Construction</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$95,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2102/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Planning and Design.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) 
and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $17,339,000.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2103">SEC. 2103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2103/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2103/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2104">SEC. 2104. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEMOLITION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FORT MCNAIR QUARTERS 13, 14, AND 15. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which all the individuals occupying District of Columbia Fort McNair Quarters 13, 14, and 15, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, have moved out of such Quarters, the Secretary of the Army shall demolish such Quarters.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2105">SEC. 2105. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT CAMP TANGO, KOREA. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2242) for Camp Tango, Korea, for construction of a command and control facility at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may increase scope for a dedicated, enclosed egress pathway out of the underground facility to facilitate safe escape in case of fire.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2106">SEC. 2106. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2018 Projects.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in subparagraph (B), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act (131 Stat. 1819), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table referred to in subparagraph (A) is as follows:<foreign id="warning-d31e52941" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Original Authorized Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Korea</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kunsan Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$53,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Army family housing.—</heading><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in subparagraph (B), as provided in section 2102 of that Act (131 Stat. 1820), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content></subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table referred to in subparagraph (A) is as follows:<foreign id="warning-d31e52991" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Original Authorized Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Kwajalein</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kwajalein Atoll</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Family Housing Replacement Construction</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$31,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2018 Projects.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Kunsan air base, korea.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1819) for Kunsan Air Base, Korea, for construction of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">construct the hangar at Camp Humphries, Korea; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remove primary scope associated with the relocation of the air defense artillery battalion facilities to include a ground based missile defense equipment area, fighting positions, a missile resupply area air defense artillery facility, a ready building and command post, a battery command post area, a safety shelter, and a guard booth.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXI/s2106/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Kwajalein atoll, hwajalein.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2879(a)(1)(A) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1874) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at least 26 family housing units</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">not more than 26 family housing units</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXII">TITLE XXII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2201.</designator><label> Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2202.</designator><label> Family housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2203.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, Navy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2204.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2205.</designator><label> Transfer of customers from Navy electrical utility system at former Naval Air Station Barber’s Point, Hawaii, to new electrical system in Kalaeloa, Hawaii.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2201">SEC. 2201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2201/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e53082" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Navy: Inside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="75"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="165"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="13"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State or Territory</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">California</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" valign="bottom">$137,235,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$145,079,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$94,848,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Air Station Lemoore</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$247,633,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Base Point Loma Annex</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$64,353,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Base San Diego</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$151,278,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" valign="bottom">$17,100,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Connecticut</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Submarine Base New London</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$17,686,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Air Station Jacksonville</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$100,570,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Air Station Whiting Field</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$228,001,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Georgia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$309,102,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Guam</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$419,745,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Hawaii</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$3,780,475,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$100,206,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Maryland</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" valign="bottom">$2,363,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" valign="bottom">$10,155,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Nevada</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Air Station Fallon</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$159,866,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">North Carolina</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$44,830,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Air Station New River</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$240,084,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$54,122,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Pennsylvania</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" valign="bottom">$92,547,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">South Carolina</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$166,930,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Virginia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Station Norfolk</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$19,224,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" valign="bottom">$2,853,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Washington</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Air Station Whidbey Island</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$120,340,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2201/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e53289" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Navy: Outside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="75"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="165"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="13"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Australia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$258,831,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Djibouti</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Camp Lemonnier</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$122,107,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Japan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Kadena Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$222,756,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Spain</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Station Rota</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$92,323,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2202">SEC. 2202. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FAMILY HOUSING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2202/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction and Acquisition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units or for the purposes, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e53351" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Navy: Family Housing</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="40"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="85"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="13"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Units or Purpose</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Guam</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Naval Support Activity Anderson</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Family housing new construction</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$289,776,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="force-ldr">
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2202/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $74,540,000.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2202/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Planning and Design.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $14,123,000.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2203" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2203">SEC. 2203. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2203/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2203/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2204" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2204">SEC. 2204. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2204/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (a), as provided in section 2201(a) of that Act (131 Stat. 1822), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXII/s2204/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:<foreign id="warning-d31e53442" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Navy: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Original Authorized Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Guam</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joint Region Marianas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Navy-Commercial Tie-in Hardening</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$37,180,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXIII">TITLE XXIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2301.</designator><label> Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2302.</designator><label> Family housing.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2303.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2304.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2305.</designator><label> Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 project.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2306.</designator><label> Modification of authority to carry out certain military construction projects at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2301">SEC. 2301. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2301/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e53507" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Air Force: Inside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="75"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="150"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="12"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Alabama</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Maxwell Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$15,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Alaska</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Clear Space Force Station</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$72,080,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$5,200,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Arizona</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Davis-Monthan Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$7,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">California</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Travis Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$7,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Vandenberg Space Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$136,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Patrick Space Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$97,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Hawaii</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Air Force Research Laboratory - Maui Experimental Site #1</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$89,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Illinois</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Scott Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$19,893,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">New York</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Air Force Research Laboratory - Rome Research Site</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$4,200,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Ohio</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Wright Patterson Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$29,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Oklahoma</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Altus Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$4,750,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Tinker Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$252,016,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">South Carolina</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Shaw Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$15,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">South Dakota</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Ellsworth Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$335,900,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Tennessee</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Arnold Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$46,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Texas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$29,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Utah</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Hill Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$96,900,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Washington</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Fairchild Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$8,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Wyoming</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">F.E. Warren Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$241,920,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2301/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e53678" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Air Force: Outside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="75"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="150"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="12"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Hungary</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Pápa Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$75,260,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Iceland</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Air Station Keflavik</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$102,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Italy</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Aviano Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$51,615,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Japan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kadena Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$307,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Jordan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Muwaffaq Salti Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$53,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Norway</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Rygge Air Station</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$9,700,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Spain</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Moron Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$32,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2302" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2302">SEC. 2302. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FAMILY HOUSING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2302/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $233,858,000.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2302/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Planning and Design.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $17,730,000.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2303">SEC. 2303. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2304" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2304">SEC. 2304. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2304/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2304/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2301(a) of that Act (131 Stat. 1825), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2304/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows:<foreign id="warning-d31e53803" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Original Authorized Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Tyndall Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Fire Station</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$17,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Texas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joint Base San Antonio</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">BMT Classrooms/Dining</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$38,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joint Base San Antonio</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Bullis Dining Facility</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$18,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Wyoming</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">F. E. Warren Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Consolidated Helo/TRF Ops/AMU and Alert Fac.</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$62,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2304/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Overseas Contingency Operations.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2304/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (131 Stat. 1876), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2304/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows:<foreign id="warning-d31e53884" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold> Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Original Authorized Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Hungary</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kecskemet Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">ERI: Airfield Upgrades</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$12,900,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kecskemet Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">ERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$30,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kecskemet Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$12,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Luxembourg</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Sanem</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">ERI: ECAOS Deployable Airbase System Storage</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$67,400,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Slovakia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Malacky</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">ERI: Airfield Upgrades</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$4,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Malacky</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$20,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">ERI: Airfield Upgrades</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Construct Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Facility</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$22,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2305" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2305">SEC. 2305. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4299) for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for construction of GBSD Organic Software Sustainment Center, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2305/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to 7,526 square meters of Surface Parking Lot in lieu of constructing a 13,434 square meters vehicle parking garage; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2305/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to 402 square meters of Storage Igloo.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2306">SEC. 2306. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of the authorization contained in section 2912(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1913) for Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for construction of Lodging Facilities Phases 1-2, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(7) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4302), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct two emergency backup generators;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for construction of Dorm Complex Phases 1-2, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(8) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4302), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct an emergency backup generator;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for construction of Site Development, Utilities, and Demo Phase 2, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(6) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4302), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to 6,248 lineal meters of storm water utilities;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to 55,775 square meters of roads;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to 4,334 lineal meters of gas pipeline; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to 28,958 linear meters of electrical;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for construction of Tyndall AFB Gate Complex, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(9) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4302), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct up to 55,694 square meters of roadway with serpentines; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIII/s2306/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for construction of Deployment Center/Flight Line Dining/AAFES, as specified in such funding table and modified by section 2306(a)(11) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4303), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct up to 164 square meters of AAFES (Shoppette).</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXIV">TITLE XXIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2401.</designator><label> Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2402.</designator><label> Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment program projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2403.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, defense agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2404.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2401">SEC. 2401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2401/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54055" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Defense Agencies: Inside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="150"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="16"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location </compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Alabama</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Redstone Arsenal</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$151,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">California</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Base Coronado</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$75,712,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Hurlburt Field</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$9,100,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">MacDill Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$50,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">North Carolina</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Fort Bragg</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$34,470,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Texas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Joint Base San Antonio</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$58,600,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Virginia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Dam Neck</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$26,600,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Pentagon</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$18,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2401/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54141" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Defense Agencies: Outside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="60"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="150"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Germany</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Baumholder</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$184,723,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Wiesbaden</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$104,779,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Japan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Yokota Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$72,154,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2402">SEC. 2402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2402/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54195" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="150"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="16"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State or Territory</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Alabama</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Redstone Arsenal</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$10,700,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">California</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$30,672,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Base Ventura County</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$16,032,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Air Station Jacksonville</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$2,880,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Patrick Space Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$15,700,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Georgia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$25,400,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$13,440,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Guam</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Base Guam</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$34,360,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Hawaii</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$30,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Kansas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Fort Riley</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$25,780,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Maryland</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">National Security Agency-Washington, Fort Meade</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$23,310,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Texas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Fort Hood</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$31,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">U.S. Army Reserve Center, Conroe</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$9,600,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Virginia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East, Fort Belvoir</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$1,100,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$26,880,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2402/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outside the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54331" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="150"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold> Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Djibouti</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Lemonnier</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$28,800,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Japan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kadena Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$780,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Kuwait</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Arifjan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$26,850,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2403">SEC. 2403. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2403/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2403/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2404" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2404">SEC. 2404. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2404/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (131 Stat. 1829), for the projects specified in that table shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIV/s2404/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:<foreign id="warning-d31e54408" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="40"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="75"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col4" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Country</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Original</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold> Authorized</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold> Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Japan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Iwakuni</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Construct Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$30,800,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Puerto Rico</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">USCG Station; Punta Borinquen</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Ramey Unit School Replacement</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$61,071,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXV">TITLE XXV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2501.</designator><label> Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2502.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, NATO.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Host Country In-Kind Contributions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2511.</designator><label> Republic of Korea funded construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2512.</designator><label> Repeal of authorized approach to certain construction project.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stA/s2501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2501">SEC. 2501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously financed by the United States.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stA/s2502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2502">SEC. 2502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Host Country In-Kind Contributions </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stB/s2511" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2511">SEC. 2511. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military construction projects for the installations or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54506" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="40"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="75"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col4" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>Component</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Army</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Humphreys</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Quartermaster Laundry/Dry Cleaner Facility</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$24,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Army</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Humphreys</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">MILVAN CONNEX Storage Yard</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$20,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Navy</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Mujuk</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Replace Ordnance Storage Magazines</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$150,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Navy</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Fleet Activities Chinhae</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Water Treatment Plant Relocation</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$6,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Air Force</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Gimhae Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Refueling Vehicle Shop</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$8,800,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Air Force</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Osan Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Combined Air and Space Operations Intelligence Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$306,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Air Force</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Osan Air Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Upgrade Electrical Distribution West, Phase 3</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4">$235,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stB/s2512" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2512">SEC. 2512. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL OF AUTHORIZED APPROACH TO CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2511 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2177) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stB/s2512/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a) Authority to Accept Projects.—</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXV/stB/s2512/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (b).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXVI">TITLE XXVI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2601.</designator><label> Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2602.</designator><label> Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2603.</designator><label> Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2604.</designator><label> Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2605.</designator><label> Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2606.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2607.</designator><label> Corrections to authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2608.</designator><label> Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2601" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2601">SEC. 2601. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54641" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Army National Guard</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="150"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="16"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State or Territory</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Location </compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Alaska</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$63,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Arkansas</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Robinson</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$9,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Delaware</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">River Road Training Site</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$16,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Blanding</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$24,700,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Gainesville</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$21,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Palm Coast Flagler RC FMS 9</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$12,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Hawaii</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Kalaeloa</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$29,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Indiana</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Atlanta Readiness Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$20,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Iowa</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">West Des Moines Armory</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$15,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Michigan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Grayling Airfield</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$16,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Minnesota</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">New Ulm Armory and FMS</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$17,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Nevada</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Harry Reid Training Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$18,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">New York</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Glenmore RD Armory/FMS 17</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$17,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">North Carolina</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">McLeansville Camp Burton Road</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$15,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Oregon</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Camp Umatilla</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$14,243,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Puerto Rico</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Arroyo Readiness Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$46,602,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" valign="bottom">$136,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">West Virginia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Buckhannon Brushy Fork</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$14,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Wyoming</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Camp Guernsey</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$19,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">TS NG Sheridan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$14,800,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2602" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2602">SEC. 2602. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army Reserve locations 
inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54812" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Army Reserve</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="95"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="145"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="10"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State or Territory</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">California</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Camp Pendleton</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$13,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Perrine</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$46,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Ohio</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Wright-Patterson Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$16,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Puerto Rico</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Buchanan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$24,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Washington</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Yakima</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$22,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Wisconsin</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort McCoy</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$64,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2603" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2603">SEC. 2603. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54884" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="95"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="145"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="12"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Hawaii</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$116,964,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Michigan</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Forces Reserve Battle Creek</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$27,702,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Virginia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Marine Forces Reserve Dam Neck Virginia Beach</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$11,856,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2604" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2604">SEC. 2604. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e54935" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Air National Guard</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="95"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="145"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="10"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Alabama</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Montgomery Regional Airport</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$9,200,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Arizona</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Morris Air National Guard Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$12,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Tucson International Airport</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$11,700,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Florida</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Jacksonville International Airport</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$30,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Indiana</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Fort Wayne International Airport</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$16,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Ohio</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$8,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Rhode Island</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Quonset State Airport</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$46,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Tennessee</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">McGhee-Tyson Airport</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$31,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">West Virginia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">McLaughlin Air National Guard Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$12,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2605" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2605">SEC. 2605. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:<foreign id="warning-d31e55028" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Air Force Reserve</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="7.7.8" ttitle-size="8"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="95"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="145"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col3" min-data-value="10"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Arizona</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Davis-Monthan Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$8,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Mississippi</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Keesler Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$10,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Oklahoma</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Tinker Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$12,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Virginia</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr">Langley Air Force Base</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col3">$10,500,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2606" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2606">SEC. 2606. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2607">SEC. 2607. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORRECTIONS TO AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authorization table in section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2178) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Redstone Arsenal</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Huntsville Readiness Center</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Jerome National Guard Armory, Idaho, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Jerome National Guard Armory</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Jerome County Regional Site</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Nickell Memorial Armory Topeka, Kansas, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Nickell Memorial Armory Topeka</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Topeka Forbes Field</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Lake Charles National Guard Readiness Center, Louisiana, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Lake Charles National Guard Readiness Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Lake Charles Chennault Airport NGLA</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Camp Grayling, Michigan, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Camp Grayling</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Grayling Airfield</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Butte Military Entrance Testing Site, Montana, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Butte Military Entrance Testing Site</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Silver Bow Readiness Center Land</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Mead Army National Guard Readiness Center, Nebraska, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Mead Army National Guard Readiness Center</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Mead TS/FMS 06/Utes 02</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Dickinson National Guard Armory, North Dakota, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Dickinson National Guard Armory</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Dickinson Complex</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Bennington National Guard Armory, Vermont, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Bennington National Guard Armory</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Bennington</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2607/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the item relating to Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vermont, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Camp Ethan Allen Training Site</quotedText>”
and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">National Guard Ethan Allen Air Force Base Training Site</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2608" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2608">SEC. 2608. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2608/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2604 of that Act (131 Stat. 1836), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2024, whichever is later.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVI/s2608/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:<foreign id="warning-d31e55189" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.17"><compsdtd:ttitle>
<compsdtd:bold>Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:ttitle><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.9.10" ttitle-size="1"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col2" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt" colname="col3" min-data-value="70"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="fig" colname="col4" min-data-value="15"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>Installation or Location</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>Project</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>Original Authorized Amount</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Indiana</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Hulman Regional Airport</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Construct Small Arms Range</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$8,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">South Dakota</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Joe Foss Field</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Aircraft Maintenance Shops</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$12,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" valign="bottom">Wisconsin</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Dane County Regional/Airport Truax Field</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="force-ldr" valign="bottom">Construct Small Arms Range</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="right" colname="col4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$8,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXVII">TITLE XXVII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2701.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2702.</designator><label> Authorization to fund certain demolition and removal activities through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2703.</designator><label> Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure (BRAC) round.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVII/s2701" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2701">SEC. 2701. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVII/s2702" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2702">SEC. 2702. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION TO FUND CERTAIN DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVII/s2702/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2906(c)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out the demolition or removal of any building or structure under the control of the Secretary of the Navy that is not designated as historic under a Federal, State, or local law and is located on a military installation closed or realigned under a base closure law (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) at which the sampling or remediation of radiologically contaminated materials has been the subject of substantiated allegations of fraud, without regard to—</chapeau>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the building or structure is radiologically impacted; or</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether such demolition or removal is carried out, as part of a response action or otherwise, under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program specified in subparagraph (A) or CERCLA (as such term is defined in section 2700 of title 10, United States Code).”</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVII/s2702/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by this section may only be carried out using funds authorized to be appropriated in the table in section 4601.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVII/s2703" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2703">SEC. 2703. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) ROUND. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXVIII">TITLE XXVIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE XXVIII—</designator><label>MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Military Construction Program</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2801.</designator><label> Temporary increase of amounts in connection with authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2802.</designator><label> Modification of annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds applicable to unspecified minor military construction authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2803.</designator><label> Permanent authority for defense laboratory modernization program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2804.</designator><label> Elimination of sunset of authority to conduct unspecified minor military construction for lab revitalization.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2805.</designator><label> Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2806.</designator><label> Supervision of large military construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2807.</designator><label> Specification of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment as Chief Housing Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2808.</designator><label> Clarification of exceptions to limitations on cost variations for military construction projects and military family housing projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2809.</designator><label> Use of operation and maintenance funds for certain construction projects outside the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2810.</designator><label> Consideration of installation of integrated solar roofing to improve energy resiliency of military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2811.</designator><label> Revision of Unified Facilities Guide Specifications and Unified Facilities Criteria to include specifications on use of gas insulated switchgear and criteria and specifications on microgrids and microgrid converters.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2812.</designator><label> Determination and notification relating to Executive orders that impact cost and scope of work of military construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2813.</designator><label> Requirement for inclusion of Department of Defense Forms 1391 with annual budget submission by President.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2814.</designator><label> Use of integrated project delivery contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Military Housing Reforms</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2821.</designator><label> Standardization of military installation Housing Requirements and Market Analyses.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2822.</designator><label> Notice requirement for MHPI ground lease extensions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2823.</designator><label> Annual briefings on military housing privatization projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2824.</designator><label> Mold inspection of vacant housing units.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2825.</designator><label> Implementation of recommendations from audit of medical conditions of residents in privatized military housing.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Real Property and Facilities Administration</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2831.</designator><label> Authorized land and facilities transfer to support contracts with federally funded research and development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2832.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds pending completion of military installation resilience component of master plans for at-risk major military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2833.</designator><label> Physical entrances to certain military installations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Land Conveyances</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2841.</designator><label> Extension of time frame for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2842.</designator><label> Land conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2843.</designator><label> Land conveyance, Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2844.</designator><label> Land exchange, Marine Reserve Training Center, Omaha, Nebraska.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2845.</designator><label> Land Conveyance, Starkville, Mississippi.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Studies and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2851.</designator><label> Study on practices with respect to development of military construction projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2852.</designator><label> Report on capacity of Department of Defense to provide survivors of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2853.</designator><label> Reporting on lead service lines and lead plumbing.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2854.</designator><label> Briefing on attempts to acquire land near United States military installations by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2861.</designator><label> Required consultation with State and local entities for notifications related to the basing decision-making process.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2862.</designator><label> Inclusion in Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program of certain projects for ROTC training.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2863.</designator><label> Inclusion of infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports in Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2864.</designator><label> Inclusion of certain property for purposes of defense community infrastructure pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2865.</designator><label> Expansion of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction to include locations throughout the United States.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2866.</designator><label> Basing decision scorecard consistency and transparency.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2867.</designator><label> Temporary authority for acceptance and use of funds for certain construction projects in the Republic of Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2868.</designator><label> Repeal of requirement for Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2869.</designator><label> Lease or use agreement for category 3 subterranean training facility.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2870.</designator><label> Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training centers.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2871.</designator><label> Required investments in improving child development centers.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2872.</designator><label> Interagency Regional Coordinator for Resilience Pilot Project.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2873.</designator><label> Access to military installations for Homeland Security Investigations personnel in Guam.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2874.</designator><label> Prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2875.</designator><label> Electrical charging capability construction requirements relating to parking for Federal Government motor vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Construction Program </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2802" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2802">SEC. 2802. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR THRESHOLDS APPLICABLE TO UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2805(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2802/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the Commonwealth</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Wake Island, the Commonwealth</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2802/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or a former United States Trust Territory now in a Compact of Free Association with the United States</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Mariana Islands</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2803" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2803">SEC. 2803. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2803/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense Laboratory Modernization Program.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, the Secretary of Defense may fund a military construction project described in paragraph (4) at any of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory (as designated under section 4121(b) of this title).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Department of Defense federally funded research and development center that functions primarily as a research laboratory.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Department of Defense facility in support of a technology development program that is consistent with the fielding of offset technologies as described in section 218 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note 4811).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation facility that is not designated as a science 
and technology reinvention laboratory, but nonetheless is involved with developmental test and evaluation.</content>
                                </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the condition that a military construction project under paragraph (1) be authorized in a Military Construction Authorization Act, the authority to carry out the military construction project includes authority for—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">surveys, site preparation, and advanced planning and design;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and installation of facilities;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">acquisition and installation of equipment and appurtenances integral to the project; acquisition and installation of supporting facilities (including utilities) and appurtenances incident to the project; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">planning, supervision, administration, and overhead expenses incident to the project.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall include military construction projects proposed to be carried out under paragraph (1) in the budget justification documents for the Department of Defense submitted to Congress in connection with the budget for a fiscal year submitted under 1105 of title 31.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 14 days prior to the first obligation of funds described in paragraph (1) for a military construction project to be carried out under such paragraph, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification providing an updated construction description, cost, and schedule for the project and any other matters regarding the project as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided by paragraph (1) to fund military construction projects using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation is limited to military construction projects that the Secretary of Defense, in the budget justification documents exhibits submitted pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), determines—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will support research and development activities at laboratories described in paragraph (1);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will establish facilities that will have significant potential for use by entities outside the Department of Defense, including universities, industrial partners, and other Federal agencies;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are endorsed for funding by more than one military department or Defense Agency; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cannot be fully funded within the thresholds otherwise specified in this section.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The maximum amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation that may be obligated in any fiscal year for military construction projects under paragraph (1) is $150,000,000.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the authority provided to the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) to use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation for a military construction project referred to in such subsection, the Secretary of the military department concerned may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation to obtain architectural and engineering services and to carry out construction design in connection with such a project.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of architectural and engineering services and construction design to be undertaken under this paragraph for which the estimated cost exceeds $1,000,000, the Secretary concerned shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the scope of the proposed project and the estimated cost of such services before the initial obligation of funds for such services. The Secretary may then obligate funds for such services only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the notification is received by the committees in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2803/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">10 U.S.C. 2805 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (g) of section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect only to amounts appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2803/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4121) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2804" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2804">SEC. 2804. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ELIMINATION OF SUNSET OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR LAB REVITALIZATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2805(d) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking paragraph (5).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2805" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2805">SEC. 2805. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR INNOVATION, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2805/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2809 the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2810">“SEC. 2810. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2810">10 U.S.C. 2810</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Authorization Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may carry out such military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation as are authorized by law, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available for that purpose.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Project Proposals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the defense budget materials for each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include the following information for each military construction project covered by subsection (a):</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project title.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The location of the project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A brief description of the scope of work.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A completed Department of Defense Form 1391 budget justification that includes the original project cost estimate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A current working cost estimate, if different that the cost estimate contained in such Form 1391.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budget Justification Display.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials for each fiscal year a consolidated budget justification display that individually identifies each military construction project covered by subsection (a) and the amount requested for such project for such fiscal year.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application to Military Construction Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall apply to military construction projects covered by subsection (a) for which a Department of Defense Form 1391 is 
submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress in connection with the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 and thereafter.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2805/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2809 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2810.</designator><label> Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2806">SEC. 2806. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPERVISION OF LARGE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Supervision of Large Military Construction Projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Supervision of Large Military Construction Projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before the award of a contract of a value greater than $500,000,000 in connection with a military construction project, the individual directing and supervising such military construction project under subsection (a) or the individual designated pursuant to subsection (b) (as applicable) shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the intended supervision, inspection, and overhead plan to manage such military construction project. Each such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination of the overall funding intended to manage the supervision, inspection, and overhead of the military construction project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether a Department of Defense Field Activity directly reporting to such individual should be established.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the quality assurance approach to the military construction project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The independent cost estimate described in section 3221(b)(6)(A) of this title.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The overall staffing approach to oversee the military construction project for each year of the contract term.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment to Duties of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3221(b)(6)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new clause:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any decision to enter into a contract in connection with a military construction project of a value greater than $500,000,000; and”</content>
                                </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2806/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2851">10 U.S.C. 2851 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply to contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2807" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2807">SEC. 2807. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SPECIFICATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENT AS CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 2851a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall serve as the Chief Housing Officer, who shall oversee family housing and military 
unaccompanied housing under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or acquired or constructed under subchapter IV of this chapter (in this section referred to as ‘covered housing units’).”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2808" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2808">SEC. 2808. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON COST VARIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subparagraph (D) of section 2853(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned may not use the authority provided by subparagraph (A) to waive the cost limitation applicable to a military construction project with a total authorized cost greater than $500,000,000 or a military family housing project with a total authorized cost greater than $500,000,000 if that waiver would increase the project cost by more than 50 percent of the total authorized cost of the project.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2809">SEC. 2809. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2804">10 U.S.C. 2804 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Permanent Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1723), as most recently amended by section 2806 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2190), is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, inside the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command or certain countries in the area of responsibility of the United States Africa Command,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">outside the United States</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">construction project</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, unless the military installation is located in Afghanistan, for which projects using this authority may be carried out at installations deemed as supporting a long-term presence</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (f)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (d)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2805">10 U.S.C. 2805 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (e);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2804">10 U.S.C. 2804 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (f)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (d)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (h) and (i).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is further amended as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The section heading for such section is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">temporary, limited authority</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">authority</quotedText>” ; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">certain</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">construction projects</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The subsection heading for subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Temporary Authority</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In General</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2809/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2804">10 U.S.C. 2804 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Law Revision Counsel is directed to classify section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1723), as amended by subsection (a), as a note following section 2804 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2810" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2810">SEC. 2810. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 U.S.C. 2802 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONSIDERATION OF INSTALLATION OF INTEGRATED SOLAR ROOFING TO IMPROVE ENERGY RESILIENCY OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall amend the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1-200-01) to require that planning and design for military construction projects inside the United States include consideration of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of installing integrated solar roofing as part of the project, for the purpose of—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2810/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting on-installation energy security and energy resilience;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2810/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing grid support to avoid energy disruptions; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2810/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating implementation and greater use of the authority provided by subsection (h) of section 2911 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2811" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2811">SEC. 2811. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 U.S.C. 2802 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVISION OF UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS AND UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA TO INCLUDE SPECIFICATIONS ON USE OF GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR AND CRITERIA AND SPECIFICATIONS ON MICROGRIDS AND MICROGRID CONVERTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2811/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gas Insulated Switchgear.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall modify the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications to include a distinct specification for medium voltage gas insulated switchgear.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2811/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Microgrids.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2811/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modify the Unified Facilities Criteria to include criteria for microgrids; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2811/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modify the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications to include specifications for microgrids and microgrid controllers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2812">SEC. 2812. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 U.S.C. 2802 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION RELATING TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT IMPACT COST AND SCOPE OF WORK OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination and Update of Form 1391.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which an Executive order is signed by the President, the Secretary concerned shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine whether implementation of the Executive order would cause a cost or scope of work variation for a military construction project under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the potential for life-cycle cost savings associated with implementation of the Executive order for such a project; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">update the Department of Defense Form 1391 for each such project that has not been submitted for congressional 
consideration, where such implementation would affect such cost or scope of work variation, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">projects to be commenced in the next fiscal year beginning after the date on which the Executive order was signed; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">projects covered by the future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 10 days after determining under subsection (a)(1) that implementation of an Executive order would cause a cost or scope of work variation for a military construction project, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report indicating the estimated cost increases, scope of work increases, life-cycle costs, and any other impacts of such implementation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Along with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each Secretary concerned shall certify to Congress that each Department of Defense Form 1391 provided to Congress for that fiscal year for a military construction project has been updated with any cost or scope of work variation specified in subsection (a)(1) with respect to an Executive order signed during the four-year period preceding such certification, including an indication of any cost increases for such project that is directly attributable to such Executive order.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2812/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary Concerned Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2813" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2813">SEC. 2813. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 U.S.C. 2802 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT FOR INCLUSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FORMS 1391 WITH ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION BY PRESIDENT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concurrently with the submission to Congress by the President of the annual budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include each Department of Defense Form 1391, or successor similar form, for a military construction project to be carried out during that fiscal year.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2814" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2814">SEC. 2814. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY CONTRACTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2814/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each enter into at least one integrated project delivery contract for the delivery of a military construction project.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2814/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Integrated Project Delivery Contract Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">integrated project delivery contract</quotedText>” means a single contract for the delivery of a whole project that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2814/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes, at a minimum, the Secretary concerned, builder, and architect-engineer as parties that are subject to the terms of the contract;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2814/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">aligns the interests of all the parties to the contract with respect to the project costs and project outcomes; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stA/s2814/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes processes to ensure transparency and collaboration among all parties to the contract relating to project costs and project outcomes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Housing Reforms </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2821">SEC. 2821. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STANDARDIZATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET ANALYSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is  amended by inserting after section 2836 the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2837">“SEC. 2837. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2837">10 U.S.C. 2837</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Housing Requirements and Market Analysis </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every five years and in accordance with the requirements of this section, the Secretary concerned shall conduct a Housing Requirements and Market Analysis (in this section referred to as an ‘HRMA’) for each military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that is located in the United States.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization of Installations.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall prioritize the conduct of HRMAs for military installations—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for which an HRMA has not been conducted during the five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this section; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in locations with housing shortages.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing 5-year requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a military department that required an HRMA to be conducted for each military installation not less frequently than once every five years before the date of the enactment of this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget materials for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) a list of the military installations for which the Secretary concerned plans to conduct an HRMA during the fiscal year covered by such budget materials.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Housing Requirements and Market Analysis.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Housing Requirements and Market Analysis</quotedText>’or ‘HRMA’ means, with respect to a military installation, a structured analytical process under which an assessment is made of both the suitability and availability of the private sector rental housing market using assumed specific standards related to affordability, location, features, physical condition, and the housing requirements of the total military population of such installation.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2837">10 U.S.C. 2837 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Time Frame.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Secretary concerned shall conduct an HRMA for 20 percent of the military installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned located in the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submittal of information to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 15, 2023, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of military installations for which the Secretary concerned plans to conduct an HRMA during fiscal year 2023.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">HRMA</quotedText>” means, with respect to a military installation, a structured analytical process under which an 
assessment is made of both the suitability and availability of the private sector rental housing market using assumed specific standards related to affordability, location, features, physical condition, and the housing requirements of the total military population of such installation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military installation</quotedText>” has the meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2821/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2822" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2822">SEC. 2822. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR MHPI GROUND LEASE EXTENSIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2878 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice of Lease Extensions.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned shall provide to the congressional defense committees notice in writing and a briefing—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 60 days after beginning negotiations with a lessor for the extension of the term of any ground lease of property or facilities under this section; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 90 days before extending the term of any ground lease of property or facilities under this section.</content>
                            </subparagraph></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A notice and briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any material differences between the extended ground lease and the original ground lease, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the length of the term of the lease, as extended; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any new provisions that materially affect the rights and responsibilities of the ground lessor or the ground lessee under the original ground lease.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of housing units or facilities subject to the ground lease that, during the lease extension, are to be—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">constructed;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demolished; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">renovated.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The source of any additional financing the lessor has obtained, or intends to obtain, during the term of the ground lease extension that will be used for the development of the property or facilities subject to the ground lease.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following information, displayed annually, for the five-year period preceding the date of the notice and briefing:</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The debt-to-net operating income ratio for the property or facility subject to the ground lease.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The occupancy rates for the housing units subject to the ground lease.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An report on maintenance response times and completion of maintenance requests for the housing units subject to the ground lease.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The occupancy rates and debt-to-net operating income ratios of any other military privatized housing initiative projects managed by a company that controls, or that is under common control with, the ground lessee entering into the lease extension.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2823" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2823">SEC. 2823. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2884 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1 of each year, each Secretary concerned shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on military housing privatization projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Such briefing shall include, for the 12-month period preceding the date of the briefing, each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information described in paragraphs (1) through (14) of subsection (c) with respect to all military housing privatization projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of any such project that is expected to require the restructuring of a loan, including any public or private loan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any such project expected to require restructuring, a timeline for when such restructuring is expected to occur.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2824" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2824">SEC. 2824. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MOLD INSPECTION OF VACANT HOUSING UNITS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2891a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2824/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2824/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for Secretary Concerned.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned shall be responsible for—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing for a mold inspection of each vacant housing unit before any new tenant moves into the unit; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing to the new tenant the results of the inspection.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stB/s2825" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2825">SEC. 2825. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2891a">10 U.S.C. 2891a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AUDIT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTS IN PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense published on April 1, 2022, and titled “Audit of Medical Conditions of Residents in Privatized Military Housing” (DODIG-2022-078).</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Real Property and Facilities Administration </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2831" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2831">SEC. 2831. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED LAND AND FACILITIES TRANSFER TO SUPPORT CONTRACTS WITH FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2831/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2668a the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2669">“SEC. 2669. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2669">10 U.S.C. 2669</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Transfer of land and facilities to support contracts with federally funded research and development centers </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lease of Land, Facilities, and Improvements.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of a military department may lease, for no consideration, land, facilities, infrastructure, and improvements to a covered FFRDC if the lease is to further the purposes of a contract between the Department of Defense and the covered FFRDC.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A lease entered into under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the earlier of the following dates:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date that is 50 years after the date on which the Secretary enters into the lease.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date of the termination or non-renewal of the contract between the Department of Defense and the covered FFRDC related to the lease.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance of Facilities and Improvements.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of a military department may convey, for no consideration, ownership of facilities and improvements located on land leased to a covered FFRDC to further the purposes of a contract between the Department of Defense and the covered FFRDC.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ownership of any facilities and improvements conveyed by the Secretary of a military department or any improvements made to the leased land by the covered FFRDC under this subsection shall, as determined by the Secretary of a military department, revert or transfer to the United States upon the termination or non-renewal of the underlying land lease.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any facilities and improvements conveyed by the Secretary of a military department shall be demolished by the covered FFDRC as determined by such Secretary.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction Standards.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A lease entered into under this section may provide that any facilities constructed on the leased land may be constructed using commercial standards in a manner that provides force protection safeguards appropriate to the activities conducted in, and the location of, such facilities.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conveyance or lease of property or facilities, improvements, and infrastructure under this section shall not be subject to the following provisions of law:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2667 of this title.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1302 of title 40.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411).</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sections 2662 and 2802 of this title shall not apply to any improvements or facilities constructed by the covered FFRDC on land leased or conveyed to a covered FFRDC described in subsection (a) or (b).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competitive Procedures for Selection of Certain Lessees; Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a proposed lease under this section is with respect to a covered FFRDC, the use of competitive procedures for the selection of the lessee is not required and the provisions of chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code, and the related provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall not apply.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered FFRDC Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered FFRDC</quotedText>’ means a federally funded research and development center that is sponsored by, and has entered into a contract with, the Department of Defense.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2831/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections for chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2668a and inserting the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2669.</designator><label> Transfer of land and facilities to support contracts with federally funded research and development centers.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2832" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2832">SEC. 2832. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLETION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE COMPONENT OF MASTER PLANS FOR AT-RISK MAJOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for administration and service-wide activities, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which each Secretary of a military department has satisfied the requirements of section 2833 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2864 note).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2833" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2833">SEC. 2833. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PHYSICAL ENTRANCES TO CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to the extent practicable that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2833/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each military installation in the United States has a designated main entrance that, at all times, is manned by at least one member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2833/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the location of each such designated main entrance is published on a publicly accessible internet website of the Department;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2833/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a military installation in the United States that has any additional entrance designated for commercial deliveries to the military installation, the location of such entrance (and any applicable days or hours of operation for such entrance) is published on the same internet website as the website referred to in paragraph (2); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stC/s2833/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the information required to be published on the internet website under paragraph (2) is reviewed and, as necessary, updated on a basis that is not less frequent than annually.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land Conveyances </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2841" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2841">SEC. 2841. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF TIME FRAME FOR LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">one year</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">three years</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2842">SEC. 2842. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND CONVEYANCE, JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance Authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) may convey to the City of North Charleston, South Carolina (in this section referred to as the “City”) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 26 acres known as the Old 
Navy Yard at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, for the purpose of permitting the City to use the property for economic development.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to not less than the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, based on an appraisal of the property to be conveyed under such subsection, which may consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as described under paragraph (3), or a combination thereof.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sufficiency of consideration.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consideration paid to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be in an amount sufficient, as determined by the Secretary, to provide replacement space for, and for the relocation of, any personnel, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property of any kind belonging to any military department located upon the property to be conveyed under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Completion prior to conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any cash consideration shall be paid in full and any in-kind consideration shall be complete, useable, and delivered to the satisfaction of the Secretary at or prior to the conveyance under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In-kind consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In-kind consideration provided by the City under paragraph (1) may include the acquisition, construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any facilities or infrastructure with proximity to Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station (South Annex) and located on Joint Base Charleston, that the Secretary considers acceptable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of cash consideration received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any cash consideration received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury under subparagraph (A) of section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code, and shall be available in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment of Costs of Conveyance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment required.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require the City to cover all costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, appraisal costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Refund of amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If amounts paid by the City to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of amounts received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out 
the conveyance or to an appropriate fund or account currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description of Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Condition of Conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to all valid existing rights and the City shall accept the property (and any improvements thereon) in its condition at the time of the conveyance (commonly known as a conveyance “as is”).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Terms and Conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2842/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Old Navy Yard Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Old Navy Yard</quotedText>” includes the facilities used by the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, including buildings 1602, 1603, 1639, 1648, and such other facilities, infrastructure, and land along or near the Cooper River waterfront at Joint Base Charleston as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2843">SEC. 2843. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, DAM NECK ANNEX, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance Authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may convey to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (in this section referred to as the “HRSD”) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of installation real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 7.9 acres located at Naval Air Station Oceana in Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Secretary may void any land use restrictions associated with the property to be conveyed under this subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount and determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the HRSD shall pay to the Secretary of the Navy an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed, as determined by the Secretary. Such determination of fair market value shall be final. In lieu of all or a portion of cash payment of consideration, the Secretary may accept in-kind consideration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of cash consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall deposit any cash payment received under paragraph (1) in the special account in the Treasury established for the Secretary of the Navy under of paragraph (1) of section 2667(e) of title 10, United States Code. The entire amount deposited shall be available for use in accordance with subparagraph (D) of such paragraph.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment of Costs of Conveyance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall require the HRSD to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), 
including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the HRSD.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of amounts received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description of Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of the parcel of real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2843/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Terms and Conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2844">SEC. 2844. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND EXCHANGE, MARINE RESERVE TRAINING CENTER, OMAHA, NEBRASKA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land Exchange Authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy may convey to the Metropolitan Community College Area, a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska (in this section referred to as the “College”), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, known as the Marine Reserve Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the College shall convey to the Secretary of the Navy real property interests, either adjacent or proximate, to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land Exchange Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy and the College may enter into a land exchange agreement to implement this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Valuation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The value of each property interest to be exchanged by the Secretary of the Navy and the College described in subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cash Equalization Payments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">To the secretary.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the value of the property interests described in subsection (a) is greater than the value of the property interests described in subsection (b), the values shall be equalized through either of the following or a combination thereof:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A cash equalization payment from the College to the Department of the Navy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In-kind consideration provided by the College, which may include the acquisition, construction, provision, 
improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any facilities or infrastructure, or delivery of services relating to the needs of Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Omaha.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No equalization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the value of the property interests described in subsection (b) is greater than the value of the property interests described in subsection (a), the Secretary may not make a cash equalization payment to equalize the values.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment of Costs of Conveyance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall require the College to pay all costs to be incurred by the Secretary to carry out the exchange of property interests under this section, including such costs related to land survey, environmental documentation, real estate due diligence such as appraisals, and any other administrative costs related to the exchange of property interests, including costs incurred preparing and executing a land exchange agreement authorized under subsection (c). If amounts are collected from the College in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the exchange of property interests, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the College.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of amounts received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts received by the Secretary of the Navy under paragraph (1) shall be used in accordance with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description of Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of the property interests to be exchanged under this section shall be determined by surveys that are satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exchange of real property interests under this section shall be accomplished using an appropriate legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy and the College, including such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2844/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption From Screening Requirements for Additional Federal Use.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority under this section is exempt from the screening process required under section 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2845">SEC. 2845. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND CONVEYANCE, STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance Authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) may convey to the City of Starkville, Mississippi (in this section referred to as the “City”), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, consisting of approximately five acres, located at 343 Highway 12, Starkville, Mississippi 39759, to be used for economic development purposes.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As consideration for the conveyance of property under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to be conveyed. The Secretary shall determine the fair market 
value of the property using an independent appraisal based on the highest and best use of the property.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination of fair market value.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) using an independent appraisal based on the highest and best use of the property.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of consideration received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consideration received under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury established under subsection (b) of section 572 of title 40, United States Code, and shall be available in accordance with paragraph (5)(B) of such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment of Costs of Conveyance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require the City to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Refund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If amounts are collected from the City under subparagraph (A) in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of amounts received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or account currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description of Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stD/s2845/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Terms and Conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miscellaneous Studies and Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2851">SEC. 2851. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek  
to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a study on the practices of the Department of Defense with respect to the development of military construction projects.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify that the study conducted pursuant to the agreement shall address each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Practices with respect to adoption of Unified Facilities Criteria changes and the inclusion of such changes into advanced planning, Department of Defense Form 1391 documentation, and planning and design.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Practices with respect to how sustainable materials, such as mass timber and low carbon concrete, are assessed and included in advanced planning, Department of Defense Form 1391 documentation, and planning and design.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Barriers to incorporating innovative techniques, including 3D printed building techniques.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (established under section 2901 of title 10, United States Code) or the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program could be used to validate such sustainable materials and innovative techniques to encourage the use of such sustainable materials and innovative techniques by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2851/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the completion of the study described in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2852" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2852">SEC. 2852. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON CAPACITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE SURVIVORS OF NATURAL DISASTERS WITH EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM HOUSING. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 220 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report analyzing the capacity of the Department of Defense to provide survivors of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2853">SEC. 2853. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2711">10 U.S.C. 2711 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTING ON LEAD SERVICE LINES AND LEAD PLUMBING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of military installations (including Government-owned family housing facilities), military housing, and privatized military housing projects that, as of the date of the report, are being serviced by lead service lines or lead plumbing for the purposes of receiving drinking water;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of whether military installations and privatized military housing projects are in compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule and, to the extent that such installations and projects are not in compliance, an identification of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name and location of each such installation or project that is not in compliance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeline and plan for bringing each such installation or project into compliance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of steps and resources needed to remove any remaining lead plumbing from military installations and housing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2853/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of Information in Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, after reviewing the initial report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense finds that any military installation or privatized family housing project is not in compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule, the Secretary shall include in the annual report on defense environmental programs required under section 2711 of title 10, United States Code, for each year after the year in which the initial report is submitted, an update on the efforts of the Secretary, including negotiations with privatized military family housing providers, to fully comply with the Lead and Copper Rule.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2854" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2854">SEC. 2854. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON ATTEMPTS TO ACQUIRE LAND NEAR UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the head of the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than June 1, 2023, that details—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2854/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">attempts by the People’s Republic of China to acquire land that is located in close proximity (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) to a United States military installation; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stE/s2854/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ongoing Department of Defense efforts to counter such attempts.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2861" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2861">SEC. 2861. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIRED CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL ENTITIES FOR NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE BASING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 483(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any decision of the Secretary concerned that would result in a significant increase in the number of members of the Armed Forces assigned to a military installation, a description of the consultation with appropriate State and local entities regarding the basing decision to ensure consideration of matters affecting the local community, including requirements for transportation, utility infrastructure, housing, education, and family support activities.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2862" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2862">SEC. 2862. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR ROTC TRAINING. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2862/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(1)(B)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2862/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2862/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause (ii):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects that will contribute to the training of cadets enrolled in an independent Reserve Officer Training Corps program at a covered educational institution.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2862/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered educational institution</quotedText>’ means a college or university that is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a part B institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an 1890 Institution, as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not affiliated with a consortium; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">located at least 40 miles from a major military installation.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2863" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2863">SEC. 2863. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2863/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2863/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In selecting community infrastructure projects to receive assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports required by section 3515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1985).”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2864" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2864">SEC. 2864. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2391(e)(4)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or on property under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department that is subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or easement)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">installation</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2865" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2865">SEC. 2865. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2861(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continental</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2866" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2866">SEC. 2866. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BASING DECISION SCORECARD CONSISTENCY AND TRANSPARENCY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2883(h) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1781b note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2866/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A current version of each scorecard established under this subsection shall be available to the public through an Internet website of the military department concerned.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Methodology and criteria.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department shall publish on the website described in subparagraph (A) the methodology and criteria each time such Secretary establishes or updates a scorecard.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public comment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Secretary of a military department shall establish a 60-day public comment period beginning on each date of publication of such methodology and criteria.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2866/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing or updating a scorecard under this subsection, each Secretary of the military department concerned shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense to ensure consistency across the military departments.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2867" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2867">SEC. 2867. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2863 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1899) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2867/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2867/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2867/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cash</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2867/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and construction</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The design</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2867/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Method of contribution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Contributions may be accepted under this subsection in any of the forms referred to in section 2350k(c) of title 10, United States Code.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2867/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Contributions</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cash contributions</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2868" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2868">SEC. 2868. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INTERAGENCY COORDINATION GROUP OF INSPECTORS GENERAL FOR GUAM REALIGNMENT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2835 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is repealed.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2869">SEC. 2869. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEASE OR USE AGREEMENT FOR CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may seek to enter into a lease or use agreement with a category 3 subterranean training facility that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is located in close proximity (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) to the home station of an air assault unit or a special operations force; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the capacity to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide brigade or large full-mission profile training;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rapidly replicate full-scale underground venues;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support helicopter landing zones; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support underground live fire.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Facility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A lease or use agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide that the category 3 subterranean training facility shall be made available for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">hosting of training and testing exercises for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members of the Armed Forces, including members a special operations force;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">personnel of combat support agencies, including the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other personnel as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other purposes as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duration of any lease or use agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall be for a period of not less than 5 years.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Category 3 Subterranean Training Facility Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">category 3 subterranean training facility</quotedText>” means an underground structure designed and built—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to be unobserved and to provide maximum protection; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to serve as a command and control, operations, storage, production, and protection facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2869/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 375 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2001note prec.) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2870">SEC. 2870. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CLOSURE OF COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to close, or prepare to close, any combat readiness training center.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a combat readiness training center if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the closure of the center would not be in violation of section 2687 of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the support capabilities provided by the center will not be diminished as a result of the closure of the center.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A report that includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed business case analysis for the closure of the center; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2870/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the effects the closure of the center would have on training units of the Armed Forces, including any active duty units that may use the center.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2871" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2871">SEC. 2871. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIRED INVESTMENTS IN IMPROVING CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2871/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investments in Child Development Centers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization activities of a military department, the Secretary of that military department shall reserve an amount greater than or equal to one percent of the estimated replacement 
cost for fiscal year 2023 of the total inventory of child development centers under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for the purpose of carrying out projects for the improvement of child development centers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2871/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Child Development Center Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">child development center</quotedText>” has meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military child development center</quotedText>” in section 1800(1) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2872" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2872">SEC. 2872. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2864">10 U.S.C. 2864 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERAGENCY REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR RESILIENCE PILOT PROJECT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2872/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Project.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall establish within the Department of Defense four Interagency Regional Coordinators. Each Interagency Regional Coordinator shall be responsible for improving the resilience of a community that supports a military installation and serving as a model for enhancing community resilience before disaster strikes.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2872/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Interagency Regional Coordinator shall support military installations and surrounding communities within a geographic area, with at least one such Coordinator serving each of the East, West, and Gulf coasts. For purposes of the project, the Secretary shall select geographic areas—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2872/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with significant sea level rise and recurrent flooding that prevents members of the Armed Forces from reaching their posts or jeopardizes military readiness; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2872/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">where communities have collaborated on multi-jurisdictional climate adaptation planning efforts, including such collaboration with the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Department and through Joint Land Use Studies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2872/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collaboration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the pilot project, the Secretary shall build on existing efforts through collaboration with State and local entities, including emergency management, transportation, planning, housing, community development, natural resource managers, and governing bodies and with the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2873" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2873">SEC. 2873. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS PERSONNEL IN GUAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The commander of a military installation located in Guam shall grant to an officer or employee of Homeland Security Investigations the same access to such military installation such commander grants to an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2874" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2874">SEC. 2874. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">On or before September 30, 2028, the Secretary of the Air Force may not enter into an agreement that would provide for or permit the joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead, Florida, by the Air Force and civil aircraft.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2875">SEC. 2875. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2802">10 U.S.C. 2802 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ELECTRICAL CHARGING CAPABILITY CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PARKING FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary concerned develops plans for a project to construct any facility that includes or will include parking for covered motor vehicles, the Secretary concerned shall 
include in any Department of Defense Form 1391, or successor form, submitted to Congress for that project—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provision of electric vehicle charging capability at the facility adequate to provide electrical charging, concurrently, for not less than 15 percent of all covered motor vehicles planned to be parked at the facility;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the inclusion of the cost of constructing such capability in the overall cost of the project; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of whether a parking structure or lot will be the primary charging area for covered motor vehicles or if another area, such as public works or the motor pool, will be the primary charging area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered motor vehicle</quotedText>” means a Federal Government motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle leased by the Federal Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of a military department with respect to facilities under the jurisdiction of that Secretary; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXVIII/stF/s2875/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Defense Agencies and facilities of a reserve component owned by a State rather than the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXIX">TITLE XXIX—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Fallon Range Training Complex</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2901.</designator><label> Military land withdrawal for Fallon Range Training Complex.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2902.</designator><label> Numu Newe Special Management Area.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2903.</designator><label> National conservation areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2904.</designator><label> Collaboration with State and county.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2905.</designator><label> Wilderness areas in Churchill County, Nevada.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2906.</designator><label> Release of wilderness study areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2907.</designator><label> Land conveyances and exchanges.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2908.</designator><label> Checkerboard resolution.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Lander County Economic Development and Conservation</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2911.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part I—</designator><label>Lander County Public Purpose Land Conveyances</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2921.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2922.</designator><label> Conveyances to Lander County, Nevada.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part II—</designator><label>Lander County Wilderness Areas</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2931.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2932.</designator><label> Designation of wilderness areas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 2933.</designator><label> Release of wilderness study areas.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fallon Range Training Complex </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2901" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2901">SEC. 2901. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL FOR FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 1025) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2988">“SEC. 2988. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESOLUTION OF WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE CLAIMS </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment to Tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer $20,000,000 of amounts appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance to an account designated by the Walker River Paiute Tribe (referred to in this section as the ‘Tribe’) to resolve the claims of the Tribe against the United States for the contamination, impairment, and loss of use of approximately 6,000 acres of land that is within the boundaries of the reservation of the Tribe.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Payment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the amount is transferred under subsection (a).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Trust Land.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental site assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and prior to taking the land described in paragraph (4) into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A), the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Director’) shall complete an environmental site assessment to determine with respect to the land—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the likelihood of the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Director determines the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability is likely under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent of the contamination caused by such hazardous substance or other environmental liability; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether that liability can be remediated by the United States.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contaminated land.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director determines pursuant to the environmental site assessment completed under paragraph (1) that there is a likelihood of the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability on the land described in paragraph (4), the Director 
shall consult with the Tribe on whether the land is still suitable for transfer into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Tribe determines land identified as contaminated under subparagraph (A) is still suitable to take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, the Director, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall take the land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe in accordance with paragraph (3).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land to be held in trust for the tribe; identification of alternative land.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Tribe determines pursuant to paragraph (2) that the land described in paragraph (4) should be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe (including if such land is determined to be contaminated), subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land shall be—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made part of the existing reservation of the Tribe.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of suitable and comparable alternative land. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Tribe determines pursuant to paragraph (2), due to discovered environmental issues that the land described in paragraph (4) is not suitable to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, not later than 1 year after the date on which the Tribe makes that determination, the Director and the Tribe shall enter into an agreement to identify suitable and comparable alternative land in relative distance and located in the same county as the land described in paragraph (4) to be withdrawn from Federal use and taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental liability.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States shall not be liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination on any portion of the land described in paragraph (4) that occurred on or before the date on which the land was taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. The United States shall not fund or take any action to remediate such land after such land has been so taken into trust.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental contamination description.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An environmental contamination described in clause (i) includes any oil or petroleum products, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic substances, solid waste, or any other environmental contamination or hazard as defined in any Federal law or law of the State of Nevada.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (5), the land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A) is the approximately 8,170 acres of Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation land located in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Walker River Paiute Trust Lands’ and dated April 19, 2022, and more particularly described as follows:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fernley east parcel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following land in Churchill County, Nevada:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 20 N., R. 26 E., sec. 28, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 20 N., R. 26 E., sec. 36, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Walker lake parcel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following land in Mineral County, Nevada:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 11 N., R. 29 E., secs. 35 and 36, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 10 N., R. 30 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 10.5 N., R. 30 E., secs. 31 and 32, Mount Diablo Meridian.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘Secretary’) shall complete a survey to fully describe, and adequately define the boundaries of, the land described in paragraph (4).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Legal description.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the survey required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a legal description of the land described in paragraph (4).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical corrections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before the date of publication of the legal description under this subparagraph, the Secretary may correct any technical or clerical errors in the legal description as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective beginning on the date of publication of the legal description under this subparagraph, the legal description shall be considered to be the official legal description of the land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of trust land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land taken into trust under paragraph (3)(A) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility for Federal and Federally Funded Programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds paid to the Tribe pursuant to this section, including any interest or investment income earned, may not be treated as income or resources or otherwise used as the basis for denying or reducing the basis for Federal financial assistance or other Federal benefit (including under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)) to which the Tribe, a member of the Tribe, or a household would otherwise be entitled.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2989">“SEC. 2989. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE FALLON PAIUTE SHOSHONE TRIBE </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land to Be Held in Trust.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (2) shall be—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made part of the reservation of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description of land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 10,000 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted as ‘Reservation Expansion Land’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of trust land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On request by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe to provide assistance in the management of the land taken into trust under this section for cultural protection and conservation management purposes.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2990">“SEC. 2990. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NUMU NEWE CULTURAL CENTER </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations from amounts appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide financial assistance to a cultural center established and operated by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and located on the Reservation of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, the purpose of which is to help sustain Numu Newe knowledge, culture, language, and identity associated with aboriginal land and traditional ways of life for the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and other affected Indian tribes (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies and Inventories.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Center shall integrate information developed in the cultural resources inventories and ethnographic studies carried out under section 2987.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to an account designated by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for the development and construction of the Center; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 to endow operations of the Center.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Payment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges 
that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the amounts are transferred under subsection (c).</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2991">“SEC. 2991. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AND TREATMENT OF EXISTING ROADS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Road Reconstruction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible for the timely—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">reconstruction of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lone Tree Road leading to the B-16 Range; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State Highway 361; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">relocation of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sand Canyon and Red Mountain Roads, consistent with alternative 2A, as described in the Final FRTC Road Realignment Study dated March 14, 2022; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pole Line Road, consistent with alternative 3B, as described in the Final FRTC Road Realignment Study dated March 14, 2022.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Requirements. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with section 2982(c)(1), the Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy determines that each of the requirements of subsection (a) have been met.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing Roads and Rights-of-way; Access.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The withdrawal and reservation of land made by section 2981 shall not be construed to affect the following roads and associated rights-of-way:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Highways 50 and 95.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State Routes 121 and 839.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Churchill County, Nevada, roads identified as Simpson Road, East County Road, Earthquake Fault Road, and Fairview Peak Road.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any road identified on the map described in section 2981(b) as an existing minor county road shall be available for managed access consistent with the purposes of the withdrawal.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New Rights-of-way.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall be responsible for the timely grant of new rights-of-way for Sand Canyon and Red Mountain Road, Pole Line Road, and East County Road to the appropriate County.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">I-11 Corridors.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land located within the ‘Churchill County Preferred I-11 Corridor’ and ‘NDOT I-11 Corridor’ as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, in accordance with this section.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Availability of Map.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A copy of the map described in section 2981(b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withdrawal of Land.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to any valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, the land located 
within the corridors depicted as ‘Utility and Infrastructure Corridors’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, is withdrawn from—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">location and entry under the mining laws; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of Withdrawal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A withdrawal under subsection (g) shall terminate on the date on which—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with Churchill County, Nevada, terminates the withdrawal; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the applicable corridor or land is patented.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revised Statutes Section 2477 Claims.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981 shall not affect the ability of Churchill County, Nevada, to seek adjudication of claims under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 932), as in effect prior to being repealed by section 706(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-579; 90 Stat. 2793).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of the West-wide Energy Corridor.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in section 2981 shall be construed to restrict the development of high voltage electrical power utility lines within the portion of the designated West-Wide Energy Corridor that is located outside of the B-16 Range.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transmission line.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall allow 1 transmission line within that portion of the designated West-Wide Energy Corridor that is located within the B-16 Range nearest the existing transmission line adjacent to the western boundary of the B-16 Range.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Future transmission line.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior determine that additional transmission lines cannot be accommodated outside of the B-16 Range, to the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall allow the construction of a new transmission line as close as practicable to the existing transmission line.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2992">“SEC. 2992. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SAGE GROUSE STUDY </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Nevada, shall conduct a study to further assess greater sage grouse reactions to military overflights within the Fallon Range Training Complex.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of the Navy determines under the study under subsection (a) that greater sage grouse in the Fallon Range Training Complex are significantly impacted by aircraft overflights, the Secretary of the Navy shall implement adaptive management activities, in coordination with the State of Nevada and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2993">“SEC. 2993. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING PERMITS </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall notify holders of grazing allotments impacted by the withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981 and, if practicable, assist the holders of the grazing allotments in obtaining replacement forage.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revisions to Allotment Plans.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for grazing program-related administrative costs reasonably incurred by the Bureau of Land Management due to the withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternative to Replacement Forage.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If replacement forage cannot be identified under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall make full and complete payments to Federal grazing permit holders for all losses suffered by the permit holders as a result of the withdrawal or other use of former Federal grazing land for national defense purposes pursuant to the Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘Taylor Grazing Act’) (48 Stat. 1269, chapter 865; 43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification and Payment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify, by certified mail, holders of grazing allotments that are terminated; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compensate the holders of grazing allotments described in paragraph (1) for authorized permanent improvements associated with the allotments.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of calculating and making a payment to a Federal grazing permit holder under this section (including the conduct of any appraisals required to calculate the amount of the payment)—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Navy shall consider the permanent loss of the applicable Federal grazing permit; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of the payment shall not be limited to the remaining term of the existing Federal grazing permit.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2994">“SEC. 2994. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSFER OF LAND UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, at no cost, administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 86 acres of a noncontiguous parcel of land as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, acquired by the Department of the Navy in Churchill County, Nevada, for inclusion in the Sand Mountain Recreation Area.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification With Respect to Environmental Hazards.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to transferring land under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall certify that the land to be transferred under that subsection is free from environmental hazards.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2995">“SEC. 2995. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REDUCTION OF IMPACT OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX MODERNIZATION </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, the Secretary of the Navy shall carry out the following additional mitigations and other measures not otherwise included in other sections of this Act to reduce the impact of the modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex by the Secretary of the Navy on the land and local community:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Develop Memoranda of Agreement or other binding protocols, in coordination with agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other stakeholders, for—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">management of that portion of Bureau of Reclamation infrastructure in the B-16 and B-20 Ranges that will be closed to public access but will continue to be managed for flood control; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">access for research, resource management, and other activities within the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establish wildlife-friendly configured four-wire fencing, on coordination with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, to restrict access to the smallest possible area necessary to ensure public safety and to minimize impacts on wildlife from fencing.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">purchase the impacted portion of the Great Basin Transmission Company (formerly named the ‘Paiute Pipeline Company’) pipeline within the B-17 Range; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pay for the relocation of the pipeline acquired under subparagraph (A) to a location south of the B-17 Range.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Accommodate permitting and construction of additional utility and infrastructure projects within 3 corridors running parallel to the existing north-south power line in proximity to Nevada Route 121, existing east-west power line north of Highway 50, and the area immediately north of Highway 50 as shown on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, subject to the requirement that any project authorized under this paragraph shall complete appropriate Federal and State permitting requirements prior to the accommodation under this paragraph.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notify holders of mining claims impacted by the modernization by certified mail.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Make payments to the holders of mining claims described in subparagraph (A), subject to the availability of appropriations.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Allow a right-of-way to accommodate I-11 (which could also include a transmission line) if a route is chosen by Churchill County, Nevada, or the State of Nevada that overlaps the northeast corner of the withdrawal area for the B-16 Range.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Revise the applicable range operations manual—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to include Crescent Valley and Eureka as noise-sensitive areas; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to implement a 5-nautical-mile buffer around the towns of Crescent Valley and Eureka.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implement a 3-nautical-mile airspace exclusion zone over the Gabbs, Eureka, and Crescent Valley airports.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Extend the Visual Flight Rules airspace corridor through the newly established Military Operations Areas on the east side of the Dixie Valley Training Area.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notify affected water rights holders by certified mail and, if water rights are adversely affected by the modernization and cannot be otherwise mitigated, acquire existing and valid State water rights.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Allow Nevada Department of Wildlife access for spring and wildlife guzzler monitoring and maintenance.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implement management practices and mitigation measures specifically designed to reduce or avoid potential impacts on surface water and groundwater, such as placing targets outside of washes.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Develop and implement a wildland fire management plan with the State of Nevada to ensure wildland fire prevention, suppression, and restoration activities are addressed, as appropriate, for the entire expanded range complex.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable and if compatible with mission training requirements, avoid placing targets in biologically sensitive areas identified by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fund 2 conservation law enforcement officer positions at Naval Air Station Fallon.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Post signs warning the public of any contamination, harm, or risk associated with entry into the withdrawal land.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">“(17) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Enter into an agreement for compensation from the Secretary of the Navy to Churchill County, Nevada, and the counties of Lyon, Nye, Mineral, and Pershing in the State of Nevada to offset any reductions made in payments in lieu of taxes.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">“(18) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Review, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, and disclose any impacts caused by the activities of the Secretary of the Navy at Fox Peak, Medicine Rock, and Fairview Mountain.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">“(19) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consult with affected Indian tribes to mitigate, to the maximum extent practicable, any impacts disclosed under paragraph (18).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with section 2982(c)(1), the Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy determines that each of the requirements of subsection (a) have been met.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2996">“SEC. 2996. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DIXIE VALLEY WATER PROJECT </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuation of Project.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The withdrawal of land authorized by section 2981(a)(2) shall not interfere with the Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Permitting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On application by Churchill County, Nevada, the Secretary of the Navy shall concur with the Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project and, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, complete any permitting necessary for the Dixie Valley Water Project, subject to the public land laws and environmental review, including regulations.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall compensate Churchill County, Nevada, for any cost increases for the Dixie Valley Water Project that result from any design features required by the Secretary of the Navy to be included in the Dixie Valley Water Project.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2997">“SEC. 2997. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON JOINT USE BY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall expand the membership of the Fallon Range Training Complex Intergovernmental Executive Committee directed by section 3011(a)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 885; 134 Stat. 4349) relating  
to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawal land to include representatives of Eureka County, Nevada, the Nevada Department of Agriculture, and the Nevada Division of Minerals.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2998">“SEC. 2998. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRIBAL LIAISON OFFICE </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Secretary of the Navy shall establish and maintain a dedicated Tribal liaison position at Naval Air Station Fallon.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2999">“SEC. 2999. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TERMINATION OF PRIOR WITHDRAWAL </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“Notwithstanding section 2842 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) and section 3015 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65), the withdrawal and reservation under section 3011(a) of that Act is terminated.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2999A">“SEC. 2999A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The withdrawal and reservation of public land by section 2981 shall terminate on November 6, 2047.”</content>
                        </section></quotedContent>.<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subtitle style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada </heading>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2981">“SEC. 2981. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC LAND </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withdrawal.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bombing ranges.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the land established as the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges, as referred to in subsection (b), and all other areas within the boundary of such land as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, which may become subject to the operation of the public land laws, are withdrawn from all forms of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dixie valley training area.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land and interests in land within the boundaries established at the Dixie Valley Training Area, as referred to in subsection (b), are withdrawn from all forms of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description of Land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The public land and interests in land withdrawn and reserved by this section comprise approximately 790,825 acres of land in Churchill County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Pershing County, and Nye County, Nevada, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed FRTC Modernization’ and ‘Existing Navy Withdrawal Areas’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’, dated November 30, 2022, and filed in accordance with section 2912. The ranges in the Fallon Range Training Complex described in this subsection are identified as B-16, B-17, B-19, B-20, Dixie Valley Training Area and the Shoal Site.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose of Withdrawal and Reservation.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bombing ranges.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land withdrawn by subsection (a)(1) is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">aerial testing and training, bombing, missile firing, electronic warfare, tactical combat maneuvering, and air support;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ground combat tactical maneuvering and firing; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">other defense-related purposes that are—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent with the purposes specified in the preceding paragraphs; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">authorized under section 2914.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dixie valley training area.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land withdrawn by subsection (a)(2) is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">aerial testing and training, electronic warfare, tactical combat maneuvering, and air support; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ground combat tactical maneuvering.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inapplicability of General Provisions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 2911(a) and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, sections 2913 and 2914 shall not apply to the land withdrawn by subsection (a)(2).</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2982">“SEC. 2982. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN AND RESERVED LAND </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management by the Secretary of the Navy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the duration of the withdrawal under section 2981, the Secretary of the Navy shall manage the land withdrawn and reserved comprising the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges for the purposes described in section 2981(c)—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an integrated natural resources management plan prepared and implemented under title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a written agreement between the Secretary of the Navy and the Governor of Nevada that provides for a minimum of 15 days annually for big game hunting on portions of the B-17 Range consistent with military training requirements;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a programmatic agreement between the Secretary of the Navy and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer and other parties, as appropriate, regarding management of historic properties as the properties relate to operation, maintenance, training, and construction at the Fallon Range Training Complex;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">written agreements between the Secretary of the Navy and affected Indian tribes and other stakeholders to accommodate access by Indian tribes and State and local governments to the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges consistent with military training requirements and public safety;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a written agreement entered into by the Secretary of the Navy and affected Indian tribes that provides for regular, guaranteed access, consisting of a minimum of 4 days per month, for affected Indian tribes; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other applicable law; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in a manner that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides that any portion of the land withdrawn by section 2981(a) that is located outside of the Weapons Danger Zone, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy, shall be relinquished to the Secretary of the Interior and managed under all applicable public land laws;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensures that the Secretary of the Navy avoids target placement and training within—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">biologically sensitive areas, as mapped in the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the maximum extent practicable, areas that have cultural, religious, and archaeological resources of importance to affected Indian tribes;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensures that access is provided for special events, administrative, cultural, educational, wildlife management, and emergency management purposes; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides that within the B-17 Range the placement of air to ground ordnance targets shall be prohibited throughout the entirety of the withdrawal in the areas identified as the ‘Monte Cristo Range Protection Area’ on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management by the Secretary of the Interior.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the duration of the withdrawal under section 2981, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land withdrawn and reserved comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area and the Shoal Site for the applicable purposes described in section 2981(c) in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">this subtitle; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other applicable law.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation with secretary of the navy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to authorizing any use of the land comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area or Shoal Site withdrawn and reserved by section 2981, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of the Navy. Such consultation shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">informing the Secretary of the Navy of the pending authorization request so that the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior may work together to preserve the training environment; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prior to authorizing any installation or use of mobile or stationary equipment used to transmit and receive radio signals, obtaining permission from the Secretary of the Navy to authorize the use of such equipment.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement describing the roles and responsibilities of each Secretary with respect to the management and use of the Dixie Valley Training Area and Shoal Site to ensure no closure of an existing county road and no restrictions or curtailment on public access for the duration of the withdrawal while preserving the training environment and in accordance with this subsection.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area withdrawn and reserved by section 2981(a)(2) shall remain open for public access for the duration of the withdrawal.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized uses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to applicable laws and policy, the following uses are permitted in the Dixie Valley Training Area for the duration of the withdrawal:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Livestock grazing.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Geothermal exploration and development west of State Route 121, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Exploration and development of salable minerals or other fluid or leasable minerals, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Infrastructure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall allow water and utility infrastructure within the Dixie Valley Training Area withdrawn by section 2981(a)(2) as described in sections 2995(a)(4) and 2996.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Commitments.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded area of the B-16, B-17, or B-20 Ranges, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’ and dated November 30, 2022, that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex which are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior certify in writing to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on the completion of the commitments pertaining to each range from the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, and the provisions of this subtitle. The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior may submit certifications for individual ranges to allow operational use of a specific range prior to completion of commitments related to other ranges.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Public access to the existing Pole Line Road shall be maintained until completion of construction of an alternate route as specified by section 2991(a)(2)(B).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, subject to the availability of appropriations, from amounts appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to Churchill County, Nevada, $20,000,000 for deposit in an account designated by Churchill County, Nevada, to resolve the loss of public access and multiple use within Churchill County, Nevada.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2983">“SEC. 2983. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ORDNANCE LANDING OUTSIDE TARGET AREAS </heading>
                                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Secretary of the Navy, in the administration of an Operational Range Clearance program, shall ensure that tracked ordnance (bombs, missiles, and rockets) known to have landed outside a target area in the B-17 and B-20 Ranges is removed within 180 days of the event and, to the extent practicable, tracked ordnance known to have landed within the Monte Cristo Range Protection Area described in section 2982(a)(2)(D) shall be removed within 45 days of the event. The Secretary of the Navy shall report to the Fallon Range Training Complex Intergovernmental Executive Committee directed by section 3011(a)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 885; 134 Stat. 4349) not less frequently than annually, instances in which ordnance land outside target areas and the status of efforts to clear such ordnance.</content>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2984">“SEC. 2984. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RESERVATIONS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">B-16 and B-20 Ranges.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent the withdrawal and reservation made by section 2981 for the B-16 and B-20 
Ranges withdraws land currently withdrawn and reserved for use by the Bureau of Reclamation, the reservation made by section 2981 shall be the primary reservation for public safety management actions only, and the existing Bureau of Reclamation reservation shall be the primary reservation for all other management actions. The  Secretary of the Navy shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to ensure continued access to the B-16 and B-20 Ranges by the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct management activities consistent with the purposes for which the Bureau of Reclamation withdrawal was established.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Shoal Site.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Energy shall remain responsible and liable for the subsurface estate and all activities of the Secretary of Energy at the Shoal Site withdrawn and reserved by Public Land Order Number 2771, as amended by Public Land Order Number 2834.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2985">“SEC. 2985. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation Required.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation; deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall update the current integrated natural resources management plan for the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall prepare the integrated natural resources management plan in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, the State of Nevada, Churchill County, Nevada, other impacted counties in the State of Nevada, and affected Indian tribes.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resolution of Conflicts.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any disagreement among the parties referred to in subsection (a) concerning the contents or implementation of the integrated natural resources management plan prepared under that subsection or an amendment to the management plan shall be resolved by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada, acting through—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State Director of the Nevada State Office of the Bureau of Land Management;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if appropriate, the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest Region of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if appropriate, the Regional Director of the Western Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to the resolution of any conflict under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall consult with the Intergovernmental Executive Committee in accordance with section 3011(a)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 885; 134 Stat. 4349).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (b), the integrated natural resources management plan under subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include provisions for—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proper management and protection of the natural resources of the land; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sustainable use by the public of such resources to the extent consistent with the military purposes for which the land is withdrawn and reserved;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall coordinate access with the Nevada Department of Wildlife to manage hunting, fishing, and trapping on the land where compatible with the military mission;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall provide for livestock grazing and agricultural out-leasing on the land, if appropriate—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with section 2667 of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall identify current test and target impact areas and related buffer or safety zones on the land;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall provide that the Secretary of the Navy—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall take necessary actions to prevent, suppress, manage, and rehabilitate brush and range fires occurring on land withdrawn or owned within the Fallon Range Training Complex and fires resulting from military activities outside the withdrawn or owned land of the Fallon Range Training Complex; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10, United States Code—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may obligate funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary of the Navy to enter into memoranda of understanding, cooperative agreements, and contracts for fire management; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for costs incurred under this paragraph;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall provide that all gates, fences, and barriers constructed after the date of enactment of this subtitle shall be designed and erected, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with military security, safety, and sound wildlife management use, to allow for wildlife access;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if determined appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada after review of any existing management plans applicable to the land, shall incorporate the existing management plans;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include procedures to ensure that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the periodic reviews of the integrated natural resources management plan required by the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) are conducted jointly by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affected counties and affected Indian tribes and the public are provided a meaningful opportunity to comment on any substantial revisions to the plan that may be proposed pursuant to such a review;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall provide procedures to amend the integrated natural resources management plan as necessary;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall allow access to, and ceremonial use of, Tribal sacred sites to the extent consistent with the military purposes 
for which the land is withdrawn and reserved by section 2981(a); and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall provide for timely consultation with affected Indian tribes.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2986">“SEC. 2986. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS </heading>
                                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or of the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Secretary of the Navy may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral materials resources of the type subject to disposition under that Act from land withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle if use of such resources is required for construction needs on the land.</content>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2987">“SEC. 2987. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRIBAL ACCESS AGREEMENT AND CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal Access Agreement.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with each affected Indian tribe for the purpose of establishing continued, regular, and timely access to the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981, including all land subject to previous withdrawals under section 3011(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 885), for cultural, religious, gathering and ceremonial uses by affected Indian tribes.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide access in accordance with the agreement entered into under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable and consistent with operational, safety, and security needs, seek to minimize notice from the affected Indian tribe and chaperoning requirements for Tribal access.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resolution of conflicts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an affected Indian tribe provides written comments to the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Interior proposing changes or additions to the agreement entered into under paragraph (1) and the proposals are not incorporated in the final agreement, the Secretary concerned shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">respond in writing to the affected Indian tribe explaining a clear, identifiable rationale why the proposed change was not incorporated; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">share the written responses under subparagraph (A) with the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ethnographic Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the State of Nevada and appropriate Tribal governments, shall conduct an ethnographic study of the expanded Fallon Range Training Complex to assess the importance of that area to Indian tribes and the religious and cultural practices of those Indian tribes.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cultural Resources Survey.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy, after consultation with affected Indian tribes and review of data, studies, and 
reports in the possession of such Indian tribes, shall conduct a cultural resources survey of the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 for each of the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges that were not subject to previous surveys in support of the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, and previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex that includes pedestrian field surveys and the inventory and identification of specific sites containing cultural, religious, and archaeological resources of importance to affected Indian tribes.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Results.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide the results of the survey conducted under paragraph (1) to affected Indian tribes for review and comment prior to concluding survey activities.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion in agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The agreement under subsection (a) shall include access to the specific sites identified by the survey conducted under paragraph (1) by affected Indian tribes, including proper disposition or protection of, and any requested access to, any identified burial sites, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on use of land prior to completion of survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex until the date of completion of the survey required by paragraph (1).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participation of Affected Indian Tribes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting an ethnographic study or cultural resources survey under subsection (b) or (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall coordinate with, and provide for the participation of, each applicable affected Indian tribe.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement to Mitigate Adverse Effects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and affected Indian tribes shall enter into an agreement consistent with section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, that identifies actions to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to sites identified in subsection (c), including adverse effects from noise. Using the results of surveys conducted under subsection (c), the Navy shall, in coordination with affected Indian tribes and to the extent practicable, avoid placing targets or other range infrastructure in culturally sensitive areas. The Navy shall avoid placement of targets in known sensitive habitat, cultural, or historic areas within the Monte Cristo Mountains.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which each of the agreements required under this section have been entered into and the survey and study required under this section have been completed, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly submit to Congress a report describing—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the access protocols established by the agreement under subsection (a);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the ethnographic study conducted under subsection (b);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the cultural resources survey under subsection (c); and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions to be taken to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to sites on the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Availability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information concerning the nature and specific location of a cultural resource shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5 and any other law unless the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, determines that disclosure would—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">further the purposes of this section;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not create risk of harm to or theft or destruction of the cultural resource or the site containing the cultural resource; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be in accordance with other applicable laws.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                        </subtitle></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2902">SEC. 2902. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460gggg">16 U.S.C. 460gggg</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NUMU NEWE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">management plan</quotedText>” means the management plan for the Special Management Area developed under subsection (d).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special management area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Special Management Area</quotedText>” means the Numu Newe Special Management Area established by subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Numu Newe traditional homeland, subject to valid existing rights, there is established in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, the Numu Newe Special Management Area, to be administered by the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Area Included.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Special Management Area shall consist of the approximately 209,181 acres of public land in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term management of the Special Management Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing and implementing the management plan, the Secretary shall consult with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate Federal, Tribal, State, and local governmental entities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interested members of the public.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The management plan shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the appropriate uses of the Special Management Area;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to any land within the Special Management Area that is withdrawn and reserved for military  
uses, ensure that management of the Special Management Area is consistent with the purposes under section 2981(c)(2) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (as added by section 2901 of this title) for which the land is withdrawn and reserved;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">authorize the use of motor vehicles in the Special Management Area, where appropriate, including providing for the maintenance of existing roads;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate any provision of an applicable land and resource management plan that the Secretary considers to be appropriate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the protection and preservation of traditional cultural and religious sites within the Special Management Area;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the maximum extent practicable, carefully and fully integrate the traditional and historical knowledge and special expertise of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and other affected Indian tribes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent with subparagraph (D), ensure public access to Federal land within the Special Management Area for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not affect the allocation, ownership, interest, or control, as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or any other valid existing right; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/d/3/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be reviewed not less frequently than annually by the Secretary to ensure the management plan is meeting the requirements of this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Overflights.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section restricts or precludes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Special Management Area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Special Management Area;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">flight testing and evaluation; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2902/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Special Management Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2903">SEC. 2903. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460hhhh">16 U.S.C. 460hhhh</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conservation area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Conservation Area</quotedText>” means the Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area established by paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">management plan</quotedText>” means the management plan for the Conservation Area developed under paragraph (3)(B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, recreational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Area, subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area in the State of Nevada, to be administered by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Area included.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 160,224 acres of public land in Churchill County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of map.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The map described in clause (i) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall administer the Conservation Area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Area—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">this subsection;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/A/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other applicable law; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management plan.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the Conservation Area.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the management plan, the Secretary shall consult with—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members of the public.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The management plan shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the appropriate uses of the Conservation Area;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with paragraph (5), authorize the use of motor vehicles in the Conservation Area, where appropriate, including for the maintenance of existing roads; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/3/B/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate any provision of an applicable land and resource management plan that the Secretary considers to be appropriate, to include the Search and Rescue Training Cooperative Agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Training Center dated July 6, 1998, and the Carson City District BLM Administrative Guide to Military Activities on and Over the Public Lands dated January 25, 2012.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Uses. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall allow only those uses of the Conservation Area that the Secretary determines would further the purposes of the Conservation Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Motorized vehicles.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as needed for administrative purposes, planned military activities authorized by paragraph (3)(B)(iii)(III), or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withdrawal.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in subparagraph (A) on the date of acquisition of the parcel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hunting, fishing, and trapping.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this subsection affects the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/7/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may designate by regulation areas in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/7/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except in an emergency, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before taking any action under clause (i).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grazing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of land included in the Conservation Area on which the Secretary permitted, as of the date of enactment of this Act, livestock grazing, the livestock grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to applicable laws (including regulations).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No buffer zones.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities outside conservation area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The fact that an activity or use on land outside the Conservation Area can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military overflights.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection restricts or precludes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/10/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Conservation Area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/10/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">flight testing and evaluation; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/10/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect on water rights.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection constitutes an express or implied reservation of any water rights with respect to the Conservation Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s460iiii">16 U.S.C. 460iiii</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conservation area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Conservation Area</quotedText>” means the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area established by paragraph (2)(A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribe</quotedText>” means the Walker River Paiute Tribe.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Pistone Site on Black Mountain, subject to valid existing rights, there is established in Mineral County, Nevada, the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Area included.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Conservation Area shall consist of the approximately 3,415 acres of public land in Mineral County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the map entitled “Black Mountain/Pistone Archaeological District” and dated May 12, 2020.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of map.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The map described in clause (i) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Area—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Conservation Area, including the resources and values described in paragraph (2)(A);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/A/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">this subsection;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/A/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/A/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other applicable law; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Uses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall allow only those uses of the Conservation Area that the Secretary determines would further the purposes of the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal cultural resources.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In administering the Conservation Area, the Secretary shall provide for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">access to and use of cultural resources by the Tribe at the Conservation Area; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the protection from disturbance of the cultural resources and burial sites of the Tribe located in the Conservation Area.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, in a manner consistent with this subsection, enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Nevada, affected Indian tribes, and institutions and organizations to carry out the purposes of this subsection, subject to the requirement that the Tribe shall be a party to any cooperative agreement entered into under this subparagraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management plan.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the management plan required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members of the public.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The management plan developed under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate, as appropriate, decisions contained in any other management or activity plan for the land in or adjacent to the Conservation Area;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into consideration any information developed in studies of the land and resources in or adjacent to the Conservation Area; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/4/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide for a cooperative agreement with the Tribe to address the historical, archaeological, and cultural values of the Conservation Area.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withdrawal.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/5/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/5/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/5/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in subparagraph (A) on the date of acquisition of the parcel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hunting, fishing, and trapping.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this subsection affects the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/6/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may designate by regulation areas in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/6/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except in an emergency, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before taking any action under clause (i).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grazing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of land included in the Conservation Area on which the Secretary permitted, as of the date of enactment of this Act, livestock grazing, the livestock grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to applicable laws (including regulations).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No buffer zones.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities outside conservation area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The fact that an activity or use on land outside the Conservation Area can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military overflights.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection restricts or precludes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Conservation Area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">flight testing and evaluation; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/9/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Conservation Area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2903/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect on water rights.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection constitutes an express or implied reservation of any water rights with respect to the Conservation Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2904" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2904">SEC. 2904. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COLLABORATION WITH STATE AND COUNTY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Interior should collaborate with the State of Nevada, Churchill County, Nevada, the city of Fallon, Nevada, and affected Indian tribes with the goal of preventing catastrophic wildfire and resource damage in the land withdrawn or owned within the Fallon Range Training Complex.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2905">SEC. 2905. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WILDERNESS AREAS IN CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wilderness area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">wilderness area</quotedText>” means a wilderness area designated by subsection (b)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, are designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clan alpine mountains wilderness.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 128,362 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022, which shall be known as the “Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Desatoya mountains wilderness.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 32,537 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022, which shall be known as the “Desatoya Mountains Wilderness”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cain mountain wilderness.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,664 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022, which shall be known as the “Cain Mountain Wilderness”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Boundary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area that is bordered by a road shall be at least 150 feet from the edge of the road.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Map and legal description.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of each wilderness area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withdrawal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area is withdrawn from—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Livestock.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The grazing of livestock in a wilderness area administered by the Bureau of Land Management, if established as of the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue,  
subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers necessary, in accordance with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-405).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any land or interest in land within the boundaries of a wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the wilderness area within which the acquired land or interest is located.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Water Rights.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the wilderness areas—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are located in the semiarid region of the Great Basin region; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include ephemeral and perennial streams;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the hydrology of the wilderness areas is predominantly characterized by complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with impermanent channels;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the subsurface hydrogeology of the region in which the wilderness areas are located is characterized by—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">groundwater subject to local and regional flow gradients; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unconfined and artesian conditions;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the wilderness areas are generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">because of the unique nature and hydrology of the desert land in the wilderness areas, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness areas and other values of land in ways different from those used in other laws.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statutory construction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the wilderness areas;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affects any water rights in the State of Nevada (including any water rights held by the United States) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State of Nevada and other States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nevada water law.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of Nevada State law in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness areas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New projects.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of water resource facility.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water resource facility</quotedText>” means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water resource facility</quotedText>” does not include wildlife guzzlers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/f/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction on new water resource facilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided in this section, on and after the date of enactment of this Act, neither the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for the development of any new water resource facility within a wilderness area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wildfire, Insects, and Disease.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with a State or local agency).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Collection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, nothing in this section precludes the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or climatological collection devices in a wilderness area, if the Secretary determines that the devices and access to the devices are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Overflights.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section restricts or precludes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">low-level overflights of military aircraft over a wilderness area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within a wilderness area;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">flight testing and evaluation; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over a wilderness area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wildlife Management.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this chapter affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the wilderness areas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any management activities in the wilderness areas that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are carried out—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate policies, such as those set forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-405), including the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft (including helicopters) to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wildlife water development projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the structures and facilities would, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hunting, fishing, and trapping.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may designate areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the wilderness areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before taking any action under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative agreement.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State of Nevada, including a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the State entitled “Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9” and signed November and December 2003, including any amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State of Nevada; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to all applicable laws (including regulations).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2905/j/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">References.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of this subsection, any references to Clark County, Nevada, in the cooperative agreement described this paragraph shall be considered to be a reference to Churchill or Lander County, Nevada, as applicable.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2906">SEC. 2906. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Finding.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land in Churchill County, Nevada, that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the following areas has been adequately studied for wilderness designation:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Stillwater Range Wilderness Study Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Job Peak Wilderness Study Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness Study Area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That portion of the Augusta Mountains Wilderness Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That portion of the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any portion of any other wilderness study area located in Churchill County, Nevada, that is not a wilderness area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Release.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The portions of the public land described in subsection (a) not designated as wilderness by section 2905(b)—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be managed in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2906/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing cooperative conservation agreements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2907">SEC. 2907. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND CONVEYANCES AND EXCHANGES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">City</quotedText>” means the city of Fallon, Nevada.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public purpose.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">public purpose</quotedText>” includes any of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The construction and operation of a new fire station for Churchill County, Nevada.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The operation or expansion of an existing wastewater treatment facility for Churchill County, Nevada.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The operation or expansion of existing gravel pits and rock quarries of Churchill County, Nevada.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The operation or expansion of an existing City landfill.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Purpose Conveyances.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (2), for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 6,892 acres of Federal land to Churchill County, Nevada, and 212 acres of land to the City identified as “Public Purpose Conveyances to Churchill County and City of Fallon” on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Churchill County, Nevada, and the City shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes and the construction and operation of public recreational facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reversionary interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to Churchill County, Nevada, under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the “Recreation and Public Purposes Act”; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gravel pit and rock quarry access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Churchill County, Nevada, shall provide at no cost to the Department of the Interior access to and use of any existing gravel pits and rock quarries conveyed to Churchill County, Nevada, under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2907/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exchange.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior shall seek to enter into an agreement for an exchange with Churchill County, Nevada, for the land identified as “Churchill County Conveyance to the Department of Interior” in exchange for the land administered by the Secretary of the Interior identified as “Department of Interior Conveyance to Churchill County” on the map entitled “Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill” and dated November 30, 2022.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2908">SEC. 2908. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHECKERBOARD RESOLUTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Churchill County, Nevada, and landowners in Churchill County, Nevada, and after providing an opportunity for public comment, shall seek to consolidate Federal land and non-Federal land ownership in Churchill County, Nevada.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land Exchanges.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land exchange authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer to exchange land identified for exchange under paragraph (3) for private land in Churchill County, Nevada, that is adjacent to Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, if the exchange would consolidate land ownership and facilitate improved land management in Churchill County, Nevada, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicable law.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided in this section, a land exchange under this section shall be conducted in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other applicable law.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of federal land for exchange.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior shall identify appropriate Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, to offer for exchange from Federal land identified as potentially suitable for disposal in an applicable resource management plan and managed by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commissioner of Reclamation; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Equal Value Land Exchanges.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Land to be exchanged under this section shall be of equal value, based on appraisals prepared in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Uniform Standards for Professional Land Acquisitions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of mass appraisals.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Interior may use a mass appraisal to determine the value of land to be exchanged under this section, if the Secretary of the Interior determines that the land to be subject to the mass appraisal is of similar character and value.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior shall exclude from a mass appraisal under subparagraph (A) any land, the value of which is likely to exceed $250 per acre, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior shall make the results of a mass appraisal conducted under subparagraph (A) available to the public.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding Eligibility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4(e)(3)(A) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 31 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iv) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Churchill,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Lincoln,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (x) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Nevada; and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Nevada;</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (xi) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)(A).</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (2)(A); and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stA/s2908/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary in the identification, implementation, and consolidation of Federal and non-Federal lands in Churchill County in accordance with section 2908 of division B of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content>
                                </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lander County Economic Development and Conservation </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/s2911" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2911">SEC. 2911. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/s2911/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">County.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">County</term>” means Lander County, Nevada.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/s2911/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/s2911/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</term>” means the State of Nevada.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">PART I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LANDER COUNTY PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND CONVEYANCES </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2921" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2921">SEC. 2921. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this part:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2921/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Map.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Map</term>” means the map entitled “Lander County Selected Lands” and dated August 4, 2020.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2921/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary concerned.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary concerned</term>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2921/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2921/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2922">SEC. 2922. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONVEYANCES TO LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance for Watershed Protection, Recreation, and Parks.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 60 days after the date on which the County identifies and selects the parcels of Federal land for conveyance to the County from among the parcels identified on the Map as “Lander County Parcels BLM and USFS” and dated August 4, 2020, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights and for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the identified parcels of Federal land (including mineral rights) for use by the County for watershed protection, recreation, and parks.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance for Airport Facility.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights, including mineral rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land identified on the Map as “Kingston Airport” for the purpose of improving the relevant airport facility and related infrastructure.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The only costs for the conveyance to be paid by the County under paragraph (1) shall be the survey costs relating to the conveyance.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of any parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned and the County.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reversionary Interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the County under subsections (a) or (b) ceases to be used for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the “Recreation and Public Purposes Act”; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the United States.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Map, Acreage Estimates, and Legal Descriptions.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minor errors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary concerned and the County may, by mutual agreement—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">correct any minor errors in—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Map; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an acreage estimate or legal description of any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conflict.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If there is a conflict between the Map, an acreage estimate, or a legal description of Federal land 
conveyed under subsection (a) or (b), the Map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and the County mutually agree otherwise.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make the Map available for public inspection in—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptI/s2922/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain Field Office.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">PART II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LANDER COUNTY WILDERNESS AREAS </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2931" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2931">SEC. 2931. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this part:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2931/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Map.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Map</term>” means the map entitled “Lander County Wilderness Areas Proposal” and dated April 19, 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2931/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wilderness area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">wilderness area</term>” means a wilderness area designated by section 2932(a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2932">SEC. 2932. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following land in the State of Nevada is designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cain mountain wilderness.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 6,386 acres, generally depicted as “Cain Mountain Wilderness” on the Map, which shall be part of the Cain Mountain Wilderness designated by section 2905(b) of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Desatoya mountains wilderness.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,766 acres, generally depicted as “Desatoya Mountains Wilderness” on the Map, which shall be part of the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness designated by section 2905(b) of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Map and Legal Description.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with, and make available for inspection in, the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management, a map and legal description of each wilderness area.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this chapter, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2932/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration of Wilderness Areas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The wilderness areas designated in subsection (a) shall be administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the wilderness management provisions in section 2905 of this title.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2933" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2933">SEC. 2933. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2933/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Finding.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the following public land in the County has been adequately studied for wilderness designation:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2933/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The approximately 10,777 acres of the Augusta Mountain Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 2902(a) of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2933/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The approximately 1,088 acres of the Desatoya Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 2902(a) of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2933/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Release.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The public land described in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2933/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dB/tXXIX/stB/ptII/s2933/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">DIVISION C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS </heading>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXXI">TITLE XXXI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>National Security Programs and Authorizations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3101.</designator><label> National Nuclear Security Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3102.</designator><label> Defense environmental cleanup.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3103.</designator><label> Other defense activities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3104.</designator><label> Nuclear energy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3111.</designator><label> Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3112.</designator><label> Modifications to long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3113.</designator><label> Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3114.</designator><label> Update to plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3115.</designator><label> Use of alternative technologies to eliminate proliferation threats at vulnerable sites.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3116.</designator><label> Unavailability for overhead costs of amounts specified for laboratory-directed research and development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3117.</designator><label> Workforce enhancement for National Nuclear Security Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3118.</designator><label> Modification of cost baselines for certain projects.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3119.</designator><label> Purchase of real property options.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3120.</designator><label> Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76-2 warheads.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3121.</designator><label> Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3122.</designator><label> Assistance by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Air Force for the development of the Mark 21A fuse.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3123.</designator><label> Determination of standardized indirect cost elements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3124.</designator><label> Certification of completion of milestones with respect to plutonium pit aging.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3125.</designator><label> National Nuclear Security Administration facility advanced manufacturing development.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3126.</designator><label> Authorization of workforce development and training partnership programs within National Nuclear Security Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3131.</designator><label> Modification to certain reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3132.</designator><label> Repeal of obsolete provisions of the Atomic Energy Defense Act and other provisions.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Security Programs and Authorizations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3101">SEC. 3101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3101/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3101/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of New Plant Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows:
                            <list style="-uslm-dtd:list">
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-516, Energetic Materials Characterization Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $19,000,000.</listContent></listItem>
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-517, Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $24,000,000.</listContent></listItem>
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-518, Plutonium Modernization Operations &amp; Waste Management Office Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000.</listContent></listItem>
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-519, Special Materials Facility, Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $49,500,000.</listContent></listItem>
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-533, Component Test Complex Project, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, $57,420,000.</listContent></listItem>
                            </list></content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3102">SEC. 3102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3102/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3102/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of New Plant Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant projects:
                            <list style="-uslm-dtd:list">
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-402, Calcine Construction, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $10,000,000.</listContent></listItem>
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management Project, Office of River Protection, Richland, Washington, $4,408,000.</listContent></listItem>
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-404, 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $6,770,000.</listContent></listItem>
                                <listItem style="-uslm-dtd:list-item"><listContent>  Project 23-D-405, 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $480,000.</listContent></listItem>
                            </list></content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3103">SEC. 3103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for other defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stA/s3104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3104">SEC. 3104. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NUCLEAR ENERGY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for nuclear energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3111" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3111">SEC. 3111. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC REQUEST FOR NEW OR MODIFIED NUCLEAR WEAPONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4209 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2529) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3111/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3111/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">beyond phase 1 or phase 6.1 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">modified nuclear weapon</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3111/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">research and development which could lead to the production</quotedText>” both places it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">research and development for the production</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3111/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budget Request Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In a request for funds under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a dedicated line item for each activity described in subsection (a)(2) for a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon that is in phase 2 or higher or phase 6.2 or higher (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3111/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification and Briefing of Noncovered Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, in conjunction with the annual submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall notify the congressional defense committees of—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon that, during the calendar year prior to the budget submission, were carried out prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process, activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon during the fiscal year covered by that budget.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3112">SEC. 3112. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 4221 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538c) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each even-numbered year through 2026</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each odd-numbered year through 2031</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2065</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2070</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">through 2070</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unencumbered uranium</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of current and projected unencumbered uranium production by private industry in the United States that could support future defense requirements.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (8) and (9), as so redesignated, and inserting the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">when additional enrichment of uranium will be required to meet national security requirements; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the options the Secretary is considering to meet such requirements, including an estimated cost and timeline for each option and a description of any changes to policy or law that the Secretary determines would be required for each option.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of how options to provide additional enriched uranium to meet national security requirements could, as an additional benefit, contribute to the establishment of a sustained domestic enrichment capacity and allow the commercial sector of the United States to reduce reliance on importing uranium from adversary countries.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comptroller General Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such section is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3112/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comptroller General Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the congressional defense committees receive each plan under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes an assessment of the plan.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3113" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3113">SEC. 3113. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD FOR PLANT PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3113/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Threshold.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of section 4701 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741(2)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">minor construction threshold</quotedText>’ means $30,000,000.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on November 30, 2025, the Administrator may calculate the amount specified in subparagraph (A) based on fiscal year 2022 constant dollars if the Administrator—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the method used by the Administrator to calculate the adjustment;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a period of 30 days elapses following the date of such submission; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publishes the adjusted amount in the Federal Register.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on December 1, 2025, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">minor construction threshold</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,000,000; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Administrator calculated a different amount pursuant to subparagraph (B), the last such calculated amount as published in the Federal Register under clause (iii) of such subparagraph.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3113/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4703(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2743) is amended by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The report shall include with respect to each project the following:</quotedText>”<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated original total project cost and the estimated original date of completion.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The percentage of the project that is complete.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The current estimated total project cost and estimated date of completion.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3114">SEC. 3114. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPDATE TO PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4423 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2603) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during each even-numbered year beginning in 2016</quotedText>”; and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">every four years beginning in 2025</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2016</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2025</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2019</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2029</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">determines—</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">determines are nonoperational as of September 30, 2024.</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than March 31 of each even-numbered year beginning in 2016</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than March 31, 2025, and every four years thereafter,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">submitting during 2016</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">submitted during 2025</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the deactivation and decommissioning actions taken at each nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the period following the date on which the previous report required by this section was submitted.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3114/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2026</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2033</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3115" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3115">SEC. 3115. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO ELIMINATE PROLIFERATION THREATS AT VULNERABLE SITES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2569) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3115/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1)(M)(ii), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(including through the use of alternative technologies)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">convert</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3115/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">alternative technologies</quotedText>’ means technologies, such as accelerator-based equipment, that do not use radiological materials.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3116" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3116">SEC. 3116. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNAVAILABILITY FOR OVERHEAD COSTS OF AMOUNTS SPECIFIED FOR LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3116/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4812 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2792) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Funds for Overhead.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A national security laboratory may not use funds made available under section 4811(c) to cover the costs of general and administrative overhead for the laboratory.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3116/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Pilot Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2791 note) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3117" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3117">SEC. 3117. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3117/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elimination of Cap on Full-time Equivalent Employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3117/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (a) and (c);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3117/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3117/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the first subsection (b) as subsection (d) and moving the subsection so as to appear after subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3117/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of such section, as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conjunction with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing containing the following information:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A projection of the expected number of employees of the Office of the Administrator, as counted under subsection (d), for the fiscal year covered by the budget and the four subsequent fiscal years, broken down by the office in which the employees are projected to be assigned.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the most recent fiscal year for which data is available—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of service support contracts of the Administration and whether such contracts are funded using program or program direction funds;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of full-time equivalent contractor employees working under each contract identified under subparagraph (A);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of full-time equivalent contractor employees described in subparagraph (B) that have been employed under such a contract for a period greater than two years;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to each contract identified under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of each appropriations account that supports the contract; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount obligated under the contract during the fiscal year, listed by each such account; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to each appropriations account identified under subparagraph (D)(i), the total amount obligated for contracts identified under subparagraph (A).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3117/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under subsection (a)</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under subsection (c)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3118" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3118">SEC. 3118. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF COST BASELINES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4713(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3118/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$750,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$800,000,000</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3118/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$65,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3118/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$65,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3119" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3119">SEC. 3119. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY OPTIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle E of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3265">“SEC. 3265. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2466">50 U.S.C. 2466</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF OPTIONS TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), funds authorized to be appropriated for the Administration for the purchase of real property may be expended to purchase options for the purchase of real property.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Price of Options.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The price of any option purchased pursuant to subsection (a) may not exceed the minor construction threshold (as defined in section 4701 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741)).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 14 days after the date an option is purchased  pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a notification of such purchase; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the rationale for such purchase.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3120" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3120">SEC. 3120. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RECONVERT OR RETIRE W76-2 WARHEADS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3120/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to reconvert or retire a W76-2 warhead.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3120/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator for Nuclear Security may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3120/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that Russia and China do not possess naval capabilities similar to the W76-2 warhead in the active stockpiles of the respective country; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3120/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that the Department of Defense does not have a valid military requirement for the W76-2 warhead.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3121">SEC. 3121. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2532">50 U.S.C. 2532 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCELERATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acceleration of Manufacturing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall require the nuclear security enterprise to accelerate the modernization of manufacturing processes for depleted uranium by 2030 so that the nuclear security enterprise—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of depleted uranium alloys to augment existing capabilities on an operational basis for war reserve components;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing basis, war reserve depleted uranium alloy components using net shape casting;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrates, if possible, a production facility to conduct routine operations for manufacturing depleted uranium alloy components outside of the current perimeter security fencing of the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has available high purity depleted uranium for the production of war reserve components.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">progress made in carrying out subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost of activities conducted under such subsection during the preceding fiscal year; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of the nuclear security enterprise to convert depleted uranium fluoride hexafluoride to depleted uranium tetrafluoride.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3121/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nuclear Security Enterprise Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nuclear security enterprise</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3122">SEC. 3122. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSISTANCE BY THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO THE AIR FORCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARK 21A FUSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force under which the Administrator shall support the Air Force by reviewing and validating the development and sustainment of a fuse for the Mark 21A reentry vehicle to support the W87-1 warhead over the projected lifetime of the warhead, including by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">acting as an external reviewer of the Mark 21A fuse, including by reviewing—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the design of the fuse;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the quality of manufacturing and parts; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the life availability of components;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advising and supporting the Air Force on strategies to mitigate technical and schedule fuse risks; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise ensuring the expertise of the National Nuclear Security Administration in fuse and warhead design and manufacturing is available to support successful development and sustainment of the fuse over its lifetime.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budget Request.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall include, in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), a request for amounts sufficient to ensure that the assistance provided to the Air Force under the agreement under subsection (a) does not negatively affect ongoing nuclear modernization programs of the Administration.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nuclear Weapons Council Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the life of the agreement under subsection (a), the Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall review the agreement as part of the annual review by the Council of the budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration and ensure that assistance provided under such agreement aligns with ongoing programs of record between the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3122/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transmittal of Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Weapons Council shall transmit to the congressional defense committees the agreement under subsection (a) and any comments that the Council considers appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3123" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3123">SEC. 3123. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DETERMINATION OF STANDARDIZED INDIRECT COST ELEMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3123/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31, 2025, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy shall, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Director of the Office of Science, determine standardized indirect cost elements to be reported by contractors to the Administrator.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3123/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date that the determination required by subsection (a) is made, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall, in coordination with the Administrator and the Director, submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the standardized indirect cost elements determined under subsection (a) and a plan to require contractors to report, beginning in fiscal year 2026, such standardized indirect cost elements to the Administrator.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3123/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standardized Indirect Cost Elements Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">standardized indirect cost elements</quotedText>” means the categories of indirect costs incurred by management and operating contractors that receive funds to perform work for the National Nuclear Security Administration.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3124">SEC. 3124. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538a">50 U.S.C. 2538a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF MILESTONES WITH RESPECT TO PLUTONIUM PIT AGING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall complete the milestones on plutonium pit aging identified in the report entitled “Research Program Plan for Plutonium and Pit Aging”, published by the National Nuclear Security Administration in September 2021.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">acting through the Defense Programs Advisory Committee, conduct biennial reviews during the period beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of  
this Act and ending December 31, 2030, regarding the progress achieved toward completing the milestones described in subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to enter into an arrangement with the private scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct, not later than 2030, an assessment of plutonium pit aging.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending December 31, 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees biennial briefings on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the progress achieved toward completing the milestones described in subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the assessments described in subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification of Completion of Milestones.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2031, the Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">certify to the congressional defense committees whether the milestones described in subsection (a) have been achieved; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to such committees a report—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describing the reasons such milestones have not been achieved;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">including, if the Administrator determines the Administration will not be able to meet one of such milestones, an explanation for that determination; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3124/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifying new dates for the completion of the milestones the Administrator anticipates the Administration will meet.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3125" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3125">SEC. 3125. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FACILITY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3125/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for the National Nuclear Security Administration for nuclear weapons production facilities, the Administrator for Nuclear Security may authorize an amount, not to exceed 5 percent of such funds, to be used by the director of each such facility to engage in research, development, and demonstration activities in order to maintain and enhance the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3125/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nuclear Weapons Production Facility Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nuclear weapons production facility</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3126">SEC. 3126. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2538a">50 U.S.C. 2538a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS WITHIN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator for Nuclear Security may authorize management and operating contractors at covered facilities to develop and implement workforce development and training partnership programs to further the education and training of employees or prospective employees of such management and operating contractors to meet the requirements of section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Capacity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out subsection (a), a management and operating contractor at a covered facility may provide funding through grants or other means to cover the costs of the development 
and implementation of a workforce development and training partnership program authorized under such subsection, including costs relating to curriculum development, hiring of teachers, procurement of equipment and machinery, use of facilities or other properties, and provision of scholarships and fellowships.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered facility</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stB/s3126/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">prospective employee</quotedText>” means an individual who has applied (or who, based on their field of study and experience, is likely to apply) for a position of employment with a management and operating contractor to support plutonium pit production at a covered facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3131">SEC. 3131. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports on Nuclear Warhead Acquisition Process.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4223 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538e) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">submit to the congressional defense committees a plan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on a plan</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">certify to the congressional defense committees that</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing that includes certifications that—</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or provide to such committees a briefing on,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a report containing</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or briefing, as the case may be</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">date of the report</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports on Transfers of Civil Nuclear Technology.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (42 U.S.C. 2077a) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Combination of Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Energy may submit the annual reports required by subsections (a), (d), and (e) as a single annual report, including by providing portions of the information so required as an annex to the single annual report.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3131/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 161 n. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (50 U.S.C. 2201(n)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 3136(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (42 U.S.C. 2077a(i)))</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (42 U.S.C. 2077a))</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3132">SEC. 3132. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACT AND OTHER PROVISIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Provisions of the Atomic Energy Defense Act.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in title XLII—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2535">50 U.S.C. 2535</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subtitle A, by striking section 4215; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2545">50 U.S.C. 2545</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subtitle B, by striking section 4235; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in title XLIV—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2583">50 U.S.C. 2583</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subtitle A, by striking section 4403;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2624-2626">50 U.S.C. 2624-2626</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subtitle C, by striking sections 4444, 4445, and 4446; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s2638">50 U.S.C. 2638</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subtitle D, by striking section 4454.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4215, 4235, 4403, 4444, 4445, 4446, and 4454.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Other Provisions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to use international nuclear materials protection and cooperation program funds outside the former soviet union.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (50 U.S.C. 2568) is repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Silk road initiative; nuclear nonproliferation fellowships.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sections 3133 and 3134 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2570, 2571) are repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXI/stC/s3132/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement for research and development plan and report with respect to nuclear forensics capabilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3114 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2574) is repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXXII">TITLE XXXII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3201.</designator><label> Authorization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3202.</designator><label> Continuation of functions and powers during loss of quorum.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXII/s3201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3201">SEC. 3201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023, $41,401,400 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXII/s3202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3202">SEC. 3202. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUATION OF FUNCTIONS AND POWERS DURING LOSS OF QUORUM. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 311(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286(e)) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXII/s3202/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Three members</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1) Three members</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXII/s3202/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with paragraph (4), during a covered period, the Chairperson, in consultation with an eligible member, may carry out the functions and powers of the Board under sections 312 through 316, notwithstanding that a quorum does not exist.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after a covered period begins, the Chairperson shall notify the congressional defense committees that a quorum does not exist.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairperson may make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy and initiate investigations into defense nuclear facilities under section 312 pursuant to paragraph (2) only if—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a period of 30 days elapses following the date on which the Chairperson submits the notification required under paragraph (3);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days after making any such recommendation or initiating any such investigation, the Chairperson notifies the congressional defense committees of such recommendation or investigation; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any eligible member concurs with such recommendation or investigation.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional defense committees</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered period</quotedText>’ means a period beginning on the date on which a quorum specified in paragraph (1) does not exist by reason of either or both a vacancy in the membership of the Board or the incapacity of a member of the Board and ending on the earlier of—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is one year after such beginning date; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which a quorum exists.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible member</quotedText>’ means a member of the Board, other than the Chairperson, serving during a covered period and who is not incapacitated.”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXXIV">TITLE XXXIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3401.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXIV/s3401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3401">SEC. 3401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXIV/s3401/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $13,004,000 for fiscal year 2023 for the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 869 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXIV/s3401/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period of Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XXXV">TITLE XXXV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MARITIME ADMINISTRATION </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Maritime Administration</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3501.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations for the Maritime Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3502.</designator><label> Secretary of Transportation responsibility with respect to cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by other Federal departments and agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Merchant Marine Academy</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3511.</designator><label> Exemption of certain students from requirement to obtain merchant mariner license.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3512.</designator><label> Board of Visitors.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3513.</designator><label> Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3514.</designator><label> Service academy faculty parity of use of United States Government works.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3515.</designator><label> Reports on matters relating to the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3516.</designator><label> Study on Capital Improvement Program at the USMMA.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3517.</designator><label> Requirements relating to training of Merchant Marine Academy cadets on certain vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Maritime Infrastructure</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3521.</designator><label> United States marine highway program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3522.</designator><label> Port infrastructure development grants.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3523.</designator><label> Project selection criteria for port infrastructure development program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3524.</designator><label> Infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3525.</designator><label> GAO review of Government efforts to promote growth and modernization of United States Merchant Fleet.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3526.</designator><label> GAO review of Federal efforts to enhance port infrastructure resiliency and disaster preparedness.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3527.</designator><label> Study on foreign investment in shipping.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3528.</designator><label> Report on alternate marine fuel bunkering facilities at ports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3529.</designator><label> Study of cybersecurity and national security threats posed by foreign manufactured cranes at United States ports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Maritime Workforce</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3531.</designator><label> Improving Protections for Midshipmen.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3532.</designator><label> Maritime Technical Advancement Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3533.</designator><label> Ensuring diverse mariner recruitment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3534.</designator><label> Low emissions vessels training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3541.</designator><label> Waiver of navigation and vessel inspection laws.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3542.</designator><label> National maritime strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3543.</designator><label> Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3544.</designator><label> Definition of qualified vessel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3545.</designator><label> Establishing a capital construction fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3546.</designator><label> Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3547.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on Merchant Marine.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3548.</designator><label> Analysis of effects of chemicals in stormwater runoff on Pacific salmon and steelhead.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 3549.</designator><label> Report on effective vessel quieting measures.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maritime Administration </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3501">SEC. 3501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maritime Administration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2023, for programs associated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the following amounts:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary to support the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $112,848,000, of which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$87,848,000 shall be for Academy operations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$22,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and repair and equipment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,000,000 shall be for training, staffing, retention, recruiting, and contract management for United States Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $53,780,000, of which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,400,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State maritime academies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,800,000 shall be for training ship fuel assistance;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$8,080,000 shall be for offsetting the costs of training ship sharing; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,500,000 shall be for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including funds for construction and necessary expenses to construct shoreside infrastructure to support such vessels, $75,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $131,433,000, of which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$15,000,000 shall be for the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance program authorized under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,000,000 shall be for shall be for the Maritime Centers of Excellence, including to make grants authorized under Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$15,000,000 shall be for the Marine Highways Program, including to make grants as authorized under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$67,433,000 shall be for headquarters operations expenses;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for sealift contested environment evaluation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$800,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for National Defense Reserve Fleet resiliency; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/4/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,200,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for a comprehensive evaluation to assess the requirements for the training ship State of Michigan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary for the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $318,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, $33,000,000, of which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,000,000 may be for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses relating to loan guarantee commitments under the program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small shipyards and for maritime training programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $30,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For expenses necessary to implement the Port Infrastructure Development Program, as authorized under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, $750,000,000, to remain available until expended, except that no such funds authorized 
under this title for this program may be used to provide a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or without the exercise of human intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transportation determines such equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If such a determination is made, the data and analysis for such determination shall be reported to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 3 days after the date of the determination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tanker Security Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 53411 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">through 2035</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and 2023, and $120,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 2035</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase in number of vessels.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 53403(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">For any fiscal year, the Secretary</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">more than 10 vessels</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">more than—</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 10 vessels; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for any subsequent fiscal year, 20 vessels.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than June 30, 2023, the Maritime Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transformation of the Senate a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of industry capacity to support an expansion of the Tanker Security Program pursuant to section 53411 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b)(1), and section 53403(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An implementation timeline for entering 10-vessels into the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 2023, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew training requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An implementation timeline for entering 20-vessels into the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 2024, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew training requirements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether the $6,000,000 per-vessel stipend meets requirements to attract and sustain the full 20-vessel requirement for the Tanker Security Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the need for additional authorities to offset the costs associated with converting vessels into CONSOL-capable vessels, and to offset the costs associated with training the crews to operate such vessels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3501/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other matters the Administrator deems appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3502">SEC. 3502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED BY OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3502/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55305">46 U.S.C. 55305 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall issue a final rule to implement and enforce section 55305(d) of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stA/s3502/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Programs of Other Agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 55305(d)(2)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section</quotedText>” the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and annually submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the administration of such programs</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Merchant Marine Academy </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3511" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3511">SEC. 3511. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN STUDENTS FROM REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN MERCHANT MARINER LICENSE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 51309 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3511/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3511/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">able or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">allowed</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3511/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">only because of physical disqualification may</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">solely due to a documented medical or psychological condition shall</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3511/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or psychological</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">physical</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3511/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Documented Medical or Psychological Condition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">documented medical or psychological condition</quotedText>’ means, with respect to an individual, a physical disqualification or psychological condition, including a mental health condition arising from sexual assault or sexual harassment, for which the individual has been treated or is being treated by a medical or psychological provider.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3512">SEC. 3512. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BOARD OF VISITORS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 51312 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flag-rank who</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flag-rank</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/1/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at least 1 shall be a representative of a maritime labor organization; and”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Replacement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a member of the Board is replaced, not later than 60 days after the date of the replacement, the Designated Federal Officer selected under subsection (g)(2) shall notify that member.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and 2 additional meetings, which may be held in person or virtually</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Academy</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scheduling; notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When scheduling a meeting of the Board, the Designated Federal Officer shall coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, with the members of the Board to determine the date and time of the meeting. Members of the Board shall be notified of the date of each meeting not less than 30 days prior to the meeting date.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Staff.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">One or more staff of each member of the Board may accompany them on Academy visits.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scheduling; notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When scheduling a visit to the Academy, the Designated Federal Officer shall coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, with the members of the Board to determine the date and time of the visit. Members of the Board shall be notified of the date of each visit not less than 30 days prior to the visit date.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and ranking member</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chairman</quotedText>” each place the term appears; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3512/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Such staff may attend meetings and may visit the Academy.</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3513">SEC. 3513. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROTECTION OF CADETS FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT ONBOARD VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 51322 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Safety Criteria.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator, after consulting with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall establish—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">criteria, to which an owner or operator of a vessel engaged in commercial service shall adhere prior to carrying a cadet performing their Sea Year service from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, that addresses prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a process for collecting pertinent information from such owners or operators and verifying their compliance with the criteria.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum Standards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">At a minimum, the criteria established under subsection (a) shall require the vessel owners or operators to have policies that address—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communication between a cadet and an individual ashore who is trained in responding to incidents of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the safety and security of cadet staterooms while a cadet is onboard the vessel;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requirements for crew to report complaints or incidents of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking consistent with the requirements in section 10104;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the maintenance of records of reports of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking onboard a vessel carrying a cadet;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the maintenance of records of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking training as required under subsection (f);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a requirement for the owner or operator provide each cadet a copy of the policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking policies that pertain to the vessel on which they will be employed; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other issues the Maritime Administrator determines necessary to ensure the safety of cadets during Sea Year training.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Self-certification by Owners or Operators.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator shall require the owner or operator of any commercial vessel that is carrying a cadet from the United States Merchant Marine Academy to annually certify that—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vessel owner or operator is in compliance with the criteria established under subsection (a); and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vessel is in compliance with the International Convention of Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (32 UST 47) and sections 8106 and 70103(c).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information, Training, and Resources.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator shall ensure that a cadet participating in Sea Year—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receives training specific to vessel safety, including sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking prevention and response training, prior to the cadet boarding a vessel for Sea Year training;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is equipped with an appropriate means of communication and has been trained on its use;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has access to a helpline to report incidents of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking that is monitored by trained personnel; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is informed of the legal requirements for vessel owners and operators to provide for the security of individuals onboard, including requirements under section 70103(c) and chapter 81.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The vessel operator shall make available to staff conducting a vessel check such information as the Maritime Administrator determines is necessary to determine whether the vessel is being operated in compliance with the criteria established under subsection (a).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Removal of students.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If staff of the Academy or staff of the Maritime Administration determine that a commercial vessel is not in compliance with the criteria established under subsection (a), the staff—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may remove a cadet of the Academy from the vessel; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall report such determination of non-compliance to the owner or operator of the vessel.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the seafarer union</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the seafarer union</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Noncommercial Vessels.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A public vessel (as defined in section 2101) shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for participation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator may establish criteria and requirements that the operators of public vessels shall meet to participate in the Sea Year program of the United States Merchant Marine Academy that addresses prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sharing of Best Practices.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator shall share with State maritime academies best practices for, and lessons learned with respect to, the prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51322">46 U.S.C. 51322 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator may prescribe rules necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim rules.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator may prescribe interim rules necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section. For this purpose, the Maritime Administrator in prescribing rules under paragraph (1) is excepted from compliance with the notice and comment requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code. All rules prescribed under the authority of the amendments made by this section shall remain in effect until superseded by a final rule.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sea year compliance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3514 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (46 U.S.C. 51318 note) is repealed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3513/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access of academy cadets to dod safe or equivalent helpline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (46 U.S.C. 51518 note) is amended by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3514">SEC. 3514. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SERVICE ACADEMY FACULTY PARITY OF USE OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WORKS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 105 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading of subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Certain of Works </quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Certain Works</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first subsection (c) (relating to “Use by Federal Government”) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of Defense</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">A covered Secretary</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the second subsection (c) (relating to  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Definitions</quotedText>”) as subsection (d); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3),</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">“(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Merchant Marine Academy.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3514/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Secretary</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the United States Merchant Marine Academy;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the United States Coast Guard Academy; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense, with respect to any other covered institution under paragraph (2).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3515">SEC. 3515. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51301">46 U.S.C. 51301 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Implementation of NAPA Recommendations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees reports on the status of the implementation of the recommendations specified in paragraph (4).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the status of the implementation of each recommendation specified in paragraph (4), including whether the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">concurs with the recommendation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">partially concurs with the recommendation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not concur with the recommendation; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines the recommendation is not applicable to the Department of Transportation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a recommendation with which the Secretary concurs, the actions the Secretary intends to take to implement such recommendation, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any rules, regulations, policies, or other guidance that have been issued, revised, changed, or cancelled as a result of the implementation of the recommendation; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any impediments to the implementation of the recommendation;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a recommendation with which the Secretary partially concurs, the actions the Secretary intends to take to implement the portion of such recommendation with which the Secretary concurs, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intermediate actions, milestone dates, and the expected completion date for the implementation of the portion of the recommendation; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any rules, regulations, policies, or other guidance that are expected to be issued, revised, changed, or cancelled as a result of the implementation of the portion of the recommendation;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a recommendation with which the Secretary does not concur, an explanation of why the Secretary does not concur with such recommendation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a recommendation that the Secretary determines is not applicable to the Department of Transportation, an explanation of the reasons for the determination; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any statutory changes that may be necessary—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/v/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to fully implement the recommendations specified in paragraph (4) with which the Secretary concurs; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/B/v/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to partially implement the recommendations specified in such paragraph with which the Secretary partially concurs.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A visual depiction of the status of the completion of the recommendations specified in paragraph (4).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing of reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation shall submit an initial report under paragraph (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Following the submittal of the initial report, the Secretary shall submit updated versions of the report not less frequently than once every 180 days until the date on which the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that each recommendation specified in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with which the Secretary concurs—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has been fully implemented; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cannot be fully implemented, including an explanation of why; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with which the Secretary partially concurs—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has been partially implemented; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cannot be partially implemented, including an explanation of why.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations specified.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The recommendations specified in this paragraph are the recommendations set forth in the report prepared by a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration pursuant to section 3513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1979) titled “Organizational Assessment of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: A Path Forward”, dated November 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Implementation of Policy Relating to Sexual Harassment and Other Matters.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the implementation of the policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, as required under section 51318 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspector General Audit.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall initiate an audit of the actions taken by the Maritime Administration to address only the following recommendations identified by a National Academy of Public Administration panel in the November 2021 report titled “Organizational Assessment of the United States Merchant Marine Academy: A Path Forward”:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations 4.1 through 4.3.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations 4.7 through 4.11.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations 5.1 through 5.4.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations 5.6, 5.7, 5.11, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 6.6, and 6.7.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations 6.1 through 6.4.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After the completion of the audit required under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available, a report containing the results of the audit.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation of Recommendations From the National Academy of Public Administration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement for study by national academy of public administration.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration (referred to in this section as the “Academy”) under which the Academy shall provide support for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritizing and addressing the recommendations referred to subsection (c)(1) and establishing a process for prioritizing other recommendations in the future;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/A/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">long-term processes and a timeframe for long-term process improvements; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/A/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">corrective actions and best practice criteria that can be implemented in the medium- and near-term;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of a clear assignment of responsibility for the implementation of each recommendation referred to in subsection (c)(1), and a strategy for assigning other recommendations in the future; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a performance measurement system, including data collection and tracking and evaluating progress toward goals of the Merchant Marine Academy.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report of progress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of an agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Merchant Marine Academy, shall submit to the Maritime Administrator and the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress made in implementing the recommendations referred to in subsection (c)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization and implementation plan.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a prioritization and implementation plan to assess, prioritize, and address the recommendations identified by the National Academy of Public Administration panel in the November 2021 report titled “Organizational Assessment of the United States Merchant Marine Academy: A Path Forward” that Superintendent of the Merchant Marine Academy determines are relevant to the Maritime Administration, including the recommendations referred to in subsection (c)(1). The prioritization and implementation plan shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be developed using the strategies, processes, and systems developed pursuant to an agreement entered into under paragraph (1);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include estimated timelines and cost estimates for the implementation of priority goals;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include summaries of stakeholder and interagency engagement used to assess goals and timelines;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to any recommendation the Superintendent determines is not relevant to the Maritime Administration, include an explanation for the determination; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submitted to the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation and the appropriate congressional committees and made publicly available.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit and report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 180 days after the date on which the prioritization and implementation plan described in subparagraph (A) is made publicly available, initiate an audit of the actions taken by the Maritime Administration to address such plan;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitor the actions taken by the Maritime Administration to implement recommendations contained in the audit required under clause (i) and in prior audits of the Maritime Administration’s implementation of National Academy of Public Administration recommendations and periodically initiate subsequent audits of the continued actions taken by the Maritime Administration to address the prioritization and implementation plan, as the Inspector General determines necessary; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after the completion of the audit required under clause (i), submit to the Administrator of the Maritime Administration and the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available, a report containing the results of the audit.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report of progress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report required under clause (ii) is made publicly available, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall submit to the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation and the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a description of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the actions planned to be taken by the Maritime Administration, and estimated timeframes, to implement any open or unresolved recommendation—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/C/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">included in the report of the Inspector General required under subsection (B)(iii); or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/C/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">referred to in subsection (c)(1); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any recommendation referred to in clause (i) for which the Maritime Administration failed to meet a target action date, or for which the Maritime Administration requested an extension of time, and the reasons why such an extension was necessary.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement for plan on capital improvements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of  
this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with a Federal construction agent for the development of a plan to execute capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3515/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3516">SEC. 3516. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AT THE USMMA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the United States Merchant Marine Academy Capital Improvement Program. The study shall include an evaluation of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the actions the United States Merchant Marine Academy has taken to bring the buildings, infrastructure, and other facilities on campus into compliance with applicable building codes and the further actions required for full compliance;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the approach that the United States Merchant Marine Academy uses to manage its capital assets compares with national leading practices;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how cost estimates prepared for capital asset projects compares with cost estimating leading practices;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the United States Merchant Marine Academy has adequate staff who are trained to identify needed capital projects, estimate the cost of those projects, perform building maintenance, and manage capital improvement projects; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the United States Merchant Marine Academy identifies and prioritizes capital construction needs, and how the prioritization of such needs relates to the safety, education, and wellbeing of midshipmen.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3516/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3517">SEC. 3517. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRAINING OF MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY CADETS ON CERTAIN VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements Relating to Protection of Cadets From Sexual Assault Onboard Vessels.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of section 51307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sea Year Cadets on Certain Vessels.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall require an operator of a vessel participating in the Maritime Security Program under chapter 531 of this title, the Cable Security Fleet under chapter 532 of this title, or the Tanker Security Fleet under chapter 534 of this title to—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry on each Maritime Security Program vessel, Cable Security Fleet vessel, or Tanker Security Fleet vessel 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy cadets, if available, on each voyage; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement and adhere to policies, programs, criteria, and requirements established pursuant to section 51322 of this title.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Failure to implement or adhere to requirements. </heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Failure to implement or adhere to the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1) may, as determined by the Maritime Administrator, constitute a violation of an operating agreement entered into under chapter 531, 532, or 534 of this title and the Maritime Administrator may—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require the operator to take corrective actions; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">withhold payment due to the operator until the violation, as determined by the Maritime Administrator, has been remedied.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withheld payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any payment withheld pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) may be paid, upon a determination by the Maritime Administrator that the operator is in compliance with the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51307">46 U.S.C. 51307 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 51307, as amended by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to any failure to implement or adhere to the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection that occurs on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 46, United States Code, is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 53106(a)(2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or section 51307(b)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this section</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 53206(a)(2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or section 51307(b)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this section</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stB/s3517/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 53406(a), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or section 51307(b)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this section</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maritime Infrastructure </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3521">SEC. 3521. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES MARINE HIGHWAY PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Marine Highway Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 55601 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="55601">“SEC. 55601. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States marine highway program </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is in the Department of Transportation a program, to be known as the ‘United States marine highway program’.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional program activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the program established under this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation may—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with ports, State departments of transportation, localities, other public agencies, and appropriate private sector entities on the development of landside facilities and infrastructure to support marine highway transportation; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop performance measures for the program.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Marine Highway Transportation Routes.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may designate a route as a marine highway transportation route, or modify such a designation, if—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">such route—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigates or relieves landside congestion;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promotes marine highway transportation; or</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses vessels documented under chapter 121; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">such designation or modification is requested by—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the government of a State or territory;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a metropolitan planning organization;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a port authority;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a non-Federal navigation district; or</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Tribal government.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Maritime Administrator receives a request for the designation or modification of a marine highway route under paragraph (1), the Maritime Administrator shall make a determination of whether to make the requested designation or modification.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Maritime Administrator makes a determination under paragraph (2), the Maritime Administrator shall notify the requester of the determination.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Map of Marine Highway Program Routes.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime  Administrator shall make publicly available a map showing the location of marine highway routes, including such routes along the coasts, in the inland waterways, and at sea and update that map when a marine highway route is designated or modified pursuant to subsection (b).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator shall coordinate with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to incorporate the map referred to in paragraph (1) into the Marine Cadastre.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to implement a marine highway transportation project or a component of such a project if the Secretary determines that the project or component—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meets the criteria referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A); and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develops, expands, or promotes—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">marine highway transportation; or</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shipper use of marine highway transportation.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To be eligible to receive a grant or to enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and manner, and at such time, as the Secretary may require. Such an application shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive description of—</chapeau>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the marine highway route to be served by the marine highway transportation project;</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the supporters of the marine highway transportation project, which may include business affiliations, private sector stakeholders, State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, municipalities, or other governmental entities (including Tribal governments), as applicable;</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the need for such project; and</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the performance measure for the marine highway transportation project, such as volumes of cargo or passengers moved, or contribution to environmental mitigation, safety, reduced vehicle miles traveled, or reduced maintenance and repair costs.</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A demonstration, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that—</chapeau>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the marine highway transportation project is financially viable; and</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the funds or other assistance provided under this subsection will be spent or used efficiently and effectively.</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information as the Secretary may require.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pre-proposal.—</heading>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to accepting a full application under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may require that an eligible entity first submit a pre-proposal that contains a brief description of the item referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) of such subparagraph.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feedback.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after receiving a pre-proposal under clause (i) from an eligible entity, the Secretary shall provide to the eligible entity feedback to encourage or discourage the eligible entity from submitting a full application. An eligible entity may still submit a full application even if that eligible entity is not encouraged to do so after submitting a pre-proposal.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not require separate applications for project designation and for assistance under this section.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant application feedback.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following the award of assistance under this subsection for a particular fiscal year, the Secretary may provide feedback to an applicant to help such applicant improve future applications if the feedback is requested by that applicant.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice of funding opportunity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall post a notice of funding opportunity regarding grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subsection not more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Awarding of assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subsection not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-federal share.—</heading>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not more than 80 percent of the funding for any project for which funding is provided under this subsection may come from Federal sources.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal governments and rural areas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may increase the Federal share of funding for the project to an amount above 80 percent in the case of an award of assistance under this subsection—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to an eligible entity that is a Tribal government; or</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for a project located in a rural area.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preference for financially viable projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In awarding grants or entering into contracts or cooperative agreements under this subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to a project or component of a project that presents the most financially viable transportation service and require the lowest percentage of Federal share of the funding.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of unexpended funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(B), amounts awarded under this subsection that are not expended by the recipient within five years after obligation of funds or that are returned shall remain available to the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements under this subsection.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions on provision of assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not provide assistance to an eligible entity under this subsection unless the Secretary determines that—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sufficient funding is available to meet the non-Federal share requirement under paragraph (4);</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the marine highway project for which such assistance is provided will be completed without unreasonable delay; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the eligible entity has the authority to implement the proposed marine highway project.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibited uses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance provided under this subsection may not be used—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve port or land-based infrastructure outside the United States; or</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unless the Secretary determines that such activities are necessary to carry out the marine highway project for which such assistance is provided, to raise sunken vessels, construct buildings or other physical facilities, or acquire land.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Geographic distribution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible entity</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a local government;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a United States metropolitan planning organization;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a United States port authority;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Tribal government; or</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a United States private sector operator of marine highway projects or private sector owners of facilities, including an Alaska Native Corporation, with an endorsement letter from the requester of a marine highway route designation or modification referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B).”</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 55601 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“55601.</designator><label> United States marine highway program.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Multistate, State, Tribal, and Regional Transportation Planning.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 55602 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="55603">“SEC. 55603. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55603">46 U.S.C. 55603</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Multistate, State, Tribal, and regional transportation planning </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with Federal entities, State and local governments, Tribal governments, and appropriate private sector entities, may develop strategies to encourage the use of marine highway transportation for transportation of passengers and cargo.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary develops strategies under subsection (a), the Secretary may—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the extent to which States, local governments, and Tribal governments include marine highway transportation and other marine transportation solutions in transportation planning;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourage State and Tribal departments of transportation to develop strategies, where appropriate, to incorporate marine highway transportation, ferries, and other marine transportation solutions for regional and interstate transport of freight and passengers in transportation planning; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourage groups of States, Tribal governments, and multistate transportation entities to determine how marine highways can address congestion, bottlenecks, and other interstate transportation challenges.”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 55603 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“55603.</designator><label> Multistate, State, Tribal, and regional transportation planning.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Research on Marine Highway Transportation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 55604 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the economic effects of marine highway transportation on the United States economy;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effects of marine highway transportation, including with respect to the provision of additional transportation options, on rural areas;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 55605 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="55605">“SEC. 55605. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions </heading>
                                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“In this chapter:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">marine highway transportation</term>’ means the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo (including such carriage of cargo and passengers), if such cargo—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by crane on the vessel;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">loaded on the vessel by means of wheeled technology, including roll-on roll-off cargo;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shipped in discrete units or packages that are handled individually, palletized, or unitized for purposes of transportation;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freight vehicles carried aboard commuter ferry boats; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">loaded at a port in the United States and unloaded either at another port in the United States or at a port in Canada or Mexico; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">loaded at a port in Canada or Mexico and unloaded at a port in the United States.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribal government</term>’ means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently, as of the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Alaska Native Corporation</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Native Corporation</term>’ under section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 55605 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“55605.</designator><label> Definitions.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Maritime Highway Transportation in Gulf of Mexico and Puget Sound.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,  
Science and Transportation of the Senate a report on opportunities for maritime highway transportation, as that term is defined section 55605(1) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this section, in the Gulf of Mexico, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea System by vessels documented under chapter 121 of title 46, united States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3521/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s55601">46 U.S.C. 55601 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Public Availability of Map.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administration shall make publicly available the map of marine highway program routes required to be made publicly available under subsection (c) of section 55601 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3522" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3522">SEC. 3522. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3522/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making port infrastructure development grants under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Transportation shall treat a project described in subsection (b) as an eligible project under section 54301(a)(3) of such title for purposes of making grants under section 54301(a) of such title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3522/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A project described in this subsection is a project to provide shore power at a port that services—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3522/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">passenger vessels described in section 3507(k) of title 46, United States Code; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3522/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vessels that move goods or freight.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3523" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3523">SEC. 3523. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making port infrastructure development grants under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, for fiscal year 2023, in considering the criteria under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) with respect to a project described in paragraph (3) of such subsection that is located in a noncontiguous State or territory, the Secretary may take into account—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3523/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the geographic isolation of the State or territory; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3523/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the economic dependence of the State or territory on the proposed project.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3524" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3524">SEC. 3524. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making port infrastructure development grants under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary may consider infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic seaports required by section 3515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1985) that would improve the commercial operations of those seaports.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3525" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3525">SEC. 3525. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND MODERNIZATION OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT FLEET. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3525/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the efforts of the United States Government to promote the growth and modernization of the United States maritime industry and the vessels of the United States, as defined in section 116 of title 46, United States Code, including the overall efficacy of United States Government financial support and policies, 
including the Capital Construction Fund, Construction Reserve Fund, and other relevant loan, grant, or other programs.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3525/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes the results of a review required under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3526" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3526">SEC. 3526. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO REVIEW OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ENHANCE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3526/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of Federal efforts to assist ports in enhancing the resiliency of key intermodal connectors to weather-related disasters. The review shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3526/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actions being undertaken at various ports to better identify critical land-side connectors that may be vulnerable to disruption in the event of a natural disaster, including how to communicate such information during a disaster when communications systems may be compromised, and the level of Federal involvement in such actions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3526/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Department of Transportation and other Federal agencies are working in line with recent recommendations from key resiliency reports, including the National Academies of Science study on strengthening supply chain resilience, to establish a framework for ports to follow to increase resiliency to major weather-related disruptions before such disruptions happen.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3526/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Department of Transportation or other Federal agencies have provided funds to ports for resiliency-related projects.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3526/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which Federal agencies have a coordinated approach to helping ports and the multiple State, local, Tribal, and private stakeholders involved, to improve resiliency prior to weather-related disasters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3526/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the review required under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3527">SEC. 3527. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SHIPPING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (referred to in this section as the “Under Secretary”), in coordination with the Maritime Administrator, the Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall conduct an assessment of subsidies, indirect state support, and other financial infrastructure or benefits provided by foreign states that control more than one percent of the world merchant fleet to entities or individuals building, owning, chartering, operating, or financing vessels not documented under the laws of the United States that are engaged in foreign commerce.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, as defined in section 3515(e),  
a report on the assessment conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount, in United States dollars, of subsidies, indirect state support, and other financial infrastructure or benefits provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a) to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the shipping industry of each country as a whole;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the shipping industry as a percent of gross domestic product of each country; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each ship on average, by ship type for cargo, tanker, and bulk;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount, in United States dollars, of subsidies, indirect state support, and other financial infrastructure or benefits provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a) to the shipping industry of another foreign state, including favorable financial arrangements for ship construction;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the shipping industry activities of state-owned enterprises of a foreign state described in subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the type of support provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a), including tax relief, direct payment, indirect support of state-controlled financial entities, or other such support, as determined by the Under Secretary; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of how the subsidies provided by a foreign state described in subsection (a) may be disadvantaging the competitiveness of vessels documented under the laws of the United States that are engaged in foreign commerce and the national security of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign commerce</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commerce or trade between the United States, its territories or possessions, or the District of Columbia, and a foreign country;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commerce or trade between foreign countries; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commerce or trade within a foreign country.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign state</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 1603(a) of title 28, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3527/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shipping industry</quotedText>” means the construction, ownership, chartering, operation, or financing of vessels engaged in foreign commerce.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3528" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3528">SEC. 3528. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ALTERNATE MARINE FUEL BUNKERING FACILITIES AT PORTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3528/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall make publicly available on an appropriate website a report on the necessary port-related infrastructure needed to support bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels under development.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3528/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3528/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information about the existing United States infrastructure, in particular the storage facilities, bunkering vessels, and transfer systems to support bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels under development;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3528/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of the needed upgrades to United States infrastructure, including storage facilities, bunkering vessels, and transfer systems, to support bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels under development;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3528/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the estimated Government investment in this infrastructure and the duration of that investment; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3528/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, information on the relevant Federal agencies that would oversee the permitting and construction of bunkering facilities for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, or other new marine fuels, as well as the Federal funding grants or formula programs that could be used for such marine fuels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3529" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3529">SEC. 3529. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY OF CYBERSECURITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS POSED BY FOREIGN MANUFACTURED CRANES AT UNITED STATES PORTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3529/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall conduct a study to assess whether there are cybersecurity or national security threats posed by foreign manufactured cranes at United States ports.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3529/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3529/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study required under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stC/s3529/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maritime Workforce </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3531">SEC. 3531. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING PROTECTIONS FOR MIDSHIPMEN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Supporting the United States Merchant Marine Academy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="51325">“SEC. 51325. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51325">46 U.S.C. 51325</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention information management system </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Management System.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2023, the Maritime Administrator shall establish within the United States Merchant Marine Academy Sexual Assault prevention and Response Program, an information management system to track and maintain, in such a manner that patterns can be reasonably identified, information regarding claims and incidents involving cadets that are reportable pursuant to subsection (d) of section 51318 of this chapter.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information maintained in the system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information maintained in the system established under paragraph (1) shall include the following information, to the extent that information is available:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The overall number of sexual assault or sexual harassment incidents per fiscal year.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The location of each such incident, including vessel name and the name of the company operating the vessel, if applicable.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The standardized job title or position of the individuals involved in each such incident.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The general nature of each such incident, to include copies of any associated reports completed on the incidents.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The type of inquiry made into each such incident.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A record of whether each such incident was substantiated by the relevant investigative process.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Past information included.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information management system under this section shall include the relevant data listed in this subsection related to sexual assault and sexual harassment that the Maritime Administrator possesses, and shall not be limited to data collected after January 1, 2023.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Privacy protections.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Transportation shall coordinate to ensure that the information management system under this section shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be established and maintained in a secure fashion to ensure the protection of the privacy of any individuals whose information is entered in such system; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be free of personally identifiable information and maintain only the data required to satisfy the statistical purpose of such system.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity audit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ninety days after the implementation of the information management system, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall commence an audit of the cybersecurity of the system and shall submit a report containing the results of that audit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Correcting records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing the information management system, the Maritime Administrator shall create a process to ensure that if any incident report results in a final agency action or final judgement that acquits an individual of wrongdoing, all personally identifiable information about the acquitted individual is removed from that incident report in the system.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sea Year Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator shall provide for the establishment of in-person and virtual confidential exit interviews, to be conducted by personnel who are not involved in the assignment of the midshipmen to a Sea Year vessel, for midshipmen from the Academy upon completion of Sea Year and following completion by the midshipmen of the survey under section 51322(d).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data-informed Decisionmaking.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data maintained in the data management system under subsection (a) and through 
the exit interviews under subsection (b) shall be affirmatively referenced and used to inform the creation of new policy or regulation, or changes to any existing policy or regulation, in the areas of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="51326">“SEC. 51326. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51326">46 U.S.C. 51326</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Student advisory board at the United States Merchant Marine Academy </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator shall establish at the United States Merchant Marine Academy an advisory board to be known as the Advisory Board to the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Board’).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Advisory Board shall be composed of not fewer than 12 midshipmen of the Merchant Marine Academy who are enrolled at the Merchant Marine Academy at the time of the appointment, including not fewer than 3 cadets from each class.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment; Term.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Midshipmen shall serve on the Advisory Board pursuant to appointment by the Maritime Administrator. Appointments shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of the swearing in of a new class of midshipmen at the Academy. The term of membership of a midshipmen on the Advisory Board shall be 1 academic year.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reappointment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Maritime Administrator may reappoint not more than 6 cadets from the previous term to serve on the Advisory Board for an additional academic year if the Maritime Administrator determines such reappointment to be in the best interests of the Merchant Marine Academy.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Advisory Board shall meet with the Secretary of Transportation not less than once each academic year to discuss the activities of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall meet in person with the Maritime Administrator not less than 2 times each academic year to discuss the activities of the Advisory Board.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Advisory Board shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify health and wellbeing, diversity, and sexual assault and harassment challenges and other topics considered important by the Advisory Board facing midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy, off campus, and while aboard ships during Sea Year or other training opportunities;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">discuss and propose possible solutions, including improvements to culture and leadership development at the Merchant Marine Academy; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">periodically review the efficacy of the program in section 51325(b), as appropriate, and provide recommendations to the Maritime Administrator for improvement.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Working Groups.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Advisory Board may establish one or more working groups to assist the Advisory Board in carrying out its duties, including working groups composed in part of midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy who are not current members of the Advisory Board.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Advisory Board shall regularly provide the Secretary of Transportation and the Maritime Administrator reports and briefings on the results of its duties, including recommendations for actions to be taken in light of such results. Such reports and briefings may be provided in writing, in person, or both.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="51327">“SEC. 51327. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51327">46 U.S.C. 51327</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Sexual Assault Advisory Council </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall be composed of not fewer than 8 and not more than 14 individuals selected by the Secretary of Transportation who are alumni that have graduated within the last 4 years or current midshipmen of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (including midshipmen or alumni who were victims of sexual assault, to the maximum extent practicable, and midshipmen or alumni who were not victims of sexual assault) and governmental and nongovernmental experts and professionals in the sexual assault field.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Experts included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less than 1 member who is licensed in the field of mental health and has prior experience working as a counselor or therapist providing mental health care to survivors of sexual assault in a victim services agency or organization; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less than 1 member who has prior experience developing or implementing sexual assault or sexual harassment prevention and response policies in an academic setting.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rules regarding membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No employee of the Department of Transportation shall be a member of the Council. The number of governmental experts appointed to the Council shall not exceed the number of nongovernmental experts.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties; Authorized Activities.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall meet not less often than semiannually to—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">review—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the policies on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking under section 51318 of this title;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the trends and patterns of data contained in the system described under section 51325 of this title; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">related matters the Council views as appropriate; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop recommendations designed to ensure that such policies and such matters conform, to the extent practicable, to best practices in the field of sexual assault and sexual harassment response and prevention.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out this subsection, the Council may—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interview current and former midshipmen of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (to the extent that such midshipmen provide the Department of Transportation express consent to be interviewed by the Council); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review surveys under section 51322(d).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personally identifiable information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Council shall comply with the obligations of the Department of Transportation to protect personally identifiable information.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On an annual basis for each of the 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, and at the discretion of the Council thereafter, the Council shall submit, to the President and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report on the Council’s findings based on the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (c) and related recommendations.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Employee Status.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the Council shall not be considered employees of the United States Government for any purpose and shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with section 5703 of title 5.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonapplicability of FACA.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="51328">“SEC. 51328. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51328">46 U.S.C. 51328</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Student support </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Maritime Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require a biannual survey of midshipmen, faculty, and staff of the Academy assessing the environment of the Academy; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require an annual survey of faculty and staff of the Academy assessing the Sea Year program.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Maritime Administrator shall provide Congress with a briefing on the resources necessary to properly implement section 51328 of title 46, United States Code, as added by this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The chapter analysis for chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“51325.</designator><label> Sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention information management system.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“51326.</designator><label> Student advisory board at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“51327.</designator><label> Sexual Assault Advisory Council.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“51328.</designator><label> Student support.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51328">46 U.S.C. 51328 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Merchant Marine Academy Student Support Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Student support plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2023, the Maritime Administrator shall issue a Student Support Plan for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, in consultation with relevant mental health professionals in the Federal Government or experienced with the maritime industry or related industries. Such plan shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address the mental health resources available to midshipmen, both on-campus and during Sea Year;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a tracking system for suicidal ideations and suicide attempts of midshipmen, which excludes personally identifiable information;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">create an option for midshipmen to obtain assistance from a professional care provider virtually; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require an annual survey of faculty and staff assessing the adequacy of mental health resources for midshipmen of the Academy, both on campus and during Sea Year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Maritime Administrator shall provide Congress with a report on the resources necessary to properly implement this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Victims Advisor.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 51319 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Victims Advisor.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall designate an attorney (to be known as the ‘Special Victims Advisor’) for the purpose of providing legal assistance to any cadet of the Academy who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense regarding administrative and criminal proceedings related to such offense, regardless of whether the report of that offense is restricted or unrestricted.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special victims advisory.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the attorney designated as the Special Victims Advisor has knowledge of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as well as criminal and civil law.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Privileged communications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any communications between a victim of an alleged sex-related offense and the Special Victim Advisor, when acting in their capacity as such, shall have the same protection that applicable law provides for confidential attorney-client communications.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unfilled Vacancies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the Maritime Administration may appoint qualified candidates to positions under subsections (a) and (d) of this section without regard to sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Catch a Serial Offender Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Maritime Administrator, shall conduct an assessment of the feasibility and process necessary, and appropriate responsible entities to establish a program for the United States Merchant Marine Academy and United States Merchant Marine modeled on the Catch a Serial Offender program of the Department of Defense using the information management system required under subsection (a) of section 51325 of title 46, United States Code, and the exit interviews under subsection (b) of such section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Legislative change proposals.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, as a result of the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Commandant or the Administrator determines that additional authority is necessary to implement the program described in paragraph (1), the Commandant or the Administrator, as applicable, shall provide appropriate legislative change proposals to Congress.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3531/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Shipboard Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 51322(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of training that shall be provided not less than semiannually to all midshipmen of the Academy, pursuant to section 51318, the Maritime Administrator shall develop and implement comprehensive in-person sexual assault risk-reduction and response training that, to the extent practicable, conforms to best 
practices in the sexual assault prevention and response field and includes appropriate scenario-based training.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development and consultation with experts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the sexual assault risk-reduction and response training under subparagraph (A), the Maritime Administrator shall consult with and incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations and views of experts in the sexual assault field.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3532">SEC. 3532. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MARITIME TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENT ACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation may designate as a center of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education an entity which is a covered training entity.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant Program.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may award a maritime career training grant to a center of excellence designated under subsection (a) for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving career and technical education or training programs related to the United States maritime industry for United States workers.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant proposal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a center of excellence designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a grant proposal that includes a detailed description of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the specific project proposed to be funded by the grant, including a description of the manner in which the grant will be used to develop, offer, or improve a career and technical education or training program that is suited to United States maritime industry workers;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted will meet the educational or career training needs of United States maritime industry workers;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any previous experience of the center of excellence in providing United States maritime industry career and technical education or training programs;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the project proposed to be funded by the grant would address shortcomings in existing educational or career training opportunities available to United States maritime industry workers; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which employers, including small and medium-sized firms, have demonstrated a commitment to employing United States maritime industry workers who would benefit from the project for which the grant proposal is submitted.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria for award of grants.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the appropriation of funds to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants under this subsection to centers of excellence based on—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an determination of the merits of a grant proposal submitted under paragraph (2) to develop, offer, or improve career and technical education or training programs to 
be made available to United States maritime industry workers;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the likely employment opportunities available to United States maritime industry workers who complete a maritime career and technical education or training program that a center proposes to develop, offer, or improve; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of prior demand for training programs by workers served by centers of excellence designated under subsection (a), as well as the availability and capacity of existing maritime training programs to meet future demand for training programs.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competitive awards.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection to centers of excellence designated under subsection (a) on a competitive basis.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing of grant notice.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall post a Notice of Funding Opportunity regarding grants awarded under this subsection not more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing of grants.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reuse of unexpended grant funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), amounts awarded as a grant under this subsection that are not expended by the grantee shall remain available to the Secretary for use for grants under this subsection.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 3 percent of amounts made available to carry out this subsection may be used for the necessary costs of grant administration.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibited use.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A center of excellence designated under subsection (a) that has received funds awarded under section 54101(a)(2) for training purposes for a fiscal year shall not be eligible for grants under this subsection during the same fiscal year.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered training entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered training entity</quotedText>’ means an entity that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is located in a State that borders on the—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gulf of Mexico;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Atlantic Ocean;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Long Island Sound;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pacific Ocean;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Great Lakes; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mississippi River System;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a postsecondary educational institution (as such term is defined in section 3(39) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302));</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a postsecondary vocational institution (as such term is defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c));</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a public or private nonprofit entity that offers one or more other structured experiential learning training programs for United States workers in the United States maritime industry, including a program that is offered by a labor organization or conducted in partnership with a nonprofit organization or one or more employers in the United States maritime industry;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an entity sponsoring an apprenticeship program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50et seq.); or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a maritime training center designated prior to the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has a demonstrated record of success in maritime workforce training and education.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Career and technical education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">career and technical education</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3(5) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2302).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>’ means the Secretary of Transportation.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">training program</quotedText>’ means a program that provides training services, as described in section 134(c)(3)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128; 29 U.S.C. 3174).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states maritime industry.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States maritime industry</quotedText>’ means the design, construction, repair, operation, manning, and supply of vessels in all segments of the maritime transportation system of the United States, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the domestic and foreign trade;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the coastal, offshore, and inland trade;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">non-commercial maritime activities, including—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recreational boating; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oceanographic and limnological research as described in section 2101(24).”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publicly Available Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 15 in each of calendar years 2022 through 2024, the Secretary of Transportation shall make publicly available on an appropriate website a report, and provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing, on the implementation of the amendments under this section. Such report and briefing shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each grant awarded under subsection (b) of section 51706 of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
by subsection (a), during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the effects of each such grant under this subsection on workers who received training provided pursuant to the grant during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report was submitted.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s51706">46 U.S.C. 51706 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidelines.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prescribe guidelines for the submission of grant proposals under section 51706(b) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publish and maintain such guidelines on the website of the Department of Transportation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3532/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance for Small Shipyards.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 54101(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Allocation of funds.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may not award more than 25 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year to any small shipyard in one geographic location that has more than 600 employees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ineligibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A maritime training center that has received funds awarded under section 51706 of title 46, United States Code, shall not be eligible for grants under this subsection for training purposes in the same fiscal year.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3533" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3533">SEC. 3533. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENSURING DIVERSE MARINER RECRUITMENT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and deliver to Congress a strategy to assist State maritime academies and the United States Merchant Marine Academy in improving the representation in the next generation of the mariner workforce of women and underrepresented communities, including each of the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3533/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Black and African American.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3533/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hispanic and Latino.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3533/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Asian.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3533/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3533/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pacific Islander.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3534" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3534">SEC. 3534. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOW EMISSIONS VESSELS TRAINING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3534/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development of Strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the United States Merchant Marine Academy, State maritime academies, civilian nautical schools, and the Secretary of the department in which Coast Guard is operating, shall develop a strategy to ensure there is an adequate supply of trained United States citizen mariners sufficient to meet the operational requirements of low and zero emission vessels. Implementation of the strategy shall aim to increase the supply of trained United States citizen mariners sufficient to meet the needs of the maritime industry and ensure continued investment in training for mariners serving on conventional fuel vessels.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3534/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the date the Secretary of Transportation determines that there is commercially viable technology for low and zero emission vessels, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3534/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the strategy developed under subsection (a) and plans for its implementation; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stD/s3534/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make such report publicly available.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3541">SEC. 3541. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WAIVER OF NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION LAWS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon a determination by the President that a waiver of the navigation or vessel-inspection laws is necessary in the interest of national defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of such laws, may waive compliance with such laws—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">following a determination in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (3) by the Maritime Administrator, acting in the Administrator’s capacity as Director, National Shipping Authority, of the non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not earlier than 48 hours after a waiver request is published under paragraph (6)(A); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on a vessel specific basis to the extent, in the manner, and on the terms the head of such agency, in consultation with the Administrator, acting in such capacity, prescribes.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)(B) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">determinations referred to in paragraph (1)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">determination referred to in paragraph (1)(A)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each determination referred to in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any actions that could be taken to enable qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements prior to the issuance of a waiver; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not assess the non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements retrospectively after the date on which a waiver is requested;”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prospective application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No waiver shall be issued for a vessel if, at the time of the waiver request under this section, such vessel is laden with merchandise that, pursuant to the requested waiver, could be unladen at points or places to which the coastwise laws apply.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication requirements.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication of waiver requests.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon receiving a request for a waiver under this subsection, 
the head of an agency referred to in paragraph (1) shall publish such request on the website of such agency.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication of waiver denial.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 48 hours after denying a waiver requested under this subsection, the head of an agency referred to in paragraph (1) shall publish on the website of such agency an explanation for denying such waiver, including applicable findings to support the denial.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the individual requesting such waiver (if not the owner or operator of the vessel)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall submit</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (G), respectively;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name of the owner and operator of the vessel;”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3541/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the cargo carried;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation as to why the waiver was in the interest of national defense; and”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3542">SEC. 3542. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study to Inform a National Maritime Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an agreement with a studies and analysis federally funded research and development center under which such center shall conduct a study to identify the key elements needed for a national maritime strategy that is designed to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">achieve the objectives described in section 50101 of title 46, United States Code; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a capable, commercially viable, militarily useful fleet of a sufficient number of merchant vessels documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a robust United States mariner workforce, as described in section 50101 of title 46, United States Code;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strong United States domestic shipbuilding infrastructure, and related shipbuilding trades amongst skilled workers in the United States; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that the Navy Fleet Auxiliary Force, the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Military Sealift Command, the Maritime Security Program under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, the Cable Security Program under chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code, and the Tanker Security Program under chapter 534 of title 46, United States Code currently meet the economic and national security needs of the United States and would reliably continue to meet 
those needs under future economic or national security emergencies.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for completion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall specify that the federally funded research and development center shall complete the study by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Input.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall specify that, in carrying out the study, the federally funded research and development center shall solicit input from—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant Federal departments and agencies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nongovernmental organizations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States companies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maritime labor organizations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commercial industries that depend on United States mariners;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">domestic shipyards regarding shipbuilding and repair capacity, and the associated skilled workforce, such as the workforce required for transportation, offshore wind, fishing, and aquaculture;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providers of maritime workforce training; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other relevant organizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements of agreement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall specify that, in carrying out the study, the federally funded research and development center shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Adminstrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, in the identification and evaluation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">incentives, including regulatory changes, needed to continue to meet the shipbuilding and ship maintenance needs of the United States for commercial and national security purposes, including through a review of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the loans and guarantees program carried out under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, and how the development of new offshore commercial industries, such as wind energy, could be supported through modification of such program or other Federal programs, and thus also support the United States sealift in the future;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the barriers to participation in the loans and guarantees program carried out under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, and how the program may be improved to facilitate additional shipbuilding activities in the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the needed resources, human and financial, for such incentives; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current and anticipated number of shipbuilding and ship maintenance contracts at United States shipyards through 2032, to the extent practicable;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">incentives, including regulatory changes, needed to maintain a commercially viable United States-documented fleet, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an examination of how the preferences under section 2631 of title 10, United States Code, and chapters 531, 532, 534, and 553 of title 46, United States Code, should be used to further maintain and grow a United States-documented fleet;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of other incentives that could be used that may not be authorized at the time of the study;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the number and type of commercial ships needed over the next 30 years; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimates of the needed human and financial resources for such incentives;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the availability of United States mariners, and future needs, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of mariners needed for the United States commercial and national security needs over the next 30 years;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the policies and programs (at the time of the study) to recruit, train, and retain United States mariners to support the United States maritime workforce needs during peace time and at war;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how those programs could be improved to grow the number of maritime workers trained each year, including how potential collaboration between the uniformed services, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, State maritime academies, maritime labor training centers, and the Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training under section 51706 of title 46, United States Code, could be used most effectively; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimates of the necessary resources, human and financial, to implement such programs in each relevant Federal agency over the next 30 years; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the interaction among the elements described under subparagraphs (A) through (C).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation shall make publicly available on a website of the Department of Transportation a study completed pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Maritime Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 50113 the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="50114">“SEC. 50114. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50114">46 U.S.C. 50114</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> National maritime strategy </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Commander of United States Transportation Command, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a national maritime strategy; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less often than once every five years after the submission of such strategy, an update to the strategy.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">international policies and Federal regulations and policies that reduce the competitiveness of United States-documented vessels with foreign vessels in domestic and international transportation markets; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact of reduced cargo flow due to reductions in the number of members of the United States Armed Forces stationed or deployed outside of the United States.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make United States-documented vessels more competitive in shipping routes between United States and foreign ports;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the use of United States-documented vessels to carry cargo imported to and exported from the United States;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure compliance by Federal agencies with chapter 553;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the use of short sea transportation routes, including routes designated under section 55601(b), to enhance intermodal freight movements;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance United States shipbuilding capability;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">invest in, and identify gaps in, infrastructure needed to facilitate the movement of goods at ports and throughout the transportation system, including innovative physical and information technologies;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance workforce training and recruitment for the maritime workforce, including training on innovative physical and information technologies;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the resilience of ports and the marine transportation system;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the carriage of government-impelled cargo on United States-documented vessels pursuant to chapter 553 of title 46, section 2631 of title 10, or otherwise; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maximize the cost effectiveness of Federal funding for carriage of non-defense government impelled cargo for the purposes of maintaining a United States flag fleet for national and economic security.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the release of a strategy or update under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall make such strategy or update publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the submission of a strategy or update under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary of Defense, shall make publicly available on an appropriate website an implementation plan for such strategy or update.”</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming repeals; deadline.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rescission of superceded strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation submits the national maritime strategy under section 50114(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the national maritime strategy prepared pursuant to section 603 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281) is rescinded; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 603 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281) is repealed.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50114">46 U.S.C. 50114 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for submission of strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall submit the national maritime strategy required under section 50114(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), not later than six months after the date on which the Secretary receives the study under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3542/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 50113 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“50114.</designator><label> National maritime strategy.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3543">SEC. 3543. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 50307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the subsection (a) enumerator and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Transportation</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emerging Marine Technologies and Practices.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iv), as redesignated by clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">propeller cavitation</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">incidental vessel-generated underwater noise, such as noise from propeller cavitation or hydrodynamic flow</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively and adjusting the margins accordingly;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (f);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), as designated under paragraph (1) of this section—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or support</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">engage in</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the use of public</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible entities.</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), as redesignated under paragraph (4) of this section—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this section</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subsection</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or improve</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">improve, or support efforts related to,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under subsection (b)(2) 136 STAT. 3099
may include</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with other Federal agencies or with State, local, or Tribal governments, as appropriate, under paragraph (2)(B) may include</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">academic, public, private, and nongovernmental entities and facilities</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible entities</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subsection</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/7/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grants.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Maritime Administrator, may establish and carry out a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities for projects in the United States consistent with the goals of this subsection to study, evaluate, test, demonstrate, or apply technologies and practices to improve environmental performance.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (b)(1)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this section</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities carried out under a grant or cooperative agreement made under this section may be conducted on public vessels under the control of the Maritime Administration, upon approval of the Maritime Administrator.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible Entity Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible entity</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a private entity, including a nonprofit organization;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a State, regional, or local government or entity, including special districts;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) or a consortium of Indian Tribes;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an institution of higher education as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a partnership or collaboration of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Center for Maritime Innovation.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation shall, through a cooperative agreement, establish a United States Center for Maritime Innovation (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Center’) to support the study, research, development, assessment, and deployment of emerging marine technologies and practices related to the maritime transportation system.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Center shall be—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">selected through a competitive process of eligible entities, and if a private entity, a domestic entity;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">based in the United States with technical expertise in emerging marine technologies and practices related to the maritime transportation system; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">located in close proximity to eligible entities with expertise in United States emerging marine technologies and practices, including the use of alternative fuels and the development of both vessel and shoreside infrastructure.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate with other agencies critical for science, research, and regulation of emerging marine technologies for the maritime sector, including the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Coast Guard, when establishing the Center.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Center shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support eligible entities regarding the development and use of clean energy and necessary infrastructure to support the deployment of clean energy on vessels of the United States;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, the current state of knowledge regarding emerging marine technologies in the United States;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any significant gaps in emerging marine technologies research specific to the United States maritime industry, and seek to fill those gaps;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation for equipment, technologies, and techniques to address the components under subsection (a)(2);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">guidance on best available technologies;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical analysis;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assistance with understanding complex regulatory requirements; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">documentation of best practices in the maritime industry, including training and informational webinars on solutions for the maritime industry; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work with academic and private sector response training centers and Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education Centers of Excellence to develop maritime strategies applicable to various segments of the United States maritime industry, including the inland, deep water, and coastal fleets.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3543/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s50307">46 U.S.C. 50307 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the United States Center for Maritime Innovation under subsection (e) of section 50307 of title 46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3544" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3544">SEC. 3544. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED VESSEL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 53501(5)(A)(iii) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States foreign, Great Lakes, noncontiguous domestic, or short sea transportation trade</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign or domestic trade of the United States</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3545" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3545">SEC. 3545. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 53503(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States foreign, Great Lakes, noncontiguous domestic, or short sea transportation trade</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign or domestic trade of the United States</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3546">SEC. 3546. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s57100">46 U.S.C. 57100 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessel construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall complete the design of a sealift vessel for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for the construction of such vessel to begin in fiscal year 2025.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement with vessel construction manager.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 8679 of title 10, United States Code, and subject to the availability of appropriations made specifically available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Secretary of the Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction manager under which the vessel construction manager shall enter into a contract for the construction of not more than ten such vessels in accordance with this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction and Documentation Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall meet the requirements for, and be issued a certificate of, documentation and a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Design Standards and Construction Practices.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (b), a vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall be constructed using commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation With Other Federal Entities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Transportation shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of the Navy and may consult with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies regarding the vessel described in subsection (a) and activities associated with such vessel.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Use of Funds for Used Vessels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to carry out this section may be used for the procurement of any used vessel.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3546/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Secretary of the Navy for travel expenses, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a detailed description of the acquisition strategy for the execution of the authority under subsection (a). </content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3547" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3547">SEC. 3547. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MERCHANT MARINE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the United States Merchant Marine is a critical part of the national infrastructure of the United States, and the men and women of the United States Merchant Marine are essential workers.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3548">SEC. 3548. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS IN STORMWATER RUNOFF ON PACIFIC SALMON AND STEELHEAD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall commence an analysis of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the science relating to tire-related chemicals in stormwater runoff at ports and the effects of such chemicals on Pacific salmon and steelhead; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the challenges of studying tire-related chemicals in stormwater runoff at ports and the effects of such chemicals on Pacific salmon and steelhead.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after commencing the analysis required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available, a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of the analysis; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve the monitoring of stormwater and research related to run-off for tire-related chemicals and the effects of such chemicals on Pacific salmon and steelhead at ports; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">based on the best available science on relevant management approaches at ports under their respective jurisdictions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3548/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3549">SEC. 3549. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON EFFECTIVE VESSEL QUIETING MEASURES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Transportation, a report that includes each of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of technology-based controls and best management practices for reducing vessel-generated underwater noise.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each technology-based control or best management practice identified under paragraph (1), an evaluation of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the applicability of each control and practice to various vessel types;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the technical feasibility and economic achievability of each control or practice; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the co-benefits and trade-offs of each control or practice.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dC/tXXXV/stE/s3549/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">DIVISION D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FUNDING TABLES </heading>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4001">SEC. 4001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES. </heading>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations.</content>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Merit-based Decisions.—</heading>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided in paragraph (2), be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comply with other applicable provisions of law.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply to a decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) if the project, program, or activity involved—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is listed in section 4201; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is identified as Community Project Funding through the inclusion of the abbreviation “CPF” immediately before the name of the project, program, or activity.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts.</content>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability to Classified Annex.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act.</content>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dD/s4001/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oral and Written Communications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section.</content>
                </subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Titles XLI, XLII, XLIII, XLIV, XLV, XLVI, and XLVII—Tables —Omitted<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
            </section>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">DIVISION E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MATTERS </heading>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LI">TITLE LI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Advisory Committees</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5101.</designator><label> Annual report from Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5102.</designator><label> Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Studies and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5111.</designator><label> Secretary of Veterans Affairs study on dissemination of information on Department of Veterans Affairs home loan benefits.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5112.</designator><label> GAO study on post-market surveillance of medical devices by Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5113.</designator><label> Department of Veterans Affairs report on supportive services and housing insecurity.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5114.</designator><label> Report on handling of certain records of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5121.</designator><label> Improved application of employment and reemployment rights of all members of uniformed services.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5122.</designator><label> Competitive pay for health care providers of Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5123.</designator><label> Definition of land use revenue under West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5124.</designator><label> Technical corrections to Honoring our PACT Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5125.</designator><label> Improving pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of donated facilities and related improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5126.</designator><label> Improvement of Vet Centers at Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5127.</designator><label> Information on certain veterans with prior medical occupations; program on intermediate care technicians of Department of Veterans Affairs.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advisory Committees </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stA/s5101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5101">SEC. 5101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN VETERANS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 542(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">even-numbered year</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">year</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stA/s5102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5102">SEC. 5102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON UNITED STATES OUTLYING AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stA/s5102/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Advisory Committee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is  amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="548">“SEC. 548. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s548">38 U.S.C. 548</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States’, to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary on matters relating to covered veterans.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duties of the Committee shall be the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To advise the Secretary on matters relating to covered veterans, including how the Secretary may improve the programs and services of the Department to better serve such veterans.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To identify for the Secretary evolving issues of relevance to covered veterans.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To propose clarifications, recommendations, and solutions to address issues raised by covered veterans.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To provide a forum for covered veterans, veterans service organizations serving covered veterans, and the Department to discuss issues and proposals for changes to regulations, policies, and procedures of the Department.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To identify priorities for and provide advice to the Secretary on appropriate strategies for consultation with veterans service organizations serving covered veterans.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To encourage the Secretary to work with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, and Congress, to ensure covered veterans are provided the full benefits of their status as covered veterans.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To highlight contributions of covered veterans in the Armed Forces.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To conduct other duties as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall be comprised of 15 voting members appointed by the Secretary.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In appointing members pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least one member is appointed to represent covered veterans in each of the following areas:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">American Samoa.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Guam.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Puerto Rico.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Virgin Islands of the United States.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federated States of Micronesia.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Republic of the Marshall Islands.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Republic of Palau.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not fewer than half of the members appointed are covered veterans, unless the Secretary determines that an insufficient number of qualified covered veterans are available.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member appointed resides in an area specified in subparagraph (A).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In appointing members pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult with any Member of Congress who represents an area specified in paragraph (2)(A).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), the Committee shall be comprised of such ex officio members as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior shall appoint from among employees of the Department of State and the Department of the Interior, respectively.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Terms; Vacancies.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Committee—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be appointed for a term of two years; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be reappointed to serve an additional two-year term.</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the Secretary (or in the case of an ex officio member, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be) receives notice of a vacancy in the Committee, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meeting Format and Frequency.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Committee shall meet in-person with the Secretary not less frequently than once each year and hold monthly conference calls as necessary.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Meetings held under paragraph (1) may be conducted virtually if determined necessary based on—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department protocols; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">timing and budget considerations.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Representation.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Representatives of relevant Federal departments and agencies may attend meetings of the Committee and provide information to the Committee.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">One representative of the Department shall attend each meeting of the Committee.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Representatives attending meetings under this subsection—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not be considered voting members of the Committee; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not receive additional compensation for services performed with respect to the Committee.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subcommittees.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee may establish subcommittees.</content></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, in consultation with the Committee, appoint a member to a subcommittee established under paragraph (1) who is not a member of the Committee.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A subcommittee established under paragraph (1) may enhance the function of the Committee, but may not supersede the authority of the Committee or provide direct advice or work products to the Secretary.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every two years, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate congressional committees a report—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">containing such recommendations as the Committee may have for legislative or administrative action; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describing the activities of the Committee during the previous two years.</content>
                                    </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written response to the report after—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">giving the Committee an opportunity to review such written response; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">including in such written response any comments the Committee considers appropriate.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make publicly available on an internet website of the Department—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each report the Secretary receives under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each written response the Secretary submits under paragraph (2).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Committee Personnel Matters.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Committee.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with veterans service organizations serving covered veterans.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">“(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committee</quotedText>’ means the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States established under subsection (a).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered veteran</quotedText>’ means a veteran residing in an area specified in subsection (c)(2)(A).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">veterans service organization serving covered veterans</quotedText>’ means any organization that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serves the interests of covered veterans;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has covered veterans in substantive and policymaking positions within the organization; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has demonstrated experience working with covered veterans.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stA/s5102/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s548">38 U.S.C. 548 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the advisory committee required by section 548 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stA/s5102/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Initial Appointments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the advisory committee required by such section 548, the members of such advisory committee shall be appointed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stA/s5102/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Meeting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the advisory committee required by such section 548, such advisory committee shall hold its first meeting.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies and Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5111" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5111">SEC. 5111. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STUDY ON DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOME LOAN BENEFITS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5111/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study to identify the means by which the Secretary informs lenders and veterans about the availability of loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, for any purpose described in section 3710(a) of such title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5111/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5111/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5111/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make such report publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5112">SEC. 5112. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO STUDY ON POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE OF MEDICAL DEVICES BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the efforts of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health relating to post-market surveillance of implantable medical devices.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of the study under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the process used by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health for documenting implantable medical devices issued to patients.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the capability of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to identify, in a timely manner, adverse events and safety issues relating to implantable medical devices.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the process for, and potential barriers to, the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health notifying patients of an implantable medical device recall.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the accessibility of the adverse event reporting systems of the Veterans Health Administration for patients with disabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5112/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to address gaps in such adverse event reporting systems, to better identify adverse events and safety issues from implantable medical devices.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5113" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5113">SEC. 5113. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORT ON SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND HOUSING INSECURITY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to Congress a report on how often and what type of supportive services (including career transition and mental health services and services for elderly veterans) are being offered to and used by veterans, and any correlation between a lack of supportive services programs and the likelihood of veterans falling back into housing insecurity. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that any medical information included in the report is de-identified.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5114">SEC. 5114. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON HANDLING OF CERTAIN RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on the extent to which the procedures outlined in provision M21-1 III.ii.2.F.1 of the Adjudication Procedures Manual of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor document, are followed in assisting veterans obtain or reconstruct service records or medical information damaged or destroyed in the fire that occurred at the National Processing Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in July of 1973.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The determination of the Inspector General as to whether employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs receive sufficient training on the procedures specified in such subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The determination of the Inspector General as to whether veterans are informed of actions necessary to adhere to such procedures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The percentage of cases regarding such service records and medical information in which employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs follow such procedures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average duration of time to resolve an issue using such procedures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stB/s5114/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations on how to improve the implementation of such procedures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5121" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5121">SEC. 5121. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVED APPLICATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5121/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (5) of section 4303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal executive agency</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided in subparagraph (B), includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States Postal Service;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Postal Regulatory Commission;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any military department (as defined in section 102 of title 5) with respect to the civilian employees of that department; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an agency referred to in section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 5;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to members of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Public Health Service with respect to members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5121/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Correction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (17) of such section is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commissioned corps of the Public Health Service</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5122" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5122">SEC. 5122. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPETITIVE PAY FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7451(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The director of each medical center of the Department shall submit to the Secretary an annual locality pay survey and rates of basic pay for covered positions at such medical center to ensure that pay rates remain competitive in the local labor market.</content></subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than once per fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on rates of basic pay for covered positions at medical centers of the Department.”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5123" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5123">SEC. 5123. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITION OF LAND USE REVENUE UNDER WEST LOS ANGELES LEASING ACT OF 2016. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2(d)(2) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-226) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5123/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5123/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5123/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent specified in advance in an appropriations Act for a fiscal year, any funds received as compensation for an easement described in subsection (e); and”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5124" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5124">SEC. 5124. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO HONORING OUR PACT ACT OF 2022. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5124/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Presumption of Service Connection for Certain Diseases Associated With Exposure to Burn Pits and Other Toxins.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1120(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5124/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (G); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5124/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (J), respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5124/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8104">38 U.S.C. 8104</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional Approval of Certain Medical Facility Acquisitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 703(c)(5)(C) of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168; 136 Stat. 1797) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking ‘or a major medical facility lease (as defined in subsection (a)(3)(B))’;”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5124/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Competitive Procedures to Acquire Space for the Purpose of Providing Health-care Resources to Veterans.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8103(h)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2304 of title 10</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 3301 of title 41</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5124/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1120">38 U.S.C. 1120 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5125">SEC. 5125. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2 of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting before the semicolon the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or for which funds are available from the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or funds already generally available in the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that are in addition to the funds appropriated for the facility</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraph (A)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this paragraph</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (F); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unobligated amounts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide additional funds to help an entity described in subsection (a)(2) finance, design, or construct a facility in connection with real property and improvements to be donated under the pilot program and proposed to be accepted by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1)(B) if—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary determines that doing so is in the best interest of the Department and consistent with the mission of the Department; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">funding provided under this subparagraph—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in addition to amounts that have been appropriated for the facility before the date on which the Secretary and the entity enter into a formal agreement under subsection (c) for the construction and donation of the real property and improvements; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is derived only from amounts that—</chapeau>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">are unobligated balances available in the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts of the Department that—</chapeau>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are not associated with a specific project; or</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are amounts that are associated with a specific project, but are unobligated because they are the result of bid savings; and</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">were appropriated to such an account before the date described in subclause (I).</content>
                                                </item>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Escalation clauses.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may include an escalation clause in a formal agreement under subsection (c) that authorizes an escalation of not more than an annual amount based on a rate established in the formal agreement and mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and an entity to account for inflation for an area if the Secretary determines, after consultation with the head of an appropriate Federal entity that is not part of the Department, that such escalation is necessary and in the best interest of the Department.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of existing amounts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may obligate funds pursuant to clause (i) in connection with a formal agreement under subsection (c) using amounts that—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">are unobligated balances available in the Construction, Minor Projects, or Construction, Major Projects appropriations accounts of the Department that—</chapeau>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are not associated with a specific project; or</content>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are amounts that are associated with a specific project, but are unobligated because they are the result of bid savings; and</content>
                                                </item>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">were appropriated to such an account before the date on which the Secretary and the entity entered into the formal agreement.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unobligated amounts shall be available pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) only to the extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts subsequent to the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, subject to subparagraph (E).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unobligated amounts made available pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) may not exceed 40 percent of the amount appropriated for the facility before the date on which the Secretary and the entity entered into a formal agreement under subsection (c).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (j)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Rule</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Rules</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Nothing in</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Entering arrangements and agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing provided under this section shall be treated as Federal financial assistance as defined in section 200.40 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on February 21, 2021.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5125/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s8103">38 U.S.C. 8103 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendments to Existing Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agreement entered into under section (2)(c) of such Act before the date of the enactment of this Act that was in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act may be amended to incorporate terms authorized by subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 2(e)(1) of such Act, as added by subsection (a)(2)(D) of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5126">SEC. 5126. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7309">38 U.S.C. 7309 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENT OF VET CENTERS AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Productivity Expectations for Readjustment Counselors of Vet Centers.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation of productivity expectations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by obtaining systematic feedback from counselors on such expectations, including with respect to following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any potential effects of productivity expectations, whether positive or negative, on client care and the welfare of readjustment counselors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Distances readjustment counselors may travel to appointments, especially with respect to serving rural veterans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The possibility that some veterans may not want to use nor benefit from telehealth or group counseling.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Availability and access of veteran populations to broadband and telehealth.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any effect of productivity expectations on readjustment counselors, including with respect to recruitment, retention, and welfare.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether productivity expectations provide incentives or pressure to inaccurately report client visits.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether directors and readjustment counselors of Vet Centers need additional training or guidance on how productivity expectations are calculated.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Systematic feedback.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make every effort to ensure that all readjustment counselors of Vet Centers are given the opportunity to fully provide feedback, positive or negative, including through a survey containing open- and close-ended questions, on all items under paragraph (1);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in obtaining feedback under paragraph (1), ensure that the items under paragraph (1) are adequately and completely addressed in a way that permits responses to be relevant to the evaluation of productivity expectations;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">collect and safely store the feedback obtained under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in an electronic database that cannot be altered by any party;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in an anonymized manner, in order to protect the privacy of each respondent; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in a manner that allows for evaluation by third parties of the feedback, such as audit of the feedback by the Government Accountability Office; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the feedback obtained under paragraph (1) in an anonymized manner to the working group established under subsection (c).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government accountability office audit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once each year during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall audit the feedback obtained from readjustment counselors of Vet Centers under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation of changes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the completion of the evaluation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall implement any needed changes to the productivity expectations described in such paragraph in order to ensure—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">quality of care and access to care for veterans; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the welfare of readjustment counselors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the completion of the evaluation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of the evaluation; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any planned or implemented changes described in paragraph (3).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan for reassessment and implementation.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a plan for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/5/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reassessing productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, in consultation with such counselors; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/5/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implementing any needed changes to such expectations, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reassessments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the plan required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall conduct a reassessment described in such paragraph not less frequently than once each year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Staffing Model for Vet Centers.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and implement a staffing model for Vet Centers that incorporates key practices in the design of such staffing model.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the staffing model under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">involve key stakeholders, including readjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet Centers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate key work activities and the frequency and time required to conduct such activities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the data used in the model is high quality to provide assurance that staffing estimates are reliable; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk factors, including case complexity;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">geography;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">availability, advisability, and willingness of veterans to use telehealth or group counseling; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/2/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan for assessments and updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing and updating the staffing model developed and implemented under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every four years; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implementing any needed changes to such model, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Working Group of Readjustment Counselors, Outreach Specialists, and Directors of Vet Centers.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the evaluation of productivity expectations under subsection (a) (1) and developing the staffing model for Vet Centers under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a working group to assess—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efficacy, impact, and composition of performance metrics for such expectations with respect to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">quality of care and access to care for veterans; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the welfare of readjustment counselors and other employees of Vet Centers; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">key considerations for the development of such staffing model, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">quality of care and access to care for veterans and other individuals eligible for care through Vet Centers; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruitment, retention, and welfare of employees of Vet Centers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of readjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet Centers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feedback and recommendations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group established under paragraph (1) shall provide to the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">feedback from readjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet Centers; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations on how to improve—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">quality of care and access to care for veterans; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/c/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the welfare of readjustment counselors and other employees of Vet Centers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improvements of Hiring Practices at Vet Centers.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standardization of position descriptions.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall standardize descriptions of position responsibilities at Vet Centers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In each of the first two annual reports submitted under section 7309(e) of title 38, United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall include a description of the actions taken by the Secretary to carry out subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expansion of reporting requirements on readjustment counseling to include actions to reduce staffing vacancies and time to hire.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7309(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of actions taken by the Secretary to reduce—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vacancies in counselor positions in the Readjustment Counseling Service; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the time it takes to hire such counselors.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report by Government Accountability Office on Vet Center Infrastructure and Future Investments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on physical infrastructure and future investments with respect to Vet Centers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the condition of the physical infrastructure of all assets of Vet Centers, whether owned or leased by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the short-, medium-, and long-term plans of the Department to maintain and upgrade the physical infrastructure of Vet Centers to address the operational needs of Vet Centers as of the date of the submittal of the report and future needs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of management and strategic planning for the physical infrastructure of Vet Centers, including whether the Department should buy or lease existing or additional locations in areas with stable or growing populations of veterans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether, as of the date of the submittal of the report, Vet Center buildings, mobile Vet Centers, community access points, and similar infrastructure are sufficient to care for veterans or if such infrastructure is negatively affecting care due to limited space for veterans and Vet Center personnel or other factors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the areas with the greatest need for investments in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improved physical infrastructure, including upgraded Vet Centers; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional physical infrastructure for Vet Centers, including new Vet Centers owned or leased by the Department.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the authorities and resources that may be required for the Secretary to make such investments.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/e/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of all annual reports submitted under 7309(e) of title 38, United States Code, before the date of the submittal of the report under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program to Combat Food Insecurity Among Veterans and Family Members of Veterans.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a pilot program to award grants to eligible entities to support partnerships that address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans who receive services through Vet Centers or other facilities of the Department as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration of pilot.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for a three-year period beginning on the date of the establishment of the pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training and technical assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide eligible entities receiving grant funding under the pilot program with training and technical assistance on the provision of food insecurity assistance services to veterans and family members of veterans.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible entities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of the pilot program, an eligible entity is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nonprofit organization;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an organization recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a public agency;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a community-based organization; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an institution of higher education.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An eligible entity seeking a grant under the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and commitments as the Secretary may require.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall select eligible entities that submit applications under paragraph (5) for the award of grants under the pilot program using a competitive process that takes into account the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Capacity of the applicant entity to serve veterans and family members of veterans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Demonstrated need of the population the applicant entity would serve.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Demonstrated need of the applicant entity for assistance from the grant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distribution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution of grants awarded under this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum program requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any grant awarded under this subsection shall be used—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to coordinate with the Secretary with respect to the provision of assistance to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans described in paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to increase participation in nutrition counseling programs and provide educational materials and counseling to veterans and family members of veterans to address food insecurity and healthy diets among those individuals;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/8/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to increase access to and enrollment in Federal assistance programs, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), the low-income home energy assistance program established under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), and any other assistance program that the Secretary considers advisable; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/8/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to fulfill such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate to further the purpose of the grant and serve veterans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provision of information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall provide to the Secretary, at least once each year during the duration of the grant term, data on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of veterans and family members of veterans screened for, and enrolled in, programs described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (8);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other services provided by the entity to veterans and family members of veterans using funds from the grant; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/9/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other data as the Secretary may require.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on data collected.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each year of operation of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the data collected under paragraph (9) during such year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government accountability office report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date on which the pilot program terminates, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the effectiveness and outcomes of the activities carried out under this subsection in reducing food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/11/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the activities carried out under this subsection.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/11/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effectiveness and outcomes of the grants awarded under this subsection, including with respect to eligibility screening contacts, application assistance consultations, and changes in food insecurity among the population served by the grant.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/11/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Best practices regarding the use of partnerships to improve the effectiveness and outcomes of public benefit programs to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/11/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of making the pilot program permanent and expanding to other locations.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/12/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program established under paragraph (1) $15,000,000 for each fiscal year in which the program is carried out, beginning with the fiscal year in which the program is established.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/12/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), not more than ten percent may be used for administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs associated with administering grants under this subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">facilities of the Department</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 1701(3) of title 38, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institution of higher education</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">public agency</quotedText>” means a department, agency, other unit, or instrumentality of Federal, State, Tribal, or local government.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(20) of title 38, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/f/13/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">veteran</quotedText>” means an individual who served in the Armed Forces, including an individual who served in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, and who was discharged or released therefrom, regardless of the conditions of such discharge or release.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5126/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Vet Center.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Vet Center</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5127">SEC. 5127. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t38/s7302">38 U.S.C. 7302 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INFORMATION ON CERTAIN VETERANS WITH PRIOR MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PROGRAM ON INTERMEDIATE CARE TECHNICIANS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update of Web Portal to Identify Certain Veterans.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update web portals of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for a method by which a veteran who served in a medical occupation while serving as a member of the Armed Forces may elect to provide the information described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information in portal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information described in this paragraph is the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Contact information for the veteran.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A history of the medical experience and trained competencies of the veteran.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions in history.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, the history of a veteran provided under paragraph (2)(B) shall include individual critical task lists specific to the military occupational specialty of the veteran that align with standard occupational codes maintained by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sharing of information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of facilitating civilian medical credentialing and hiring opportunities for veterans seeking to respond to a national emergency, including a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a program to share the information described in paragraph (2) with the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State departments of veterans affairs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Veterans service organizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State credentialing bodies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State homes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/a/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other stakeholders involved in State-level credentialing, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program on Training of Intermediate Care Technicians of Department of Veterans Affairs.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to train, certify, and employ covered veterans as intermediate care technicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Locations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may assign an intermediate care technician of the Department of Veterans Affairs trained under the program under paragraph (1) to any medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, giving priority to locations with a significant staffing shortage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of information in transition assistance program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a communications campaign to convey to appropriate members of the Armed Forces separating from active duty opportunities for training, certification, and employment under the program under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on expansion of program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on whether the program under paragraph (1) may be replicated for other medical positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification of Opportunities for Veterans.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify veterans service organizations and, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of opportunities for veterans under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered veteran</quotedText>” means a veteran whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines served as a basic health care technician while serving in the Armed Forces.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “State home” and “veteran” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLI/stC/s5127/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">veterans service organization</quotedText>” means an organization that provides services to veterans, including organizations recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LII">TITLE LII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Inspector General Independence</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5201.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5202.</designator><label> Removal or transfer of Inspectors General; placement on non-duty status.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5203.</designator><label> Vacancy in position of Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5204.</designator><label> Office of Inspector General whistleblower complaints.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Presidential Explanation of Failure to Nominate an Inspector General</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5221.</designator><label> Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Integrity Committee of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Transparency</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5231.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5232.</designator><label> Additional information to be included in requests and reports to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5233.</designator><label> Availability of information to Congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5234.</designator><label> Semiannual report.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5235.</designator><label> Additional reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5236.</designator><label> Requirement to report final disposition to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5237.</designator><label> Investigations of Offices of Inspector General of establishments by the Integrity Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Notice of Ongoing Investigations When There Is a Change in Status of Inspector General</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5241.</designator><label> Notice of ongoing investigations when there is a change in status of Inspector General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Report on Expenditures</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5251.</designator><label> CIGIE report on expenditures.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Notice of Refusal to Provide Inspectors General Access</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5261.</designator><label> Notice of refusal to provide information or assistance to Inspectors General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Training Resources for Inspectors General and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5271.</designator><label> Training resources for Inspectors General.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5272.</designator><label> Definition of appropriate congressional committees.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5273.</designator><label> Semiannual reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5274.</designator><label> Submission of reports that specifically identify non-governmental organizations or business entities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5275.</designator><label> Review relating to vetting, processing, and resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspector General Independence </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5201">SEC. 5201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5202">SEC. 5202. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF INSPECTORS GENERAL; PLACEMENT ON NON-DUTY STATUS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 3(b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1)(A)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(b)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), as so designated—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the second sentence—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reasons</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(including to the appropriate congressional committees)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Houses of Congress</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If there is an open or completed inquiry into an Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place an Inspector General on non-duty status.</content></subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the President places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the President shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the President may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the President has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the communication, the President includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a specification of which clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the President has determined applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may not place an Inspector General on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (1)(A) unless the President—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of this paragraph—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Inspector General</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means an Inspector General who was appointed by the President, without regard to whether the Senate provided advice and consent with respect to that appointment; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes the Inspector General of an establishment, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a reference to the removal or transfer of an Inspector General under paragraph (1), or to the written communication described in that paragraph, shall be considered to be—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a reference to section 1229(c)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 378);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a reference  
to section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, a reference to section 4018(b)(3) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9053(b)(3)).”</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8G(e)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or placement on non-duty status</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a removal</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(2)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the first sentence—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reasons</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(including to the appropriate congressional committees)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Houses of Congress</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If there is an open or completed inquiry into an Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the head of the applicable designated Federal entity (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘covered official’) may place an Inspector General on non-duty status.</content></subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a covered official places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the covered official shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the covered official may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the covered official has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the communication, the covered official includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a specification of which clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the covered official has determined applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A covered official may not place an Inspector General on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered official—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit or otherwise modify—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any statutory protection that is afforded to an Inspector General; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other action that a covered official may take under law with respect to an Inspector General.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 103H(c) of the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(c))—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(4)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reasons</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If there is an open or completed inquiry into the Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place the Inspector General on nonduty status.</content></subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the President places the Inspector General on nonduty status, the President shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to the congressional intelligence committees not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the President may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the President has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the communication, the President includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a specification of which clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the President has determined applies under clause (i);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may not place the Inspector General on nonduty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (4)(A) unless the President—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 17(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b))—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(6)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reasons</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/4/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If there is an open or completed inquiry into the Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place the Inspector General on nonduty status.</content></subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the President places the Inspector General on nonduty status, the President shall communicate in writing 
the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to the congressional intelligence committees not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the President may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the President has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the communication, the President includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a specification of which clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the President has determined applies under clause (i);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i);</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry.</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may not place the Inspector General on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (6)(A) unless the President—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5202/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">except as otherwise expressly provided,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the term</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5203">SEC. 5203. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">first assistant to the position of Inspector General</quotedText>’ means, with respect to an Office of Inspector General—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an individual who, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that position—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is serving in a position in that Office; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has been designated in writing by the Inspector General, through an order of succession or 
otherwise, as the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Inspector General has not made a designation described in clause (i)(II)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Principal Deputy Inspector General of that Office, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that position; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if there is no Principal Deputy Inspector General of that Office, the Deputy Inspector General of that Office, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that position; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Inspector General</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means an Inspector General who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes the Inspector General of an establishment, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the position—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code, and section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall not apply;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, only if—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less than 90 days, except that—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirement under this clause shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector General; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the purposes of this subparagraph, performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a position in an Office of an Inspector General;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rate of pay for the position of the officer or employee described in clause (i) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS-15 of the General Schedule;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days before the date on which the direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) the substantive rationale, including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such direction, including the reason for the direction that someone other than the individual who is performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President issues that direction) perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code, and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (4), during any period in which an Inspector General is on non-duty status—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the first assistant described in subparagraph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those functions and duties, the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee in that Office of Inspector General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, if—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that direction satisfies the requirements under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (2)(C); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that officer or employee served in a position in that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that direction.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual may perform the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any given time.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the President makes a direction under paragraph (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and duties of the position of the applicable Inspector General shall be performed by—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the individual performing those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which the President issues that direction, if that individual is an individual other than the first assistant to the position of Inspector General.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendment to National Security Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 103H(c) of the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)), as amended by section 5202, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">first assistant to the position of Inspector General</quotedText>’ has the meaning given in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Inspector General dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the position—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code, and section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall not apply;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to subparagraph (D), the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">notwithstanding clause (ii), and subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, only if—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less than 90 days, except that—</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirement under this subclause shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector General; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the purposes of this clause, performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a position in an Office of an Inspector General;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rate of pay for the position of the officer or employee described in subclause (I) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS-15 of the General Schedule;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days before the date on which the direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing to the congressional intelligence committees the substantive rationale, including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such direction, including the reason for the direction that someone other than the individual who is performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President issues that direction) perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code, section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)), and clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), and subject to subparagraph (D), during any period in which the Inspector General is on nonduty status—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the position 
temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the first assistant described in clause (i) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those functions and duties, the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee in the Office of Inspector General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, if—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that direction satisfies the requirements under subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of subparagraph (B)(iii); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that officer or employee served in a position in that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that direction.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual may perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B), or under subparagraph (C), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any given time.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the President makes a direction under subparagraph (B)(iii), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and duties of the position of the Inspector General shall be performed by—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the individual performing those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which the President issues that direction, if that individual is an individual other than the first assistant to the position of Inspector General.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendment to Central Intelligence Agency Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 17(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)), as amended by section 5202, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">first assistant to the position of Inspector General</quotedText>’ has the meaning given in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Inspector General dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the position—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code shall not apply;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to subparagraph (D), the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">notwithstanding clause (ii), and subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, only if—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less than 90 days, except that—</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirement under this subclause shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector General; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the purposes of this clause, performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a position in an Office of an Inspector General;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rate of pay for the position of the officer or employee described in subclause (I) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS-15 of the General Schedule;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days before the date on which the direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing to the congressional intelligence committees the substantive rationale, including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such direction, including the reason for the direction that someone other than the individual who is performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President issues that direction) perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code and clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), and subject to subparagraph (D), during any period in which the Inspector General is on nonduty status—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the first assistant described in clause (i) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those functions and duties, the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee in the Office of Inspector General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, if—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that direction satisfies the requirements under subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of subparagraph (B)(iii); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that officer or employee served in a position in that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that direction.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual may perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity 
under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B), or under subparagraph (C), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any given time.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the President makes a direction under subparagraph (B)(iii), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and duties of the position of the Inspector General shall be performed by—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the individual performing those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which the President issues that direction, if that individual is an individual other than the first assistant to the position of Inspector General.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the applicability of sections 3345 through 3349d of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998”), other than with respect to section 3345(a) of that title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Inspector General</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in subsection (h)(1)(B) of section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5203/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing vacancies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, as of the date of enactment of this Act, an individual is performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity, this section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect with respect to that Inspector General position on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5204" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5204">SEC. 5204. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5204/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Whistleblower Protection Coordinator.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5204/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including employees of that Office of Inspector General</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">employees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5204/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iii), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(including the Integrity Committee of that Council)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Efficiency</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stA/s5204/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, allegations of reprisal,</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and allegations of reprisal (including the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an Office of Inspector General)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Presidential Explanation of Failure to Nominate an Inspector General </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stB/s5221" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5221">SEC. 5221. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stB/s5221/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3349d the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3349e">“SEC. 3349e. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3349e">5 U.S.C. 3349e</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an inspector general </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“If the President fails to make a formal nomination for a vacant inspector general position that requires a formal nomination by the President to be filled within the period beginning on the later of the date on which the vacancy occurred or on which a nomination is rejected, withdrawn, or returned, and ending on the day that is 210 days after that date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days after the end of such period and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, to the appropriate congressional committees, as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the reasons why the President has not yet made a formal nomination; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a target date for making a formal nomination.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stB/s5221/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3349d the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3349e.</designator><label> Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stB/s5221/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3349e">5 U.S.C. 3349e note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stB/s5221/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any vacancy first occurring on or after that date; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stB/s5221/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the day that is 210 days after the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any vacancy that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Integrity Committee of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Transparency </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5231" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5231">SEC. 5231. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5232" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5232">SEC. 5232. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5232/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, the length of time the Integrity Committee has been evaluating the allegation of wrongdoing, and a description of any previous written notice provided under this clause 136 STAT. 3235
with respect to the allegation of wrongdoing, including the description provided for why additional time was needed.</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5232/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or corrective action</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disciplinary action</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5233" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5233">SEC. 5233. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT REFERRAL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of information to congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an allegation of wrongdoing made by a member of Congress that is closed by the Integrity Committee without referral to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee to initiate an investigation, the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall, not later than 60 days after closing the allegation of wrongdoing, provide a written description of the nature of the allegation of wrongdoing and how the Integrity Committee evaluated the allegation of wrongdoing to—</chapeau>
                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content>
                            </subclause>
                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.”</content>
                            </subclause>
                        </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5234" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5234">SEC. 5234. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SEMIANNUAL REPORT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Semiannual report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On or before May 31, 2023, and every 6 months thereafter, the Council shall submit to Congress and the President a report on the activities of the Integrity Committee during the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30, which shall include the following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors General and staff members of the various Offices of Inspector General described in paragraph (4)(C):</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview and analysis of the allegations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integrity Committee, including—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analysis of the positions held by individuals against whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated with such positions;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analysis of the categories or types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of disposition of all the allegations.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of allegations received by the Integrity Committee.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of allegations referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, including the number of allegations referred for criminal investigation.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of allegations referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for investigation, a general description of the status of such investigations, and a summary of the findings of investigations completed.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview and analysis of allegations of wrongdoing received by the Integrity Committee during any previous reporting period, but remained pending during some part of the six months covered by the report, including—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analysis of the positions held by individuals against whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated with such positions;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analysis of the categories or types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of disposition of all the allegations.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number and category or type of pending investigations.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each allegation received—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the investigation was opened;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the allegation was disposed of, as applicable; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the case number associated with the allegation.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The nature and number of allegations to the Integrity Committee closed without referral, including the justification for why each allegation was closed without referral.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A brief description of any difficulty encountered by the Integrity Committee when receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring for investigation an allegation received by the Integrity Committee, including a brief description of—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any attempt to prevent or hinder an investigation; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">concerns about the integrity or operations at an Office of Inspector General.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other matters that the Council considers appropriate.”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5235" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5235">SEC. 5235. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL REPORTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5235/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5235/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Reports.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to inspector general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall, immediately whenever the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee becomes aware of particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of an Office of Inspector General for which the Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer for investigation allegations of wrongdoing under section 11(d), submit a report to the Inspector General who leads the Office at which the 
serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies were alleged.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to president, congress, and the establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 7 days after the date on which an Inspector General receives a report submitted under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the President, the appropriate congressional committees, and the head of the establishment—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the report received under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report by the Inspector General containing any comments the Inspector General determines appropriate.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5236" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5236">SEC. 5236. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION TO CONGRESS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(d)(8)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Integrity Committee</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stC/s5237" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5237">SEC. 5237. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and that an investigation of an Office of Inspector General of an establishment is conducted by another Office of Inspector General of an establishment</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">size</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice of Ongoing Investigations When There Is a Change in Status of Inspector General </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stD/s5241" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5241">SEC. 5241. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978  (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after subsection (e), as added by section 5625 of this title, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 15 days after an Inspector General is removed, placed on paid or unpaid nonduty status, or transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the officer or employee performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees information regarding work being conducted by the Office as of the date on which the Inspector General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or transferred, which shall include—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each investigation—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of alleged offense;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the fiscal quarter in which the Office initiated the investigation;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the relevant Federal agency, including the relevant component of that Federal agency for any Federal agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, under investigation or affiliated with the individual or entity under investigation; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the investigation is administrative, civil, criminal, or a combination thereof, if known; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for any work not described in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the subject matter and scope;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the relevant agency, including the relevant component of that Federal agency, under review;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the Office initiated the work; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expected time frame for completion.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an inspector general of an element of the intelligence community specified in section 8G(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the submission required by paragraph (1) shall only be made to the committees of Congress specified in section 8G(d)(2)(E).”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Report on Expenditures </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stE/s5251" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5251">SEC. 5251. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CIGIE REPORT ON EXPENDITURES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on expenditures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than November 30 of each year, the Chairperson shall submit to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress, including the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report on the expenditures of the Council for the preceding fiscal year, including from direct appropriations to the Council, interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph (A), a revolving fund pursuant to subparagraph (B), or any other source.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice of Refusal to Provide Inspectors General Access </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stF/s5261" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5261">SEC. 5261. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978  (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the information or assistance that is the subject of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to the Inspector General by the date that is 30 days after the report is made, the Inspector General shall submit a notice that the information or assistance requested has not been provided by the head of the establishment involved or the head of the Federal agency involved, as applicable, to the appropriate congressional committees.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training Resources for Inspectors General and Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5271" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5271">SEC. 5271. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5271/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5271/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the professional development of Inspectors General, including by providing training opportunities on the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this Act and on topics relevant to Inspectors General and the work of Inspectors General, as identified by Inspectors General and the Council.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5272">SEC. 5272. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees or subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 6(h)(4)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Government</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other relevant congressional committee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Committees on Armed Services and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Committees on Armed Services and on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the appropriate congressional 136 STAT. 3240
committees, including the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8D—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of the Senate and the Committees on Government Operations and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/4/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/4/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of the Senate and the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees or subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8E—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committees on Governmental Affairs and Judiciary of the Senate and the Committees on Government Operations and Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/5/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees or subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/5/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committees on the Judiciary and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on the Judiciary and Government Operations of the House of Representatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8G(f)(3)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or 136 STAT. 3241
subcommittees of the Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (C);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8I—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees and subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees and subcommittees of Congress</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8N(b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committees of Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 11—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(3)(B)(viii)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/9/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subclauses (III) and (IV);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/9/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subclause (I), by adding “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/9/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subclause (II) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriate congressional committees.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">jurisdiction</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 12—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/10/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/10/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5272/10/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other relevant congressional committee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5273">SEC. 5273. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SEMIANNUAL REPORTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4(a)(2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to make recommendations</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting a comma after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 5(a)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (1) through (12) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the establishment and associated reports and recommendations for corrective action made by the Office;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of each recommendation made before the reporting period, for which corrective action has not been completed, including the potential costs savings associated with the recommendation;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of significant investigations closed during the reporting period;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the total number of convictions during the reporting period resulting from investigations;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">information regarding each audit, inspection, or evaluation report issued during the reporting period, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a listing of each audit, inspection, or evaluation;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if applicable, the total dollar value of questioned costs (including a separate category for the dollar value of unsupported costs) and the dollar value of recommendations that funds be put to better use, including whether a management decision had been made by the end of the reporting period;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information regarding any management decision made during the reporting period with respect to any audit, inspection, or evaluation issued during a previous reporting period;”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (22) as paragraphs (7) through (16), respectively;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (13), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report on each investigation conducted by the Office where allegations of misconduct were substantiated involving a senior Government employee or senior official (as defined by the Office) if the establishment does not have senior Government employees, which shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name of the senior Government employee, if already made public by the Office; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed description of—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status and disposition of the matter, including—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the matter was referred to the Department of Justice, the date of the referral; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Department of Justice declined the referral, the date of the declination;”</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (15), as so redesignated, to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">information related to interference by the establishment, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed description of any attempt by the establishment to interfere with the independence of the Office, including—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with budget constraints designed to limit the capabilities of the Office; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incidents where the establishment has resisted or objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted or significantly delayed access to information, including the justification of the establishment for such action; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of each report made to the head of the establishment under section 6(c)(2) during the reporting period;”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">where final action on audit, inspection, and evaluation reports had not been taken before the commencement of the reporting period, statistical tables showing—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to management decisions—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each report, whether a management decision was made during the reporting period;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if a management decision was made during the reporting period, the dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management decision; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">total number of reports where a management decision was made during the reporting period and the total corresponding dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management decision; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to final actions—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether, if a management decision was made before the end of the reporting period, final action was taken during the reporting period;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if final action was taken, the dollar value of—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disallowed costs that were recovered by management through collection, offset, property in lieu of cash, or otherwise;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disallowed costs that were written off by management;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use not yet recovered or written off by management;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations that were completed; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations that management has subsequently concluded should not or could not be implemented or completed; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">total number of reports where final action was not taken and total number of reports where final action was taken, including the total corresponding dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management decisions;”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)(20)(A)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)(14)(A)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a statement explaining why final action has not been taken with respect to each audit, inspection, and evaluation report in which a management decision has been made but final action has not yet been taken, except that such statement—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may exclude reports if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a management decision was made within the preceding year; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the report is under formal administrative or judicial appeal or management of the establishment has agreed to pursue a legislative solution; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall identify the number of reports in each category so excluded.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (h), as so redesignated by section 5625 of this title, as subsection (i); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5273/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (g), as so redesignated by section 5625 of this title, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an Office has published any portion of the report or information required under subsection (a) to the website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect to provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the report of the Office under subsection (a) in lieu of including the information in that report.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5274" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5274">SEC. 5274. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OR BUSINESS ENTITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5274/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as so redesignated by section 5625 of this title, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative report prepared by an Inspector General specifically identifies a specific non-governmental organization or business entity, whether or not the non-governmental organization or business entity is the subject of that audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Inspector General shall notify the non-governmental organization or business entity;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the non-governmental organization or business entity shall have—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">30 days to review the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report beginning on the date of publication of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the opportunity to submit a written response for the purpose of clarifying or providing additional context as it directly relates to each instance wherein an audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report specifically identifies that non-governmental organization or business entity; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if a written response is submitted under clause (ii)(II) within the 30-day period described in clause (ii)(I)—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the written response shall be attached to the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in every instance where the report may appear on the public-facing website of the Inspector General, the website shall be updated in order to access a version of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report that includes the written response.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a non-governmental organization or business entity that refused to provide information or assistance sought by an Inspector 
General during the creation of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An Inspector General shall review any written response received under subparagraph (A) for the purpose of preventing the improper disclosure of classified information or other non-public information, consistent with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact such information.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5274/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retroactive Applicability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the 30-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5274/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply upon the request of a non-governmental organization or business entity named in an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative report prepared on or after January 1, 2019; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5274/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any written response submitted under clause (iii) of section 5(g)(6)(A) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a), with respect to such an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative report shall attach to the original report in the manner described in that clause.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5275">SEC. 5275. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW RELATING TO VETTING, PROCESSING, AND RESETTLEMENT OF EVACUEES FROM AFGHANISTAN AND THE AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, jointly with the Inspector General of the Department of State, and in coordination with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and any appropriate Inspector General established by that Act or section 103H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033), shall conduct a thorough review of efforts to support and process evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the systems, staffing, policies, and programs used—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to screen and vet such evacuees, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether personnel conducting such screening and vetting were appropriately authorized and provided with training, including training in the detection of fraudulent personal identification documents;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the degree to which such screening and vetting deviated from United States law, regulations, policy, and best practices relating to the screening and vetting of parolees, refugees, and applicants for United States visas that have been in use at any time since January 1, 2016, particularly for individuals from countries containing any active terrorist organizations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any risk to the national security of the United States posed by any such deviations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the processes used for evacuees traveling without personal identification records, including the creation or provision of any new identification records to such evacuees; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the degree to which such screening and vetting process was capable of detecting—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">instances of human trafficking and domestic abuse;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evacuees who are unaccompanied minors; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/1/E/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evacuees with a spouse who is a minor;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to admit and process such evacuees at United States ports of entry;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to temporarily house such evacuees prior to resettlement;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to account for the total number of individuals evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 with support of the United States Government, disaggregated by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">country of origin;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">citizenship, only if different from country of origin;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">age;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">gender;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of individuals who were holders of a special immigrant visa issued pursuant to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-8) or section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 109-163) at the time of evacuation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of individuals who were applicants for a special immigrant visas pursuant to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-8) or section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 109-163) at the time of evacuation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number who were in possession of a valid nonimmigrant visa to enter the United States at the time of evacuation; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/b/4/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">familial relationship to individuals described in subparagraphs (E) through (G).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Reporting.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees not fewer than one interim report on the review conducted under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Screen; screening.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “screen” and “screening”, with respect to an evacuee, mean the process by which a Federal official determines—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identity of the evacuee;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the evacuee has a valid identification documentation; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether any database of the United States Government contains derogatory information about the evacuee.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vet; vetting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">vet</quotedText>” and “vetting”, with respect to an evacuee, means the process by which a Federal official interviews the evacuee to determine whether the evacuee is who they purport to be, including whether the evacuee poses a national security risk.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Discharge of Responsibilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State shall discharge the responsibilities under this section in a manner consistent with the authorities and requirements of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and the authorities and requirements applicable to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State under that Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon request of an Inspector General for information or assistance under subsection (a), the head of any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as is practicable and not in contravention of any existing statutory restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from which the information is requested, furnish to such Inspector General, or to an authorized designee, such information or assistance.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLII/stG/s5275/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security or the Inspector General of the Department of State to enter into agreements to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in the exercise of the oversight responsibilities of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of the Department of State, in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), with respect to oversight of the evacuation from Afghanistan, the selection, vetting, and processing of applicants for special immigrant visas and asylum, and any resettlement in the United States of such evacuees.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LIII">TITLE LIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OVERSIGHT AND REFORM MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>General Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5301.</designator><label> Access for Veterans to Records.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5302.</designator><label> ONDCP supplemental strategies.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5303.</designator><label> Performance Enhancement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5304.</designator><label> Appeals to merit systems protection board relating to FBI reprisal allegations; salary of Special Counsel.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5305.</designator><label> Fairness for Federal firefighters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>PLUM Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5321.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5322.</designator><label> Establishment of public website on government policy and supporting positions.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Provisions </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5301">SEC. 5301. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s2902">44 U.S.C. 2902 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCESS FOR VETERANS TO RECORDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan to Eliminate Records Backlog at the National Personnel Records Center.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from the National Personnel Records Center and improving the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at the National Personnel Records Center, that includes, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the number of backlogged record requests for veterans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Target timeframes to reduce the backlog.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed plan for using existing funds to improve the information technology infrastructure, including secure access to appropriate agency Federal records, to prevent future backlogs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actions to improve customer service for requesters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Strategies to prevent future record request backlogs, including backlogs caused by an event that prevents employees of the Center from reporting to work in person.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the comprehensive plan is submitted under paragraph (1), and biannually thereafter until the response rate by the National Personnel Records Center reaches 90 percent of all requests in 20 days or less, not including any request involving a record damaged or lost in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to a fee that has not been paid in a timely manner by the requestor (provided the National Personnel Records Center issues an invoice within 20 days after the date on which the request is made), the Archivist of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of such plan that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes progress made by the National Personnel Records Center during the preceding 90-day period with respect to record request backlog reduction and efficiency and responsiveness improvement;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides data on progress made toward the goals identified in the comprehensive plan; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes any changes made to the comprehensive plan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Archivist of the United States shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Funding to Address Records Backlog.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the National Archives and Records Administration, $60,000,000 to address backlogs in responding to requests from veterans for military personnel records, improve cybersecurity, improve digital preservation and access to archival Federal records, and address backlogs in requests made under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act). Such amounts may also be used for the Federal Records Center Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement to maintain in-person staffing levels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, and not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United States shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the National Personnel Records Center maintains staffing levels and telework arrangements that enable the maximum processing of records requests possible in order to achieve the performance goal of responding to 90 percent of all requests in 20 days or less, not including any request involving a record damaged or lost in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to a fee that has not been paid in a timely manner by the requestor (provided the National Personnel Records Center issues an invoice within 20 days after the date on which the request is made).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspector general reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General for the National Archives and Records Administration shall, for two years following the date of the enactment of this Act, include in every semiannual report submitted to Congress pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), a detailed summary of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts taken by the National Archives and Records Administration to address the backlog of records requests at the National Personnel Records Center; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5301/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations for action proposed by the Inspector General related to reducing the backlog of records requests at the National Personnel Records Center and the status of compliance with those recommendations by the National Archives and Records Administration.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5302" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5302">SEC. 5302. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ONDCP SUPPLEMENTAL STRATEGIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 706(h) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705(h)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5302/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5302/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5302/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develops performance measures and targets for the National Drug Control Strategy for supplemental strategies 
(the Southwest Border, Northern Border, and Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategies) to effectively evaluate region- specific goals, to the extent the performance measurement system does not adequately measure the effectiveness of the strategies, as determined by the Director, such strategies may evaluate interdiction efforts at and between ports of entry, interdiction technology, intelligence sharing, diplomacy, and other appropriate metrics, specific to each supplemental strategies region, as determined by the Director.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5303">SEC. 5303. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s1101">31 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Performance Enhancement Reform Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5303/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (b)(5) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide a description of how the performance goals are to be achieved, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the human capital, training, data and evidence, information technology, and skill sets required to meet the performance goals;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the technology modernization investments, system upgrades, staff technology skills and expertise, stakeholder input and feedback, and other resources and strategies needed and required to meet the performance goals;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">clearly defined milestones;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the organizations, program activities, regulations, policies, operational processes, and other activities that contribute to each performance goal, both within and external to the agency;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of how the agency is working with other agencies and the organizations identified in subparagraph (D) to measure and achieve its performance goals as well as relevant Federal Government performance goals; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the agency officials responsible for the achievement of each performance goal, who shall be known as goal leaders;”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5303/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation of Performance Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Performance Improvement Officer of each agency (or the functional equivalent) shall collaborate with the Chief Human Capital Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief Information Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief Data Officer (or the functional equivalent), and the Chief Financial Officer (or the functional equivalent) of that agency to prepare that portion of the annual performance plan described under subsection (b)(5) for that agency.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5304" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5304">SEC. 5304. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">APPEALS TO MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD RELATING TO FBI REPRISAL ALLEGATIONS; SALARY OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5304/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appeals to Mspb.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regulations promulgated under this section may appeal a final determination or corrective action order by the Bureau under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221.</content></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If no final determination or corrective action order has been made or issued for an allegation described in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the allegation is received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the employee described in that paragraph may seek corrective action directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5304/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Counsel Salary.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5304/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5304/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5314, by adding at the end the following new item:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel.</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5304/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5315, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board.</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5304/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5314">5 U.S.C. 5314 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The rate of pay applied under the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall begin to apply on the first day of the first pay period beginning after date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5305">SEC. 5305. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FAIRNESS FOR FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain Illnesses and Diseases Presumed to Be Work-related Cause of Disability or Death for Federal Employees in Fire Protection Activities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Presumption relating to employees in fire protection activities.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8143a the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8143b">“SEC. 8143b. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 U.S.C. 8143b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Employees in fire protection activities </heading>
                                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Employee in fire protection activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">employee in fire protection activities</quotedText>’ means an employee employed as a firefighter (including a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker who—</chapeau>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is trained in fire suppression;</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression;</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is engaged in the prevention, control, or extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations in which life, property, or the environment is at risk, including the prevention, control, suppression, or management of wildland fires; and</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">performs the activities described in subparagraph (C) as a primary responsibility of the job of the employee.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">rule</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 804.</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>’ means the Secretary of Labor.</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                        </subsection>
                                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain Illnesses and Diseased Deemed to Be Proximately Caused by Employment in Fire Protection Activities.—</heading>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For a claim under this subchapter of disability or death of an employee who has been employed for not less than 5 years in aggregate as an employee in fire protection activities, an illness or disease specified on the 
list established under paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be proximately caused by the employment of that employee, if the employee is diagnosed with that illness or disease not later than 10 years after the last activedate of employment as an employee in fire protection activities.</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of initial list.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established under this section the following list of illnesses and diseases:</chapeau>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bladder cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Brain cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Colorectal cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Esophageal cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Kidney cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Leukemias.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lung cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mesothelioma.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Multiple myeloma.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">“(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">“(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prostate cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">“(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Skin cancer (melanoma).</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">“(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A sudden cardiac event or stroke suffered while, or not later than 24 hours after, engaging in the activities described in subsection (a)(1)(C).</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">“(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Testicular cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">“(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Thyroid cancer.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additions to the list.—</heading>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and any advisory committee determined appropriate by the Secretary, periodically review the list established under paragraph (2); and</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Secretary determines that the weight of the best available scientific evidence warrants adding an illness or disease to the list established under paragraph (2), as described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, make such an addition through a rule that clearly identifies that scientific evidence.</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                    </clause>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A rule issued by the Secretary under clause (i) shall be considered to be a major rule for the purposes of chapter 8.</content>
                                                    </clause>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Basis for determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall add an illness or disease to the list established under paragraph (2) based on the weight of the best available scientific evidence that there is a significant risk to employees in fire protection activities of developing that illness or disease.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Available expertise.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining significant risk for purposes of subparagraph (B), the Secretary may accept as authoritative, and may rely upon, recommendations, risk assessments, and scientific studies (including analyses of National Firefighter Registry data pertaining to Federal firefighters) by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Toxicology Program, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.”</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                            </paragraph>
                                        </subsection>
                                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8143a the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“8143b.</designator><label> Employees in fire protection activities.”</label></referenceItem>
                                    </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 U.S.C. 8143b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to claims for compensation filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 U.S.C. 8143b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Research cooperation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretary”) shall establish a process by which an employee in fire protection activities, as defined in subsection (a) of section 8143b of title 5, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection (referred to in this subsection as an “employee in fire protection activities”) filing a claim under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this subsection, relating to an illness or disease on the list established under subsection (b)(2) of such section 8143b (referred to in this subsection as “ ‘the list”) as the list may be updated under such section 8143b, shall be informed about, and offered the opportunity to contribute to science by voluntarily enrolling in, the National Firefighter Registry or a similar research or public health initiative conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8143b">5 U.S.C. 8143b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agenda for further review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate the best available scientific evidence of the risk to an employee in fire protection activities of developing breast cancer, gynecological cancers, and rhabdomyolysis;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">add breast cancer, gynecological cancers, and rhabdomyolysis to the list, by rule in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of section 8143b of title 5, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the Secretary determines that such evidence supports that addition; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report containing—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of the Secretary after making the evaluation required under subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (B).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on federal wildland firefighters.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal wildland firefighter</quotedText>” means an individual occupying a position in the occupational series developed pursuant to section 40803(d)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(d)(1)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Secretary, shall conduct a comprehensive study on long-term health effects that Federal wildland 
firefighters who are eligible to receive compensation for work injuries under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this subsection, experience after being exposed to fires, smoke, and toxic fumes when in service.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subparagraph (B) shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the race, ethnicity, age, gender, and time of service of the Federal wildland firefighters participating in the study; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations to Congress regarding what legislative actions are needed to support the Federal wildland firefighters described in clause (i) in preventing health issues from the toxic exposure described in subparagraph (B), similar to veterans who are exposed to burn pits.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission and publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the results of the study conducted under this paragraph to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and make those results publicly available.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8152">5 U.S.C. 8152 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on affected employees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to each annual report required under section 8152 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include in the report the total number of, and demographics regarding, employees in fire protection activities with illnesses and diseases described in the list (as the list may be updated under this subsection and the amendments made by this subsection), as of the date on which that annual report is submitted, which shall be disaggregated by the specific illness or disease for the purposes of understanding the scope of the problem facing those employees; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/5/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include in the report any information with respect to employees in fire protection activities that the Secretary determines to be necessary; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/a/5/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as appropriate, make recommendations in the report for additional actions that could be taken to minimize the risk of adverse health impacts for employees in fire protection activities.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subrogation of Continuation of Pay.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subrogation of the united states.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">compensation</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">compensation already paid</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Adjustment after recover from third person.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8132 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">compensation is payable</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">compensation from the United States</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in his behalf</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on his behalf</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continuation of pay or</quotedText>” before “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"> ‘compensation paid by the United States</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the fourth sentence and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">If continuation of pay or compensation has not been paid to the beneficiary, the money or property shall be credited against continuation of pay or compensation payable to him by the United States for the same injury.</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s8121">5 U.S.C. 8121 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increase in Time-period for FECA Claimant Supply Supporting Documentation to Office of Worker’s Compensation. </heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 16 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amend section 10.121 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">30 days</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">60 days</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stA/s5305/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modify the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act manual to reflect the changes made by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLUM Act of 2022 </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5321" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5321">SEC. 5321. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s101">5 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">PLUM Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5322">SEC. 5322. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOVERNMENT POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3330f">“SEC. 3330f. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3330f">5 U.S.C. 3330f</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Government policy and supporting position data </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agency</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Executive agency, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Architect of the Capitol, the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Executive Office of the President and any component within that Office (including any successor component), including—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Council of Economic Advisors;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Council on Environmental Quality;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Security Council;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of the Vice President;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Policy Development;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Administration;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Management and Budget;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of the United States Trade Representative;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Science and Technology Policy;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">“(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the White House Office, including the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointee.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appointee</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means an individual serving in a policy and supporting position; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes an individual serving in such a position temporarily in an acting capacity in accordance with—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sections 3345 through 3349d (commonly referred to as the ‘Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998’);</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other statutory provision described in section 3347(a)(1); or</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Presidential appointment described in section 3347(a)(2).</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered website.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered website</quotedText>’ means the website established and maintained by the Director under subsection (b).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>’ means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy and supporting position.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">policy and supporting position</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means any position at an agency, as determined by the Director, that, but for this section and section 2(b)(3) of the PLUM Act of 2022, would be included in the publication entitled ‘United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions’, (commonly referred to as the ‘Plum Book’); and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may include—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a position on any level of the Executive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53, or another position with an equivalent rate of pay;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a general position (as defined in section 3132(a)(9)) in the Senior Executive service;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a position in the Senior Foreign Service;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other position classified at or above level GS-14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent) that is excepted from the competitive service by law because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Website.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the Director shall establish, and thereafter the Director shall maintain, a public website containing the following information for the President in office on the date of establishment and for each subsequent President:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each policy and supporting position in the Federal Government, including any such position that is vacant.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The name of each individual who—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is serving in a position described in paragraph (1); or</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">previously served in a position described in such paragraph under the applicable President.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Government-wide or agency-wide limitation on the total number of positions in the Senior Executive Service under section 3133 or 3134 or the total number of positions under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total number of individuals occupying such positions.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any policy and supporting position listed on the covered website, the Director shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the agency, and agency component, (including the agency and bureau code used by the Office of Management and Budget) in which the position is located;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name of the position;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name of the individual occupying the position (if any);</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the geographic location of the position, including the city, State or province, and country;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the pay system under which the position is paid;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the level, grade, or rate of pay;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term or duration of the appointment (if any);</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expiration date, in the case of a time-limited appointment;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a unique identifier for each appointee;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the position is vacant; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for any position that is vacant—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for a position for which appointment is required to be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the name of the acting official; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for other positions, the name of the official performing the duties of the vacant position.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Current Data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each agency, the Director shall indicate in the information on the covered website the date that the agency last updated the data.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall make the data on the covered website available to the public at no cost over the internet in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and machine-readable format so that the data qualifies as an open Government data asset, as defined in section 3502 of title 44.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority of Director.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agency shall provide to the Director any information that the Director determines necessary to establish and maintain the covered website, including the information uploaded under paragraph (4).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for agencies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the Director shall issue instructions to agencies with specific requirements for the provision or uploading of information required under paragraph (1), including—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specific data standards that an agency shall follow to ensure that the information is complete, accurate, and reliable;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data quality assurance methods; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeframe during which an agency shall provide or upload the information, including the timeframe described under paragraph (4).</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public accountability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall identify on the covered website any agency that has failed to provide—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the information required by the Director;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complete, accurate, and reliable information; or</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the information during the timeframe specified by the Director.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual updates.—</heading>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the covered website is established, and not less than once during each year thereafter, the head of each agency shall upload to the covered website updated information (if any) on—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the policy and supporting positions in the agency;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appointees occupying such positions in the agency; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the former appointees who served in such positions in the agency under the President then in office.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Supplement not supplant.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information provided under subparagraph (A) shall supplement, not supplant, previously provided information under that subparagraph.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Opm help desk.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall establish a central help desk, to be operated by not more than 1 full-time employee, to assist any agency with implementing this section.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may designate 1 or more agencies to participate in the development, establishment, operation, and support of the covered website. With respect to any such designation, the Director may specify the scope of the responsibilities of the agency so designated.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data standards and timing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall make available on the covered website information regarding data collection standards, quality assurance methods, and time frames for reporting data to the Director.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this section.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibility of Agencies.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provision of information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agency shall comply with the instructions and guidance issued by the Director to carry out this section, and, upon request of the Director, shall provide appropriate assistance to the Director to ensure the successful operation of the covered website in the manner and within the timeframe specified by the Director under subsection (f)(2).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ensuring completeness, accuracy, and reliability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any submission of information described in paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall include—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of how the agency ensured the information is complete, accurate, and reliable; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a certification that the information is complete, accurate, and reliable.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Verification.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Confirmation.—</heading>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On the date that is 90 days after the date on which the covered website is established, the Director, in coordination with the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, shall confirm that the information on the covered website is complete, accurate, reliable, and up-to-date.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On the date on which the Director makes a confirmation under subparagraph (A), the Director shall publish on the covered website a certification that the confirmation has been made.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority of director.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director may—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">request additional information from an agency; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use any additional information provided to the Director or the White House Office of Presidential Personnel for the purposes of verification.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public comment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall establish a process under which members of the public may provide feedback regarding the accuracy of the information on the covered website.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Archiving.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As soon as practicable after a transitional inauguration day (as defined in section 3349a), the Director, in consultation with the Archivist of the United States, shall archive the data that was compiled on the covered website for the preceding presidential administration.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall make the data described in paragraph (1) publicly available over the internet—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on, or through a link on, the covered website;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at no cost; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and machine-readable format.”</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3330f.</designator><label> Government policy and supporting position data.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s3330f">5 U.S.C. 3330f note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the terms “agency”, “covered website”, “Director”, and “policy and supporting position” have the meanings given those terms in section 3330f of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gao review and report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director establishes the covered website, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of, and issue a briefing or report on, the implementation of this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the quality of data required to be collected and whether the data is complete, accurate, timely, and reliable;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any challenges experienced by agencies in implementing this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any suggestions or modifications to enhance compliance with this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, including best practices for agencies to follow.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset of plum book.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on January 1, 2026—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the covered website shall serve as the public directory for policy and supporting positions in the Government; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the publication entitled “United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions”, commonly referred to as the “Plum Book”, shall no longer be issued or published.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIII/stB/s5322/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle using amounts otherwise available to the Director.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LIV">TITLE LIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">21ST CENTURY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5401.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5402.</designator><label> Reauthorization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5403.</designator><label> Effective date.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIV/s5401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5401">SEC. 5401. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3001">29 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">21st Century Assistive Technology Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIV/s5402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5402">SEC. 5402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REAUTHORIZATION. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“SEC. 1. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act may be cited as the ‘<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistive Technology Act of 1998</shortTitle>’.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents of this Act is as follows:<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 1.</designator><label> Short title; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 2.</designator><label> Purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 3.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 4.</designator><label> Grants for State assistive technology programs.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 5.</designator><label> Grants for protection and advocacy services related to assistive technology.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 6.</designator><label> Technical assistance and data collection support.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 7.</designator><label> Projects of national significance.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 8.</designator><label> Administrative provisions.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 9.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations; reservations and distribution of funds.</label></referenceItem></toc></content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“SEC. 2. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PURPOSES </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The purposes of this Act are to—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support State efforts to improve the provision of assistive technology to individuals with disabilities of all ages, including underrepresented populations, through comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance that are designed to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the availability of, funding for, access to, provision of, and education about assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the ability of individuals with disabilities to secure and maintain possession of assistive technology devices as such individuals make the transition between services offered by educational or human service agencies or between settings of daily living (for example, between home and work);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the capacity of public agencies and private entities to provide and pay for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services on a statewide basis for individuals with disabilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the involvement of individuals with disabilities and, if appropriate, their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, in decisions related to the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase and promote coordination among and between State and local agencies and private entities (such as managed care providers), that are involved in carrying out activities under this Act;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the awareness and facilitate the change of laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures that facilitate the availability or provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase awareness and knowledge of the benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services among targeted individuals and entities and the general population; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide States and protection and advocacy systems with financial assistance that supports programs designed to maximize the ability of individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives to obtain assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“SEC. 3. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“In this Act:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Adult service program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">adult service program</term>’ means a program that provides services to, or is otherwise substantially involved with the major life functions of, individuals with disabilities. Such term includes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a program providing residential, supportive, or employment-related services, to individuals with disabilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a program carried out by a center for independent living, such as a center described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a program carried out by an employment support agency connected to adult vocational rehabilitation, such as a one-stop partner, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a program carried out by another organization or vender licensed or registered by the designated State agency, as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">American indian consortium.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">American Indian consortium</term>’ means an entity that is an American Indian Consortium (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)), and that is established to provide protection and advocacy services for purposes of receiving funding under subtitle C of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistive technology.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">assistive technology</term>’ means technology designed to be utilized in an assistive technology device or assistive technology service.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistive technology device.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">assistive technology device</term>’ means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistive technology service.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">assistive technology service</term>’ means any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. Such term includes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the evaluation of the assistive technology needs of an individual with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the impact of the provision of appropriate assistive technology devices and services to the individual in the customary environment of the individual;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a service consisting of purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by individuals with disabilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a service consisting of selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or donating assistive technology devices;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordination and use of necessary therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as therapies, interventions, or services associated with education and rehabilitation plans and programs;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">instruction or technical assistance for an individual with a disability or, where appropriate, the family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of such an individual;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">instruction or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education and rehabilitation services and entities that manufacture or sell assistive technology devices), employers, providers of employment and training services, or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of individuals with disabilities; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a service consisting of expanding the availability of access to technology, including electronic and information technology, to individuals with disabilities.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Capacity building and advocacy activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">capacity building and advocacy activities</term>’ means efforts that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">result in laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, or organizational structures that promote consumer-responsive programs or entities; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitate and increase access to, provision of, and funding for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, in order to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve greater independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion within the community and the workforce.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance</term>’ means a consumer-responsive program of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is implemented by a State;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is equally available to all individuals with disabilities residing in the State, regardless of their type of disability, age, income level, or location of residence in the State, or the type of assistive technology device or assistive technology service required; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporates all the activities described in section 4(e) (unless excluded pursuant to section 4(e)(5)).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consumer-responsive.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">consumer-responsive</term>’—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with regard to policies, means that the policies are consistent with the principles of—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">respect for individual dignity, personal responsibility, self-determination, and pursuit of meaningful careers, based on informed choice, of individuals with disabilities;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">respect for the privacy, rights, and equal access (including the use of accessible formats) of such individuals;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inclusion, integration, and full participation of such individuals in society;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support for the involvement in decisions of a family member, a guardian, an advocate, or an authorized representative, if an individual with a disability requests, desires, or needs such involvement; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support for individual and systems advocacy and community involvement; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to an entity, program, or activity, means that the entity, program, or activity—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is easily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities and, when appropriate, their family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">responds to the needs of individuals with disabilities in a timely and appropriate manner; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitates the full and meaningful participation of individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, in—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">decisions relating to the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to such individuals; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">decisions related to the maintenance, improvement, and evaluation of the comprehensive 
statewide program of technology-related assistance, including decisions that affect capacity building and advocacy activities.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disability</term>’ has the meaning given the term under section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Individual with a disability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">individual with a disability</term>’ means any individual—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who has a disability; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who is or would be enabled by an assistive technology device or an assistive technology service to minimize deterioration in functioning, to maintain a level of functioning, or to achieve a greater level of functioning in any major life activity.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Institution of higher education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), and includes a community college receiving funding under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection and advocacy services.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">protection and advocacy services</term>’ means services that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are described in subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.), the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.), or section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist individuals with disabilities with respect to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</term>’ means each of the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outlying areas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 4(b):</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outlying area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">outlying area</term>’ means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</term>’ does not include the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State assistive technology program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State assistive technology program</term>’ means a program authorized under section 4.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Targeted individuals and entities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">targeted individuals and entities</term>’ means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">underrepresented populations;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals who work for public or private entities (including centers for independent living described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.), insurers, or managed care providers) that have contact with, or provide services to, individuals with disabilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">educators and related services personnel, including personnel in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools, and in vocational and early intervention programs;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technology experts (including web designers and procurement officials);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">health, allied health, and rehabilitation professionals, and employees of hospitals, skilled nursing, intermediate care, and assisted living facilities (including discharge planners);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">employers, especially small business employers, and providers of employment and training services;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entities that manufacture or sell assistive technology devices;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">entities that carry out community programs designed to develop essential community services in rural and urban areas; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other appropriate individuals and entities, including public and private entities involved in housing and transportation, as determined for a State by the State.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">“(17) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Underrepresented population.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">underrepresented population</term>’ means a population that is typically underrepresented in service provision, and includes populations such as individuals who have low-incidence disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, low income individuals, homeless individuals (including children and youth), children in foster care, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals living in institutions seeking to transition to the community from institutional settings, youth with disabilities aging into adulthood, older individuals, or individuals living in rural areas.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">“(18) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Universal design.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">universal design</term>’ means a concept or philosophy for designing and delivering products and services that are usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities, which include products and services that are directly accessible (without requiring assistive technologies) and products and services that are interoperable with assistive technologies.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“SEC. 4. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GRANTS FOR STATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grants to States.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (b) to States to maintain a comprehensive statewide program of assistive technology-related assistance described in subsection (e) through State assistive technology programs that are designed to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maximize the ability of individuals with disabilities across the human lifespan and across the wide array of disabilities, and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, to obtain assistive technology; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase access to assistive technology.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount of Financial Assistance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">From funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a grant to each State, and outlying area, that meets the requirements of this section from an allotment determined in accordance with paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Calculation of state grants.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Base year.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall allot to each State and outlying area for a fiscal year an amount that is not less than the amount the State or outlying area received under the grants provided under section 4 of this Act (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act) for fiscal year 2022.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ratable reduction.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If funds made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year are insufficient to make the allotments required for each State and outlying area under subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce the allotments for such fiscal year.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, after the Secretary makes the reductions described in clause (i), additional funds become available to carry out this section for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably increase the allotments, until the Secretary has allotted the entire base year amount under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriation higher than base year amount.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For a fiscal year for which the amount of funds made available to carry out this section is greater than the base year amount under subparagraph (A) and no greater than $40,000,000, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the allotments described in subparagraph (A);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">from a portion of the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clause (i), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an equal amount; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 50 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States,</content>
                                        </subclause><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text">until each State has received an allotment of not less than $410,000 under clause (i) and this clause; and </continuation>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">from the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clause (ii), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 80 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 80 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 20 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an equal amount.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriation higher than threshold amount.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For a fiscal year for which the amount of funds 
made available to carry out this section is $40,000,000 or greater, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the allotments described in subparagraph (A);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from the funds remaining after the allotment described in clause (i), allot to each outlying area an amount of such funds until each outlying area has received an allotment of exactly $150,000 under clause (i) and this clause;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">from a portion of the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clauses (i) and (ii), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an equal amount; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 50 percent of the portion, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 50 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States,</content>
                                        </subclause><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text">until each State has received an allotment of not less than $450,000 under clause (i) and this clause; and </continuation>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">from the remainder of the funds after the Secretary makes the allotments described in clause (iii), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 80 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such 80 percent as the population of the State bears to the population of all States; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from 20 percent of the remainder, allot to each State an equal amount.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts made available for a fiscal year under this section shall be available for the fiscal year and the year following the fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lead Agency, Implementing Entity, and Advisory Council.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lead agency and implementing entity.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lead agency.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Governor of a State shall designate a public agency as a lead agency—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to control and administer the funds made available through the grant awarded to the State under this section; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to submit the application described in subsection (d) on behalf of the State, to ensure conformance with Federal and State accounting requirements.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duties of the lead agency shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preparing the application described in subsection (d) and carrying out State activities described in that application, including making programmatic and resource allocation decisions necessary to implement the comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating the activities of the comprehensive statewide program of technology-
related assistance among public and private entities, including coordinating efforts related to entering into interagency agreements and maintaining and evaluating the program; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating efforts, in a way that acknowledges the demographic characteristics of individuals, related to the active, timely, and meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, and other appropriate individuals, with respect to activities carried out through the grant.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementing entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Governor may designate an agency, office, or other entity to carry out State activities under this section (referred to in this section as the ‘implementing entity’), if such implementing entity is different from the lead agency. The implementing entity shall carry out responsibilities under this Act through a subcontract or another administrative agreement with the lead agency.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Change in agency or entity.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On obtaining the approval of the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Governor may redesignate the lead agency of a State, if the Governor shows to the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B), good cause why the agency designated as the lead agency should not serve as that agency; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Governor may redesignate the implementing entity of a State, if the Governor shows to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B), good cause why the entity designated as the implementing entity should not serve as that entity.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the Governor of a State to change the lead agency or implementing entity of the State to an agency other than the lead agency or implementing entity of such State as of the date of enactment of the ‘21st Century Assistive Technology Act’.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advisory council.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There shall be established an advisory council to provide consumer-responsive, consumer-driven advice to the State for planning, implementation, and evaluation of the activities carried out through the grant, including setting the measurable goals described in subsection (d)(3)(C).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition and representation.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The advisory council shall be composed of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals with disabilities who use assistive technology or the family members or guardians of the individuals;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative of the designated State agency, as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative of the designated State agency for individuals who are blind or that provides assistance or services to adults who are blind (within the meaning of section 101 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 721)), if such agency is separate from the agency described in subclause (II);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative of a State center for independent living described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.), or the Statewide Independent Living Council established under section 705 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796d);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative of the State workforce development board established under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative of the State educational agency, as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">“(VII) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative of an alternative financing program for assistive technology if—</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">there is an alternative financing program for assistive technology in the State;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such program is separate from the State assistive technology program supported under subsection (e)(2); and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the program described in item (aa) is operated by a nonprofit entity;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VIII">“(VIII) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative of 1 or more of—</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the designated State agency for purposes of section 124 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15024);</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State agency designated under section 305(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1)), or an organization that receives assistance under such Act (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an organization representing disabled veterans;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service designated under section 151(a) of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15061(a));</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State protection and advocacy system established in accordance with section 143 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15043); or</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State Council on Developmental Disabilities established under section 125 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15025); and</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IX">“(IX) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">representatives of other State agencies, public agencies, or private organizations, as determined by the State.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Majority.—</heading>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 51 percent of the members of the advisory council shall be members appointed under clause (i)(I), a majority of whom shall be individuals with disabilities.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Representatives of agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members appointed under subclauses (II) through (IX) of clause (i) shall not count toward the majority membership requirement established in subclause (I).</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Representation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The advisory council shall be geographically representative of the State and reflect the diversity of the State with respect to race, ethnicity, age, and types of disabilities, and users of types of services that an individual with a disability may receive, including home and community-based services (as defined in section 9817(a)(2) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (42 U.S.C. 1396d note)), vocational rehabilitation services (as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705)), and services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the advisory council shall receive no compensation for their service on the advisory council, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties for the advisory council.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Impact on existing statutes, rules, or policies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect State statutes, rules, or official policies relating to advisory bodies for State assistive technology programs or require changes to governing bodies of incorporated agencies that carry out State assistive technology programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lead agency and implementing entity.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The application shall contain—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information identifying and describing the lead agency referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information identifying and describing the implementing entity referred to in subsection (c)(1)(B), if the Governor of the State designates such an entity; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of how individuals with disabilities were involved in the development of the application and will be involved in the implementation of the activities to be carried out through the grant and through the advisory council established in accordance with subsection (c)(2).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Change in lead agency or implementing entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any case where—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Governor requests to redesignate a lead agency, the Governor shall include in, or amend, the application to request the redesignation and provide a written description of the rationale for the requested change; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Governor requests to redesignate an implementing entity, the Governor shall include in, or amend, the application to request the redesignation and provide a written description of the rationale for the requested change.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The application under this subsection shall include a State plan for assistive technology consisting of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of how the State will carry out a comprehensive statewide program that provides assistive technology activities described in subsection (e) (unless excluded by the State pursuant to subsection (e)(5));</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of how the State will allocate and utilize grant funds to implement the activities described in subparagraph (A), including describing proposed budget allocations and planned procedures for tracking expenditures for the activities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">measurable goals, and a timeline for meeting the goals, that the State has set for addressing the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities in the State related to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">education, including goals involving the provision of assistive technology to individuals with disabilities who receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">employment, including goals involving the State vocational rehabilitation program carried out under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">access to teleassistive technology to aid in the access of health care services, including mental health and substance use disorder services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible information and communication technology instruction for individuals with disabilities receiving assistive technology under this section; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">community living;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information describing how the State will quantifiably measure the goals, in a manner consistent with the data submitted through the progress reports under subsection (f), to determine whether the goals have been achieved; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any activities described in subsection (e) that the State will support with State or other non-Federal funds.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Involvement of public and private entities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The application shall describe how various public and private entities, including individuals with disabilities and their families, were involved in the development of the application, including the measurable goals and timeline described in paragraph (3)(C) and the description of how the goals will be quantifiably measured described in paragraph (3)(D), and will be involved in the implementation of the activities to be carried out through the grant, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in cases determined to be appropriate by the State, a description of the nature and extent of resources that will be committed by public and private partners to assist in accomplishing identified goals; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the mechanisms established to ensure coordination of activities and collaboration between the implementing entity, if any, and the State.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assurances.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The application shall include assurances that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State will annually collect data related to the required activities implemented by the State under this section in order to prepare the progress reports required under subsection (f);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">funds received through the grant—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will be expended in accordance with this section; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will be used to supplement, and not supplant, funds available from other sources for technology-related assistance, including the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the lead agency will control and administer the funds received through the grant;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State will adopt such fiscal control and accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement of and accounting for the funds received through the grant;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the physical facility of the lead agency and implementing entity, if any, meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) regarding accessibility for individuals with disabilities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a public agency or an individual with a disability holds title to any property purchased with funds received under the grant and administers that property;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities carried out in the State that are authorized under this Act, and supported by Federal funds received under this Act, will comply with the standards established by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State will—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prepare reports to the Secretary in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require to carry out the Secretary’s functions under this Act; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">keep such records and allow access to such records as the Secretary may require to ensure the 
correctness and verification of information provided to the Secretary under this subparagraph.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Funds.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Required activities.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and paragraph (5), any State that receives a grant under this section shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use a portion of not more than 40 percent of the funds made available through the grant to carry out all activities described in paragraph (3), of which not less than 5 percent of such portion shall be available for activities described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use a portion of the funds made available through the grant to carry out all of the activities described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State or other non-federal financial support.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A State receiving a grant under this section shall not be required to use grant funds to carry out the category of activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) in that State if, for such category of activities, financial support is provided in that State—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from State or other non-Federal resources or entities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in an amount that is comparable to, or greater than, the amount of the portion of the funds made available through the grant that the State would have expended for such category of activities, in the absence of this subparagraph.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State-level activities.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State financing activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall support State financing activities to increase access to, and funding for, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services (which shall not include direct payment for such a device or service for an individual with a disability but may include support and administration of a program to provide such payment), including development of systems to provide and pay for such devices and services, for targeted individuals and entities described in section 3(16)(A), including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support for the development of systems for the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of, or payment for, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">another mechanism that is approved by the Secretary; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">support for the development of a State-financed or privately financed alternative financing program engaged in the provision of assistive technology devices, such as—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a low-interest loan fund;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an interest buy-down program;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a revolving loan fund; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a loan guarantee or insurance program.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Device reutilization programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public or private entities, carry out assistive technology device reutilization 
programs that provide for the exchange, repair, recycling, or other reutilization of assistive technology devices, which may include redistribution through device sales, loans, rentals, or donations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Device loan programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public or private entities, carry out device loan programs that provide short-term loans of assistive technology devices to individuals, employers, public agencies, or others seeking to meet the needs of targeted individuals and entities, including others seeking to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Device demonstrations.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public and private entities, such as one-stop partners, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102), demonstrate a variety of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services (including assisting individuals in making informed choices regarding, and providing experiences with, the devices and services), using personnel who are familiar with such devices and services and their applications.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comprehensive information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall directly, or through referrals, provide to individuals, to the extent practicable, comprehensive information about State and local assistive technology venders, providers, and repair services.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State leadership activities.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Educational activities and technical assistance.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall, directly or through the provision of support to public or private entities with demonstrated expertise in collaborating with public or private agencies that serve individuals with disabilities, develop and disseminate training materials, conduct educational activities, and provide technical assistance, for individuals statewide, including representatives of State and local educational agencies, State vocational rehabilitation programs, other State and local agencies, early intervention programs, adult service programs, hospitals and other health care facilities, institutions of higher education, and businesses.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out activities under clause (i), the State shall carry out activities that enhance the knowledge, skills, and competencies of individuals from local settings described in such clause, which may include—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">raising awareness and providing instruction on the benefits of assistive technology and the Federal, State, and private funding sources available to assist targeted individuals and entities in acquiring assistive technology;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">skills development in assessing the need for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">instruction to ensure the appropriate application and use of assistive technology devices, assistive technology services, and accessible information and communication technology for e-government functions;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">instruction in the importance of multiple approaches to assessment and implementation necessary to meet the individualized needs of individuals with disabilities; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical instruction on integrating assistive technology into the development and implementation of service plans, including any education, health, discharge, Olmstead, employment, or other plan required under Federal or State law.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition assistance to individuals with disabilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall (directly or through the provision of support to public or private entities) develop and disseminate educational materials, conduct educational activities, facilitate access to assistive technology, and provide technical assistance, to assist—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">students with disabilities, within the meaning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), that receive transition services; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adults who are individuals with disabilities maintaining or transitioning to community living.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public-awareness activities.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall conduct public-awareness activities designed to provide information to targeted individuals and entities relating to the availability, benefits, appropriateness, and costs of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of procedures for providing direct communication between providers of assistive technology and targeted individuals and entities, which may include partnerships with entities in the statewide and local workforce development systems established under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), State vocational rehabilitation programs, public and private employers, centers for independent living described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.), Aging and Disability Resource Centers (as defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)), or elementary schools and secondary schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801));</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development and dissemination, to targeted individuals and entities, of information about State efforts related to assistive technology; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the distribution of materials to appropriate public and private agencies that provide social, medical, educational, employment, housing, and transportation services to individuals with disabilities.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statewide information and referral system.—</heading>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public or private entities (including nonprofit organizations), provide for the continuation and enhancement of a statewide information and referral system designed to meet the needs of targeted individuals and entities.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Content.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The system shall deliver information on assistive technology devices, assistive technology services (with specific data regarding provider availability within the State), and the availability of resources, including funding through public and private sources, to obtain assistive technology devices and assistive technology services. The system shall also deliver information on the benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services with respect to enhancing the capacity of individuals with disabilities to perform activities of daily living.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination and collaboration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State shall coordinate activities described in paragraph (2) and this paragraph, among public and private entities that are responsible for policies, procedures, or funding for the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to improve access to such devices and services in the State.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding rules.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds made available through a grant to a State under this section shall not be used for direct payment for an assistive technology device for an individual with a disability.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal partner collaboration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to coordinate efforts regarding the availability of funding to access and acquire assistive technology through device demonstration, loan, reuse, and State financing activities, a State receiving a grant under this section shall ensure that the lead agency or implementing entity is conducting outreach to and, as appropriate, collaborating with, other State agencies that receive Federal funding for assistive technology, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State educational agency receiving assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State vocational rehabilitation agency receiving assistance under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State agency receiving assistance under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other agency in a State that funds assistive technology.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indirect costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 10 percent of the funds made available through a grant to a State under this section may be used for indirect costs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State flexibility.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) and subject to subparagraph (B), a State may use funds that the State receives under a grant awarded under this section to carry out any 2 or more of the activities described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special rule.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A), any State that exercises its authority under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall carry out each of the required activities described in paragraph (3); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall use not more than 30 percent of the funds made available through the grant to carry out such activities.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistive technology device disposition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding other equipment disposition policy under Federal law, an assistive technology device purchased to be used in activities authorized under this section may be reutilized to the maximum extent possible and then donated to a public agency, private nonprofit agency, or individual with a disability in need of such device.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Progress Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data collection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each State receiving a grant under this section shall participate in data collection as required by law, including data collection required for preparation of the reports described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual progress report on the activities carried out by the State in accordance with subsection (e), including activities funded by State or other non-Federal sources under subsection (e)(1)(B) at such time, and in such manner, as the Secretary may require.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report shall include data collected pursuant to this section. The report shall document, with respect to activities carried out under this section in the State—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of State financing activities described in subsection (e)(2)(A) used by the State;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount and type of assistance given to consumers of the State financing activities described in subsection (e)(2)(A) (which shall be classified by type of assistive technology device or assistive technology service financed through the State financing activities, and geographic distribution within the State), including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of applications for assistance received;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of applications—</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approved;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">denied; or</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">withdrawn;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number, percentage, and dollar amount of defaults for the financing activities;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the range and average interest rate for the financing activities;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the range and average income of approved applicants for the financing activities; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types and dollar amounts of assistive technology financed;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number, type, and length of time of loans of assistive technology devices provided to individuals with disabilities, employers, public agencies, or public accommodations through the device loan program described in subsection (e)(2)(C), and an analysis of the types of such devices provided through the program, and how each device benefitted the individual who received such device;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number, type, estimated value, and scope of assistive technology devices exchanged, repaired, recycled, or reutilized (including redistributed through device sales, loans, rentals, or donations) through the device reutilization program described in subsection (e)(2)(B), and an analysis of the individuals with disabilities who have benefited from the device reutilization program;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and type of device demonstrations and referrals provided under subsection (e)(2)(D), and an analysis of individuals with disabilities who have benefited from the demonstrations and referrals;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi)</num><subclause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and general characteristics of individuals who participated in educational activities under subsection (e)(3)(A) (such as individuals with disabilities, parents, educators, employers, providers of employment services, health care workers, counselors, other service providers, or venders) and the topics of such educational activities; and</content></subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable, the geographic distribution of individuals who participated in the educational activities;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the frequency of provision and nature of technical assistance provided to State and local agencies and other entities;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of individuals assisted through the statewide information and referral system described in subsection (e)(3)(B)(ii) and descriptions of the public awareness activities under subsection (e)(3)(B);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the outcomes of any improvement initiatives carried out by the State as a result of activities funded under this section, including a description of any written policies, practices, and procedures that the State has developed and implemented regarding access to, 
provision of, and funding for, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services, in the contexts of education, health care, employment, community living, and accessible information and communication technology, including e-government;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">“(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the source of leveraged funding or other contributed resources, including resources provided through subcontracts or other collaborative resource-sharing agreements, from and with public and private entities to carry out State activities described in subsection (e)(3)(C), the number of individuals served with the contributed resources for which information is not reported under clauses (i) through (ix) or clause (xi), and other outcomes accomplished as a result of such activities carried out with the contributed resources; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the level of customer satisfaction with the services provided.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“SEC. 5. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grants.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make grants under subsection (b) to protection and advocacy systems in each State for the purpose of enabling such systems to assist in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General authorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In providing the assistance described under paragraph (1), protection and advocacy systems shall have the same general authorities as the systems are afforded under subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reservation; Distribution.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reservation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve, from the amounts made available to carry out this section under section 9(b)(2)(B), such sums as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (4).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Population basis.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year that remain after the reservation required under paragraph (1) has been made, the Secretary shall make a grant to a protection and advocacy system within each State in an amount bearing the same ratio to the remaining amounts as the population of the State bears to the population of all States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimums.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations and paragraph (5), the amount of a grant to a protection and advocacy system under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a protection and advocacy system located in American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, not be less than $30,000; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a protection and advocacy system located in a State not described in subparagraph (A), not be less than $50,000.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment to the system serving the american indian consortium.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make grants to the protection and advocacy system serving the American Indian consortium to provide services in accordance with this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount of grants.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of a grant under subparagraph (A) shall be the same as the amount provided under paragraph (3)(A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Adjustments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each fiscal year for which the total amount appropriated under section 9(b)(2)(B) to carry out this section is $8,000,000 or more and such appropriated amount exceeds the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase each of the minimum grant amounts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) and paragraph (4)(B) by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the total amount appropriated under section 9 to carry out this section for the preceding fiscal year and such total amount for the fiscal year for which the determination is being made.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Direct Payment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall pay directly to any protection and advocacy system that complies with this section, the total amount of the grant made for such system under this section, unless the system provides otherwise for payment of the grant amount.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Carryover; Program Income.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Carryover.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any amount paid to a protection and advocacy system for a fiscal year under this section that remains unobligated at the end of such fiscal year shall remain available to such system for obligation during the subsequent fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program income.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Program income generated from any amount paid to a protection and advocacy system for a fiscal year shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remain available to the protection and advocacy system for 5 additional fiscal years after the year in which such amount was paid to the protection and advocacy system and be considered an addition to the grant; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">only be used to improve the awareness of individuals with disabilities about the accessibility of assistive technology and assist such individuals in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or assistive technology services.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Secretary.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A protection and advocacy system that receives a grant under this section shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that contains documentation of the progress of the protection and advocacy system in—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting consumer-responsive activities, including activities that will lead to increased access for individuals with disabilities to funding for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engaging in informal advocacy to assist in securing assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engaging in formal representation for individuals with disabilities to secure systems change, and in advocacy activities 
to secure assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and implementing strategies to enhance the long-term abilities of individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives to advocate the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to which the individuals with disabilities are entitled under law other than this Act;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating activities with protection and advocacy services funded through sources other than this Act, and coordinating activities with the capacity building and advocacy activities carried out by the lead agency; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effectively allocating funds made available under this section to improve the awareness of individuals with disabilities about the accessibility of assistive technology and assist such individuals in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or assistive technology services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and Updates to State Agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A protection and advocacy system that receives a grant under this section shall prepare and submit to the lead agency of the State designated under section 4(c)(1) the report described in subsection (e) and quarterly updates concerning the activities described in such subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On making a grant under this section to a protection and advocacy system in a State, the Secretary shall solicit and consider the opinions of the lead agency of the State with respect to efforts at coordination of activities, collaboration, and promoting outcomes between the lead agency and the protection and advocacy system that receives the grant under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“SEC. 6. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DATA COLLECTION SUPPORT </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualified data collection and reporting entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified data collection and reporting entity</quotedText>’ means an entity with demonstrated expertise in data collection and reporting as described in section 4(f)(2)(B), in order to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide recipients of grants under this Act with instruction and technical assistance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist such recipients with data collection and data requirements.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider</quotedText>’ means an entity that has experience in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">working with protection and advocacy systems established in accordance with section 143 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15043); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing technical assistance to protection and advocacy agencies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualified technical assistance provider.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified technical assistance provider</quotedText>’ means an entity with demonstrated expertise in assistive technology and that has (directly or through grant or contract)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">experience and expertise in administering programs, including developing, implementing, and administering all of the activities described in section 4(e); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">documented experience in and knowledge about—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assistive technology device loan and demonstration;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assistive technology device reuse;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">financial loans and microlending, including the activities of alternative financing programs for assistive technology; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State leadership activities.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Assistance and Data Collection Support Authorized.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for assistive technology educational activities and technical assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">From amounts made available under section 9(b)(1), the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to qualified technical assistance providers to support activities described in subsection (d)(1) for States receiving grants under section 4; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance providers to support activities described in subsection (d)(1) for protection and advocacy systems receiving grants under section 5.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for data collection and reporting assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">From amounts made available under section 9(b)(1), the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to qualified data collection and reporting entities, to enable the qualified data collection and reporting entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(2) for States receiving grants under section 4; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance providers, to enable the providers to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(2) for protection and advocacy systems receiving grants under section 5.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing the following information:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the activities such entity will carry out with the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (d).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the expertise such entity has to carry out such activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of an entity applying to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1), a description of such entity’s plan for complying with the requirements described in subsection (d)(1)(B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of such entity’s plan to comply with all relevant State and Federal laws, regulations, and policies with respect to data privacy and security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information as the Secretary may require.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Input.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall consider the input of the recipients of grants under sections 4 and 5 and other individuals the Secretary determines to be appropriate, especially—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals with disabilities who use assistive technology and understand the barriers to the acquisition of such technology and assistive technology services;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives of such individuals;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant employees from Federal departments and agencies, other than the Department of Health and Human Services;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">representatives of businesses; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">venders and public and private researchers and developers.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized Activities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of funds for assistive technology technical assistance.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical assistance efforts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A qualified technical assistance provider or qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1) shall support a technical assistance program for States or protection and advocacy systems receiving a grant under section 4 or 5, respectively, that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">addresses State-specific information requests concerning assistive technology from entities funded under this Act and public entities not funded under this Act, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effective approaches to Federal-State coordination of programs for individuals with disabilities related to improving funding for or access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">model State and local laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that facilitate, and overcome barriers to, funding for, and access to, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effective approaches to developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining activities described in section 4 or 5, as the case may be, and related to improving acquisition and access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities, and requests for assistance in developing corrective action plans;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">policies, practices, procedures, regulations, or judicial decisions related to access to and acquisition of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effective approaches to the development of consumer-controlled systems that increase access to, funding for, and awareness of, assistive 
technology devices and assistive technology services; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other requests for information and technical assistance from entities funded under this Act; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a program that will serve States receiving grants under section 4—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assists targeted individuals and entities by disseminating information and responding to requests relating to assistive technology by providing referrals to recipients of grants under section 4 or other public or private resources; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides State-specific, regional, and national technical assistance concerning assistive technology to entities funded under this Act, and public and private entities not funded under this Act, including—</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">annually providing a forum for exchanging information concerning, and promoting program and policy improvements in, required activities of the State assistive technology programs;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating onsite and electronic information sharing using state-of-the-art internet technologies such as real-time online discussions, multipoint video conferencing, and web-based audio or video broadcasts, on emerging topics that affect State assistive technology programs;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">convening experts from State assistive technology programs to discuss and make recommendations with regard to national emerging issues of importance to individuals with assistive technology needs;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sharing best practice and evidence-based practices among State assistive technology programs;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing or maintaining an accessible, national, and public website that includes information, tools, and resources on assistive technology devices and assistive technology services and links to State assistive technology programs, appropriate Federal departments and agencies, and private resources;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing a resource that connects individuals from a State with the State assistive technology program in their State;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="gg">“(gg) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing access to experts in the State-level activities described in section 4(e)(2) through site visits, teleconferences, and other means, to ensure access to information for entities that are carrying out new programs or programs that are not making progress in achieving the objectives of the programs; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="hh">“(hh) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting and coordinating activities designed to reduce the financial costs of purchasing assistive technology for the activities described in section 4(e), and reducing duplication of activities among State assistive technology programs.</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collaboration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing and providing technical assistance under this paragraph, a qualified technical assistance provider or qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1) shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate with—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">organizations representing individuals with disabilities;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">national organizations representing State assistive technology programs;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">organizations representing State officials and agencies engaged in the delivery of assistive technology;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance providers and qualified technical assistance providers;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providers of State financing activities, including alternative financing programs for assistive technology;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providers of device loans, device demonstrations, and device reutilization; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other organizations determined appropriate by the provider or the Secretary; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a qualified technical assistance provider, include activities identified as priorities by State advisory councils and lead agencies and implementing entities for grants under section 4.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of funds for assistive technology data collection and reporting assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A qualified data collection and reporting entity or a qualified protection and advocacy system technical assistance provider receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(2) shall assist States or protection and advocacy systems receiving a grant under section 4 or 5, respectively, to develop and implement effective and accessible data collection and reporting systems that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">focus on quantitative and qualitative data elements;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">help measure the impact of the activities to individuals who need assistive technology;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of systems that will serve States receiving grants under section 4—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">measure the outcomes of all activities described in section 4(e) and the progress of the States toward achieving the measurable goals described in section 4(d)(3)(C); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide States with the necessary information required under this Act or by the Secretary for reports described in section 4(f)(2); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are in full compliance with all relevant State and Federal laws, regulations, and policies with respect to data privacy and security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“SEC. 7. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Project of National Significance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">project of national significance</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means a project that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increases access to, and acquisition of, assistive technology; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">creates opportunities for individuals with disabilities to directly and fully contribute to, and participate in, all facets of education, employment, community living, and recreational activities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and expand partnerships between State Medicaid agencies and recipients of grants under section 4 to reutilize durable medical equipment;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase collaboration between the recipients of grants under section 4 and States receiving grants under the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration under section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase collaboration between recipients of grants under section 4 and area agencies on aging, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002), which may include collaboration on emergency preparedness, safety equipment, or assistive technology toolkits;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide aid to assist youth with disabilities to transition from school to adult life, especially in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">finding employment and postsecondary education opportunities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upgrading and changing any assistive technology devices that may be needed as a youth matures;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase access to and acquisition of assistive technology addressing the needs of aging individuals and aging caregivers in the community;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase effective and efficient use of assistive technology as part of early intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth to age 3;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase awareness of and access to the Disability Funds-Financial Assistance funding provided by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund that supports acquisition of assistive technology; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase awareness of and access to assistive technology, such as through models described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of section 4(e)(2)(A)(iii) and other Federally funded disability programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects Authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If funds are available pursuant to section 9(c) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may award, on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to public or private nonprofit entities to enable the entities to carry out projects of national significance.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A public or private nonprofit entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing a description 
of the project of national significance the entity proposes to carry out under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Award Preference.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each grant award period, the Secretary may give preference for 1 or more categories of projects of national significance described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of subsection (a)(2).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimum Funding Level Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may only award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section if the amount made available under section 9 to carry out sections 4, 5, and 6 is equal to or greater than $49,000,000.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“SEC. 8. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Administration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘Administrator’) shall be responsible for the administration of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collaboration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall consult with the Office of Special Education Programs of the Department of Education, the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education, the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the Department of Labor, and other appropriate Federal entities in the administration of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In administering this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that programs funded under this Act will address—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the needs of individuals with all types of disabilities and across the lifespan; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of assistive technology in all potential environments, including employment, education, and community living.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding limitations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each fiscal year, not more than ½ of 1 percent of the total funding appropriated for this Act shall be used by the Administrator to support the administration of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of Participating Entities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall assess the extent to which entities that receive grants under this Act are complying with the applicable requirements of this Act and achieving measurable goals that are consistent with the requirements of the grant programs under which the entities received the grants.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provision of information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To assist the Secretary in carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section, the Secretary may require States to provide relevant information, including the information required under subsection (d).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Corrective Action and Sanctions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Corrective action.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines that an entity that receives a grant under this Act fails to substantially comply with the applicable requirements of this Act, or to make substantial progress toward achieving the measurable goals described in subsection (b)(1) with respect to the grant program, the Secretary shall assist the entity, through technical assistance funded under section 6 or other means,  
within 90 days after such determination, to develop a corrective action plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sanctions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the entity fails to develop and comply with a corrective action plan described in paragraph (1) during a fiscal year, the entity shall be subject to 1 of the following corrective actions selected by the Secretary:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Partial or complete termination of funding under the grant program, until the entity develops and complies with such a plan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ineligibility to participate in the grant program in the following fiscal year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reduction in the amount of funding that may be used for indirect costs under section 4 for the following fiscal year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Required redesignation of the lead agency designated under section 4(c)(1) or an entity responsible for administering the grant program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appeals procedures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish appeals procedures for entities that are determined to be in noncompliance with the applicable requirements of this Act, or have not made substantial progress toward achieving the measurable goals described in subsection (b)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretarial action.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the annual report required under subsection (d), the Secretary shall describe each such action taken under paragraph (1) or (2) and the outcomes of each such action.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after taking an action under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall notify the public, by posting on an easily accessible portion of the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, notification of each action taken by the Secretary under paragraph (1) or (2). As a part of such notification, the Secretary shall describe each such action taken under paragraph (1) or (2) and the outcomes of each such action.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report to Congress.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report on the activities funded under this Act to improve the access of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to individuals with disabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report described in paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a compilation and summary of the information provided by the States in annual progress reports submitted under section 4(f); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the State applications described in section 4(d) and an analysis of the progress of the States in meeting the measurable goals established in State applications under section 4(d)(3)(C).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the enforcement authority of the Secretary, another Federal officer, or a court under any other applicable law.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect on Other Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act may not be construed as authorizing a Federal or State agency to reduce medical  
or other assistance available, or to alter eligibility for a benefit or service, under any other Federal law.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“SEC. 9. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3008">29 U.S.C. 3008</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$44,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$45,980,000 for fiscal year 2024;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$48,049,100 for fiscal year 2025;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$50,211,310 for fiscal year 2026; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$52,470,819 for fiscal year 2027.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reservations and Distribution of Funds.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (c), for each fiscal year for which funds are made available under subsection (a) to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reserve an amount equal to 3 percent of the funds made available for each such fiscal year to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 6(b); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">from the amounts remaining after making the reservation under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use 85.5 percent of such amounts to carry out section 4; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use 14.5 percent of such amounts to carry out section 5.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limit for Projects of National Significance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any fiscal year for which the amount made available under subsection (a) exceeds $49,000,000 the Secretary may—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">reserve for section 7, an amount of such available funds that does not exceed the lesser of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the excess amount made available; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,000,000; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the reservation under paragraph (1) before carrying out subsection (b).”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIV/s5403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5403">SEC. 5403. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s3001">29 U.S.C. 3001 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EFFECTIVE DATE. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on the day that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LV">TITLE LV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LV—</designator><label>FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5501.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 1—</designator><label>Implementation of an Enhanced Defense Partnership Between the United States and Taiwan</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5502.</designator><label> Modernizing Taiwan’s security capabilities to deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5503.</designator><label> Increase in annual regional contingency stockpile additions and support for Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5504.</designator><label> International military education and training cooperation with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5505.</designator><label> Additional authorities to support Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5506.</designator><label> Multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5507.</designator><label> Fast-tracking sales to Taiwan under Foreign Military Sales program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5508.</designator><label> Arms exports delivery solutions for Taiwan and United States allies in the Indo-Pacific.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5509.</designator><label> Assessment of Taiwan’s needs for civilian defense and resilience.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5510.</designator><label> Annual report on Taiwan defensive military capabilities and intelligence support.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5511.</designator><label> Findings and statement of policy.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5512.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 2—</designator><label>Countering People’s Republic of China’s Coercion and Influence Campaigns</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5513.</designator><label> Strategy to respond to influence and information operations targeting Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5514.</designator><label> Task force to counter economic coercion by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5515.</designator><label> China censorship monitor and action group.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 3—</designator><label>Inclusion of Taiwan in International Organizations</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5516.</designator><label> Findings.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5517.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international community.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5518.</designator><label> Strategy to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5519.</designator><label> Meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 4—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5520.</designator><label> Report on Taiwan Travel Act.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5521.</designator><label> Amendments to the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (Taipei) Act of 2019.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5522.</designator><label> Report on role of People’s Republic of China’s nuclear threat in escalation dynamics.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5523.</designator><label> Report analyzing the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the objectives of the People’s Republic of China with respect to Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5524.</designator><label> Expanding United States-Taiwan development cooperation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5525.</designator><label> Sense of congress on expanding United States economic relations with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 5—</designator><label>Supporting United States Educational and Exchange Programs With Taiwan</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5526.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5527.</designator><label> Findings.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5528.</designator><label> Purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5529.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5530.</designator><label> Taiwan Fellowship Program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5531.</designator><label> Reports and audits.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5532.</designator><label> Taiwan fellows on detail from government service.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5533.</designator><label> Funding.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5534.</designator><label> Study and report.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5535.</designator><label> Supporting United States educational and exchange programs with Taiwan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 6—</designator><label>United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5536.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5537.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5538.</designator><label> Study on an infectious disease monitoring center.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 7—</designator><label>Rules of Construction</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5539.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5540.</designator><label> Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5541.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5542.</designator><label> Sense of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5543.</designator><label> Facilitating economic and commercial ties.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5544.</designator><label> Promoting inclusive economic development.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5545.</designator><label> Combating illicit economies, corruption, and negative foreign influence.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5546.</designator><label> Strengthening democratic governance.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5547.</designator><label> Fostering conservation and stewardship.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5548.</designator><label> Authorization to transfer excess Coast Guard vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5549.</designator><label> Reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5550.</designator><label> Sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>FENTANYL Results Act</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5551.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5552.</designator><label> Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5553.</designator><label> Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5554.</designator><label> Exchange program on demand reduction matters relating to illicit use of covered synthetic drugs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5555.</designator><label> Amendments to international narcotics control program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5556.</designator><label> Sense of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5557.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5558.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>International Pandemic Preparedness</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5559.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5560.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5561.</designator><label> Enhancing the United States’ international response to pandemics.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5562.</designator><label> International pandemic prevention and preparedness.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5563.</designator><label> Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5564.</designator><label> General provisions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5565.</designator><label> Sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5566.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Burma Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5567.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5568.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 1—</designator><label>Matters Relating to the Conflict in Burma</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5569.</designator><label> Statement of policy.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 2—</designator><label>Sanctions and Policy Coordination With Respect to Burma</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5570.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5571.</designator><label> Imposition of sanctions with respect to human rights abuses and perpetration of a coup in Burma.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5572.</designator><label> Sanctions and policy coordination for Burma.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5573.</designator><label> Support for greater United Nations action with respect to Burma.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5574.</designator><label> Sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 3—</designator><label>Authorizations of Appropriations for Assistance for Burma</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5575.</designator><label> General authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5576.</designator><label> Limitations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5577.</designator><label> Appropriate congressional committees defined.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 4—</designator><label>Efforts Against Human Rights Abuses</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5578.</designator><label> Authorization to provide technical assistance for efforts against human rights abuses.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="part" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Part 5—</designator><label>Sanctions Exception Relating to Importation of Goods</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5579.</designator><label> Sanctions exception relating to importation of goods.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Promotion of Freedom of Information and Countering of Censorship and Surveillance in North Korea</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5580.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5581.</designator><label> Findings; sense of Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5582.</designator><label> Statement of policy.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5583.</designator><label> United States strategy to combat North Korea’s repressive information environment.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5584.</designator><label> Promoting freedom of information and countering censorship and surveillance in North Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5585.</designator><label> Congressional notification for rewards paid using cryptocurrencies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5586.</designator><label> Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5587.</designator><label> Reauthorization of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5588.</designator><label> Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5589.</designator><label> Extension and modification of certain export controls.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5590.</designator><label> Imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of gold to or from Russia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5591.</designator><label> Renegotiation of Compacts of Free Association.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5592.</designator><label> Secretary of State assistance for prisoners in Islamic Republic of Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5593.</designator><label> Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Reports</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5594.</designator><label> Modification to peacekeeping operations report.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5595.</designator><label> Report on Indo-Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5596.</designator><label> Report on humanitarian situation and food security in Lebanon.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5597.</designator><label> Statement of policy and report on engaging with Niger.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5598.</designator><label> Report on bilateral security and law enforcement cooperation with Mexico.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599.</designator><label> Report on Chinese support to Russia with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599A.</designator><label> Feasibility study on United States support for and participation in the international counterterrorism academy in Côte d’Ivoire.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599B.</designator><label> Consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle I—</designator><label>Sense of Congress Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599C.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding the status of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599D.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding Israel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599E.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599F.</designator><label> Condemning detention and indictment of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5599G.</designator><label> Sense of Congress regarding development of nuclear weapons by Iran.</label></referenceItem>
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                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/s5501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5501">SEC. 5501. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 U.S.C. 3351 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">PART 1—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5502">SEC. 5502. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 U.S.C. 3351</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODERNIZING TAIWAN’S SECURITY CAPABILITIES TO DETER AND, IF NECESSARY, DEFEAT AGGRESSION BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Taiwan Security Programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall use the authorities under this section to strengthen the United States-Taiwan defense relationship, and to support the acceleration of the modernization of Taiwan’s defense capabilities, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the purposes otherwise authorized for Foreign Military Financing programs under the Arms Export  
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), a purpose of the Foreign Military Financing Program should be to provide assistance, including equipment, training, and other support, to build the civilian and defensive military capabilities of Taiwan—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to accelerate the modernization of capabilities that will enable Taiwan to delay, degrade, and deny attempts by People’s Liberation Army forces—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to conduct coercive or grey zone activities;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to blockade Taiwan; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to secure a lodgment on any islands administered by Taiwan and expand or otherwise use such lodgment to seize control of a population center or other key territory in Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to prevent the People’s Republic of China from decapitating, seizing control of, or otherwise neutralizing or rendering ineffective Taiwan’s civilian and defense leadership.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional Contingency Stockpile.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (h), not more than $100,000,000 may be used during each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2032 to maintain a stockpile (if established pursuant to section 5503(b)), in accordance with section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Funds.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual spending plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a plan to the appropriate congressional committees describing how amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (h), if made available, would be used to achieve the purpose described in subsection (c).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (h) are authorized to be made available after the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, certifies not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and not less than annually to the appropriate committees of Congress that Taiwan has increased its defense spending relative to Taiwan’s defense spending in its prior fiscal year, which includes support for an asymmetric strategy, excepting accounts in Taiwan’s defense budget related to personnel expenditures, (other than military training and education and any funding related to the All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State may waive the certification requirement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that for any given year—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Taiwan is unable to increase its defense spending relative to its defense spending in its prior fiscal year due to severe hardship; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making available the amounts authorized under subparagraph (A) is in the national interests of the United States.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Remaining funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (h) that are not obligated and expended during such fiscal year shall be 
added to the amount that may be used for Foreign Military Financing to Taiwan in the subsequent fiscal year.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report on Advancing the Defense of Taiwan.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concurrently with the first certification required under subsection (e)(2), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes steps taken to enhance the United States-Taiwan defense relationship and Taiwan’s modernization of its defense capabilities.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to be included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the commitment of Taiwan to implement a military strategy that will deter and, if necessary, defeat military aggression by the People’s Republic of China, including the steps that Taiwan has taken and the steps that Taiwan has not taken towards such implementation;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the efforts of Taiwan to acquire and employ within its forces counterintervention capabilities, including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">long-range precision fires;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrated air and missile defense systems;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anti-ship cruise missiles;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">land-attack cruise missiles;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coastal defense;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anti-armor;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">undersea warfare, including manned and unmanned systems;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">survivable swarming maritime assets;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">manned and unmanned aerial systems;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mining and countermining capabilities;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/xi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/xii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xii">(xii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">command and control systems;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/xiii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xiii">(xiii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">defensive cybersecurity capabilities; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/B/xiv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xiv">(xiv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other defense capabilities that the United States determines, including jointly with Taiwan, are crucial to the defense of Taiwan, consistent with the joint consultative mechanism with Taiwan created pursuant to section 5506;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the balance between conventional and counter intervention capabilities in the defense force of Taiwan as of the date on which the report is submitted;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of steps taken by Taiwan to enhance the overall readiness of its defense forces, including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which Taiwan is requiring and providing regular and relevant training to such forces;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which such training is realistic to the security environment that Taiwan faces; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sufficiency of the financial and budgetary resources Taiwan is putting toward readiness of such forces;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of steps taken by Taiwan to ensure that the Taiwan’s reserve forces and All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency can recruit, train, equip, and mobilize its forces;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the severity of manpower shortages in the military of Taiwan, including in the reserve forces;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact of such shortages in the event of a conflict scenario; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/F/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts made by Taiwan to address such shortages;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to boost its civilian defenses, including any informational campaigns to raise awareness among the population of Taiwan of the risks Taiwan faces;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to secure its critical infrastructure, including in transportation, telecommunications networks, satellite communications, and energy;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to enhance its cybersecurity, including the security and survivability of official civilian and military networks;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the efforts made by Taiwan to improve the image and prestige of its defense forces among the population of Taiwan;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of any significant gaps in any of the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (J) with respect to which the United States assesses that additional action is needed;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of cooperative efforts between the United States and Taiwan on the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (K); </content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any challenge in Taiwan to—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/M/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (J); or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/M/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States support or engagement with regard to such matters;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of actions taken to establish or expand a comprehensive training program with Taiwan pursuant to section 5504; </content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of actions taken to establish a joint consultative mechanism with appropriate officials of Taiwan, and the multi-year plan to provide for the acquisition of appropriate defensive capabilities by Taiwan, pursuant to section 5506 ; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/2/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the list compiled pursuant to section 5507(a), and a description of actions taken pursuant to sections 5507(b) and 5507(c).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subsequent reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concurrently with subsequent certifications required under subsection (e)(2), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit updates to the initial report required under paragraph (1) that provides a description of changes and developments that occurred in the prior year.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reports required under paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sharing of summary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly share any unclassified portions of the reports, pursuant to paragraph (4), with Taiwan, as appropriate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign Military Financing Loan and Loan Guarantee Authority.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Direct loans.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), during fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Secretary of State is authorized to make direct loans available for Taiwan pursuant to section 23 of such Act.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum obligations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gross obligations for the principal amounts of loans authorized under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $2,000,000,000.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Source of funds.—</heading>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subparagraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cost</quotedText>”—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/C/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the meaning given such term in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5));</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/C/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include the cost of modifying a loan authorized under subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/C/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may include the costs of selling, reducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or to any agency of the United States.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (g) may be made available to pay for the cost of loans authorized under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fees authorized.—</heading>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Government of the United States may charge processing and origination fees for a loan made pursuant to subparagraph (A), not to exceed the cost to the Government of making such loan, which shall be collected from borrowers through a financing account (as defined in section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a(7)).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on fee payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts made available under any appropriations Act for any fiscal year may not be used to pay any fees associated with a loan authorized under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repayment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be repaid not later than 12 years after the loan is received by the borrower, including a grace period of not more than 1 year on repayment of principal.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interest.—</heading>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763(c)(1)), interest for loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be charged at a rate determined by the Secretary of State, except that such rate may not be less than the prevailing interest rate on marketable Treasury securities of similar maturity.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/1/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of loan amounts used to pay interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts made available under this paragraph for interest costs shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of any statutory limitation on assistance to a country.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Loan guarantees.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (g) may be made available for the costs of loan guarantees for Taiwan under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2764) for Taiwan to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of commercial loans and total loan principal, any part of which may be guaranteed, not to exceed $2,000,000,000.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum amounts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A loan guarantee authorized under subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not guarantee a loan that exceeds $2,000,000,000; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not exceed 80 percent of the loan principal with respect to any single borrower.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subordination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any loan guaranteed pursuant to subparagraph (A) may not be subordinated to—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">another debt contracted by the borrower; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other claims against the borrower in the case of default.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repayment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Repayment in United States dollars of any loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be required not later than 12 years after the loan agreement is signed.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2764), the Government of the United States may charge processing and origination fees for a loan guarantee authorized under subparagraph (A), not to exceed the cost to the Government of such loan guarantee, which shall be collected from borrowers, or from third parties on behalf of such borrowers, through a financing account (as defined in section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a(7)).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatments of loan guarantees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of loan guarantees authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of any statutory limitation on assistance to a country.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection may not be expended without prior notification of the appropriate committees of Congress.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for Foreign Military Financing, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for Taiwan Foreign Military Finance grant assistance up to $2,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training and education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State should use not less than $2,000,000 per fiscal year for one or more blanket order Foreign Military Financing training programs related to the defense needs of Taiwan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Direct commercial contracting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State may use amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) for the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement in taiwan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Foreign Military Financing and made available for Taiwan, not more than 15 percent of the amount made available for each fiscal year may be available for the procurement by Taiwan in Taiwan of defense articles and defense services, including research and development, as agreed by the United States and Taiwan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5502/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance may not be provided under this section after September 30, 2032.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5503">SEC. 5503. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASE IN ANNUAL REGIONAL CONTINGENCY STOCKPILE ADDITIONS AND SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$200,000,000</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$500,000,000 for any of the fiscal years 2023, 2024, or 2025.</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3352">22 U.S.C. 3352</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President may establish a regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan that consists of munitions and other appropriate defense articles.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of Taiwan Among Other Allies Eligible for Defense Articles.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 514(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2321h(c)(2)), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Taiwan,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Thailand,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 516(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to Taiwan,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major non-NATO allies on such southern and southeastern flank,</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 years, the President shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the status of a regional contingency stockpile established under subsection (b).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In subsection (d), the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5503/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5504">SEC. 5504. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3353">22 U.S.C. 3353</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall establish or expand a comprehensive training program with Taiwan designed to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance interoperability and capabilities for joint operations between the United States and Taiwan;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance rapport and deepen partnership between the militaries of the United States and Taiwan, and foster understanding of the United States among individuals in Taiwan;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve Taiwan’s defense capabilities; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">train future leaders of Taiwan, promote professional military education, civilian control of the military, and protection of human rights.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The training program required by subsection (a) should prioritize relevant and realistic training, including as necessary joint United States-Taiwan contingency tabletop exercises, war games, full-scale military exercises, and an enduring rotational United States military presence that assists Taiwan in maintaining force readiness and utilizing United States defense articles and services transferred from the United States to Taiwan.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5504/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Participation of Taiwan in the International Military Education and Training Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State is authorized to provide training and education to relevant entities in Taiwan through the International Military Education and Training program authorized under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq).</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5505" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5505">SEC. 5505. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES TO SUPPORT TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5505/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Drawdown Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to amounts already specified in this section, the President may direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, of an aggregate value of not to exceed $1,000,000,000 per fiscal year, to be provided to Taiwan.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5505/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emergency Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In addition to the aggregate value of $25,000,000 authorized in paragraph (2) of the preceding sentence, the President may direct the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government for the purposes of providing necessary and immediate assistance to Taiwan of a value not to exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year.</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5505/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3354">22 U.S.C. 3354</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Special Defense Acquisition Fund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall seek to utilize the Special Defense Acquisition Fund established under chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.) to expedite the procurement and delivery of defense articles and defense services for the purpose of assisting and supporting the armed forces of Taiwan.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5506">SEC. 5506. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3355">22 U.S.C. 3355</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MULTI-YEAR PLAN TO FULFILL DEFENSIVE REQUIREMENTS OF MILITARY FORCES OF TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Multi-year Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall engage for the purposes of establishing a joint consultative mechanism with appropriate officials of Taiwan to develop and implement a multi-year plan to provide for the acquisition of appropriate defensive capabilities by Taiwan and to engage with Taiwan in a series of combined training, exercises, and planning activities consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the defensive military capability gaps and capacity shortfalls of Taiwan that are required to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow Taiwan to respond effectively to aggression by the People’s Liberation Army or other actors from the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advance a strategy of denial, reduce the threat of conflict, thwart an invasion, and mitigate other risks to the United States and Taiwan.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the relative priority assigned by appropriate departments and agencies of Taiwan to include its military to address such capability gaps and capacity shortfalls.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the annual resources committed by Taiwan to address such capability gaps and capacity shortfalls.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description and justification of the relative importance of overcoming each identified capability gap and capacity shortfall for deterring, delaying, or defeating military aggression by the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls that could be addressed in a sufficient and timely manner by Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls that are unlikely to be addressed in a sufficient and timely manner solely by Taiwan.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls described in paragraph (5)(B) that could be addressed in a sufficient and timely manner by—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Foreign Military Financing, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial Sales programs of the Department of State;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of Defense security assistance authorized by chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department of State training and education programs authorized by chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/6/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provision of excess defense articles pursuant to the requirements of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/6/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other authority available to the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of United States or Taiwan engagement with other countries that could assist in addressing in a sufficient and timely manner the capability gaps and capacity shortfalls identified pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of opportunities to build interoperability, combined readiness, joint planning capability, and shared situational awareness between the United States, Taiwan, and other foreign partners and allies, as appropriate, through combined training, exercises, and planning events, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">table-top exercises and wargames that allow operational commands to improve joint and combined planning for contingencies involving a well-equipped adversary in a counter-intervention campaign;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">joint and combined exercises that test the feasibility of counter-intervention strategies, develop interoperability across services, and develop the lethality and survivability of combined forces against a well-equipped adversary;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/8/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">logistics exercises that test the feasibility of expeditionary logistics in an extended campaign with a well-equipped adversary;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/8/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">service-to-service exercise programs that build functional mission skills for addressing challenges posed by a well-equipped adversary in a counter-intervention campaign; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/8/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other combined training, exercises, or planning with Taiwan’s military forces that the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State consider relevant.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of options for the United States to use, to the maximum extent practicable, existing authorities or programs to expedite military assistance to Taiwan in the event of a crisis or conflict, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of defense articles of the United States that may be transferred to Taiwan during a crisis or conflict;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of authorities that may be used to provide expedited military assistance to Taiwan during a crisis or conflict;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/9/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of methods that could be used to deliver such assistance to Taiwan during a crisis or conflict, including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/9/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility of employing such methods in different scenarios; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/9/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for improving the ability of the Armed Forces to deliver such assistance to Taiwan; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/b/9/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of any challenges in providing such assistance to Taiwan in the event of a crisis or conflict and recommendations for addressing such challenges.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5506/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recurrence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The joint consultative mechanism required in subsection (a) shall convene on a recurring basis and not less than annually.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5507">SEC. 5507. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3356">22 U.S.C. 3356</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FAST-TRACKING SALES TO TAIWAN UNDER FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROGRAM. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preclearance of Certain Foreign Military Sales Items.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, and in conjunction with coordinating entities such as the National Disclosure Policy Committee, the Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior Steering Group, and other appropriate entities, shall compile a list of available and emerging military platforms, technologies, and equipment that are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to Taiwan through the Foreign Military Sales program.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rules of construction.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of items.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be construed as limiting the type, timing, or quantity of items that may be requested by, or sold to, Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notifications required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act may be construed to supersede congressional notification requirements under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et. seq.).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritized Processing of Foreign Military Sales Requests From Taiwan.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize and expedite the processing of requests from Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program, and may not delay the processing of requests for bundling purposes.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement under paragraph (1) shall continue until the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the threat to Taiwan has significantly abated.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5507/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interagency Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update interagency policies and implementation guidance related to Foreign Military Sales requests from Taiwan, including incorporating the preclearance provisions of this section.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5508">SEC. 5508. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARMS EXPORTS DELIVERY SOLUTIONS FOR TAIWAN AND UNITED STATES ALLIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter for a period of 5 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall transmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report with respect to the transfer of all defense articles or defense services that have yet to be completed pursuant to the authorities provided by—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 3, 21, or 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753, 2761, or 2776); or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (b) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of all approved transfers of defense articles and services authorized by Congress pursuant to sections 25 and 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2765, 2776) with a total value of $25,000,000 or more, to Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, or New Zealand, that have not been fully delivered by the start of the fiscal year in which the report is being submitted.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated start and end dates of delivery for each approved and incomplete transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1), including additional details and dates for any transfers that involve multiple tranches of deliveries.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each approved and incomplete transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1), a detailed description of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any changes in the delivery dates of defense articles or services relative to the dates anticipated at the time of congressional approval of the transfer, including specific reasons for any delays related to the United States Government, defense suppliers, or a foreign partner;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility and advisability of providing the partner subject to such delayed delivery with an interim capability or solution, including drawing from United States stocks, and the mechanisms under consideration for doing so as well as any challenges to implementing such a capability or solution;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">authorities, appropriations, or waiver requests that Congress could provide to improve delivery timelines or authorize the provision of interim capabilities or solutions identified pursuant to subparagraph (B); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of which countries are ahead of Taiwan for delivery of each item listed pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of ongoing interagency efforts to support attainment of operational capability of the corresponding defense articles and services once delivered, including advance training with United States or armed forces of partner countries on the systems to be received. The description of any such training shall also include an identification of the training implementer.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1) has been terminated prior to the date of the submission of the report for any reason—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the case information for such transfer, including the date of congressional notification, delivery date of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), final signature of the LOA, and information pertaining to delays in delivering LOAs for signature;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the reasons for which the transfer is no longer in effect; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact this termination will have on the intended end-user and the consequent implications for regional security, including the impact on deterrence of military action by countries hostile to the United States, the military balance in the Taiwan Strait, and other factors.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A separate description of the actions the United States is taking to expedite and prioritize deliveries of defense articles and services to Taiwan, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of what actions the Department of State and the Department of Defense have taken or are planning to take to prioritize Taiwan’s Foreign Military Sales cases;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current procedures or mechanisms for determining that a Foreign Military Sales case for Taiwan should be prioritized above a sale to another country of the same or similar item; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the United States intends to divert defense articles from United States stocks to provide an interim capability or solution with respect to any delayed deliveries to Taiwan and the plan, if applicable, to replenish any such diverted stocks.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of other actions already undertaken by or currently under consideration by the Department of State and the Department of Defense to improve delivery timelines for the transfers listed pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5508/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5509">SEC. 5509. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF TAIWAN’S NEEDS FOR CIVILIAN DEFENSE AND RESILIENCE. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a written assessment, with a classified annex, of Taiwan’s needs in the areas of civilian defense and resilience to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analyze the potential role of Taiwan’s public and civilian assets in defending against various scenarios for foreign militaries to coerce or conduct military aggression against Taiwan;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">carefully analyze Taiwan’s needs for enhancing its defensive capabilities through the support of civilians and civilian sectors, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">greater utilization of Taiwan’s high tech labor force;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the creation of clear structures and logistics support for civilian defense role allocation;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruitment and skills training for Taiwan’s defense and civilian sectors; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other defense needs and considerations at the provincial, city, and neighborhood levels;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analyze Taiwan’s needs for enhancing resiliency among its people and in key economic sectors;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify opportunities for Taiwan to enhance communications at all levels to strengthen trust and understanding between the military, other government departments, civilian agencies and the general public, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communications infrastructure necessary to ensure reliable communications in response to a conflict or crisis; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to effectively communicate to the general public in response to a conflict or crisis;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the areas and means through which the United States could provide training, exercises, and assistance at all levels to support the needs discovered through the assessment and fill any critical gaps where capacity falls short of such needs; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">review existing United States Government and non-United States Government programmatic and funding modalities that are meant to support Taiwan’s civilian defense professionals in pursuing professional development, educational, and cultural exchanges in the United States, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities through Department of State-supported programs, such as the International Visitor Leaders Program;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities offered through non-governmental institutions, such as think tanks, to the extent the review can practicably make such an assessment;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the frequency that civilian defense professionals from Taiwan pursue or are selected for the programs reviewed in subparagraph (A);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of any funding, policy, administrative, or other barriers preventing greater participation from Taiwan’s civilian defense professionals in the opportunities identified in subparagraph (A);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the value expanding the opportunities reviewed in subparagraph (A) would offer for strengthening Taiwan’s existing civilian defense community, and for increasing the perceived value of the field for young professionals in Taiwan;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of options the United States Government could take individually, with partners in Taiwan, or with foreign governments or non-governmental partners, to expand the opportunities reviewed in subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/b/6/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of additional resources and authorities that may be required to execute the options described in subparagraph (E).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5509/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sharing of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment required by subsection (a) shall be shared with appropriate officials of Taiwan to facilitate cooperation, as appropriate.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5510" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5510">SEC. 5510. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON TAIWAN DEFENSIVE MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1248 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1988) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1248">“SEC. 1248. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON TAIWAN CAPABILITIES AND INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall jointly perform an annual assessment, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3302(c)), of security matters related to Taiwan, including intelligence matters, Taiwan’s defensive military capabilities, and how defensive shortcomings or vulnerabilities of Taiwan could be mitigated through cooperation, modernization, or integration. At a minimum, the assessment shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An intelligence assessment regarding—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conventional military and nuclear threats to Taiwan from the People’s Republic of China, including exercises, patrols, and presence intended to intimidate or coerce Taiwan; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">irregular warfare activities, including influence operations, conducted by the People’s Republic of China to interfere in or undermine the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The current military capabilities of Taiwan and the ability of Taiwan to defend itself from external conventional and irregular military threats across a range of scenarios.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The interoperability of current and future defensive capabilities of Taiwan with the military capabilities of the United States and its allies and partners.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plans, tactics, techniques, and procedures underpinning an effective defense strategy for Taiwan, including how addressing identified capability gaps and capacity shortfalls will improve the effectiveness of such strategy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of additional personnel, resources, and authorities in Taiwan or in the United States that may be required to meet any shortcomings in the development of Taiwan’s military capabilities identified pursuant to this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to materiel capabilities and capacities the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State jointly assess to be most effective in deterring, defeating, or delaying military aggression by the People’s Republic of China, a prioritized 
list of capability gaps and capacity shortfalls of the military forces of Taiwan, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any United States, Taiwan, or ally or partner country defense production timeline challenge related to potential materiel and solutions to such capability gaps;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the associated investment costs of enabling expanded production for items currently at maximum production;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the associated investment costs of, or mitigation strategies for, enabling export for items currently not exportable; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing stocks of such capabilities in the United States and ally and partner countries;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility and advisability of procuring solutions to such gaps and shortfalls through United States allies and partners, including through co-development or co-production;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility and advisability of assisting Taiwan in the domestic production of solutions to capability gaps, including through—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the transfer of intellectual property; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">co-development or co-production arrangements;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated costs, expressed in a range of options, of procuring sufficient capabilities and capacities to address such gaps and shortfalls;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the relative priority assigned by appropriate officials of Taiwan to each such gap and shortfall; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed explanation of the extent to which Taiwan is prioritizing the development, production, or fielding of solutions to such gaps and shortfalls within its overall defense budget.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The applicability of Department of State and Department of Defense authorities for improving the defensive military capabilities of Taiwan in a manner consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any security assistance provided or Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales activity with Taiwan over the past year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each engagement between the United States and Taiwan personnel related to planning over the past year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each to training and exercises—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each such instance over the past year;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of how each such instance—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sought to achieve greater interoperability, improved readiness, joint planning capability, and shared situational awareness between the United States and Taiwan, or among the United States, Taiwan, and other countries;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">familiarized the militaries of the United States and Taiwan with each other; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improved Taiwan’s defense capabilities.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the areas and means through which the United States is assisting and supporting training, exercises, and assistance to support Taiwan’s requirements related to civilian defense and resilience, and how the United States is seeking to assist Taiwan in addressing any critical gaps where capacity falls short of meeting such requirements, including those elements identified in the assessment required by section 5502(f) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the implications of current levels of pre-positioned war reserve materiel on the ability of the United States to respond to a crisis or conflict involving Taiwan with respect to—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing military or non-military aid to Taiwan; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sustaining military installations and other infrastructure of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the current intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of Taiwan, including any existing gaps in such capabilities and investments in such capabilities by Taiwan since the preceding report.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of changes to pre-positioned war reserve materiel of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region since the preceding report.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly develop a plan for assisting Taiwan in improving its defensive military capabilities and addressing vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations, if any, for new Department of State or Department of Defense authorities, or modifications to existing Department of State or Department of Defense authorities, necessary to improve the defensive military capabilities of Taiwan in a manner consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of opportunities for key leader and subject matter expert engagement between Department personnel and military and civilian counterparts in Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of challenges and opportunities for leveraging authorities, resources, and capabilities outside the Department of Defense and the Department of State to improve the defensive capabilities of Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report on the results of the assessment required by subsection (a);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan required by subsection (b); and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report on—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of efforts to develop and implement the joint multi-year plan required under section 5506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for the acquisition of appropriate defensive military capabilities by Taiwan and to engage with Taiwan in a series of combined training and planning activities consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matters the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense consider necessary.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reports required by subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5511">SEC. 5511. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3357">22 U.S.C. 3357</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific has been a central element of United States foreign policy toward the region.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), especially since the election of Tsai Ing-Wen in 2016, has conducted a coordinated campaign to weaken Taiwan diplomatically, economically, and militarily in a manner that threatens to erode United States policy and create a fait accompli on questions surrounding Taiwan’s future.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To secure United States interests and preserve the ability of the people of Taiwan to determine their own future, it is necessary to reinforce Taiwan’s diplomatic, economic, and territorial space.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintain the position that peace and stability in the Western Pacific are in the political, security, and economic interests of the United States, and are matters of international concern; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5511/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work with allies and partners to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and deter military acts or other forms of coercive behavior that would undermine regional stability.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5512">SEC. 5512. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 U.S.C. 3351 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN DEFENSE RELATIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. et seq.) and the Six Assurances provided by the United States to Taiwan in July 1982 are the foundation for United States-Taiwan relations;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means, and that any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, is of grave concern to the United States;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the increasingly coercive and aggressive behavior of the People’s Republic of China toward Taiwan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful resolution of the future of Taiwan;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan should be maintained;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States should continue to support the development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, including by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting acquisition by Taiwan of defense articles and services through foreign military sales, direct commercial sales, and industrial cooperation, with an emphasis on capabilities that support an asymmetric strategy;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring timely review of and response to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and services;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting practical training and military exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, as described in the Taiwan Relations Act;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">exchanges between defense officials and officers of the United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and functional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115-135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the purposes of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing cooperation on defense planning;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving the interoperability of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving the reserve force of Taiwan;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cooperating with Taiwan to improve its ability to employ military capabilities in asymmetric ways, as described in the Taiwan Relations Act; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/5/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expanding cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt1/s5512/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States should increase its support to a free and open society in the face of aggressive efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to curtail or influence the free exercise of rights and democratic franchise.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">PART 2—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COUNTERING PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S COERCION AND INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5513">SEC. 5513. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3361">22 U.S.C. 3361</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO INFLUENCE AND INFORMATION OPERATIONS TARGETING TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop and implement a strategy to respond to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">covert, coercive, and corrupting activities carried out to advance the Chinese Communist Party’s “United Front” work related to Taiwan, including activities directed, coordinated, 
or otherwise supported by the United Front Work Department or its subordinate or affiliated entities; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information and disinformation campaigns, cyber attacks, and nontraditional propaganda measures supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party that are directed toward persons or entities in Taiwan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include descriptions of—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the proposed response to propaganda and disinformation campaigns by the People’s Republic of China and cyber-intrusions targeting Taiwan, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assistance in building the capacity of Taiwan’s public and private-sector entities to document and expose propaganda and disinformation supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or affiliated entities;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assistance to enhance Taiwan’s ability to develop a holistic strategy to respond to sharp power operations, including election interference; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">media training for Taiwan officials and other Taiwan entities targeted by disinformation campaigns;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the proposed response to political influence operations that includes an assessment of the extent of influence exerted by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Taiwan on local political parties, financial institutions, media organizations, and other entities;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support for exchanges and other technical assistance to strengthen the Taiwan legal system’s ability to respond to sharp power operations; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5513/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">programs carried out by the Global Engagement Center to expose misinformation and disinformation in the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5514">SEC. 5514. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3362">22 U.S.C. 3362</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TASK FORCE TO COUNTER ECONOMIC COERCION BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) increasing use of economic coercion against foreign governments, companies, organizations, other entities, and individuals requires that the United States devise a comprehensive, effective, and multilateral response;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the private sector is a crucial partner in helping the United States Government respond to the PRC’s coercive economic practices and hold the PRC accountable;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improved engagement and communication with the private sector, including receiving information from the United States private sector about the PRC’s coercive economic practices would help the United States Government and private sector stakeholders conduct early assessments of potential pressure points and vulnerabilities; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">PRC coercive economic practices create pressures for the private sector to behave in ways antithetical to United States national interests and competitiveness.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Task Force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish an interagency task force to be known as the “Countering  
Economic Coercion Task Force” (referred to in this section as the “Task Force”).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee the development and implementation of an integrated United States Government strategy to respond to People’s Republic of China (PRC) coercive economic practices, which shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">systematically monitoring and evaluating—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs of such practices on United States businesses and overall United States economic performance;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">instances in which such practices taken against a non-PRC entity has benefitted other parties; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/A/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impacts such practices have had on United States national interests; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating coordination among Federal departments and agencies when responding to such practices as well as proactively deterring such economic coercion, including by clarifying the roles for Federal departments and agencies identified in subsection (d) in implementing the strategy; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">forming policy recommendations for the implementation of relevant United States authorities to respond to instances of PRC coercive economic practices;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with United States allies and partners on the feasibility and desirability of collectively identifying, assessing, and responding to PRC coercive economic practices, as well as actions that could be taken to expand coordination with the goal of ensuring a consistent, coherent, and collective response to such practices and establishing long-term deterrence of such practices;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effectively engage the United States private sector, particularly sectors, groups, or other entities that are susceptible to such PRC coercive economic practices, on concerns related to such practices; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and implement a process for regularly sharing relevant information, including classified information to the extent appropriate and practicable, on such PRC coercive economic practices with United States allies, partners, and the private sector.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out its duties under this subsection, the Task Force should regularly consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Relevant stakeholders in the private sector.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal departments and agencies that are not represented on the Task Force.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States allies and partners.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appoint the chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Security Council;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Economic Council; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine the Federal departments and agencies that will serve on the task force, and direct the head of those 
agencies to appoint personnel at the level of Assistant Secretary or above to participate in the Task Force.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following elements:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive review of the array of economic tools the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) employs or could employ in the future to coerce other governments and non-PRC companies (including United States companies) including the Government of the PRC’s continued efforts to codify informal practices into its domestic law.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required by subsection (c)(1)(A).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An interagency definition of PRC coercive economic practices that captures both—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of informal or extralegal PRC coercive economic practices; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the inappropriate use of economic tools, including those authorized under the laws and regulations of the PRC.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive review of the array of tools the United States Government employs or could employ to respond to economic coercion against the government, companies, and other entities of the United States or its allies and partners.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of unilateral or multilateral—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preemptive practices to defend or deter against PRC coercive economic practices; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions taken in response to the Government of the PRC’s general use of coercive economic practices, including the imposition of costs on the PRC.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of United States allies and partners key vulnerabilities to PRC coercive economic practices.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of gaps in existing resources or capabilities for United States Government departments and agencies to respond effectively to PRC coercive economic practices directed at United States entities and assist United States allies and partners in their responses to PRC coercive economic practices.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the circumstances under which the PRC employs different types of economic coercion and against what kinds of targets.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of United States and international rules and norms as well as any treaty obligations the PRC has stretched, circumvented, or broken through its economically coercive practices and the United States response in each instance.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim reports.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">First interim report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report required by paragraph (1) is submitted to Congress, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following elements:</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Updates to information required by subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of activities conducted by the Task Force to implement the strategy required by subsection (c)(1)(A).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the implementation and effectiveness of the strategy, lessons learned from the past year and planned changes to the strategy.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Second interim report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report required by subparagraph (A) is submitted to Congress, the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes an update to the elements required under the report required by subparagraph (A).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the report required by paragraph (2)(B) is submitted to Congress, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a final report that includes the following elements:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of PRC coercive economic practices and the cost of such coercive practices to United States businesses.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of areas of possible vulnerability for United States businesses and businesses of United States partners and allies.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations on how to continue the effort to counter PRC coercive economic practices, including through further coordination with United States allies and partners.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Illustrative examples.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reports required by this subsection shall be submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified summary.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall terminate at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the final report required by subsection (e)(3) is submitted to Congress.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional actions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task force may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to Congress concerning the final report required by subsection (e)(3).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5514/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance for Countries and Entities Targeted by the People’s Republic of China for Economic Coercion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide appropriate assistance to countries and entities that are subject to coercive economic practices by the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5515">SEC. 5515. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3363">22 U.S.C. 3363</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHINA CENSORSHIP MONITOR AND ACTION GROUP. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualified research entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified research entity</quotedText>” means an entity that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a nonpartisan research organization or a Federally funded research and development center;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has appropriate expertise and analytical capability to write the report required under subsection (c); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is free from any financial, commercial, or other entanglements, which could undermine the independence of such report or create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest, with—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chinese Communist Party;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China or a subsidiary of such company; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/2/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any company or entity incorporated outside of the People’s Republic of China that is believed to have a substantial financial or commercial interest in the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states person.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States person</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">China Censorship Monitor and Action Group.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall establish an interagency task force, which shall be known as the “China Censorship Monitor and Action Group” (referred to in this subsection as the “Task Force”).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall take the following actions with respect to the membership of, and participation in, the Task Force:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Appoint the chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Security Council.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Economic Council.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Determine the Federal departments and agencies that will serve on the Task Force, and direct the head of those agencies to appoint personnel at the level of Assistant Secretary or above to participate in the Task Force.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee the development and execution of an integrated Federal Government strategy to monitor and address the impacts of efforts directed, or directly supported, by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to censor or intimidate, in the United States or in any of its possessions or territories, any United States person, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, which are exercising their right to freedom of speech; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the strategy developed pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall meet not less frequently than twice per year.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force should regularly consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal agencies that are not represented on the Task Force;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">independent agencies of the United States Government that are not represented on the Task Force;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant stakeholders in the private sector and the media; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant stakeholders among United States allies and partners facing similar challenges related to censorship or intimidation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting requirements.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes, with respect to the reporting period—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the strategic objectives and policies pursued by the Task Force to address the challenges of censorship and intimidation of United States persons while in the United States or any of its possessions or territories, which is directed or directly supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the activities conducted by the Task Force in support of the strategic objectives and policies referred to in clause (i); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the activities referred to in clause (ii) and the impact of such activities on the national interests of the United States.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the activities of the Task Force to execute the strategy developed pursuant to paragraph (3)(A).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Censorship and Intimidation of United States Persons by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall select and seek to enter into an agreement with a qualified research entity that is independent of the Department of State to write a report on censorship and intimidation in the United States and its possessions and territories of United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, which is directed or directly supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to be included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess major trends, patterns, and methods of the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s efforts to direct or directly support censorship and intimidation of United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, which are exercising their right to freedom of speech;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess, including through the use of illustrative examples, as appropriate, the impact on and consequences for United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, that criticize—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chinese Communist Party;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authoritarian model of government of the People’s Republic of China; or</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a particular policy advanced by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the implications for the United States of the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii);</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the methods and evaluate the efficacy of the efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to limit freedom of expression in the private sector, including media, social media, film, education, travel, financial services, sports and entertainment, technology, telecommunication, and internet infrastructure interests;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include policy recommendations for the United States Government, including recommendations regarding collaboration with United States allies and partners, to address censorship and intimidation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include policy recommendations for United States persons, including United States companies that conduct business in China, to address censorship and intimidation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability to united states allies and partners.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, the report required under subparagraph (A) should identify implications and policy recommendations that are relevant to United States allies and partners facing censorship and intimidation directed or directly supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of report.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit the report written by the qualified research entity selected pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to the appropriate congressional committees.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be made accessible to the public online through relevant United States Government websites.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt2/s5515/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">PART 3—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF TAIWAN IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5516" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5516">SEC. 5516. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3371">22 U.S.C. 3371</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5516/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Since 2016, the Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and Kiribati have severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of diplomatic relations with China.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5516/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Taiwan was invited to participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), as an observer annually between 2009 and 2016. Since the 2016 election of President Tsai, the PRC has increasingly resisted Taiwan’s participation in the WHA. Taiwan was not invited to attend the WHA in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5516/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Taipei Flight Information Region reportedly served 1,750,000 flights and 68,900,000 passengers in 2018, and is home to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the eleventh busiest airport in the world. Taiwan has been excluded from participating at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) since 2013.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5516/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 2758 does not address the issue of representation of Taiwan and its people at the United Nations, nor does it give the PRC the right to represent the people of Taiwan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5517" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5517">SEC. 5517. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5517/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Taiwan is an important contributor to the global community, as a model for democracy, and by providing expertise in global health, international aviation security, emerging technology development, and high environmental standards;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5517/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">multiple United States Government administrations of both political parties have taken important steps to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5517/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing efforts to enhance United States cooperation with Taiwan to provide global public goods, including through development assistance, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief, in trilateral and multilateral fora are laudable and should continue;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5517/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nonetheless, significant structural, policy, and legal barriers remain to advancing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international community; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5517/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to share Taiwan’s expertise with other parts of the global community could be further enhanced through a systematic approach, along with greater attention from Congress and the American public to such efforts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5518">SEC. 5518. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3372">22 U.S.C. 3372</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY TO SUPPORT TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to advance Taiwan”s meaningful participation in a prioritized set of international organizations (IOs); and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that responds to growing pressure from the PRC on foreign governments, IOs, commercial actors, and civil society organizations to comply with its “One-China Principle”, with respect to Taiwan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) should include the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the methods the PRC uses to coerce actors to into adhering to its “One-China Principle.” The methods should include those employed against governments, IOs, and civil society organizations. The assessment should also include pressure on commercial actors, to the extent it is relevant in the context of Taiwan’s meaningful participation in IOs.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the policies of foreign governments toward the PRC and Taiwan, to identify likeminded allies and partners who might become public or private partners in the strategy.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A systematic analysis of all IOs, as practicable, to identify IOs that best lend themselves to advancing Taiwan’s participation.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to expand economic, security, and diplomatic engagement with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or upgraded relations with Taiwan, in accordance with United States interests.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A survey of IOs that have allowed Taiwan’s meaningful participation, including an assessment of whether any erosion in Taiwan’s engagement has occurred within those organizations and how Taiwan’s participation has positively strengthened the capacity and activity of these organizations, thereby providing positive models for Taiwan’s inclusion in other similar forums.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of no more than 20 IOs at which the United States Government will prioritize for using its voice, vote, and influence to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation over the three-year period following the date of enactment of this Act. The list should be derived from the IOs identified in paragraph (3).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the diplomatic strategies and the coalitions the United States Government plans to develop to implement paragraph (6).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required in subsection (a) shall be classified, but it may include an unclassified summary.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5518/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for Meaningful Participation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and other relevant United States officials shall actively support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in all appropriate international organizations.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5519">SEC. 5519. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3373">22 U.S.C. 3373</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should allow Taiwan to meaningfully participate in the organization, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Taiwan is a global leader and hub for international aviation, with a range of expertise, information, and resources and the fifth busiest airport in Asia (Taoyuan International Airport), and its meaningful participation in ICAO would significantly enhance the ability of ICAO to ensure the safety and security of global aviation; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coercion by the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Republic of China has ensured the systematic exclusion of Taiwan from meaningful participation in ICAO, significantly undermining the ability of ICAO to ensure the safety and security of global aviation.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan for Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Transportation, is authorized—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to initiate a United States plan to secure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to instruct the United States representative to the ICAO to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use the voice and vote of the United States to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to secure a vote at the next ICAO triennial assembly session on the question of Taiwan’s participation in that session.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Concerning Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than April 1 of each year thereafter for the following 6 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an unclassified report that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes the United States plan to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes an account of the efforts made by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt3/s5519/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies the steps the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce will take in the next year to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical working groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">PART 4—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5520">SEC. 5520. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON TAIWAN TRAVEL ACT. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">List of High-level Visits.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115-135), shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of high-level officials from the United States Government who have traveled to Taiwan on or after the date of the enactment of the Taiwan Travel Act; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of high-level officials of Taiwan who have entered the United States on or after such date of enactment.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115-135; 132 Stat. 341), including a discussion of its positive effects on United States interests in the region.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5520/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5521">SEC. 5521. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENTS TO THE TAIWAN ALLIES INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVE (TAIPEI) ACT OF 2019. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-135) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2(5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Kiribati</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Kiribati, and Nicaragua,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">should be</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">is</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support Taiwan’s diplomatic relations with governments and countries”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify why governments and countries have altered their diplomatic status vis-a-vis Taiwan and make recommendations to mitigate further deterioration in Taiwan’s diplomatic relations with governments and countries.”</content>
                                        </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of State shall report</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">90 days after the date of the enactment of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act, and annually thereafter for the following 7 years, the Secretary of State shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5521/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act, and annually thereafter for the following 7 years, the Secretary of State shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the steps taken in accordance with section (a). The briefings required under this subsection shall take place in an unclassified setting, but may be accompanied by an additional classified briefing.”</content>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5522">SEC. 5522. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ROLE OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S NUCLEAR THREAT IN ESCALATION DYNAMICS. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the role of the increasing nuclear threat of the People’s Republic of China in escalation dynamics with respect to Taiwan.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5522/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified summary.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5523">SEC. 5523. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE ON THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WITH RESPECT TO TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/a/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that analyzes the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the PRC’s diplomatic, military, economic, and propaganda objectives with respect to Taiwan.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (b) shall describe—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">adaptations or known changes to PRC strategies and military doctrine that the United States assesses are a direct result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine or that the United States assesses represent lessons learned by the People’s Republic of China in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including changes—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to PRC behavior in international forums;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">within the People’s Liberation Army, with respect to the size of forces, the makeup of leadership, weapons procurement, equipment upkeep, the doctrine on the use of specific weapons, such as weapons banned under the international law of armed conflict, efforts to move weapons supply chains onto mainland PRC, or any other changes in its military strategy with respect to Taiwan;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in economic planning, such as sanctions evasion, efforts to minimize exposure to sanctions, or moves in support of the protection of currency or other strategic reserves;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to propaganda, disinformation, and other information operations originating in the PRC; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the PRC’s strategy for the use of force against Taiwan, including any information on preferred scenarios 
or operations to secure its objectives in Taiwan, adjustments based on how the Russian military has performed in Ukraine, and other relevant matters; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States plans to adapt policies and military planning in response to the changes referred to in paragraph (1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5523/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination With Allies and Partners.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall share information contained in the report required by subsection (b), as appropriate, with appropriate officials of allied and partners, including Taiwan and other partners in Europe and in the Indo-Pacific.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5524">SEC. 5524. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANDING UNITED STATES-TAIWAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No later than 120 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies that provide international economic assistance and other support, shall submit to Congress a report on cooperation with Taiwan on trilateral and multilateral development initiatives through the American Institute in Taiwan as appropriate.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive review of existing cooperation mechanisms and initiatives among USAID, DFC, other relevant Federal agencies that provide international economic assistance and other support, and relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan, including Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of how United States development cooperation with relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan compares to comparable cooperation with partners of similar economic size and foreign assistance capacity to Taiwan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the opportunities and challenges the cooperation reviewed in paragraph (1) has offered to date. The analysis shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities that collaboration has offered to expand the United States Government’s ability to deliver support, assistance, and other international financial products into a wider range communities;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sectors where USAID, DFC, ICDF, other relevant Federal agencies that provide international economic assistance and other support in both Taiwan and the United States, or the organizations’ implementing partners have a comparative advantage in providing assistance;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities to transition capacity building events with relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan, through the Global Cooperation and Training Framework as well as other forums, into enduring forms of development cooperation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any legal, policy, logistical, financial, or administrative barriers to expanding cooperation in trilateral or multilateral development. The analysis shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">availability of personnel at the American Institute in Taiwan responsible for coordinating development assistance cooperation;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">volume of current cooperation initiatives and barriers to expanding them;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">diplomatic, policy, or legal barriers facing the United States or other partners to including Taiwan in formal and informal multilateral development cooperation mechanisms;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">resource or capacity barriers to expanding cooperation facing the United States or Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">geopolitical barriers that complicate United States-Taiwan cooperation in third countries.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to address the challenges identified in paragraph (4).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any additional resources or authorities that expanding cooperation might require.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5524/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5525" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5525">SEC. 5525. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPANDING UNITED STATES ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of the Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5525/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expanding United States economic relations with Taiwan has benefitted the people of both the United States and Taiwan, as Taiwan is now the United States 10th largest goods trading partner, 13th largest export market, 13th largest source of imports, and a key destination for United States agricultural exports;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5525/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">further integration would benefit both peoples and is in the strategic and diplomatic interests of the United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt4/s5525/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States should explore opportunities to expand economic agreements between Taiwan and the United States, through dialogue, and by developing the legal templates required to support potential future agreements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">PART 5—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5526" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5526">SEC. 5526. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3351">22 U.S.C. 3351 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This part may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Taiwan Fellowship Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5527" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5527">SEC. 5527. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3381">22 U.S.C. 3381</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5527/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) affirmed United States policy “to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, as well as the people on the China mainland and all other peoples of the Western Pacific area”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5527/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-409), the United States has grown its strategic partnership with Taiwan’s vibrant democracy of 23,000,000 people.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5527/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The creation of a United States fellowship program with Taiwan would support—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5527/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a key priority of expanding people-to-people exchanges, which was outlined in President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 National Security Strategy;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5527/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">President Joseph R. Biden’s commitment to Taiwan, “a leading democracy and a critical economic and security partner”, as expressed in his March 2021 Interim National Security Strategic Guidance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5527/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">April 2021 guidance from the Department of State based on a review required under the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of title III of division FF of Public Law 116-260) to “encourage U.S. government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5528" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5528">SEC. 5528. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3382">22 U.S.C. 3382</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PURPOSES. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this part are—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5528/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to further strengthen the United States-Taiwan strategic partnership and broaden understanding of the Indo-Pacific region by temporarily assigning officials of any agencies of the United States Government to Taiwan for intensive study in Mandarin and placement as Fellows in a Taiwanese civic institution;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5528/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide for eligible United States personnel—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5528/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to learn or strengthen Mandarin Chinese language skills; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5528/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to expand their understanding of the political economy of Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5528/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to better position the United States to advance its economic, security, and human rights interests and values in the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5529">SEC. 5529. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3383">22 U.S.C. 3383</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this part:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency head.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agency head</term>” means, in the case of the executive branch of United States Government or a legislative branch agency described in paragraph (2), the head of the respective agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency of the united states government.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agency of the United States Government</term>” includes the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service of the legislative branch, as well as any agency of the executive branch.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</term>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Detailee.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">detailee</term>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an employee of an agency of the United States Government on loan to the American Institute in Taiwan, without a change of position from the agency at which the employee is employed; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a legislative branch employee from the Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, or the Congressional Research Service.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementing partner.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">implementing partner</term>” means any United States organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">performs logistical, administrative, and other functions, as determined by the Department of State and the American Institute of Taiwan in support of the Taiwan Fellowship Program; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enters into a cooperative agreement with the American Institute in Taiwan to administer the Taiwan Fellowship Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5529/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Program</term>” means the Taiwan Fellowship Program established pursuant to section 5530.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5530">SEC. 5530. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3384">22 U.S.C. 3384</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall establish the Taiwan Fellowship Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”) to provide a fellowship opportunity in Taiwan of up to 2 years for eligible United States citizens. The Department of State, in consultation with the American Institute in Taiwan and the implementing partner, may modify the name of the Program.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative Agreement.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The American Institute in Taiwan should use amounts appropriated pursuant to section 5533(a) to enter into an annual or multi-year cooperative agreement with an appropriate implementing partner.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fellowships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of State or the American Institute in Taiwan, in consultation with, as appropriate, the implementing partner, should award to eligible United States citizens, subject to available funding—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approximately 5 fellowships during the first 2 years of the Program; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approximately 10 fellowships during each of the remaining years of the Program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">American Institution in Taiwan Agreement; Implementing Partner.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the American Institute in Taiwan, in consultation with the Department of State, should—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">begin negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, or with another appropriate entity, for the purpose of entering into an agreement to facilitate the placement of fellows in an agency of Taiwan; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">begin the process of selecting an implementing partner, which—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall agree to meet all of the legal requirements required to operate in Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be composed of staff who demonstrate significant experience managing exchange programs in the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Curriculum.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">First year.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the first year of each fellowship under this section, each fellow should study—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Mandarin Chinese language;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the people, history, and political climate on Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the issues affecting the relationship between the United States and the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Second year.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the second year of each fellowship under this section, each fellow, subject to the approval of the Department of State, the American Institute in Taiwan, and the implementing partner, and in accordance with the purposes of this subtitle, should work in—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a parliamentary office, ministry, or other agency of Taiwan; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an organization outside the public sector in Taiwan, whose interests are associated with the interests of the fellow and the agency of the United States Government from which the fellow is or had been employed.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Requirements.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A United States citizen is eligible for a fellowship under this section if the citizen—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is an employee of the United States Government;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has received at least one exemplary performance review in his or her current United States Government role within at least the last three years prior to beginning the fellowship;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has at least 2 years of experience in any branch of the United States Government;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has a demonstrated professional or educational background in the relationship between the United States and countries in the Indo-Pacific region; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has demonstrated his or her commitment to further service in the United States Government.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities of fellows.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each recipient of a fellowship under this section shall agree, as a condition of such fellowship—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to maintain satisfactory progress in language training and appropriate behavior in Taiwan, consistent with United States Government policy toward Taiwan, as determined by the Department of State, the American Institute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, its implementing partner;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to refrain from engaging in any intelligence or intelligence-related activity on behalf of the United States Government; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to continue Federal Government employment for a period of not less than 4 years after the conclusion of the fellowship or for not less than 2 years for a fellowship that is 1 year or shorter.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities of implementing partner.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of fellows.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementing partner, with the concurrence of the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan, shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make efforts to recruit fellowship candidates who reflect the diversity of the United States;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">select fellows for the Taiwan Fellowship Program based solely on merit, with appropriate supervision from the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize the selection of candidates willing to serve in a fellowship lasting 1 year or longer.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">First year.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementing partner should provide each fellow in the first year (or shorter duration, as jointly determined by the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan for those who are not serving a 2-year fellowship) with—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intensive Mandarin Chinese language training; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">courses in the politics, culture, and history of Taiwan, China, and the broader Indo-Pacific.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of first-year training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of State, in coordination with the American Institute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, the implementing partner, may waive any of the training required under paragraph (2) to the extent that a fellow has Mandarin language skills, knowledge of the topic described in subparagraph (B)(ii), or for other related reasons approved by the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan. If any of the training requirements are waived for a fellow serving a 2-year fellowship, the training portion of his or her fellowship may be shortened to the extent appropriate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office; staffing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementing partner, in consultation with the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan, may maintain an office and at least 1 full-time staff member in Taiwan—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to liaise with the American Institute in Taiwan and institutions of Taiwan; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to serve as the primary in-country point of contact for the recipients of fellowships under this part and their dependents.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other functions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementing partner may perform other functions in association with support of the Taiwan Fellowship Program, including logistical and administrative functions, as prescribed by the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Noncompliance.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any fellow who fails to comply with the requirements under this section shall reimburse the American Institute in Taiwan, or the appropriate United States Government agency for—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal funds expended for the fellow’s participation in the fellowship, as set forth in subparagraphs (B) and (C); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interest accrued on such funds (calculated at the prevailing rate).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Full reimbursement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any fellow who violates subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall reimburse the American Institute in Taiwan, or the appropriate United States Government agency, in an amount equal to the sum of—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all of the Federal funds expended for the fellow’s participation in the fellowship; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interest on the amount specified in subparagraph (A), which shall be calculated at the prevailing rate.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pro rata reimbursement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any fellow who violates subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) shall reimburse the American Institute in Taiwan, or the appropriate United States Government agency, in an amount equal to the difference between—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount specified in subparagraph (B); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the product of—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/C/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount the fellow received in compensation during the final year of the fellowship, including the value of any allowances and benefits received by the fellow; multiplied by</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/e/4/C/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of the period specified in paragraph (2)(C) during which the fellow did not remain employed by the Federal Government.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flexible Fellowship Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any requirement under this section, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the American Institute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, the implementing partner, may award fellowships that have a duration of less than 2 years, and may alter the curriculum requirements under subsection (d) for such purposes.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5530/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The fellowship program under this part shall terminate 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5531">SEC. 5531. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3385">22 U.S.C. 3385</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS AND AUDITS. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the selection of the first class of fellows under this part, and annually thereafter for 7 years, the Department of State shall offer to brief the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the following issues:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the performance of the implementing partner in fulfilling the purposes of this part.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The names and sponsoring agencies of the fellows selected by the implementing partner and the extent to which such fellows represent the diversity of the United States.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The names of the parliamentary offices, ministries, other agencies of Taiwan, and nongovernmental institutions to which each fellow was assigned during the second year of the fellowship.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendations, as appropriate, to improve the implementation of the Taiwan Fellowship Program, including added flexibilities in the administration of the program.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the Taiwan Fellowship Program’s value upon the relationship between the United States and Taiwan or the United States and Asian countries.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Financial Audit.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The financial records of any implementing partner shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards by independent certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants who are certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or another political subdivision of the United States.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Location.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each audit under paragraph (1) shall be conducted at the place or places where the financial records of the implementing partner are normally kept.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to documents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementing partner shall make available to the accountants conducting an audit under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all books, financial records, files, other papers, things, and property belonging to, or in use by, the implementing partner that are necessary to facilitate the audit; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the end of each fiscal year, the implementing partner shall provide a report of the audit conducted for such fiscal year under paragraph (1) to the Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each audit report shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set forth the scope of the audit;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include such statements, along with the auditor’s opinion of those statements, as may be necessary to present fairly the implementing partner’s assets and liabilities, surplus or deficit, with reasonable detail;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a statement of the implementing partner’s income and expenses during the year; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a schedule of—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/B/iv/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all contracts and cooperative agreements requiring payments greater than $5,000; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/B/iv/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any payments of compensation, salaries, or fees at a rate greater than $5,000 per year.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5531/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Copies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each audit report shall be produced in sufficient copies for distribution to the public.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5532">SEC. 5532. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3386">22 U.S.C. 3386</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TAIWAN FELLOWS ON DETAIL FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Detail authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With the approval of the Secretary of State, an agency head may detail, for a period of not more than 2 years, an employee of the agency of the United States Government who has been awarded a fellowship under this part, to the American Institute in Taiwan for the purpose of assignment to Taiwan or an organization described in section 5530(d)(2)(B).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each detailee shall enter into a written agreement with the Federal Government before receiving a fellowship, in which the fellow shall agree—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to continue in the service of the sponsoring agency at the end of fellowship for a period of at least 4 years (or at least 2 years if the fellowship duration is 1 year or shorter) unless the detailee is involuntarily separated from the service of such agency; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to pay to the American Institute in Taiwan, or the United States Government agency, as appropriate, any additional expenses incurred by the Federal Government in connection with the fellowship if the detailee voluntarily separates from service with the sponsoring agency before the end of the period for which the detailee has agreed to continue in the service of such agency.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The payment agreed to under paragraph (2)(B) may not be required from a detailee who leaves the service of the sponsoring agency to enter into the service of 
another agency of the United States Government unless the head of the sponsoring agency notifies the detailee before the effective date of entry into the service of the other agency that payment will be required under this subsection.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Status as Government Employee.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailee—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is deemed, for the purpose of preserving allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, to be an employee of the sponsoring agency;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is entitled to pay, allowances, and benefits from funds available to such agency, which is deemed to comply with section 5536 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be assigned to a position with an entity described in section 5530(d)(2)(A) if acceptance of such position does not involve—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the taking of an oath of allegiance to another government; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the acceptance of compensation or other benefits from any foreign government by such detailee.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities of Sponsoring Agency.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal agency from which a detailee is detailed should provide the fellow allowances and benefits that are consistent with Department of State Standardized Regulations or other applicable rules and regulations, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a living quarters allowance to cover the cost of housing in Taiwan;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a cost of living allowance to cover any possible higher costs of living in Taiwan;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a temporary quarters subsistence allowance for up to 7 days if the fellow is unable to find housing immediately upon arriving in Taiwan;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an education allowance to assist parents in providing the fellow’s minor children with educational services ordinarily provided without charge by public schools in the United States;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">moving expenses to transport personal belongings of the fellow and his or her family in their move to Taiwan, which is comparable to the allowance given for American Institute in Taiwan employees assigned to Taiwan; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an economy-class airline ticket to and from Taiwan for each fellow and the fellow’s immediate family.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of benefits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The American Institute in Taiwan and its implementing partner, with the approval of the Department of State, may modify the benefits set forth in paragraph (1) if such modification is warranted by fiscal circumstances.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No Financial Liability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The American Institute in Taiwan, the implementing partner, and Taiwan or non-public sector entities in Taiwan at which a fellow is detailed during the second year of the fellowship may not be held responsible for the pay, allowances, or any other benefit normally provided to the detailee.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reimbursement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fellows may be detailed under subsection (a)(1) without reimbursement to the United States by the American Institute in Taiwan.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5532/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Allowances and Benefits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Detailees may be paid by the American Institute in Taiwan for the allowances and benefits listed in subsection (c).</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5533">SEC. 5533. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3387">22 U.S.C. 3387</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FUNDING. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to the American Institute in Taiwan—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for fiscal year 2023, $2,900,000, of which—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$500,000 should be used to launch the Taiwan Fellowship Program through a competitive cooperative agreement with an appropriate implementing partner;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,300,000 should be used to fund a cooperative agreement with an appropriate implementing partner; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$100,000 should be used for management expenses of the American Institute in Taiwan related to the management of the Taiwan Fellowship Program; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for fiscal year 2024, and each succeeding fiscal year, $2,400,000, of which—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,300,000 should be used for a cooperative agreement to the appropriate implementing partner; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$100,000 should be used for management expenses of the American Institute in Taiwan related to the management of the Taiwan Fellowship Program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5533/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Private Sources.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The implementing partner selected to implement the Taiwan Fellowship Program may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property in carrying out such program, subject to the review and approval of the American Institute in Taiwan.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5534" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5534">SEC. 5534. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY AND REPORT. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year prior to the sunset of the fellowship program under section 5530(g), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5534/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the United States Government participants in this program, including the number of applicants and the number of fellowships undertaken, the place of employment, and an assessment of the costs and benefits for participants and for the United States Government of such fellowships;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5534/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the financial impact of the fellowship on United States Government offices which have provided fellows to participate in the program; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5534/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations, if any, on how to improve the fellowship program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5535" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5535">SEC. 5535. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3388">22 U.S.C. 3388</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5535/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of the United States-Taiwan Cultural Exchange Foundation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State should consider establishing an independent nonprofit entity that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5535/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is dedicated to deepening ties between the future leaders of Taiwan and the future leaders of the United States; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5535/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">works with State and local school districts and educational institutions to send high school and university students to Taiwan to study the Chinese language, culture, history, politics, and other relevant subjects.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt5/s5535/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partner.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State and local school districts and educational institutions, including public universities, are encouraged to partner with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in 
the United States to establish programs to promote more educational and cultural exchanges.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">PART 6—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES-TAIWAN PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5536" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5536">SEC. 5536. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This part may be cited as “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5537">SEC. 5537. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this part:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of this part, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5537/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Center.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Center</term>” means the Infectious Disease Monitoring Center described in section 5538(a)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5538">SEC. 5538. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE MONITORING CENTER. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to appropriate congressional committees a study that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of ongoing cooperation between the United States Government and Taiwan related to public health, including public health activities supported by the United States in Taiwan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description how the United States and Taiwan can promote further cooperation and expand public health activities, including the feasibility and utility of establishing an Infectious Disease Monitoring Center within the American Institute of Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regularly monitor, analyze, and disseminate open-source material from countries in the region, including viral strains, bacterial subtypes, and other pathogens;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage in people-to-people contacts with medical specialists and public health officials in the region;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide expertise and information on infectious diseases to the United States Government and Taiwanese officials; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out other appropriate activities, as determined by the Director of the Center.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required by subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan on how such a Center would be established and operationalized, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the personnel, material, and funding requirements necessary to establish and operate the Center; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the proposed structure and composition of Center personnel, which may include—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">infectious disease experts from the Department of Health and Human Services, who are recommended to serve as detailees to the Center; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional qualified persons to serve as detailees to or employees of the Center, including—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from any other relevant Federal department or agencies, to include the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">qualified foreign service nationals or locally engaged staff who are considered citizens of Taiwan; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/1/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">employees of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation, based on the factors in paragraph (1), of whether to establish the Center; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any consultations or agreements between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding the establishment and operation of the Center, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the role that employees of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control would play in supporting or coordinating with the Center; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether any employees of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control would be detailed to, or co-located with, the Center.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt6/s5538/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees before full completion of the study.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt7" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">PART 7—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULES OF CONSTRUCTION </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt7/s5539" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5539">SEC. 5539. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3391">22 U.S.C. 3391</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle may be construed—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt7/s5539/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to restore diplomatic relations with the Republic of China; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt7/s5539/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to alter the United States Government’s position with respect to the international status of the Republic of China.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stA/pt7/s5540" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5540">SEC. 5540. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3392">22 U.S.C. 3392</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title may be construed as authorizing the use of military force or the introduction of United States forces into hostilities.</content>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5541" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5541">SEC. 5541. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5542" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5542">SEC. 5542. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5542/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States should take additional steps to strengthen its bilateral partnership with Ecuador, including by providing for robust trade and investment, increasing law enforcement cooperation, renewing the activities of the United States Agency for International Development in Ecuador, and supporting Ecuador’s response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as necessary and appropriate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5542/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening the United States-Ecuador partnership presents an opportunity to advance core United States national security interests and work with other democratic partners to maintain a prosperous, politically stable, and democratic Western Hemisphere that is resilient to malign foreign influence.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5543">SEC. 5543. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FACILITATING ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL TIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and implement a strategy to strengthen commercial and economic ties between the United States and Ecuador by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting cooperation and information sharing to encourage awareness of and increase trade and investment opportunities between the United States and Ecuador;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting efforts by the Government of Ecuador to promote a more open, transparent, and competitive business environment, including by lowering trade barriers, implementing policies to reduce trading times, and improving efficiencies to expedite customs operations for importers and exporters of all sizes, in all sectors, and at all ports of entry in Ecuador;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing frameworks or mechanisms to review the long term financial sustainability and security implications of foreign investments in Ecuador in strategic sectors or services;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing competitive and transparent infrastructure project selection and procurement processes in Ecuador that promote transparency, open competition, financial sustainability, and robust adherence to global standards and norms;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing programs to help the Government of Ecuador improve efficiency and transparency in customs administration, including through support for the Government of Ecuador’s ongoing efforts to digitize its customs process and accept electronic documents required for the import, export, and transit of goods under specific international standards, as well as related training to expedite customs, security, efficiency, and competitiveness;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">spurring digital transformation that would advance—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provision of digitized government services with the greatest potential to improve transparency, lower business costs, and expand citizens’ access to public services and public information; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">best practices to mitigate the risks to digital infrastructure by doing business with communication networks and communications supply chains with equipment and services from companies with close ties to or susceptible to pressure from governments or security services without reliable legal checks on governmental powers; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5543/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifying, as appropriate, a role for the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United States Agency for International Development, and the United States private sector in supporting efforts to increase private sector investment and strengthen economic prosperity.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5544" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5544">SEC. 5544. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROMOTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and implement a strategy and related programs to support inclusive economic development across Ecuador’s national territory by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5544/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating increased access to public and private financing, equity investments, grants, and market analysis for small and medium-sized businesses;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5544/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing technical assistance to local governments to formulate and enact local development plans that invest in Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5544/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">connecting rural agricultural networks, including Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian agricultural networks, to consumers in urban centers and export markets, including through infrastructure construction and maintenance programs that are subject to audits and carefully designed to minimize potential environmental harm;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5544/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">partnering with local governments, the private sector, and local civil society organizations, including organizations representing marginalized communities and faith-based organizations, to provide skills training and investment in support of initiatives that provide economically viable, legal alternatives to participating in illegal economies; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5544/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">connecting small scale fishing enterprises to consumers and export markets, in order to reduce vulnerability to organized criminal networks.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5545">SEC. 5545. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMBATING ILLICIT ECONOMIES, CORRUPTION, AND NEGATIVE FOREIGN INFLUENCE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall develop and implement a strategy and related programs to increase the capacity of Ecuador’s justice system and law enforcement authorities to combat illicit economies, corruption, transnational criminal organizations, and the harmful influence of malign foreign and domestic actors by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing technical assistance and material support (including, as appropriate, radars, vessels, and communications equipment) to vetted specialized units of Ecuador’s national 
police and the armed services to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle organizations involved in illicit narcotics trafficking, transnational criminal activities, illicit mining, and illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, among other illicit activities;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing technical assistance to address challenges related to Ecuador’s penitentiary and corrections system;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening the regulatory framework of mining through collaboration with key Ecuadorian institutions, such as the Interior Ministry’s Special Commission for the Control of Illegal Mining and the National Police’s Investigative Unit on Mining Crimes, and providing technical assistance in support of their law enforcement activities;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing technical assistance to judges, prosecutors, and ombudsmen to increase capacity to enforce laws against human smuggling and trafficking, illicit mining, illegal logging, illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, and other illicit economic activities;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing support to the Government of Ecuador to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, including through expanding detection and response capabilities, and the use of dark vessel tracing technology;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting multilateral efforts to stem illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing with neighboring countries in South America and within the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assisting the Government of Ecuador’s efforts to protect defenders of internationally recognized human rights, including through the work of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ecuador, and by encouraging the inclusion of Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities and civil society organizations in this process;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting efforts to improve transparency, uphold accountability, and build capacity within the Office of the Comptroller General;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing the institutional capacity and technical capabilities of defense and security institutions of Ecuador to conduct national or regional security missions, including through regular bilateral and multilateral cooperation, foreign military financing, international military education, and training programs, consistent with applicable Ecuadorian laws and regulations;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing port management and maritime security partnerships to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle transnational criminal networks and facilitate the legitimate flow of people, goods, and services; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening cybersecurity cooperation—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to effectively respond to cybersecurity threats, including state-sponsored threats;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to share best practices to combat such threats;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/11/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to help develop and implement information architectures that respect individual privacy rights and reduce the risk that data collected through such systems will be exploited by malign state and non-state actors;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/11/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to strengthen resilience against cyberattacks; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5545/11/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5546">SEC. 5546. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strengthening Democratic Governance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, should develop and implement initiatives to strengthen democratic governance in Ecuador by supporting—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">measures to improve the capacity of national and subnational government institutions to govern through transparent, inclusive, and democratic processes;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts that measurably enhance the capacity of political actors and parties to strengthen democratic institutions and the rule of law;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">initiatives to strengthen democratic governance, including combating political, administrative, and judicial corruption and improving transparency of the administration of public budgets; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of civil society organizations and independent media—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to conduct oversight of the Government of Ecuador and the National Assembly of Ecuador;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote initiatives that strengthen democratic governance, anti-corruption standards, and public and private sector transparency; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to foster political engagement between the Government of Ecuador, including the National Assembly of Ecuador, and all parts of Ecuadorian society, including women, indigenous communities, and Afro-Ecuadorian communities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Legislative Strengthening.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, working through the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening or any equivalent or successor mechanism, shall develop and implement programs to strengthen the National Assembly of Ecuador by providing training and technical assistance to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members and committee offices of the National Assembly of Ecuador, including the Ethics Committee and Audit Committee;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist in the creation of entities that can offer comprehensive and independent research and analysis on legislative and oversight matters pending before the National Assembly, including budgetary and economic issues; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve democratic governance and government transparency, including through effective legislation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5546/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bilateral Legislative Cooperation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the degree practicable, in implementing the programs required under subsection (b), the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development should facilitate meetings and collaboration between members of the United States Congress and the National Assembly of Ecuador.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5547">SEC. 5547. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FOSTERING CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
shall develop and implement programs and enhance existing programs, as necessary and appropriate, to improve ecosystem conservation and enhance the effective stewardship of Ecuador’s natural resources by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing technical assistance to Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment to safeguard national parks and protected forests and protected species, while promoting the participation of Indigenous communities in this process;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening the capacity of communities to access the right to prior consultation, encoded in Article 57 of the Constitution of Ecuador and related laws, executive decrees, administrative acts, and ministerial regulations;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities as they raise awareness of threats to biodiverse ancestral lands, including through support for local media in such communities and technical assistance to monitor illicit activities;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">partnering with the Government of Ecuador in support of reforestation and improving river, lake, and coastal water quality;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing assistance to communities affected by illegal mining and deforestation; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">fostering mechanisms for cooperation on emergency preparedness and rapid recovery from natural disasters, including by—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing regional preparedness, recovery, and emergency management centers to facilitate rapid response to survey and help maintain planning on regional disaster anticipated needs and possible resources; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5547/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training disaster recovery officials on latest techniques and lessons learned from United States experiences.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5548">SEC. 5548. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER EXCESS COAST GUARD VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the United States should undertake efforts to expand cooperation with the Government of Ecuador to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure protections for the Galápagos Marine Reserve;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase interdiction of narcotics trafficking and other forms of illicit trafficking.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Transfer Excess Coast Guard Vessels to the Government of Ecuador.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall conduct a joint assessment with the Government of Ecuador to ensure sufficient capacity exists to maintain Island class cutters. Upon completion of a favorable assessment, the President is authorized to transfer up to two ISLAND class cutters to the Government of Ecuador as excess defense articles pursuant to the authority of section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grants Not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred Excess Defense Articles.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The value of a vessel transferred to another country on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided by subsection (b) shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred in any fiscal year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs of Transfers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section  
shall be charged to the recipient notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the recipient to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of that recipient, performed at a shipyard located in the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5548/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expiration of Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5549">SEC. 5549. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of State.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies as described in sections 5543, 5545, and 5546(a), shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to address the requirements described in sections 5543, 5545, and 5546(a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 2 years and 4 years after submitting the comprehensive strategy under paragraph (1), submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the implementation of the strategy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies as described in sections 5544, 5546(b), and 5547, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to address the requirements described in sections 5544, 5546(b) and 5547; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 2 years and 4 years after submitting the comprehensive strategy under paragraph (1), submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the implementation of the strategy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategies and reports required under subsections (a) and (b) may be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees as joint strategies and reports.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5549/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stB/s5550" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5550">SEC. 5550. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUNSET. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FENTANYL Results Act </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5551" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5551">SEC. 5551. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">FENTANYL Results Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5552">SEC. 5552. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291l">22 U.S.C. 2291l</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking of covered synthetic drugs by carrying out programs and activities to include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Supporting increased data collection by the United States and foreign countries through increased drug use surveys among populations, increased use of wastewater testing where appropriate, and multilateral sharing of that data.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Engaging in increased consultation and partnership with international drug agencies, including the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, regulatory agencies in foreign countries, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Carrying out programs to provide technical assistance and equipment, as appropriate, to strengthen the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs, as required by section 5553.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Carrying out exchange programs for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign countries to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of covered synthetic drugs and other drugs, as required by section 5554.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5552/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5553">SEC. 5553. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291m">22 U.S.C. 2291m</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), the Secretary of State shall establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies of the countries described in subsection (c) to help such agencies to identify, track, and improve their forensics detection capabilities with respect to covered synthetic drugs.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall prioritize technical assistance, and the provision of equipment, as appropriate, under subsection (a) among those countries described in subsection (c) in which such assistance and equipment would have the most impact in reducing illicit use of covered synthetic drugs in the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Countries Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The foreign countries described in this subsection are—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">countries that are producers of covered synthetic drugs;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">countries whose pharmaceutical and chemical industries are known to be exploited for development or procurement of precursors of covered synthetic drugs; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">major drug-transit countries for covered synthetic drugs as defined by the Secretary of State.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No assistance may be provided to the People’s Republic of China or to any of its law enforcement agencies pursuant to the program authorized by this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5553/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5554" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5554">SEC. 5554. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291n">22 U.S.C. 2291n</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXCHANGE PROGRAM ON DEMAND REDUCTION MATTERS RELATING TO ILLICIT USE OF COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5554/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall establish or continue and strengthen, as appropriate, an exchange program for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign countries to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of covered synthetic drugs and other drugs.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5554/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program required by subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5554/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be limited to individuals who have expertise and experience in matters described in subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5554/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of inbound exchanges, may be carried out as part of exchange programs and international visitor programs administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, including the International Visitor Leadership Program, in coordination with the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5554/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include outbound exchanges for governmental or nongovernmental personnel in the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5554/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5555">SEC. 5555. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the second paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered synthetic drugs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information that contains an assessment of the countries significantly involved in the manufacture, production, transshipment, or trafficking of covered synthetic drugs, to include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The scale of legal domestic production and any available information on the number of manufacturers and producers of such drugs in such countries.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on any law enforcement assessments of the scale of illegal production of such drugs, including a description of the capacity of illegal laboratories to produce such drugs.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The types of inputs used and a description of the primary methods of synthesis employed by illegal producers of such drugs.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the policies of such countries to regulate licit manufacture and interdict illicit manufacture, diversion, distribution, shipment, and trafficking of such drugs and an assessment of the effectiveness of the policies’ implementation.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New psychoactive substances.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on, to the extent practicable, any policies of responding to new psychoactive substances, to include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Which governments have articulated policies on scheduling of such substances.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any data on impacts of such policies and other responses to such substances.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any policies the United States could adopt to improve its response to new psychoactive substances.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the terms ‘covered synthetic drug’ and ‘new psychoactive substance’ have the meaning given those terms in section 5558 of the FENTANYL Results Act.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Major Illicit Drug Producing Country.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is a significant direct source of covered synthetic drugs or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances, including precursor chemicals when those chemicals are used in the production of such drugs and substances, significantly affecting the United States;”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major drug-transit country</quotedText>’ means a country through which are transported covered synthetic drugs or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5555/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered synthetic drug</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 5558 of the FENTANYL Results Act.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5556" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5556">SEC. 5556. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5556/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the President should direct the United States Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to advocate for more transparent assessments of countries by the International Narcotics Control Board; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5556/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral international cooperation is essential to combating the trafficking of covered synthetic drugs.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5557" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5557">SEC. 5557. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291l">22 U.S.C. 2291l note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to affect the prioritization of extradition requests.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5558">SEC. 5558. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2291l">22 U.S.C. 2291l note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Controlled substance; controlled substance analogue.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “controlled substance” and “controlled substance analogue” have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered synthetic drug.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered synthetic drug</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a synthetic controlled substance or synthetic controlled substance analogue, including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a new psychoactive substance.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New psychoactive substance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">new psychoactive substance</term>” means a substance of abuse, or any preparation thereof, that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">included in any schedule as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">controlled by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, done at New York March 30, 1961, or the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, done at Vienna February 21, 1971;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is new or has reemerged on the illicit market; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stC/s5558/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">poses a threat to the public health and safety.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">International Pandemic Preparedness </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5559" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5559">SEC. 5559. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151b">22 U.S.C. 2151b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Global Health Security and International Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5560">SEC. 5560. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “Global Health Security Agenda” and “GHSA” mean the multi-sectoral initiative launched in 2014, and renewed in 2018, that brings together countries, regions, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to elevate global health security as a national-level priority;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to share best practices; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate national capacity to comply with and adhere to—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the International Health Regulations (2005);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the international standards and guidelines established by the World Organisation for Animal Health;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, done at Washington, London, and Moscow, April 10, 1972 (commonly referred to as the “Biological Weapons Convention”);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Global Health Security Agenda 2024 Framework; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/2/C/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other relevant frameworks that contribute to global health security.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Global Health Security Index</term>” means the comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Global Health Security Initiative</term>” means the informal network of countries and organizations that came together in 2001, to undertake concerted global action to strengthen public health preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, including pandemic influenza.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">IHR (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework</term>” means the framework through which the World Health Organization and the State Parties to the International Health Regulations, as amended in 2005, review, measure, and assess core country public health capacities and ensure mutual accountability for global health security under the International Health Regulations (2005), including through the Joint External Evaluations, simulation exercises, and after-action reviews.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Joint External Evaluation</term>” means the voluntary, collaborative, multi-sectoral process facilitated by the World Health Organization—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assess country capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to public health risks occurring naturally or due to deliberate or accidental events;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assess progress in achieving the targets under the International Health Regulations (2005); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to recommend priority actions.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">key stakeholders</term>” means actors engaged in efforts to advance global health security programs and objectives, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">national and local governments in partner countries;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other bilateral donors;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">international, regional, and local organizations, including private, voluntary, nongovernmental, and civil society organizations, including faith-based and indigenous organizations;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">international, regional, and local financial institutions;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">representatives of historically marginalized groups, including women, youth, and indigenous peoples;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the private sector, including medical device, technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics, and other relevant companies; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/7/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public and private research and academic institutions.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">One Health approach</term>” means the collaborative, multi-sectoral, and transdisciplinary approach toward achieving optimal health outcomes in a manner that recognizes the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pandemic preparedness</term>” refers to the actions taken to establish and sustain the capacity and capabilities necessary to rapidly identify, prevent, protect against, and respond to the emergence, reemergence, and spread of pathogens of pandemic potential.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">partner country</term>” means a foreign country in which the relevant Federal departments and agencies are implementing United States foreign assistance for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response under this subtitle.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">relevant Federal departments and agencies</term>” means any Federal department or agency implementing United States policies and programs relevant to the advancement of United States global health security and diplomacy overseas, which may include—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of State;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States Agency for International Development;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of Health and Human Services;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of Defense;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Millennium Challenge Corporation;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Development Finance Corporation;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Peace Corps; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/11/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other department or agency that the President determines to be relevant for these purposes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">resilience</term>” means the ability of people, households, communities, systems, institutions, countries, and regions to reduce, mitigate, withstand, adapt to, and quickly recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces 
chronic vulnerability to the emergence, reemergence, and spread of pathogens of pandemic potential and facilitates inclusive growth.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “respond” and “response” mean the actions taken to counter an infectious disease.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5560/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">USAID</term>” means the United States Agency for International Development.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5561">SEC. 5561. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCING THE UNITED STATES’ INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO PANDEMICS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leveraging United States Bilateral Global Health Programs for International Pandemic Response.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the notification requirements under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1), amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2151b) may be used in countries receiving such United States foreign assistance for the purpose of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening vaccine readiness;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reducing vaccine hesitancy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">delivering and administering vaccines;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening health systems and global supply chains as necessary for global health security and pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting global health workforce planning, training, and management for pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing transparency, quality, and reliability of public health data;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing bidirectional testing, including screening for symptomatic and asymptomatic cases; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">building laboratory capacity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Roles of the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Health and Human Services in International Pandemic Response.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Finding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that different outbreaks of infectious disease threats may require flexibility and changes to the designated roles and responsibilities of relevant Federal departments and agencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lead agencies for coordination of the united states’ international response to infectious disease outbreaks with severe or pandemic potential.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall identify the relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), leading specific aspects of the United States international operational response to outbreaks of emerging high-consequence infectious disease threats in accordance with federal law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and regularly thereafter as appropriate, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives of the roles and responsibilities of each relevant Federal department and agency with respect to the international operational response to the  
outbreak of an emerging high-consequence infectious disease threat.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USAID Disaster Surge Capacity.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disaster surge capacity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the USAID is authorized to expend funds made available to carry out part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 and 2346), including funds made available for “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, for the cost (including support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs to address global health emergencies and natural or manmade disasters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5561/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 15 days before making funds available to address manmade disasters pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the USAID shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such intended action.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5562">SEC. 5562. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States International Activities To Advance Global Health Security and Diplomacy Strategy and Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall develop, update, maintain, and advance a comprehensive strategy for improving United States global health security and diplomacy for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response which, consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">clearly articulate United States policy goals related to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, including through actions to strengthen diplomatic leadership and the effectiveness of United States foreign policy and international preparedness assistance for global health security through advancement of a One Health approach, the Global Health Security Agenda, the International Health Regulations (2005), and other relevant frameworks that contribute to pandemic prevention and preparedness;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, timetables, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for United States foreign policy and assistance for global health security that promote learning and adaptation and reflect international best practices relating to global health security, transparency, and accountability;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish transparent mechanisms to improve coordination and avoid duplication of effort between and among the relevant Federal departments and agencies, partner countries, donor countries, the private sector, multilateral organizations, and other key stakeholders;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize working with partner countries with—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrated need, as identified through the Joint External Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index classification of health systems, national action plans for health security, Global Health Security Agenda, other risk-based assessments, and 
complementary or successor indicators of global health security and pandemic preparedness; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrated commitment to transparency, including budget and global health data transparency, complying with the International Health Regulations (2005), investing in domestic health systems, and achieving measurable results;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce long-term reliance upon United States foreign assistance for global health security by—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring that United States global health assistance authorized under this subtitle is strategically planned and coordinated in a manner that delivers immediate impact and contributes to enduring results, including through efforts to enhance community capacity and resilience to infectious disease threats and emergencies; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring partner country ownership of global health security strategies, data, programs, and outcomes and improved domestic resource mobilization, co-financing, and appropriate national budget allocations for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist partner countries in building the technical capacity of relevant ministries, systems, and networks to prepare, execute, monitor, and evaluate national action plans for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response that are developed with input from key stakeholders, including mechanism to enhance budget and global health data transparency, as necessary and appropriate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support and align United States foreign assistance authorized under this subtitle with such national action plans for health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, as appropriate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitate communication and collaboration, as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support of country-led strategies and initiatives to better identify and prevent health impacts related to the emergence, reemergence, and spread of zoonoses;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the long-term success of programs by building the pandemic preparedness capacity of local organizations and institutions in target countries and communities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop community resilience to infectious disease threats and emergencies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support global health budget and workforce planning in partner countries, consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, including training in financial management and budget and global health data transparency;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthen linkages between complementary bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance programs, including efforts of the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, that contribute to the development of more resilient health systems and global supply chains for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response in 
partner countries with the capacity, resources, and personnel required to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/1/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support innovation and partnerships with the private sector, health organizations, civil society, nongovernmental, faith-based and indigenous organizations, and health research and academic institutions to improve pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, including for the development and deployment of effective and accessible infectious disease tracking tools, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of strategy.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the heads of the relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit the strategy required under paragraph (1) to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriate congressional committees;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency-specific plans.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include specific implementation plans from each relevant Federal department and agency that describe—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the anticipated contributions of the Federal department or agency, including technical, financial, and in-kind contributions, to implement the strategy; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of the Federal department or agency to ensure that the activities and programs carried out pursuant to the strategy are designed to achieve maximum impact and long-term sustainability.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the submission of the strategy pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), and not later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall submit to the committees listed in such paragraph a report that describes the status of the implementation of such strategy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any substantial changes made to the strategy during the preceding calendar year;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the progress made in implementing the strategy, including specific information related to the progress toward improving countries’ ability to detect, prevent, and respond to infectious disease threats;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the indicators used to establish benchmarks and measure results over time; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the mechanisms for reporting such results in an open and transparent manner;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of obligations by relevant Federal departments and agencies to implement the strategy, including, to the extent practicable, for each such Federal department and agency, the statutory source of obligated funds, the amounts obligated, implementing partners and sub-partners, targeted beneficiaries, and activities supported;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of the relevant Federal department or agency to ensure that the activities and programs carried out pursuant to the strategy are designed to achieve maximum impact and enduring results, including through specific activities to strengthen health systems for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, as appropriate;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess efforts to coordinate United States global health security programs, activities, and initiatives with key stakeholders;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders in an open, transparent manner; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the progress achieved and challenges concerning the United States Government’s ability to advance the Global Health Security Agenda and pandemic preparedness, including data disaggregated by priority country using indicators that are consistent on a year-to-year basis and recommendations to resolve, mitigate, or otherwise address the challenges identified through such indicators.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy and reports required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Coordinator for Global Health Security.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall designate an appropriate senior official to be the United States Coordinator for Global Health Security, who shall be responsible for the coordination of the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council and who should—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have significant background and expertise in public health, health security, and emergency response management;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate, through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies to implement the strategy under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to fully use the unique capabilities of each relevant Federal department and agency and ensure effective and appropriate United States representation at relevant international forums, while collaborating with and leveraging the contributions of other key stakeholders.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ambassador-At-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established, within the Department of State, the position of Ambassador-At-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy (referred to in this section as the “Ambassador-At-Large”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment; qualifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Ambassador-At-Large—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall report to the Secretary of State; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall have—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrated knowledge and experience in the field of health security, development, public health, epidemiology, or medicine; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant diplomatic, policy, and political expertise.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Ambassador-At-Large may—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operate internationally to carry out the purposes of this section;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure effective coordination, management, and oversight of United States foreign policy, diplomatic efforts, and foreign assistance funded with amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 5564(a) that are used by the Department of State to advance the relevant elements of the United States global health security and diplomacy strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) by—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and updating, as appropriate, in collaboration with the Administrator of the USAID and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, related policy guidance and unified auditing, monitoring, and evaluation plans;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">avoiding duplication of effort and collaborating with other relevant Federal departments and agencies;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">leading, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the USAID, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies, diplomatic efforts to identify and address current and emerging threats to global health security;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">working to enhance coordination with, and transparency among, the governments of partner countries and key stakeholders, including the private sector;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting greater donor and national investment in partner countries to build health systems and supply chains for global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">securing bilateral and multilateral financing commitments to advance the Global Health Security Agenda, in coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, including through funding for the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing regular updates to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives regarding the fulfillment of the activities described in this paragraph;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the USAID, effective representation of the United States in the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use detailees, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, from relevant Federal departments and agencies and hire personal service contractors, who may operate domestically and internationally, to ensure that the Ambassador-At-Large has access to the highest quality experts available to the United States Government to carry out the functions under this subtitle; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/c/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">perform such other functions as the Secretary of State may assign.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strengthening Health Systems for Global Health Security and Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States to ensure that bilateral global health assistance programs are effectively managed and coordinated, as necessary and appropriate to achieve the purposes of this subtitle, to contribute to the strengthening of health systems for global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response in each country in which such programs are carried out.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the USAID shall work with the Global Malaria Coordinator, the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the Department of State, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to identify areas of collaboration and coordination in countries with global health programs and activities undertaken by the USAID pursuant to the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25) and other relevant provisions of law, to ensure that such activities contribute to the strengthening of health systems for global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination for International Pandemic Early Warning Network.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads of the other relevant Federal departments and agencies, should work with the World Health Organization and other key stakeholders to establish or strengthen effective early warning systems, at the partner country, regional, and international levels, that utilize innovative information and analytical tools and robust review processes to track, document, analyze, and forecast infectious disease threats with epidemic and pandemic potential.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 4 years, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of the other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that describes United States Government efforts and opportunities to establish or strengthen  
effective early warning systems to detect infectious disease threats internationally.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">International Emergency Operations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that it is essential to enhance the capacity of key stakeholders to effectively operationalize early warning and execute multi-sectoral emergency operations during an infectious disease outbreak, particularly in countries and areas that deliberately withhold critical global health data and delay access during an infectious disease outbreak, in advance of the next infectious disease outbreak with pandemic potential.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public health emergencies of international concern.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State, should work with the World Health Organization and like-minded member states to adopt an approach toward assessing infectious disease threats under the International Health Regulations (2005) for the World Health Organization to identify and transparently communicate, on an ongoing basis, varying levels of risk leading up to a declaration by the Director General of the World Health Organization of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for the duration and in the aftermath of such declaration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emergency operations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the USAID, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies and consistent with the requirements under the International Health Regulations (2005) and the objectives of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme, the Global Health Security Agenda, and national actions plans for health security, should work, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, with partner countries, and other key stakeholders, to support the establishment, strengthening, and rapid response capacity of global health emergency operations centers, at the partner country and international levels, including efforts—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to collect and share de-identified public health data, assess risk, and operationalize early warning;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to secure, including through utilization of stand-by arrangements and emergency funding mechanisms, the staff, systems, and resources necessary to execute cross-sectoral emergency operations during the 48-hour period immediately following an infectious disease outbreak with pandemic potential; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5562/f/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to organize and conduct emergency simulations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5563">SEC. 5563. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FUND FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Finding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (referred to in this section as the “Fund”) was established in September 2022 by donor countries, relevant United Nations agencies, including the World Health Organization, 
and other key multilateral stakeholders as a multilateral, catalytic financing mechanism for pandemic prevention and preparedness.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Objectives.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The objectives of the Fund are—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">closing critical gaps in pandemic prevention and preparedness; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">working with, and building the capacity of, eligible partner countries in the areas of global health security, infectious disease control, and pandemic prevention and preparedness in order to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize capacity building and financing availability in eligible partner countries;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incentivize countries to prioritize the use of domestic resources for global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">leverage governmental, nongovernmental, and private sector investments;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regularly respond to and evaluate progress based on clear metrics and benchmarks, such as those developed through the IHR (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and the Global Health Security Index;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">align with and complement ongoing bilateral and multilateral efforts and financing, including through the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">help countries accelerate and achieve compliance with the International Health Regulations (2005) and fulfill the Global Health Security Agenda 2024 Framework not later than 8 years after the date on which the Fund is established, in coordination with the ongoing Joint External Evaluation national action planning process.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Governing board.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Fund should be governed by a transparent, representative, and accountable body (referred to in this section as the “Governing Board”), which should—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">function as a partnership with, and through full engagement by, donor governments, eligible partner countries, and independent civil society; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be composed of not more than 25 representatives of governments, foundations, academic institutions, independent civil society, indigenous people, vulnerable communities, frontline health workers, and the private sector with demonstrated commitment to carrying out the purposes of the Fund and upholding transparency and accountability requirements.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Governing Board should—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be charged with approving strategies, operations, and grant making authorities such that it is able to conduct effective fiduciary, monitoring, and evaluation efforts, and other oversight functions;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine operational procedures to enable the Fund to effectively fulfill its mission;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide oversight and accountability for the Fund in collaboration with a qualified and independent Inspector General;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and utilize a mechanism to obtain formal input from eligible partner countries, independent civil society, and implementing entities relative to program design, review, and implementation and associated lessons learned; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate and align with other multilateral financing and technical assistance activities, and with the activities of the United States and other nations leading pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response activities in partner countries, as appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Governing Board should include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">representatives of the governments of founding member countries who, in addition to meeting the requirements under subparagraph (A), qualify based upon—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/C/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meeting an established initial contribution threshold, which should be not less than 10 percent of the country’s total initial contributions; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/C/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrating a commitment to supporting the International Health Regulations (2005);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a geographically diverse group of members from donor countries, academic institutions, independent civil society, including faith-based and indigenous organizations, and the private sector who are selected on the basis of their experience and commitment to innovation, best practices, and the advancement of global health security objectives; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">representatives of the World Health Organization, to serve in an observer status.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contributions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each government or private sector foundation or for-profit entity represented on the Governing Board should agree to make annual contributions to the Fund in an amount that is not less than the minimum amount determined by the Governing Board.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Individuals appointed to the Governing Board should have demonstrated knowledge and experience across a variety of sectors, including human and animal health, agriculture, development, defense, finance, research, and academia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conflicts of interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All Governing Board members should be required to recuse themselves from matters presenting conflicts of interest, including financing decisions relating to such countries, bodies, and institutions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Removal procedures.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Fund should establish procedures for the removal of members of the Governing Board who—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/G/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage in a consistent pattern of human rights abuses;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/G/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fail to uphold global health data transparency requirements; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/a/3/G/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise violate the established standards of the Fund, including in relation to corruption.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority for United States Participation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Founding member.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States is authorized to participate in the Fund and shall be represented on the Governing Board by an officer or employee of the United States Government who has been appointed by the President (referred in this section as the “FIF Representative”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date; termination date.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subsection shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certified copy of the agreement establishing the Fund.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The membership authorized under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date on which the Fund is terminated.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enforceability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any agreement concluded under the authorities provided under this subsection shall be legally effective and binding upon the United States, in accordance with the terms of the agreement—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon the enactment of appropriate implementing legislation that provides for the approval of the specific agreement or agreements, including attachments, annexes, and supporting documentation, as appropriate; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if concluded and submitted as a treaty, upon the approval by the Senate of the resolution of ratification of such treaty.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation of Program Objectives.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the objectives described in subsection (a)(2), the Fund should work to eliminate duplication and waste by upholding strict transparency and accountability standards and coordinating its programs and activities with key partners working to advance pandemic prevention and preparedness.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority Countries.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In providing assistance under this section, the Fund should give priority to low- and lower middle-income countries with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">low scores on the Global Health Security Index classification of health systems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">measurable gaps in global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness identified under the IHR (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and national action plans for health security;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrated political and financial commitment to pandemic prevention and preparedness; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrated commitment to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upholding global health budget and data transparency and accountability standards;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complying with the International Health Regulations (2005);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">investing in domestic health systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/d/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">achieving measurable results.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accountability; Conflicts of Interest; Criteria for Programs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The FIF Representative shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that the Fund will have in effect adequate procedures and standards to account for and monitor the use of funds contributed to the Fund, including the cost of administering the Fund, by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engaging Fund stakeholders; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actively promoting transparency and accountability of Fund governance and operations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to ensure there is agreement to put in place a conflict of interest policy to ensure fairness and a high standard of ethical conduct in the Fund’s decision-making processes, including proactive procedures to screen staff for conflicts of interest and measures to address any conflicts, such as—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">potential divestments of interests;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prohibition from engaging in certain activities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recusal from certain decision-making and administrative processes; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">representation by an alternate board member; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek agreement on the criteria that should be used to determine the programs and activities that should be assisted by the Fund.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection of Partner Countries, Projects, and Recipients.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Governing Board should establish—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">eligible partner country selection criteria, including transparent metrics to measure and assess global health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness strengths and vulnerabilities in countries seeking assistance;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">minimum standards for ensuring eligible partner country ownership and commitment to long-term results, including requirements for domestic budgeting, resource mobilization, and co-investment;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">criteria for the selection of projects to receive support from the Fund;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">standards and criteria regarding qualifications of recipients of such support; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">such rules and procedures as may be necessary—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for cost-effective management of the Fund; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/f/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to ensure transparency and accountability in the grant-making process.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Transparency and Accountability Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspector general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The FIF Representative shall seek to ensure that the Fund maintains an independent Office of the Inspector General that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is fully enabled to operate independently and transparently;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is supported by and with the requisite resources and capacity to regularly conduct and publish, on a publicly accessible website, rigorous financial, programmatic, and reporting audits and investigations of the Fund and its grantees, including subgrantees; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishes an investigative unit that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develops an oversight mechanism to ensure that grant funds are not diverted to illicit or corrupt purposes or activities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submits an annual report to the Governing Board describing its activities, investigations, and results.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of congress on corruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">corruption within global health programs contribute directly to the loss of human life and cannot be tolerated; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in making financial recoveries relating to a corrupt act or criminal conduct committed by a grant recipient, as determined by the Inspector General described in paragraph (1), the responsible grant recipient should be assessed at a recovery rate of up to 150 percent of such loss.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative expenses; financial tracking systems.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The FIF Representative shall seek to ensure that the Fund establishes, maintains, and makes publicly available a system to track—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the administrative and management costs of the Fund on a quarterly basis; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of funds disbursed to each grant recipient and subrecipient during each grant’s fiscal cycle.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption from duties and taxes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The FIF Representative should seek to ensure that the Fund adopts rules that condition grants upon agreement by the relevant national authorities in an eligible partner country to exempt from duties and taxes all products financed by such grants, including procurements by any principal or subrecipient for the purpose of carrying out such grants.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports to Congress.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the Fund, the Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Administrator of the USAID and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a report on the activities of the Fund to the appropriate congressional committees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under subparagraph (A) shall describe—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the goals of the Fund;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the programs, projects, and activities supported by the Fund;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">private and governmental contributions to the Fund; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the criteria utilized to determine the programs and activities that should be assisted by the Fund, including baselines, targets, desired outcomes, measurable goals, and extent to which those goals are being achieved.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO report on effectiveness.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Fund is established, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that evaluates the effectiveness of the Fund, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effectiveness of the programs, projects, and activities supported by the Fund; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/h/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the merits of continued United States participation in the Fund.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Contributions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (4)(C), the President may provide contributions to the Fund.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the USAID, or the head of any other relevant Federal department or agency shall submit a notification to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before making a contribution to the Fund that identifies—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of the proposed contribution;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total of funds contributed by other donors; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the national interests served by United States participation in the Fund.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the cumulative total of United States contributions to the Fund may not exceed 33 percent of the total contributions to the Fund from all sources.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withholdings.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for acts of international terrorism.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of State determines that the Fund has provided assistance to a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, the United States shall withhold from its contribution to the Fund for the next fiscal year an amount equal to the amount expended by the Fund to the government of such country.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Excessive salaries.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of State determines that the salary during any of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act of any individual employed by the Fund exceeds the salary of the Vice President of the United States for such fiscal year, the United States should withhold from its contribution for the following fiscal year an amount equal to the aggregate difference between the 2 salaries.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5563/i/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accountability certification requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State may withhold not more than 20 percent of planned United States contributions to the Fund until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Fund has established procedures to provide access by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State, as cognizant Inspector General, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the USAID Inspector General, and the Comptroller General of the United States to the Fund’s financial data and other information relevant to United States contributions to the Fund (as determined by the Inspector General of the Department of State, in consultation with the Secretary of State).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5564">SEC. 5564. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENERAL PROVISIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2022 to carry out the purposes of sections 5562 and 5563, which may be in addition to amounts otherwise made available  
for such purposes, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and subject to the requirements under chapters 1 and 10 of part I and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) shall not apply with respect to assistance made available under this subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance With the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-191; 22 U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5564/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Global Health Security and International Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5565" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5565">SEC. 5565. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUNSET. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2027.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stD/s5566" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5566">SEC. 5566. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authorities granted to the Administrator of the USAID, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the head of any other Federal department or agency under any applicable law.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Burma Act of 2022 </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5567" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5567">SEC. 5567. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10201">22 U.S.C. 10201 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">BURMA Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5568" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5568">SEC. 5568. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10201">22 U.S.C. 10201</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5568/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Burmese military.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Burmese military</term>”—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5568/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means the Armed Forces of Burma, including the army, navy, and air force; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5568/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes security services under the control of the Armed Forces of Burma, such as the police and border guards.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5568/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Executive order 14014.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive Order 14014</term>” means Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the situation in Burma).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5568/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Genocide.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">genocide</term>” means any offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/s5568/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">War crime.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">war crime</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">PART 1—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT IN BURMA </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5569">SEC. 5569. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10211">22 U.S.C. 10211</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATEMENT OF POLICY. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continue to support the people of Burma in their struggle for democracy, human rights, and justice;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the efforts of the National Unity Government (NUG), the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), the Burmese Civil Disobedience Movement, and other entities in Burma and in other countries to oppose the Burmese military and bring about an end to the military junta’s rule;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support a credible process for the restoration of civilian government in Burma, with a reformed Burmese military under civilian control and the enactment of constitutional, political, and economic reform that protects the rights of minority groups and furthers a federalist form of government;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hold accountable perpetrators of human rights violations committed against ethnic groups in Burma and the people of Burma, including through the February 2022 coup d’etat;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hold accountable the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China for their support of the Burmese military;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continue to provide humanitarian assistance to populations impacted by violence perpetrated by the Burmese military wherever they may reside, and coordinate efforts among like-minded governments and other international donors to maximize the effectiveness of assistance and support for the people of Burma;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">secure the unconditional release of all unlawfully detained individuals in Burma, including those detained for the exercise of their fundamental freedoms; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt1/s5569/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the surrounding region without going through the Burmese military.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">PART 2—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SANCTIONS AND POLICY COORDINATION WITH RESPECT TO BURMA </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5570">SEC. 5570. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10221">22 U.S.C. 10221</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this part:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Admitted; alien.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “admitted” and “alien” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Correspondent account; payable-through account.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “correspondent account” and “payable-
through account” have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign financial institution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign financial institution</term>” has the meaning of that term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by regulation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign person.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign person</term>” means a person that is not a United States person.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Knowingly.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">knowingly</term>”, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Person.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">person</term>” means an individual or entity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">support</term>”, with respect to the Burmese military, means to knowingly have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of the Burmese military.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states person.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States person</term>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5570/9/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any person in the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5571">SEC. 5571. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10222">22 U.S.C. 10222</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND PERPETRATION OF A COUP IN BURMA. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mandatory Sanctions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to any foreign person that the President determines—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a senior official of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Burmese military or security forces of Burma;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State Administration Council, the military-appointed cabinet at the level of Deputy Minister or higher, or a military-appointed minister of a Burmese state or region; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an entity that primarily operates in the defense sector of the Burmese economy; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a Burmese state-owned commercial enterprise (other than an entity described in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2)) that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is operating in the industrial or extractive sectors; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">significantly financially benefits the Burmese military.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Measure Relating to Facilitation of Transactions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury may, in consultation with the Secretary of State, prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the President determines has, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant transaction or transactions on behalf of a foreign person subject  
to sanctions under this section imposed pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Sanctions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may impose the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Burmese state-owned enterprise that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not operating in the industrial or extractive sectors; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">significantly financially benefits the Burmese military;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a spouse or adult child of any person described in subsection (a)(1);</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any foreign person that, leading up to, during, and since the February 1, 2021, coup d’etat in Burma, is responsible for or has directly and knowingly engaged in—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions or policies that significantly undermine democratic processes or institutions in Burma;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions or policies that significantly threaten the peace, security, or stability of Burma;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions or policies by a Burmese person that—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">significantly prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly by people in Burma; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">limit access to print, online, or broadcast media in Burma; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the orchestration of arbitrary detention or torture in Burma or other serious human rights abuses in Burma; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Burmese entity that provides materiel to the Burmese military.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sanctions Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property blocking.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may exercise all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the foreign person if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign exchange.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the foreign person has any interest.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Visas, admission, or parole.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An alien who is described in subsection (a) or (c) is—</chapeau>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inadmissible to the United States;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ineligible for a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Current visas revoked.—</heading>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subparagraph (A) regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect of revocation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A revocation under clause (i)—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall take effect immediately; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/d/3/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment and Report on Sanctions With Respect to Burmese State-owned Enterprise Operating in the Energy Sector.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall conduct an assessment with respect to the Burmese state-owned enterprise described in subsection (c)(1), including relevant factors pertaining to the possible application of sanctions on such enterprise.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon making the determination required by paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the assessment.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and national security activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sanctions under this section shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception to comply with international obligations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sanctions under subsection (d)(3) shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sanctions under this section may not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions for—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to Burma;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes in Burma; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes in Burma.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception relating to wind-down of projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sanctions under this section shall not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions related to the disposition of investments pursuant to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">agreements entered into between United States persons and the Government of Burma prior to May 21, 1997;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the exercise of rights pursuant to such agreements; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/f/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transactions related to the subsequent operation of the assets encompassed by such disposed investments.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may, on a case-by-case basis waive the application of sanctions or restrictions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees at the time such waiver is to take effect that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation; Penalties.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Penalties.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulations promulgated under this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 8 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a classified report that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes the primary sources of income to which the Burmese military has access and that the United States has been unable to reach using sanctions authorities; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5571/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses the impact of the sanctions imposed pursuant to the authorities under this section on the Burmese people and the Burmese military.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5572">SEC. 5572. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10223">22 U.S.C. 10223</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SANCTIONS AND POLICY COORDINATION FOR BURMA. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination in the Department of State should develop a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of the full range of United States diplomatic capabilities to implement Burma-related sanctions in order to promote human rights and the restoration of civilian government in Burma.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy described in subsection (a) should include plans and steps to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate the sanctions policies of the United States with relevant bureaus and offices in the Department of State and other relevant United States Government agencies;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct relevant research and vetting of entities and individuals that may be subject to sanctions and coordinate 
with other United States Government agencies and international financial intelligence units to assist in efforts to enforce anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws and regulations;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote a comprehensive international effort to impose and enforce multilateral sanctions with respect to Burma;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">support interagency United States Government efforts, including efforts of the United States Chief of Mission to Burma, the United States Ambassador to ASEAN, and the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, relating to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifying opportunities to exert pressure on the governments of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation to support multilateral action against the Burmese military; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">working with like-minded partners to impose a coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and targeted sanctions on the economic interests of the Burmese military, including through the introduction and adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5572/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide timely input for reporting on the impacts of the implementation of sanctions on the Burmese military and the people of Burma.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5573">SEC. 5573. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10224">22 U.S.C. 10224</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR GREATER UNITED NATIONS ACTION WITH RESPECT TO BURMA. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United Nations Security Council has not taken adequate steps to condemn the February 1, 2021, coup in Burma, pressure the Burmese military to cease its violence against civilians, or secure the release of those unjustly detained;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">countries, such as the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, that are directly or indirectly shielding the Burmese military from international scrutiny and action, should be obliged to endure the reputational damage of doing so by taking public votes on resolutions related to Burma that apply greater pressure on the Burmese military to restore Burma to its democratic path; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United Nations Secretariat and the United Nations Security Council should take concrete steps to address the coup and ongoing crisis in Burma consistent with United Nations General Assembly resolution 75/287, “The situation in Myanmar,” which was adopted on June 18, 2021.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for Greater Action.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to spur greater action by the United Nations and the United Nations Security Council with respect to Burma by—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider a resolution condemning the February 1, 2021, coup and calling on the Burmese military to cease its violence against the people of Burma and release without preconditions the journalists, pro-democracy activists, and political officials that it has unjustly detained;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider a resolution that immediately imposes a global arms embargo 
against Burma to ensure that the Burmese military is not able to obtain weapons and munitions from other nations to further harm, murder, and oppress the people of Burma;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pushing the United Nations and other United Nations authorities to cut off assistance to the Government of Burma while providing humanitarian assistance directly to the people of Burma through United Nations bodies and civil society organizations, particularly such organizations working with ethnic minorities that have been adversely affected by the coup and the Burmese military’s violent crackdown; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">spurring the United Nations Security Council to consider multilateral sanctions against the Burmese military for its atrocities against Rohingya and individuals of other ethnic and religious minorities, its coup, and the atrocities it has and continues to commit in the coup’s aftermath.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">object to the appointment of representatives to the United Nations and United Nations bodies such as the Human Rights Council that are sanctioned by the Burmese military; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5573/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work to ensure the Burmese military is not recognized as the legitimate government of Burma in any United Nations body.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5574">SEC. 5574. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10225">22 U.S.C. 10225</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUNSET. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to impose sanctions and the sanctions imposed under this part shall terminate on the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification for Early Sunset of Sanctions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sanctions imposed under this part may be removed before the date specified in subsection (a), if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Burmese military has released all political prisoners taken into custody on or after February 1, 2021, or is providing legal recourse to those that remain in custody;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the elected government of Burma has been reinstated or new free and fair elections have been held;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all legal charges against those winning election in November 2020 are dropped; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the 2008 constitution of Burma has been amended or replaced to place the Burmese military under civilian oversight and ensure that the Burmese military no longer automatically receives 25 percent of seats in Burma’s state, regional, and national Hluttaws.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification for Early Sunset of Sanctions on Individuals.—</heading>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may terminate the application of sanctions under this part with respect to specific individuals if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a notice of and justification for the termination; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a notice that the individual is not engaging in the activity or is no longer occupying the position that 
was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activity.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt2/s5574/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The notice required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">PART 3—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR BURMA </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5575">SEC. 5575. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10241">22 U.S.C. 10241</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">During each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and subject to the limitations described in section 5576, funds authorized to be made available to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">programs to strengthen federalism in and among ethnic states in Burma, including for non-lethal assistance for Ethnic Armed Organizations in Burma;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the administrative operations and programs of entities in Burma, including the political entities and affiliates of Ethnic Armed Organizations and pro-democracy movement organizations, that support efforts to establish an inclusive and representative democracy in Burma;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical support and non-lethal assistance for Burma’s Ethnic Armed Organizations, People’s Defense Forces, and pro-democracy movement organizations to strengthen communications and command and control, and coordination of international relief and other operations between and among such entities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">programs and activities relating to former members of the Burmese military that have condemned the February 1, 2022, coup d’etat and voiced support for the restoration of civilian rule;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">programs to assist civil society organizations to investigate and document atrocities in Burma for the purposes of truth, justice, and accountability;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">programs to assist civil society organizations in Burma that support individuals that who are unlawfully detained in Burma for exercising their fundamental freedoms; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5575/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">programs to assist civil society organizations and ethnic groups with reconciliation activities related to Burma.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5576" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5576">SEC. 5576. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10242">22 U.S.C. 10242</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATIONS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided for by this part, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated for assistance for Burma by this part may be made available to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5576/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State Administrative Council or any organization or entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the Burmese military, or to any individual or organization that has committed a gross violation of human rights or advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State for programs administered by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, or President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for programs administered by NED; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5576/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Burmese military.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5577" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5577">SEC. 5577. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10243">22 U.S.C. 10243</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this part, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5577/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt3/s5577/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">PART 4—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EFFORTS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4/s5578" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5578">SEC. 5578. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10251">22 U.S.C. 10251</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR EFFORTS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4/s5578/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State is authorized to provide assistance to support appropriate civilian or international entities that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4/s5578/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify suspected perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Burma;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4/s5578/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collect, document, and protect evidence of crimes in Burma and preserving the chain of custody for such evidence;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4/s5578/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct criminal investigations of such crimes; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4/s5578/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support investigations related to Burma conducted by other countries, and by entities mandated by the United Nations, such as the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt4/s5578/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization for Transitional Justice Mechanisms.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, taking into account any relevant findings in the report submitted under section 5941, is authorized to provide support for the establishment and operation of transitional justice mechanisms, including a hybrid tribunal, to prosecute individuals suspected of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide in Burma.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                    <part identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt5" style="-uslm-dtd:part" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">PART 5—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SANCTIONS EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt5/s5579" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5579">SEC. 5579. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10261">22 U.S.C. 10261</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SANCTIONS EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt5/s5579/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this subtitle shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stE/pt5/s5579/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Good Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">good</quotedText>” means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                    </part>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Promotion of Freedom of Information and Countering of Censorship and Surveillance in North Korea </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5580" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5580">SEC. 5580. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7801">22 U.S.C. 7801 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5581">SEC. 5581. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7814">22 U.S.C. 7814 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information landscape in North Korea is the most repressive in the world, consistently ranking last or near-last in the annual World Press Freedom Index.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the brutal rule of Kim Jung Un, the country’s leader since 2012, the North Korean regime has tightened controls on access to information, as well as enacted harsh punishments for consumers of outside media, including sentencing to time in a concentration camp and a maximum penalty of death.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such repressive and unjust laws surrounding information in North Korea resulted in the death of 22-year-old United States citizen and university student Otto Warmbier, who had traveled to North Korea in December 2015 as part of a guided tour.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Otto Warmbier was unjustly arrested, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, and severely mistreated at the hands of North Korean officials. While in captivity, Otto Warmbier suffered a serious medical emergency that placed him into a comatose state. Otto Warmbier was comatose upon his release in June 2017 and died 6 days later.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Despite increased penalties for possession and viewership of foreign media, the people of North Korean have increased their desire for foreign media content, according to a survey of 200 defectors concluding that 90 percent had watched South Korean or other foreign media before defecting.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On March 23, 2021, in an annual resolution, the United Nations General Assembly condemned “the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” and expressed grave concern at, among other things, “the denial of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion . . . and of the rights to freedom of opinion, expression, and association, both online and offline, which is enforced through an absolute monopoly on information and total control over organized social life, and arbitrary and unlawful state surveillance that permeates the private lives of all citizens”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In 2018, Typhoon Yutu caused extensive damage to 15 broadcast antennas used by the United States Agency for Global Media in Asia, resulting in reduced programming to North Korea. The United States Agency for Global Media has rebuilt 5 of the 15 antenna systems as of June 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the event of a crisis situation, particularly where information pertaining to the crisis is being actively censored or a false narrative is being put forward, the United States 
should be able to quickly increase its broadcasting capability to deliver fact-based information to audiences, including those in North Korea; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5581/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States International Broadcasting Surge Capacity Fund is already authorized under section 316 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6216), and expanded authority to transfer unobligated balances from expired accounts of the United States Agency for Global Media would enable the Agency to more nimbly respond to crises.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5582" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5582">SEC. 5582. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7814">22 U.S.C. 7814 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATEMENT OF POLICY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5582/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide the people of North Korea with access to a diverse range of fact-based information;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5582/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to develop and implement novel means of communication and information sharing that increase opportunities for audiences in North Korea to safely create, access, and share digital and non-digital news without fear of repressive censorship, surveillance, or penalties under law; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5582/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to foster and innovate new technologies to counter North Korea’s state-sponsored repressive surveillance and censorship by advancing internet freedom tools, technologies, and new approaches.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5583">SEC. 5583. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO COMBAT NORTH KOREA’S REPRESSIVE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and submit to Congress a strategy on combating North Korea’s repressive information environment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the challenges to the free flow of information into North Korea created by the censorship and surveillance technology apparatus of the Government of North Korea.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the agencies and other government entities, key officials, and security services responsible for the implementation of North Korea’s repressive laws regarding foreign media consumption.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the agencies and other government entities and key officials of foreign governments that assist, facilitate, or aid North Korea’s repressive censorship and surveillance state.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of existing public-private partnerships that provide circumvention technology and an assessment of the feasibility and utility of new tools to increase free expression, circumvent censorship, and obstruct repressive surveillance in North Korea.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of and funding levels required for current United States Government programs and activities to provide access for the people of North Korea to a diverse range of fact-based information.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update of the plan required by section 104(a)(7)(A) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7814(a)(7)(A)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of Department of State programs and funding levels for programs that promote internet freedom in North Korea, including monitoring and evaluation efforts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of grantee programs of the United States Agency for Global Media in North Korea that facilitate circumvention tools and broadcasting, including monitoring and evaluation efforts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed assessment of how the United States International Broadcasting Surge Capacity Fund authorized under section 316 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6216) has operated to respond to crisis situations in the past, and how authority to transfer unobligated balances from expired accounts would help the United States Agency for Global Media in crisis situations in the future.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed plan for how the authorization of appropriations under section 5584 will operate alongside and augment existing programming from the relevant Federal agencies and facilitate the development of new tools to assist that programming.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed plan for engagement and coordination with the Republic of Korea, as appropriate, necessary for implementing the objectives of the strategy required by subsection (a), including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with regard to any new or expanded activities contemplated under paragraphs (9) and (10); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/b/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any cooperation with or approval from the Government of the Republic of Korea required to carry out such activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5583/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include the matters required by paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) in a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5584">SEC. 5584. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROMOTING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND COUNTERING CENSORSHIP AND SURVEILLANCE IN NORTH KOREA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Agency for Global Media an additional $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027 to provide increased broadcasting and grants for the following purposes:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To promote the development of internet freedom tools, technologies, and new approaches, including both digital and non-digital means of information sharing related to North Korea.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To explore public-private partnerships to counter North Korea’s repressive censorship and surveillance state.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To develop new means to protect the privacy and identity of individuals receiving media from the United States Agency for Global Media and other outside media outlets from within North Korea.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To bolster existing programming from the United States Agency for Global Media by restoring the broadcasting capacity of damaged antennas caused by Typhoon Yutu in 2018.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 104(a)(7)(B) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7814(a)(7)(B)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding clause (i)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2022</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Broadcasting Board of Governors</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stF/s5584/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i), by inserting after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this section</quotedText>” the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and sections 5583 and 5584 of the Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5585" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5585">SEC. 5585. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR REWARDS PAID USING CRYPTOCURRENCIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5585/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 36(e)(6) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(e)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:“<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than 15 days before making a reward in a form that includes cryptocurrency, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of such form for the reward.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5585/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the use of cryptocurrency as a part of the Department of State Rewards program established under section 36(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(a)) that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5585/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">justifies any determination of the Secretary to make rewards under such program in a form that includes cryptocurrency;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5585/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">lists each cryptocurrency payment made under such program as of the date of the submission of the report;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5585/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides evidence of the manner and extent to which cryptocurrency payments would be more likely to induce whistleblowers to come forward with information than rewards paid out in United States dollars or other forms of money or nonmonetary items; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5585/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examines whether the Department’s use of cryptocurrency could provide bad actors with additional hard-to-trace funds that could be used for criminal or illicit purposes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5586" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5586">SEC. 5586. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECURE ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5586/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5586/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women and children;”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5587" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5587">SEC. 5587. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT OF 1998. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5588">SEC. 5588. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9301) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Congress makes</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(3) A comprehensive</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Congress finds that a comprehensive</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy Objectives; Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9302(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">programs, activities, and initiatives that</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">comprehensive, multi-sectoral programs, activities, and initiatives that consider agriculture and food systems in their totality and that</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and economic freedom through the coordination</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, economic freedom, and security through the phasing, sequencing, and coordination</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods of small-scale producers and artisanal fishing communities, especially women in these communities, by working across terrestrial and aquatic food systems and agricultural value chains, including by—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing local capacity to manage agricultural resources and food systems effectively and expanding producer access to, and participation in, local, regional, and international markets;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing the availability and affordability of high quality nutritious and safe foods and clean water;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">creating entrepreneurship opportunities and improving access to business development related to agriculture and food systems, including among youth populations, linked to local, regional, and international markets; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enabling partnerships to facilitate the development of and investment in new agricultural technologies to support more resilient and productive agricultural practices;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">build resilience to agriculture and food systems shocks and stresses, including global food catastrophes in which conventional methods of agriculture are unable to provide sufficient food and nutrition to sustain the global population, among vulnerable populations and households through inclusive growth, while reducing reliance upon emergency food and economic assistance;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the nutritional status of women, adolescent girls, and children, with a focus on reducing child stunting and incidence of wasting, including through the promotion of highly nutritious foods, diet diversification, large-scale food fortification, and nutritional behaviors that improve maternal and child health and nutrition, especially during the first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years of age;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">science and technology,</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">combating fragility, resilience, science and technology, natural resource management</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including deworming,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nutrition,</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9303) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including in response to shocks and stresses to food and nutrition security</quotedText>” before the period at the end;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Food system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">food system</quotedText>’ means the intact or whole unit made up of interrelated components of people, behaviors, relationships, and material goods that interact in the production, processing, packaging, transporting, trade, marketing, consumption, and use of food, feed, and fiber through aquaculture, farming, wild fisheries, forestry, and pastoralism that operates within and is influenced by social, political, economic, and environmental contexts.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">local agricultural producers, including farmer and fisher organizations, cooperatives, small-scale producers, youth, and women; and”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Inter-American Foundation,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States African Development Foundation,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9), as redesignated—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agriculture and food</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">systems</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including global food catastrophes,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">food security</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (10), as redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fishers</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">artisanal fishing communities</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (11), as redesignated, by amending subparagraphs (D) and (E) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a marker of an environment deficient in the various needs that allow for a child’s healthy growth, including nutrition; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is associated with long-term poor health, delayed motor development, impaired cognitive function, and decreased immunity.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (13), as redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agriculture and nutrition security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">food and nutrition security and agriculture-led economic growth</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/c/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wasting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">wasting</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a life-threatening condition attributable to poor nutrient intake or disease that is characterized by a rapid deterioration in nutritional status over a short period of time; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of children, is characterized by low weight for height and weakened immunity, increasing their risk of death due to greater frequency and severity of common infection, particularly when severe.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comprehensive Global Food Security Strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9304) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">country-owned agriculture, nutrition, and food security policy and investment plans</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">partner country-led agriculture, nutrition, regulatory, food security, and water resources management policy and investment plans and governance systems</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the locally-led and inclusive development of agriculture and food systems, including by enhancing the extent to which small-scale food producers, especially women, have access to and control over the inputs, skills, resource management capacity, networking, bargaining power, financing, market linkages, technology, and information needed to sustainably increase productivity and incomes, reduce poverty and malnutrition, and promote long-term economic prosperity;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, adolescent girls,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">women</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and preventing incidence of wasting</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reducing child stunting</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">poor water resource management and</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">including</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the long-term success of programs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">long-term impact</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including agricultural research capacity,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institutions</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">integrate resilience and nutrition strategies into food security programs, such that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coordinate with and complement relevant strategies to ensure that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to adapt,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (22);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16) as paragraphs (14) through (18), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (10) and (11) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop community and producer resilience and adaptation strategies to disasters, emergencies, and other shocks and stresses to food and nutrition security, including conflicts, droughts, flooding, pests, and diseases, that adversely impact agricultural yield and livelihoods;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">harness science, technology, and innovation, including the research and extension activities supported by the private sector, relevant Federal departments and agencies, Feed the 
Future Innovation Labs or any successor entities, and international and local researchers and innovators, recognizing that significant investments in research and technological advances will be necessary to reduce global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use evidenced-based best practices, including scientific and forecasting data, and improved planning and coordination by, with, and among key partners and relevant Federal departments and agencies to identify, analyze, measure, and mitigate risks, and strengthen resilience capacities;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure scientific and forecasting data is accessible and usable by affected communities and facilitate communication and collaboration among local stakeholders in support of adaptation planning and implementation, including scenario planning and preparedness using seasonal forecasting and scientific and local knowledge;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (15), as redesignated, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nongovernmental organizations, including</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">civil society,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (16), as redesignated, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and coordination, as appropriate,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">collaboration</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (18), as redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 8(b)(4); and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 8(a)(4);</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/d/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (18), as redesignated, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">“(19) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production, including management of crops, rangelands, pastures, livestock, fisheries, and aquacultures;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">“(20) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure investments in food and nutrition security consider and integrate best practices in the management and governance of natural resources and conservation, especially among food insecure populations living in or near biodiverse ecosystems;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">“(21) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be periodically updated in a manner that reflects learning and best practices; and”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9304), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than quinquennially through fiscal year 2030, the President, in consultation with the head of each relevant Federal department and agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees updates to the Global Food Security Strategy required under subsection (a) and the agency-specific plans described in subsection (c)(2).”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations to Implement the Global Food Security Strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9305(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,000,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Amounts authorized to appropriated under this subsection should be prioritized to carry out programs and activities in target countries.</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emergency Food Security Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9306) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a) Sense of Congress.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">It shall be</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">It shall be</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$2,794,184,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, of which up to $1,257,382,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$3,905,460,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which up to $1,757,457,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9307) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">During each of the first 7 years after the date of the submission of the strategy required under section 5(c),</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">For each of the fiscal years through 2028,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reports that describe</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a report that describes</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at the end of the reporting period</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during the preceding year</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including any changes to the target countries selected pursuant to the selection criteria described in section 5(a)(2) and justifications for any such changes</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">identify and</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">describe</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (14) as paragraphs (15) through (17), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and describe the priority quantitative metrics used to establish baselines and performance targets at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify such established baselines and performance targets at the country and zone of influence levels;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the output and outcome benchmarks and indicators used to measure results annually, and report the annual measurement of results for each of the priority metrics identified pursuant to paragraph (4), disaggregated by age, gender, and disability, to the extent practicable and appropriate, in an open and transparent manner that is accessible to the people of the United States;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agriculture</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">food</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8), as redesignated—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">quantitative and qualitative</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">how</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels, including longitudinal data and key uncertainties</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9), as redesignated, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">within target countries, amounts and justification for any spending outside of target countries</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">amounts spent</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (13), as redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the impact of private sector investment</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and efforts to encourage financial donor burden sharing and the impact of such investment and efforts</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe how agriculture research is prioritized within the Global Food Security Strategy to support agriculture-led growth and eventual self-sufficiency and assess efforts to coordinate research programs within the Global Food Security Strategy with key stakeholders;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (16), as redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (17), as redesignated—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/13/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including key challenges or missteps,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">lessons learned</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/13/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5588/h/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">“(18) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the final year of each strategy required under section 5, complete country graduation reports to determine whether a country should remain a target country based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5589" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5589">SEC. 5589. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXPORT CONTROLS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5589/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of Export Prohibition on Munitions Items to the Hong Kong Police Force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force”, approved November 27, 2019 (Public Law 116-77; 133 Stat. 1173), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall expire</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall expire on December 31, 2024.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5589/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Authority of President Under Export Control Reform Act of 2018.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1753(a)(2)(F) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4812(a)(2)(F)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, security, or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5590">SEC. 5590. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9521">22 U.S.C. 9521 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE, SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF GOLD TO OR FROM RUSSIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically as necessary thereafter, the President—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall submit to Congress a report identifying foreign persons that knowingly participated in a significant transaction—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the sale, supply, or transfer (including transportation) of gold, directly or indirectly, to or from the Russian Federation or the Government of the Russian Federation, including from reserves of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation held outside the Russian Federation; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that otherwise involved gold in which the Government of the Russian Federation had any interest; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b)(1) with respect to each such person; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b)(2) with respect to any such person that is an alien.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sanctions Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Blocking of property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person identified in the  
report required by subsection (a)(1) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Visas, admission, or parole.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An alien described in subsection (a)(1) is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inadmissible to the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Current visas revoked.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subsection (a)(1).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Immediate effect.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The revocation under clause (i) of a visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take effect immediately; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/b/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation; Penalties.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Penalties.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Interest Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submits to Congress a notification of the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the requirement to impose sanctions under this section, and any sanctions imposed under this section, shall terminate on the earlier of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President certifies to Congress that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such termination in the national interests of the United States.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition rules.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuation of certain authorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any authorities exercised before the termination date under paragraph (1) to impose sanctions with respect to a foreign person under this section may continue to be exercised on and after that date if the President determines that the continuation of those authorities is in the national interests of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application to ongoing investigations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The termination date under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any investigation of a civil or criminal violation of this section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this section, or the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty for such a violation, if—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the violation occurred before the termination date; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/e/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the person involved in the violation continues to be subject to sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions for authorized intelligence and law enforcement and national security activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall not apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception to comply with international agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) may not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the United States if such admission is necessary to comply with the obligations of the United States under the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Humanitarian exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall not impose sanctions under this section with respect to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices or for the provision of humanitarian assistance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception relating to importation of goods.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/f/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement or authority to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/f/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Good defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">good</quotedText>” means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “admission”, “admitted”, “alien”, and “lawfully admitted for permanent residence” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign person</quotedText>” means an individual or entity that is not a United States person.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">knowingly</quotedText>”, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States person</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5590/g/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any person in the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5591">SEC. 5591. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RENEGOTIATION OF COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States shares deep ties, history and interests with the Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau and continues a special, unique and mutually beneficial relationship with them under the decades-old Compacts of Free Association.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the Compacts, the United States has undertaken the responsibility and obligation to provide and ensure the security and defense of the Freely Associated States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Compacts are critical to the national security of the United States and its allies and partners and are the bedrock of the United States role in the Pacific.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Renewal of key provisions of the Compacts, now being renegotiated with each nation, is critical for regional security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintaining and strengthening the Compacts supports both United States national security and the United States responsibility for the security and defense of the Freely Associated States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on Renegotiations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior, shall brief the following committees on the status of the renegotiations of the Compacts of Free Association described in subsection (a) and opportunities to expand its support for the renegotiations:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5591/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5592">SEC. 5592. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8756">22 U.S.C. 8756</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECRETARY OF STATE ASSISTANCE FOR PRISONERS IN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran should allow the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran unimpeded access to facilitate the full implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">investigating alleged violations of human rights that are occurring or have occurred both within prisons and elsewhere;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transmitting urgent appeals and letters to the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding alleged violations of human rights; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engaging with relevant stakeholders in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the surrounding region;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately end violations of the human rights of political prisoners or persons imprisoned for exercising the right to freedom of speech, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">torture;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">denial of access to health care; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">denial of a fair trial;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran should be unconditionally and immediately released;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all diplomatic tools of the United States should be invoked to ensure that all prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran are released, including raising individual cases of particular concern; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all officials of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran who are responsible for human rights abuses in the form of politically motivated imprisonment should be held to account, including through the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) and other applicable statutory authorities of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance for Prisoners.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State is authorized to continue to provide assistance to civil society organizations that support prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran, including organizations that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work to secure the release of such prisoners;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">document violations of human rights with respect to such prisoners;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support international advocacy to raise awareness of issues relating to such prisoners;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the health, including mental health, of such prisoners; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide post-incarceration assistance to enable such prisoners to resume normal lives, including access to education, employment, or other forms of reparation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">political prisoner</quotedText>” means a person who has been detained or imprisoned on politically motivated grounds.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">prisoner of conscience</quotedText>” means a person who—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is imprisoned or otherwise physically restricted solely in response to the peaceful exercise of the human rights of such person; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5592/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has not used violence or advocated violence or hatred.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5593">SEC. 5593. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8701">22 U.S.C. 8701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IRAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAPABILITY AND TERRORISM MONITORING ACT OF 2022. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Islamic Republic of Iran that possesses a nuclear weapons capability would be a serious threat to the national security of the United States, Israel, and other allies and partners;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran has been less than cooperative with international inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency and has obstructed their ability to inspect facilities as well as data and recordings collected by surveillance equipment across Iran;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to advance missile and drone programs, which are a threat to the national security of the United States, Israel, and other allies and partners;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to support proxies in the Middle East in a manner that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">undermines the sovereignty of regional governments;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">threatens the safety of United States citizens;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">threatens United States allies and partners; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">directly undermines the national security interests of the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in assassination plots against former United States officials and has been implicated in plots to kidnap United States citizens within the United States;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in unsafe and unprofessional maritime activity that threatens the movement of naval vessels of the United States and the free flow of commerce through strategic maritime chokepoints in the Middle East and North Africa;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran has delivered hundreds of armed drones to the Russian Federation, which will enable Vladimir Putin to continue the assault against Ukraine in direct opposition of the national security interests of the United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States must—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapons capability;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protect against aggression from the Islamic Republic of Iran manifested through its missiles and drone programs; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/b/8/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">counter regional and global terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a manner that minimizes the threat posed by state and non-state actors to the interests of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comprehensive safeguards agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement</quotedText>” means the Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Vienna June 19, 1973.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Task force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">task force</quotedText>” means the task force established under subsection (d).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unmanned aircraft system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unmanned aircraft system</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Interagency Task Force on Nuclear Activity and Global Regional Terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall establish a task force to coordinate and synthesize efforts by the United States Government regarding—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nuclear activity of the Islamic Republic of Iran or its proxies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regional and global terrorism activity by the Islamic Republic of Iran or its proxies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chairperson.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall be the Chairperson of the task force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The task force shall be composed of individuals, each of whom shall be an employee of and appointed to the task force by the head of one of the following agencies:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of State.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Defense.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Energy.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional members.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairperson may appoint to the task force additional individuals from other Federal agencies, as the Chairperson considers necessary.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community support.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the task force receives all appropriate support from the intelligence community.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The task force shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence assessment on nuclear activity.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment regarding any uranium enrichment, nuclear weapons development, delivery vehicle development, and associated engineering and research activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment required by subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description and location of current fuel cycle activities for the production of fissile material being undertaken by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research and development activities to procure or construct additional advanced IR-2, IR-6 and other model centrifuges and enrichment cascades, including for stable isotopes;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">research and development of reprocessing capabilities, including—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/II/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reprocessing of spent fuel; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/II/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">extraction of medical isotopes from irradiated uranium targets;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities with respect to designing or constructing reactors, including—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/III/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the construction of heavy water reactors;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/III/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the manufacture or procurement of reactor components, including the intended application of such components; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/III/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to rebuild the original reactor at Arak;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">uranium mining, concentration, conversion, and fuel fabrication, including—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/IV/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimated uranium ore production capacity and annual recovery;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/IV/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recovery processes and ore concentrate production capacity and annual recovery;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/IV/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research and development with respect to, and the annual rate of, conversion of uranium; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/IV/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research and development with respect to the fabrication of reactor fuels, including the use of depleted, natural, and enriched uranium; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities with respect to—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/V/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">producing or acquiring plutonium or uranium (or their alloys);</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/V/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting research and development on plutonium or uranium (or their alloys);</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/V/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uranium metal; or</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/i/V/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">casting, forming, or machining plutonium or uranium;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to any activity described in clause (i), a description, as applicable, of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and type of centrifuges used to enrich uranium and the operating status of such centrifuges;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and location of any enrichment or associated research and development facility used to engage in such activity;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of heavy water, in metric tons, produced by such activity and the acquisition or manufacture of major reactor components, including, for the second and subsequent assessments, the amount produced since the last assessment;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and type of fuel assemblies produced by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including failed or rejected assemblies; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total amount of—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/V/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uranium-235 enriched to not greater than 5 percent purity;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/V/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uranium-235 enriched to greater than 5 percent purity and not greater than 20 percent purity;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/V/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uranium-235 enriched to greater than 20 percent purity and not greater than 60 percent purity;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/V/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity and not greater than 90 percent purity; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ii/V/ee" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uranium-235 enriched greater than 90 percent purity;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any weaponization plans and weapons development capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">plans and capabilities with respect to—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/I/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">weapon design, including fission, warhead miniaturization, and boosted and early thermonuclear weapon design;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/I/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">high yield fission development;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/I/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">design, development, acquisition, or use of computer models to simulate nuclear explosive devices;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/I/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">design, development, fabricating, acquisition, or use of explosively driven neutron sources or specialized materials for explosively driven neutron sources; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/I/ee" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">design, development, fabrication, acquisition, or use of precision machining and tooling that could enable the production of nuclear explosive device components;</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to deploy a working or reliable delivery vehicle capable of carrying a nuclear warhead;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated breakout time for the Islamic Republic of Iran to develop and deploy a nuclear weapon, including a crude nuclear weapon; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status and location of any research and development work site related to the preparation of an underground nuclear test;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any clandestine nuclear facilities;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic of Iran maintains locations to store equipment, research archives, or other material previously used for a weapons program or that would be of use to a weapons program that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any diversion by the Islamic Republic of Iran of uranium, carbon-fiber, or other materials for use in an undeclared or clandestine facility;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of activities related to developing or acquiring the capabilities for the production of nuclear weapons, conducted at facilities controlled by the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, including an analysis of gaps in knowledge;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of activities between the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries or persons with respect to sharing information on, or providing other forms of support for, the acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability or activities related to weaponization;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to any new ballistic, cruise, or hypersonic missiles being designed and tested by the Islamic Republic of Iran or any of its proxies, a description of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ix/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of missile;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ix/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the range of such missiles;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ix/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capability of such missiles to deliver a nuclear warhead;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ix/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of such missiles; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/ix/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any testing of such missiles;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic of Iran or any of its proxies possesses an unmanned aircraft system or other military equipment capable of delivering a nuclear weapon; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/1/B/xi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the extent to which the Islamic Republic of Iran is providing drones, missiles, or related technology from other countries to its proxies or partners.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment on support for regional and global terrorism of the islamic republic of iran.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment regarding the regional and global terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment required by subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the lethal support of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including training, equipment, and associated intelligence support, to regional and global non-state terrorist groups and proxies;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the lethal support of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including training and equipment, to state actors;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of financial support of the Islamic Republic of Iran to non-state terrorist groups and proxies and associated Iranian revenue streams funding such support;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian-supported groups to members of the Armed Forces, diplomats, and military and diplomatic facilities of the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of attacks by, or sponsored by, the Islamic Republic of Iran against members of the Armed Forces, diplomats, and military and diplomatic facilities of the United States and the associated response by the United States Government in the previous year;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of attacks by, or sponsored by, the Islamic Republic of Iran against United States partners or allies and the associated response by the United States Government in the previous year;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of interference by the Islamic Republic of Iran into the elections and political processes of sovereign countries in the Middle East and North Africa in an effort to create conditions for or shape agendas more favorable to the policies of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any plots by the Islamic Republic of Iran against former and current United States officials;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any plots by the Islamic Republic of Iran against United States citizens both abroad and within the United States; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/2/B/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of maritime activity of the Islamic Republic of Iran and associated impacts on the free flow of commerce and the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form; public availability; duplication.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex for information that, if released, would be detrimental to the national security of the United States. In addition, any classified portion may contain an additional annex provided to the congressional intelligence committees that details information and analysis that would otherwise disclose sensitive sources and methods.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The unclassified portion of an assessment required by this subsection shall be made available to the public on an internet website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/e/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duplication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any assessment required by this subsection, the Director of National Intelligence may rely upon existing products that reflect the current analytic 
judgment of the intelligence community, including reports or products produced in response to congressional mandate or requests from executive branch officials.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Diplomatic Strategy to Address Identified Nuclear, Ballistic Missile, and Terrorism Threats to the United States.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the submission of the initial assessment under subsection (e)(1), and annually thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the task force, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a diplomatic strategy that outlines a comprehensive plan for engaging with partners and allies of the United States regarding uranium enrichment, nuclear weaponization, missile development, and drone-related activities and regional and global terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The diplomatic strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic of Iran—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in compliance with the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and modified Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement as well as the nuclear related commitments endorsed in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has denied access to sites that the International Atomic Energy Agency has sought to inspect during previous 1-year period;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any dual-use item (as defined under section 730.3 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations or listed on the List of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Materials, Software, and Related Technology issued by the Nuclear Suppliers Group or any successor list) the Islamic Republic of Iran is using to further the nuclear weapon, missile, or drone program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of efforts of the United States to counter efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran to project political and military influence into the Middle East;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of efforts to address the increased threat that new or evolving uranium enrichment, nuclear weaponization, missile, or drone development activities by the Islamic Republic of Iran pose to United States citizens, the diplomatic presence of the United States in the Middle East, and the national security interests of the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of efforts to address the threat that terrorism by, or sponsored by, the Islamic Republic of Iran poses to United States citizens, the diplomatic presence of the United States in the Middle East, and the national security interests of the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of efforts to address the impact of the influence of the Islamic Republic of Iran on sovereign governments on the safety and security of United States citizens, the diplomatic presence of the United States in the Middle East, and the national security interests of the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of a coordinated whole-of-government approach to use political, economic, and security related tools to address such activities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a comprehensive plan for engaging with allies and regional partners in all relevant multilateral fora to address such activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stG/s5593/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updated strategy related to notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 45 days after the Chairperson determines that there has been a significant development in the nuclear weapons capability or nuclear weapons delivery systems capability of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update to the most recent diplomatic strategy submitted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5594">SEC. 5594. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS REPORT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6502 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (22 U.S.C. 2348 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As applicable, a description of specific training on monitoring and adhering to international human rights and humanitarian law provided to the foreign country or entity receiving the assistance.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (7) and (8);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on Programs Under Peacekeeping Operations Account</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">authorized under section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348) and</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security assistance</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign countries</quotedText>” and all that follows through the colon and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign countries for any of the following purposes:</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5594/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b), as amended, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination of Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State is authorized to integrate the elements of the report required by subsection (b) into other reports required to be submitted annually to the appropriate congressional committees.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5595">SEC. 5595. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON INDO-PACIFIC REGION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall submit to the congressional foreign affairs committees a report that contains a 2-year strategy  
assessing the resources and activities required to achieve the policy objectives described in subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission and update.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report and strategy required by this subsection shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be submitted at the same time as the submission of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2024; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be updated and submitted at the same time as the submission of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal years 2026, 2028, and 2030.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report and strategy required in subsection (a) shall be developed in accordance with the following criteria:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall reflect the objective, autonomous, and independent assessment of the activities, resources, and costs required to achieve objectives detailed in subsection (c) by the principals, the subordinate and parallel offices providing input into the assessment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall cover a period of five fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall incorporate input from United States Ambassadors in the Indo-Pacific region provided explicitly for the required report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It may include information gathered through consultation with program offices and subject matter experts in relevant functional bureaus, as deemed necessary by the principals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall not be subject to fiscal guidance or global strategic tradeoffs associated with the annual President’s budget request.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy Objectives.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report and strategy required in subsection (a) shall assess the activities and resources required to achieve the following policy objectives:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implementing the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, or the most recent National Security Strategy, with respect to the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implementing the 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy, or successor documents, that set forth the United States Government strategy toward the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implementing the State-USAID Joint Strategic Plan with respect to the Indo-Pacific region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Enhancing meaningful diplomatic and economic relations with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and demonstrate an enduring United States commitment to the region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Securing and advancing United States national interests in the Indo-Pacific, including through countering the malign influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report and strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the Bureaus’ bilateral and multilateral goals for the period covered in the report that the principals deem necessary to accomplish the objectives outlined in subsection (c), disaggregated by country and forum.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A timeline with annual benchmarks for achieving the objectives described in subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the sufficiency of United States diplomatic personnel and facilities currently available in the Indo-Pacific region to achieve the objectives outlined in subsection (c), through consultation with United States embassies in the region. The assessment shall include:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list, in priority order, of locations in the Indo-Pacific region that require additional diplomatic personnel or facilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of locations where the United States may be able to collocate diplomatic personnel at allied or partner embassies and consulates.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of embassies or consulates where diplomatic staff could be reduced within the Indo-Pacific region, where appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the fiscal and personnel resources required to fill gaps identified.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed plan to expand United States diplomatic engagement and foreign assistance presence in the Pacific Island nations within the next five years, including a description of “quick impact” programs that can be developed and implemented within the first fiscal year of the period covered in the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of the resources needed to enhance United States strategic messaging and spotlight coercive behavior by the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the resources and policy tools needed to expand the United States ability to offer high-quality infrastructure projects in strategically significant parts of the Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on expanding investments in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A gap assessment of security assistance by country, and of the resources needed to fill those gaps.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the resources and policy tools needed to facilitate continued private sector investment in partner countries in the Indo-Pacific.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/d/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of any additional bilateral or regional assistance resources needed to achieve the objectives outlined in subsection (c), as deemed necessary by the principals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1 each year, the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall make the report and strategy available to the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the USAID, the Deputy Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, the Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, the Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance at the Department of State, the Director of the Bureau of Foreign Assistance at the USAID, and the Director of Policy Planning.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indo-pacific region.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indo-Pacific region</quotedText>” means the countries under the jurisdiction of the Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, as well as the countries of 
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign affairs committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign affairs committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5595/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Principals.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">principals</quotedText>” means the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia of the United States Agency for International Development.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5596">SEC. 5596. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN LEBANON. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains an evaluation of the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, as well as the impact of the deficit of wheat imports due to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, initiated on February 24, 2022.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projected increase in malnutrition in Lebanon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated increase in the number of food insecure individuals in Lebanon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated number of individuals who will be faced with acute malnutrition due to food price inflation in Lebanon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actions United States Government allies and partners are taking to address the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential impact of food insecurity in Lebanon on Department of Defense goals and objectives in Lebanon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5596/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5597">SEC. 5597. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATEMENT OF POLICY AND REPORT ON ENGAGING WITH NIGER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continue to support Niger’s efforts to advance democracy, good governance, human rights, and regional security within its borders through bilateral assistance and multilateral initiatives;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance engagement and cooperation with the Nigerien Government at all levels as a key component of stabilizing the Sahel, where frequent coups and other anti-democratic movements, food insecurity, violent extremism, and armed conflict threaten to further weaken governments throughout the region; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work closely with partners and allies throughout the international community to elevate Niger, which experienced its first democratic transition of power in 2021, as an example of transitioning from longstanding military governance and a cycle of coups to a democratic, civilian-led form of government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on interagency efforts to enhance United States engagement with Niger as a key component of the United States Strategy toward the Sahel. Such report shall also include the following information with respect to the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the submission of the report:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of United States efforts to promote democracy, political pluralism, fiscal transparency and other good governance initiatives, human rights and the rule of law, and a robust and engaged civil society.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A full, detailed breakdown of United States assistance provided to help the Nigerien Government develop a comprehensive national security strategy, including to counter terrorism, regional and transnational organized crime, intercommunal violence, and other forms of armed conflict, criminal activity, and other threats to United States and Nigerien national security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of relevant resources at the United States Embassy in Niamey, including whether staff in place by the end of the current fiscal year will be sufficient to meet various country and regional strategic objectives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview of foreign partner support for Niger’s intelligence and security sector.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of United States and international efforts to address food insecurity in Niger, including that which is caused by deforestation, desertification, and other climate change-related issues.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A breakdown of United States funds obligated for humanitarian assistance in Niger, and an analysis of how the security situation in Niger has affected humanitarian operations and diplomatic engagement throughout the country.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of foreign malign influence in Niger, with a specific focus on the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and their proxies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, and may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5597/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5598">SEC. 5598. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON BILATERAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION WITH MEXICO. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of past and current bilateral security and law enforcement cooperation with Mexico, including through United States Northern Command, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice (including the Drug Enforcement Administration), and the Department of State (including the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), including over the preceding 10 years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of efforts of the Government of Mexico to reduce impunity and strengthen judicial processes for violent crimes and cartels across Mexico and along the United States-Mexico border.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description and mapping of increasing cartel control over Mexican territory and its impacts on United States national security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any changes in Mexico’s electoral and democratic institutions, including their ability to ensure accountability for human rights violations, and its impacts on national security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The unclassified portion of such report shall be published on a publicly available website of the Federal government.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5598/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599">SEC. 5599. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON CHINESE SUPPORT TO RUSSIA WITH RESPECT TO ITS UNPROVOKED INVASION OF AND FULL-SCALE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the sunset specified in subsection (d), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of  
National Intelligence as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on whether and how the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including the Government of the PRC, the Chinese Communist Party, any PRC state-owned enterprise, and any other PRC entity, has provided support to the Russian Federation with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include a discussion of the support provided by the PRC to the Russian Federation with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">helping the Government of Russia or Russian entities evade or circumvent United States sanctions or multilateral sanctions and export controls;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deliberately inhibiting on-site United States Government export control end-use checks, including interviews and investigations, in the PRC;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing Russia with any technology, including semiconductors classified as EAR99, that supports Russian intelligence or military capabilities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing economic or financial arrangements that will have the effect of alleviating the impact of United States sanctions or multilateral sanctions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">furthering Russia’s disinformation and propaganda efforts;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating to hinder the response of multilateral organizations, including the United Nations, to provide assistance to the people or Government of Ukraine, to condemn Russia’s war, to hold Russia accountable for the invasion and its prosecution of the war, or to hold those complicit accountable; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing any material, technical, or logistical support, including to Russian military or intelligence agencies and state-owned or state-linked enterprises.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and published on a publicly available website of the Department of State.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Secretary is unable to include an element required under any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) in an unclassified manner, the Secretary shall provide in unclassified form an affirmative or negative determination with respect to whether the People’s Republic of China is supporting the Russian Federation in the manner described in each applicable such paragraph and concurrently provide the discussion of that element to the appropriate congressional committees at the lowest possible classification level, consistent with the protection of sources and methods.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to submit the report under subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the Secretary of State determines the conflict in Ukraine has ended; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599A">SEC. 5599A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEASIBILITY STUDY ON UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM ACADEMY IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States to partner with West African governments where possible to mitigate and counter growing regional insecurity resulting from the spread of armed conflict and terrorism, including by providing assistance to train, equip, and mentor West African security services to counter threats to regional and national security through a whole-of-government approach.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a feasibility study regarding the provision of United States assistance for infrastructure, training, equipment, and other forms of support to institutionalize the International Counterterrorism Academy (Académie Internationale de Lutte Contre le Terrorisme or AILCT) in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides a legal analysis of existing authorities to provide United States foreign assistance dedicated to the development and establishment of AILCT programs, initiatives, and infrastructure for the purposes of training, equipping, and mentoring eligible West African security services bilaterally or in coordination with partners and allies;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies opportunities for the United States to leverage and support the AILCT facility to pursue national security interests in West Africa, the Sahel, sub-Saharan Africa, and the strategic Atlantic Ocean coastal and maritime environments, including through training and research activities, infrastructure development, combatting transnational terrorist and organized crime threats, and countering foreign malign influence throughout the region; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses any planned and pledged contributions from other countries to ensure appropriate sustainment of the facilities and burden sharing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forms.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The feasibility study required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599A/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599B" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599B">SEC. 5599B. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s7817">22 U.S.C. 7817 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONSULTATIONS ON REUNITING KOREAN AMERICANS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN NORTH KOREA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599B/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599B/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultations with south korea.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, or a designee of the Secretary, should consult with officials of South Korea, as appropriate, on potential opportunities to reunite Korean American families with family members in North Korea from which such Korean American families were divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, including potential opportunities for video reunions for Korean Americans with such family members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599B/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultations with korean americans.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues of the Department of State should regularly consult with representatives of Korean Americans who have family members in North Korea with respect to efforts to reunite families divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, including potential opportunities for video reunions for Korean Americans with such family members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stH/s5599B/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State, acting through the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues or other appropriate designee, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the consultations conducted pursuant to this section during the preceding year.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress Provisions </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599C" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599C">SEC. 5599C. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE STATUS OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599C/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the People’s Republic of China is a fully industrialized nation and no longer a developing nation; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599C/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any international agreement that provides or accords China a favorable status or treatment as a “developing nation” should be updated to reflect the status of China.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599D" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599D">SEC. 5599D. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599D/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">since 1948, Israel has been one of the strongest friends and allies of the United States;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599D/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Israel is a stable, democratic country in a region often marred by turmoil;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599D/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">it is essential to the strategic interest of the United States to continue to offer security assistance and related support to Israel; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599D/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such assistance and support is especially vital as Israel confronts a number of potential challenges at the present time, including continuing threats from Iran.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599E" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599E">SEC. 5599E. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599E/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proactively engage with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly (PA) and its member delegations;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599E/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communicate with and educate the public on the benefits and importance of NATO and NATO PA; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599E/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support increased inter-democracy and inter-parliamentary cooperation on countering misinformation and disinformation.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599F">SEC. 5599F. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONDEMNING DETENTION AND INDICTMENT OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH KARA-MURZA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (referred to in this section as “Mr. Kara-Murza”) has tirelessly worked for decades to advance the cause of freedom, democracy, and human rights for the people of the Russian Federation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In retaliation for his advocacy, two attempts have been made on Mr. Kara-Murza’s life, as—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on May 26, 2015, Mr. Kara-Murza fell ill with symptoms indicative of poisoning and was hospitalized; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on February 2, 2017, he fell ill with similar symptoms and was placed in a medically induced coma.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Independent investigations conducted by Bellingcat, the Insider, and Der Spiegel found that the same unit of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation responsible for poisoning Mr. Kara-Murza was responsible for poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and activists Timur Kuashev, Ruslan Magomedragimov, and Nikita Isayev.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin launched another unprovoked, unjustified, and illegal invasion into Ukraine in contravention of the obligations freely undertaken by the Russian Federation to respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, the Minsk protocols of 2014 and 2015, and international law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On March 5, 2022, Vladimir Putin signed a law criminalizing the distribution of truthful statements about the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and mandating up to 15 years in prison for such offenses.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Since February 24, 2022, Mr. Kara-Murza has used his voice and platform to join more than 15,000 citizens of the Russian Federation in peacefully protesting the war against Ukraine and millions more who silently oppose the war.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On April 11, 2022, five police officers arrested Mr. Kara-Murza in front of his home and denied his right to an attorney, and the next day Mr. Kara-Murza was sentenced to 15 days in prison for disobeying a police order.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On April 22, 2022, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation charged Mr. Kara-Murza with violations under the law signed on March 5, 2022, for his fact-based statements condemning the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mr. Kara-Murza was then placed into pretrial detention and ordered to be held until at least June 12, 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If convicted of those charges, Mr. Kara-Murza faces detention in a penitentiary system that human rights nongovernmental organizations have criticized for widespread torture, ill-treatment, and suspicious deaths of prisoners.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that Congress—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">condemns the unjust detention and indicting of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, who has courageously stood up to oppression in the Russian Federation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expresses solidarity with Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, his family, and all individuals in the Russian Federation imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly, and belief;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">urges the United States Government and other allied governments to work to secure the immediate release of Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, and other citizens of the Russian Federation imprisoned for opposing the regime of Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599F/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">calls on the President to increase support provided by the United States Government for those advocating for democracy and independent media in the Russian Federation, which Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza has worked to advance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599G" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5599G">SEC. 5599G. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY IRAN. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599G/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reiterates its commitment to ensuring Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599G/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supports the important work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in safeguarding nuclear material around the globe;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599G/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">condemns Iran for its lack of transparency and meaningful cooperation with the IAEA on the unresolved matter of uranium particles discovered at undeclared sites in Iran and additional escalatory actions related to its nuclear program; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLV/stI/s5599G/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">applauds the IAEA Board of Governors’ resolution urging Iran’s full cooperation with the IAEA on outstanding safeguards issues on an urgent basis.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LVI">TITLE LVI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5601.</designator><label> Designation of small State and rural advocate.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5602.</designator><label> Flexibility.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5603.</designator><label> Preliminary damage assessment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5604.</designator><label> Letter of deviation authority.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5605.</designator><label> Recognizing FEMA support.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5601">SEC. 5601. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DESIGNATION OF SMALL STATE AND RURAL ADVOCATE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 326(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165d) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (2);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist States in the collection and presentation of material in the disaster or emergency declaration request relevant to demonstrate severe localized impacts within the State for a specific incident, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the per capita personal income by local area, as calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the disaster impacted population profile, as reported by the Bureau of the Census, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of the population already receiving Government assistance such as Supplemental Security Income and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the pre-disaster unemployment rate;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of the population that is 65 years old and older;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of the population 18 years old and younger;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of the population with a disability;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of the population who speak a language other than English and speak English less than ‘very well’; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any unique considerations regarding American Indian and Alaskan Native Tribal populations raised in the State’s request for a major disaster declaration that may not be reflected in the data points referenced in this subparagraph;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact to community infrastructure, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disruptions to community life-saving and life-sustaining services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disruptions or increased demand for essential community services; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disruptions to transportation, infrastructure, and utilities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other information relevant to demonstrate severe local impacts; and”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO Review of a Final Rule.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s implementation of its final rule, published on March 21, 2019, amendingsection 206.48(b) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (regarding factors considered when evaluating a Governor’s request for a major disaster declaration), which revised the factors that the Agency considers when evaluating a Governor’s request for a major disaster declaration authorizing individual assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the criteria used by the Agency to assess individual assistance requests following a major disaster declaration authorizing individual assistance.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the consistency with which the Agency uses the updated Individual Assistance Declaration Factors when assessing the impact of individual communities after a major disaster declaration.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the impact, if any, of using the updated Individual Assistance Declaration Factors has had on equity in disaster recovery outcomes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to improve the use of the Individual Assistance Declaration Factors to increase equity in disaster recovery outcomes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5601/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the review required under this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5602" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5602">SEC. 5602. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FLEXIBILITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5602/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1216(a) of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5174a(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5602/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waive a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household if the covered assistance was distributed based on an error by the Agency and such debt shall be construed as a hardship; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waive a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household if such assistance is subject to a claim or legal action, including in accordance with section of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5160); and”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5602/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(B)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5602/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Removal of</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Report on</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5602/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the authority of the Administrator to waive debt under paragraph (2) shall no longer be effective</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate actions that the Administrator will take to reduce the error rate</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5602/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing a description of the internal processes used to make decisions regarding the distribution of covered assistance under section 1216 of the Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. a) and any changes made to such processes.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5603">SEC. 5603. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5170">42 U.S.C. 5170 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Preliminary damage assessments play a critical role in assessing and validating the impact and magnitude of a disaster.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Through the preliminary damage assessment process, representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency validate information gathered by State and local officials that serves as the basis for disaster assistance requests.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Various factors can impact the duration of a preliminary damage assessment and the corresponding submission of a major disaster request, however, the average time between when a disaster occurs, and the submission of a corresponding disaster request has been found to be approximately twenty days longer for flooding disasters.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With communities across the country facing increased instances of catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, accurate and efficient preliminary damage assessments have become critically important to the relief process for impacted States and municipalities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the 5 years before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report described in paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for deploying personnel to support preliminary damage assessments.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of Agency staff participating on disaster assessment teams.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The training and experience of such staff described in subparagraph (B).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A calculation of the average amount of time disaster assessment teams described in subparagraph (A) are deployed to a disaster area.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The efforts of the Agency to maintain a consistent liaison between the Agency and State, local, tribal, and territorial officials within a disaster area.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preliminary Damage Assessment.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall convene an advisory panel consisting of emergency management personnel employed by State, local, territorial, or tribal authorities, and the representative organizations of such personnel to assist the Agency in improving critical components of the preliminary damage assessment process.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This advisory panel shall consist of at least 2 representatives from national emergency management organizations and at least 1 representative from each of the 10 regions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, selected from emergency management personnel 
employed by State, local, territorial, or tribal authorities within each region.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion on panel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the furthest extent practicable, representation on the advisory panel shall include emergency management personnel from both rural and urban jurisdictions.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The advisory panel convened under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing a training regime to ensure preliminary damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under consistent guidelines;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">utilizing a common technological platform to integrate data collected by State and local governments with data collected by the Agency; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing instruction materials provided by the Agency for omissions of pertinent information or language that conflicts with other statutory requirements; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify opportunities for streamlining the consideration of preliminary damage assessments by the Agency, including eliminating duplicative paperwork requirements and ensuring consistent communication and decision making among Agency staff.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report regarding the findings of the advisory panel, steps that will be undertaken by the Agency to implement the findings of the advisory panel, and additional legislation that may be necessary to implement the findings of the advisory panel.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking and final report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the recommendations of the advisory panel and submit to Congress a report discussing—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of recommendations from the advisory panel;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of any additional challenges to the preliminary damage assessment process, including whether specific disasters result in longer preliminary damage assessments; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5603/c/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any additional legislative recommendations necessary to improve the preliminary damage assessment process.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5604" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5604">SEC. 5604. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44701">49 U.S.C. 44701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LETTER OF DEVIATION AUTHORITY. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">A flight instructor, registered owner, lessor, or lessee of an aircraft shall not be required to obtain a letter of deviation authority from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to allow, conduct or receive flight training, checking, and testing in an experimental aircraft if—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5604/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the flight instructor is not providing both the training and the aircraft;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5604/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">no person advertises or broadly offers the aircraft as available for flight training, checking, or testing; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5604/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">no person receives compensation for use of the aircraft for a specific flight during which flight training, checking, or testing was received, other than expenses for owning, operating, and maintaining the aircraft.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5605" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5605">SEC. 5605. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RECOGNIZING FEMA SUPPORT. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5605/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides vital support to communities and disaster survivors in the aftermath of major disasters, including housing assistance for individuals and families displaced from their homes.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVI/s5605/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be encouraged to study the idea integrating collapsible shelters for appropriate non-congregate sheltering needs into the disaster preparedness stockpile.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LVII">TITLE LVII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LVII—</designator><label>FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5701.</designator><label> United States policy on World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank assistance to the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5702.</designator><label>  Support for international initiatives to provide debt restructuring or relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5703.</designator><label> Ukraine debt payment relief.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5704.</designator><label> Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5705.</designator><label> Fair hiring in banking.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5706.</designator><label> Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5707.</designator><label> Flexibility in addressing rural homelessness.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5708.</designator><label> Master account and services database.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5701" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5701">SEC. 5701. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES POLICY ON WORLD BANK GROUP AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5701/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1632">“SEC. 1632. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p-16">22 U.S.C. 262p-16</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES POLICY ON WORLD BANK GROUP AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution of the World Bank Group and at the Asian Development Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States at the respective institution to vote against the provision of any loan, extension of financial assistance, or technical assistance to the People’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of the Treasury has certified to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Government of the People’s Republic of China and any lender owned or controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China have demonstrated a commitment—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the rules and principles of the Paris Club, or of other similar coordinated multilateral initiatives on debt relief and debt restructuring in which the United States participates, including with respect to debt transparency and appropriate burden-sharing among all creditors;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the practice of presumptive public disclosure of the terms and conditions on which they extend credit to other governments (without regard to the form of any such extension of credit);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not to enforce any agreement terms that may impair their own or the borrowers’ capacity fully to implement any commitment described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not to enter into any agreement containing terms that may impair their own or the borrowers’ capacity fully to implement any commitment described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the loan or assistance is important to the national interest of the United States, as described in a detailed explanation by the Secretary to accompany the certification.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">World bank group.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">World Bank Group</quotedText>’ means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5701/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p-16">22 U.S.C. 262p-16</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a) is repealed effective on the date that is 7 years after the effective date of this section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5702" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5702">SEC. 5702. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5702/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.), as amended by section 5701, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1633">“SEC. 1633. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p-17">22 U.S.C. 262p-17</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Debt Relief.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage with international financial institutions, the G20, and official and commercial creditors to advance support for prompt and effective implementation and improvement of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI (in this section referred to as the ‘Common Framework’), or any successor framework or similar coordinated international debt treatment process in which the United States participates through the establishment and publication of clear and accountable—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">debt treatment benchmarks designed to achieve debt sustainability for each participating debtor;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">standards for appropriate burden-sharing among all creditors with material claims on each participating debtor, without regard for their official, private, or hybrid status;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">robust debt disclosure by creditors, including the People’s Republic of China, and debtor countries, including 
inter-creditor data-sharing and, to the maximum extent practicable, public disclosure of material terms and conditions of claims on participating debtors;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expansion of Common Framework country eligibility to lower middle-income countries who otherwise meet the existing criteria;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improvements to the Common Framework process with the aim of ensuring access to debt relief in a timely manner for those countries eligible and who request treatment; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent enforcement and improvement of the policies of multilateral institutions relating to asset-based and revenue-based borrowing by participating debtors, and coordinated standards on restructuring collateralized debt;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage with international financial institutions and official and commercial creditors to advance support, as the Secretary finds appropriate, for debt restructuring or debt relief for each participating debtor, including, on a case-by- case basis, a debt standstill, if requested by the debtor country through the Common Framework process from the time of conclusion of a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, and until the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding with its creditor committee pursuant to the Common Framework, or any successor framework or similar coordinated international debt treatment process in which the United States participates; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund and the United States Executive Director at the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to advance the efforts described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any actions that have been taken, in coordination with international financial institutions, by official creditors, including the government of, and state-owned enterprises in, the People’s Republic of China, and relevant commercial creditor groups to advance debt restructuring or relief for countries with unsustainable debt that have sought restructuring or relief under the Common Framework, any successor framework or mechanism, or under any other coordinated international arrangement for sovereign debt restructuring in which the United States participates;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any implementation challenges that hinder the ability of the Common Framework to provide timely debt restructuring for any country with unsustainable debt that seeks debt restructuring or debt payment relief, including any refusal of a creditor to participate in appropriate burden-sharing, including failure to share (or publish, as appropriate) all material information needed to assess debt sustainability; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations on how to address any challenges identified in paragraph (2).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5702/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s262p-17">22 U.S.C. 262p-17</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a) is repealed effective on the date that is 5 years after the effective date of this section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5703">SEC. 5703. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UKRAINE DEBT PAYMENT RELIEF. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Suspension of Multilateral Debt Payments of Ukraine.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states position in the international financial institutions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to advocate that the respective institution immediately provide appropriate debt service relief to Ukraine.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Official bilateral and commercial debt service payment relief.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury, working in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall commence immediate efforts with other governments and commercial creditor groups, through the Paris Club of Official Creditors and other bilateral and multilateral frameworks, both formal and informal, to pursue comprehensive debt payment relief for Ukraine.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Multilateral financial support for ukraine.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to support, to the extent practicable, the provision of concessional financial assistance for Ukraine.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Multilateral financial support for refugees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to seek to provide economic support for refugees from Ukraine, including refugees of African and Asian descent, and for countries receiving refugees from Ukraine that are eligible for assistance from the multilateral development banks.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to the Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31 of each year, the President shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committees on Financial Services, on Appropriations, and on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Appropriations of the Senate, a report on the activities undertaken under this section; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make public a copy of the report.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver and Termination.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may waive the application of this section if the President determines that a waiver is in the national interest of the United States and reports to the Congress an explanation of the reasons therefor.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5703/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President reports to Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5704">SEC. 5704. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s9522">22 U.S.C. 9522 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ISOLATE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACT OF 2022. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States to seek to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation, to the maximum extent practicable, from participation in meetings, proceedings, and other activities of the following organizations:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Group of 20.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bank for International Settlements.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Basel Committee for Banking Standards.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Financial Stability Board.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International Association of Insurance Supervisors.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International Organization of Securities Commissions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, shall take all necessary steps to advance the policy set forth in subsection (a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President reports to Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5704/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may waive the application of this section if the President reports to the Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5705">SEC. 5705. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FAIR HIRING IN BANKING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Deposit Insurance Act.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain older offenses.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an individual, subsection (a) shall not apply to an offense if—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">it has been 7 years or more since the offense occurred; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the individual was incarcerated with respect to the offense and it has been 5 years or more since the individual was released from incarceration.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Offenses committed by individuals 21 or younger.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For individuals who committed an offense when they were 21 years of age or younger, subsection (a) shall not apply to the offense if it has been more than 30 months since the sentencing occurred.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This paragraph shall not apply to an offense described under subsection (a)(2).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expungement and sealing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an individual, subsection (a) shall not apply to an offense if—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">there is an order of expungement, sealing, or dismissal that has been issued in regard to the conviction in connection with such offense; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">it is intended by the language in the order itself, or in the legislative provisions under which the order was issued, that the conviction shall be destroyed or sealed from the individual’s State, Tribal, or Federal record, even if exceptions allow the record to be considered for certain character and fitness evaluation purposes.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">De minimis exemption.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to such de minimis offenses as the Corporation determines, by rule.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Confinement criteria.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing rules under subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall include a requirement that the offense was punishable by a term of three years or less confined in a correctional facility, where such confinement—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is calculated based on the time an individual spent incarcerated as a punishment or a sanction, not as pretrial detention; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include probation or parole where an individual was restricted to a particular jurisdiction or was required to report occasionally to an individual or a specific location.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bad check criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In setting the criteria for de minimis offenses under subparagraph (A), if the Corporation establishes criteria with respect to insufficient funds checks, the Corporation shall require that the aggregate total face value of all insufficient funds checks across all convictions or program entries related to insufficient funds checks is $2,000 or less.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designated lesser offenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to certain lesser offenses (including the use of a fake ID, shoplifting, trespass, fare evasion, driving with an expired license or tag, and such other low-risk offenses as the Corporation may designate) if 1 year or more has passed since the applicable conviction or program entry.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consent Applications.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Corporation shall accept consent applications from an individual and from an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual that are filed separately or contemporaneously with a regional office of the Corporation.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sponsored applications filed with regional offices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consent applications filed at a regional office of the Corporation by an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be reviewed by such office;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Corporation; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may only be denied by such office if the general counsel of the Corporation (or a designee) certifies that the denial is consistent with this section.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Individual applications filed with regional offices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consent applications filed at a regional office by an individual—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be reviewed by such office; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Corporation, except with respect to—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cases involving an offense described under subsection (a)(2); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other high-level security cases as may be designated by the Corporation.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National office review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The national office of the Corporation shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review any consent application with respect to which a regional office is not authorized to approve or deny the application; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review any consent application that is denied by a regional office, if the individual requests a review by the national office.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forms and instructions.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Corporation shall make all forms and instructions related to consent applications available to the public, including on the website of the Corporation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The forms and instructions described under subparagraph (A) shall provide a sample cover letter and a comprehensive list of items that may accompany the application, including clear guidance on evidence that may support a finding of rehabilitation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of criminal history.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional office consideration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In reviewing a consent application, a regional office shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">primarily rely on the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide such record to the applicant to review for accuracy.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certified copies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Corporation may not require an applicant to provide certified copies of criminal history records unless the Corporation determines that there is a clear and compelling justification to require additional information to verify the accuracy of the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of rehabilitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the Corporation shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct an individualized assessment when evaluating consent applications that takes into account evidence of rehabilitation, the applicant’s age at the time of the conviction or program entry, the time that has elapsed since conviction or program entry, and the relationship of individual’s offense to the responsibilities of the applicable position;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the individual’s employment history, letters of recommendation, certificates documenting participation in substance abuse programs, successful participating in job preparation and educational programs, and other relevant mitigating evidence; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider any additional information the Corporation determines necessary for safety and soundness.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope of employment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an approved consent application filed by an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual, if the Corporation determines it appropriate, such approved consent application shall allow the individual to work for the same employer (without restrictions on the location) and across positions, except that the prior consent of the Corporation (which may require a new application) shall be required for any proposed significant changes in the individual’s security-related duties or responsibilities, such as promotion to an officer or other positions that the employer determines will require higher security screening credentials.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination with the ncua.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall consult and coordinate with the National Credit Union Administration as needed to promote consistent implementation where appropriate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consent application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">consent application</quotedText>’ means an application filed with Corporation by an individual (or by an insured depository institution or depository institution holding company on behalf of an individual) seeking the written consent of the Corporation under subsection (a)(1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criminal offense involving dishonesty.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">criminal offense involving dishonesty</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means an offense under which an individual, directly or indirectly—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cheats or defrauds; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">wrongfully takes property belonging to another in violation of a criminal statute;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes an offense that Federal, State, or local law defines as dishonest, or for which dishonesty is an element of the offense; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a misdemeanor criminal offense committed more than one year before the date on which an individual files a consent application, excluding any period of incarceration; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an offense involving the possession of controlled substances.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pretrial diversion or similar program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pretrial diversion or similar program</quotedText>’ means a program characterized by a suspension or eventual dismissal or reversal of charges or criminal prosecution upon agreement by the accused to restitution, drug or alcohol rehabilitation, anger management, or community service.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Credit Union Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 205(d) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1785(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain older offenses.—</heading>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an individual, paragraph (1) shall not apply to an offense if—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">it has been 7 years or more since the offense occurred; or</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the individual was incarcerated with respect to the offense and it has been 5 years or more since the individual was released from incarceration.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Offenses committed by individuals 21 or younger.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For individuals who committed an offense when they were 21 years of age or younger, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the offense if it has been more than 30 months since the sentencing occurred.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subparagraph shall not apply to an offense described under paragraph (1)(B).</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expungement and sealing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an individual, paragraph (1) shall not apply to an offense if—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">there is an order of expungement, sealing, or dismissal that has been issued in regard to the conviction in connection with such offense; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">it is intended by the language in the order itself, or in the legislative provisions under which the order was issued, that the conviction shall be destroyed or sealed from the individual’s State, Tribal, or Federal record, even if exceptions allow the record to be considered for certain character and fitness evaluation purposes.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">De minimis exemption.—</heading>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to such de minimis offenses as the Board determines, by rule.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Confinement criteria.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing rules under clause (i), the Board shall include a requirement that the offense was punishable by a term of three years or less confined in a correctional facility, where such confinement—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is calculated based on the time an individual spent incarcerated as a punishment or a sanction, not as pretrial detention; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include probation or parole where an individual was restricted to a particular jurisdiction or was required to report occasionally to an individual or a specific location.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bad check criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In setting the criteria for de minimis offenses under clause (i), if the Board establishes criteria with respect to insufficient funds checks, the Board shall require that the aggregate total face value of all insufficient funds checks across all convictions or program entries related to insufficient funds checks is $2,000 or less.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designated lesser offenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to certain lesser offenses (including the use of a fake ID, shoplifting, trespass, fare evasion, driving with an expired license or tag, and such other low-risk offenses as the Board may designate) if 1 year or more has passed since the applicable conviction or program entry.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consent applications.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall accept consent applications from an individual and from an insured credit 
union on behalf of an individual that are filed separately or contemporaneously with a regional office of the Board.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sponsored applications filed with regional offices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consent applications filed at a regional office of the Board by an insured credit union on behalf of an individual—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be reviewed by such office;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Board; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may only be denied by such office if the general counsel of the Board (or a designee) certifies that the denial is consistent with this section.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Individual applications filed with regional offices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consent applications filed at a regional office by an individual—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be reviewed by such office; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be approved or denied by such office, if such authority has been delegated to such office by the Board, except with respect to—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cases involving an offense described under paragraph (1)(B); and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other high-level security cases as may be designated by the Board.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National office review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The national office of the Board shall—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review any consent application with respect to which a regional office is not authorized to approve or deny the application; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review any consent application that is denied by a regional office, if the individual requests a review by the national office.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forms and instructions.—</heading>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall make all forms and instructions related to consent applications available to the public, including on the website of the Board.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The forms and instructions described under clause (i) shall provide a sample cover letter and a comprehensive list of items that may accompany the application, including clear guidance on evidence that may support a finding of rehabilitation.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of criminal history.—</heading>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional office consideration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In reviewing a consent application, a regional office shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">primarily rely on the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide such record to the applicant to review for accuracy.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certified copies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board may not require an applicant to provide certified copies of criminal history records unless the Board determines that there is a clear and compelling justification to require additional information to verify the accuracy 
of the criminal history record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of rehabilitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the Board shall—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct an individualized assessment when evaluating consent applications that takes into account evidence of rehabilitation, the applicant’s age at the time of the conviction or program entry, the time that has elapsed since conviction or program entry, and the relationship of individual’s offense to the responsibilities of the applicable position;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the individual’s employment history, letters of recommendation, certificates documenting participation in substance abuse programs, successful participating in job preparation and educational programs, and other relevant mitigating evidence; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider any additional information the Board determines necessary for safety and soundness.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope of employment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an approved consent application filed by an insured credit union on behalf of an individual, if the Board determines it appropriate, such approved consent application shall allow the individual to work for the same employer (without restrictions on the location) and across positions, except that the prior consent of the Board (which may require a new application) shall be required for any proposed significant changes in the individual’s security-related duties or responsibilities, such as promotion to an officer or other positions that the employer determines will require higher security screening credentials.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination with fdic.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Board shall consult and coordinate with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as needed to promote consistent implementation where appropriate.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consent application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">consent application</quotedText>’ means an application filed with Board by an individual (or by an insured credit union on behalf of an individual) seeking the written consent of the Board under paragraph (1)(A).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criminal offense involving dishonesty.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">criminal offense involving dishonesty</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means an offense under which an individual, directly or indirectly—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cheats or defrauds; or</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">wrongfully takes property belonging to another in violation of a criminal statute;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes an offense that Federal, State, or local law defines as dishonest, or for which dishonesty is an element of the offense; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a misdemeanor criminal offense committed more than one year before the date on which an individual files a consent application, excluding any period of incarceration; or</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an offense involving the possession of controlled substances.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pretrial diversion or similar program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pretrial diversion or similar program</quotedText>’ means a program characterized by a suspension or eventual dismissal or reversal of charges or criminal prosecution upon agreement by the accused to restitution, drug or alcohol rehabilitation, anger management, or community service.”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review and Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the rules issued to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act on—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the application of section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829) and section 205(d) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1785(d));</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of applications for consent applications under such sections; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rates of approval and denial for consent applications under such sections;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the results of the review required under paragraph (1) available to the public; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5705/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue a report to Congress containing any legislative or regulatory recommendations for expanding employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5706">SEC. 5706. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BANKING TRANSPARENCY FOR SANCTIONED PERSONS ACT OF 2022. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a report to the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the Senate that includes a list of specific licenses issued by the Secretary in the preceding 365 days that authorizes a U.S. financial institution (as defined under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) to provide financial services to any of the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The government of a state sponsor of terrorism.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person sanctioned pursuant to any of the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 404 of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle F of title XII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328, the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Executive Order No. 13818.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Copies of Licenses on Request.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury shall expeditiously provide a copy of any license identified in a report required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate if an appropriate Member of Congress requests a copy of that license not later than 60 days after submission of the report.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Business Confidential Information.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in the report under subsection (a) and any submissions under subsection (b), identify any proprietary information submitted by any private sector representative and mark such information as “business confidential information”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment as trade secrets.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Business confidential information described under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a matter falling within the meaning of trade secrets and commercial or financial information exemption under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, and shall be exempt from disclosure under such section 552 of such title without the express approval of the private party.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of carrying out the activities authorized under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury $1,000,000.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The section shall cease to have any force or effect after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report and Submissions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A report or submission required under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5706/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Member of Congress Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate Member of Congress</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term under section 7132(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5707" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5707">SEC. 5707. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FLEXIBILITY IN ADDRESSING RURAL HOMELESSNESS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 423 of subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects in rural areas that consist of one or more of the following activities:</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Payment of short-term emergency lodging, including in motels or shelters, directly or through vouchers.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Repairs to units—</chapeau>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in which homeless individuals and families will be housed; or</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which are currently not fit for human habitation.</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Staff training, professional development, skill development, and staff retention activities.”</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVII/s5708" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5708">SEC. 5708. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MASTER ACCOUNT AND SERVICES DATABASE. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Reserve Act is amended by inserting after section 11B (12 U.S.C. 248b et seq.) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11C">“SEC. 11C. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s248c">12 U.S.C. 248c</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MASTER ACCOUNT AND SERVICES DATABASE </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access request.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">access request</quotedText>’ means a request to a Federal reserve bank for access to a reserve bank master account and services, including any written documentation or formal indication that an entity intends to seek access to a reserve bank master account and services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Official accountholder.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official accountholder</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a foreign state, as defined in section 25B;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a central bank, as defined in section 25B, other than a commercial bank;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a public international organization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities as an international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any governmental entity for which the Secretary of the Treasury has directed a Federal reserve bank to receive deposits as fiscal agent of the United States under section 15.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reserve bank master account and services.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reserve bank master account and services</quotedText>’ means an account in which a Federal reserve bank—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receives deposits for an entity other than an official accountholder; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides any service under section 11A(b) to an entity other than an official accountholder.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publishing Master Account and Access Information.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Online database.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall create and maintain a public, online, and searchable database that contains—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of every entity that currently has access to a reserve bank master account and services, including the date on which the access was granted to the extent the date is knowable;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of every entity that submits an access request for a reserve bank master account and services after enactment of this section (or that has submitted an access request that is pending on the date of enactment of this section), including whether, and the dates on which, a request—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was submitted; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was approved, rejected, pending, or withdrawn; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each list described in subparagraph (A) or (B), the type of entity that holds or submitted an access request for a reserve bank master account and services, including whether such entity is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an insured depository institution, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an insured credit union, as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752); or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a depository institution that is not an insured depository institution or an insured credit union.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every quarter, the Board shall update the database to add any new information required under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Board shall publish the database with the information required under paragraph (1).”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LVIII">TITLE LVIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINANCIAL DATA TRANSPARENCY </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5801.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Data Standards for Covered Agencies; Department of the Treasury Rulemaking</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5811.</designator><label> Data standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5812.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Department of the Treasury.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5813.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Securities and Exchange Commission</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5821.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Securities and Exchange Commission.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5822.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5823.</designator><label> Data transparency relating to municipal securities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5824.</designator><label> Data transparency at national securities associations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5825.</designator><label> Shorter-term burden reduction and disclosure simplification at the Securities and Exchange Commission; sunset.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5826.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5831.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5832.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5833.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5834.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5841.</designator><label> Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5842.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5843.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5851.</designator><label> Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5852.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5853.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Federal Reserve System</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5861.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5862.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5863.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5864.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>National Credit Union Administration</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5871.</designator><label> Data standards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5872.</designator><label> Open data publication by the National Credit Union Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5873.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5874.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Federal Housing Finance Agency</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5881.</designator><label> Data standards requirements for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5882.</designator><label> Open data publication by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5883.</designator><label> Rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5884.</designator><label> No new disclosure requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle I—</designator><label>Miscellaneous</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5891.</designator><label> Rules of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5892.</designator><label> Classified and protected information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5893.</designator><label> Report.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/s5801" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5801">SEC. 5801. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78">15 U.S.C. 78 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                </section>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Covered Agencies; Department of the Treasury Rulemaking </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5811" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5811">SEC. 5811. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5811/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle A of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="124">“SEC. 124. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 U.S.C. 5334</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered agencies</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of the Treasury;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Board of Governors;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commission;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Corporation;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Housing Finance Agency;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Credit Union Administration Board; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other primary financial regulatory agency designated by the Secretary;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the terms ‘data asset’, ‘machine-readable’, ‘metadata’, and ‘open license’ have the meanings given the terms in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">data standard</quotedText>’ means a standard that specifies rules by which data is described and recorded.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rules.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proposed rules.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the heads of the covered agencies shall jointly issue proposed rules for public comment that establish data standards for—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the collections of information reported to each covered agency by financial entities under the jurisdiction of the covered agency; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the data collected from covered agencies on behalf of the Council.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final rules.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the heads of the covered agencies shall jointly promulgate final rules that establish the data standards described in paragraph (1).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Common identifiers; quality.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards established in the final rules promulgated under subsection (b)(2) shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include common identifiers for collections of information reported to covered agencies or collected on behalf of the Council, which shall include a common nonproprietary legal entity identifier that is available under an open license for all entities required to report to covered agencies; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">render data fully searchable and machine-readable;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enable high quality data through schemas, with accompanying metadata documented in machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the semantic meaning of the data, as defined by the underlying regulatory information collection requirements;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that a data element or data asset that exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection requirement be consistently identified as such in associated machine-readable metadata;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be nonproprietary or made available under an open license;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate standards developed and maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use, be consistent with, and implement applicable accounting and reporting principles.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation; interoperability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing data standards in the final rules promulgated under subsection (b)(2), the heads of the covered agencies shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with other Federal departments and agencies and multi-agency initiatives responsible for Federal data standards; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to promote interoperability of financial regulatory data across members of the Council.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards established in the final rules promulgated under subsection (b)(2) shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which those final rules are promulgated under that subsection.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5811/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 123 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 124.</designator><label> Data standards.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5812" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5812">SEC. 5812. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5812/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle A of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.), as amended by section 5811(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="125">“SEC. 125. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5335">12 U.S.C. 5335</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“All public data assets published by the Secretary under this subtitle shall be—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5812/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended by section 5811(b), is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 124 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 125.</designator><label> Open data publication.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5812/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5335">12 U.S.C. 5335 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5812/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this section, which  
shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5812/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may delegate the functions required under the amendments made by this subtitle to an appropriate office within the Department of the Treasury.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stA/s5813" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5813">SEC. 5813. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 U.S.C. 5334 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Securities and Exchange Commission </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5821">SEC. 5821. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Investment Advisers’ Reports Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-4) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the second subsection (d) (relating to  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Records of Persons With Custody of Use</quotedText>”) as subsection (e); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Reports Filed Under This Section.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all reports filed by investment advisers with the Commission under this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Registration Statements and Reports Under the Investment Company Act of 1940.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Registration Statements.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all registration statements required to be filed with the Commission under this section, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with  
(to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 30 (15 U.S.C. 80a-29), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Reports.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all reports required to be filed with the Commission under this section, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Information Required To Be Submitted or Published by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-7) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="w">“(w) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Information Required To Be Submitted or Published Under This Section.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information required to be submitted or published by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization under this section.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Asset-Backed Securities Disclosures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data standards for asset-backed securities disclosures.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all disclosures required under this subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subparagraph (A) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Corporate Disclosures Under the Securities Act of 1933.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of the Securities Act of 1933 
(15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="29">“SEC. 29. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77z-4">15 U.S.C. 77z-4</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all registration statements, and for all prospectuses included in registration statements, required to be filed with the Commission under this title, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Periodic and Current Corporate Disclosures Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="s">“(s) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information with respect to periodic and current reports required to be filed or furnished under this section or under section 15(d), except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Corporate Proxy and Consent Solicitation Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Proxy and Consent Solicitation Materials.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all information contained in any proxy or consent solicitation material prepared by an issuer for an annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuer, except that the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from those data standards.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Security-based Swap Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="41">“SEC. 41. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78rr">15 U.S.C. 78rr</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS FOR SECURITY-BASED SWAP REPORTING </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all reports related to security-based swaps that are required under this Act.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g">15 U.S.C. 77g note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission are required to issue under the amendments made by this section shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of regulatory requirements; minimizing disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules required under the amendments made by this section, as described in paragraph (1), the Securities and Exchange Commission—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/i/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on emerging growth companies, lending institutions, accelerated filers, smaller reporting companies, and other smaller issuers, as determined by any study required under section 5825(b), while still providing searchable information to investors; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5821/i/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those rules.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5822" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5822">SEC. 5822. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78d) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Open Data Publication.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">All public data assets published by the Commission under the securities laws and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203; 124 Stat. 1376) shall be—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5823" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5823">SEC. 5823. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA TRANSPARENCY RELATING TO MUNICIPAL SECURITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5823/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15B(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-4(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall adopt data standards for information submitted to the Board.</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any data standards adopted under subparagraph (A) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including,  
to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall consult market participants in establishing data standards under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect the operation of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d).”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5823/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o-4">15 U.S.C. 78o-4 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5823/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue rules to adopt the data standards required under paragraph (8) of section 15B(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-4(b)), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5823/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of regulatory requirements; minimizing disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules described in paragraph (1) that adopt the data standards described in that paragraph, the Securities and Exchange Commission—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5823/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale those data standards in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5823/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those rules.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5824" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5824">SEC. 5824. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA TRANSPARENCY AT NATIONAL SECURITIES ASSOCIATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5824/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-3) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="n">“(n) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A national securities association registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall adopt data standards for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted to the association.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5824/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s78o-3">15 U.S.C. 78o-3 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5824/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title, each national securities association registered pursuant to section 15A(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-3(a)) shall issue rules to adopt the standards required under subsection (n) of section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-3), as added by subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5824/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of regulatory requirements; minimizing disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules required under paragraph (1), a national securities association described in that paragraph—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5824/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5824/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those standards.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5825">SEC. 5825. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g">15 U.S.C. 77g note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORTER-TERM BURDEN REDUCTION AND DISCLOSURE SIMPLIFICATION AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION; SUNSET. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Better Enforcement of the Quality of Corporate Financial Data Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data quality improvement program.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a program to improve the quality of corporate financial data filed or furnished by issuers under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The designation of an official in the Office of the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for the improvement of the quality of data filed with or furnished to the Commission by issuers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The issuance by the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission of comment letters requiring correction of errors in data filings and submissions, where necessary.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Goals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing the program required under this subsection, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall seek to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the quality of data filed with or furnished to the Commission to a commercially acceptable level; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make data filed with or furnished to the Commission useful to investors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on the Use of Machine-Readable Data for Corporate Disclosures.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report regarding the public and internal use of machine-readable data for corporate disclosures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Content.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of which corporate disclosures required under section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g), section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), and section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n) are expressed as machine-readable data and which are not;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the costs and benefits of the use of machine-readable data in corporate disclosure to investors, markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and issuers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of enforcement actions that result from the use or analysis of machine-readable data collected under the provisions of law described in subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of how the Securities and Exchange Commission uses the machine-readable data collected by the Commission.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5825/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stB/s5826" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5826">SEC. 5826. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s77g">15 U.S.C. 77g note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or any national securities association to collect or make publicly available additional information under the provisions of law amended by this subtitle (or under any provision of law referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5831" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5831">SEC. 5831. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="52">“SEC. 52. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831cc">12 U.S.C. 1831cc</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">financial company</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 201(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5381(a)).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Corporation shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information with respect to information received by the Corporation from any depository institution or financial company under this Act or under title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5381 et seq.).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subsection (b) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5832" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5832">SEC. 5832. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.), as amended by section 5831, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="53">“SEC. 53. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831dd">12 U.S.C. 1831dd</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“All public data assets published by the Corporation under this Act or under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203; 124 Stat. 1376) shall be—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5833" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5833">SEC. 5833. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831cc">12 U.S.C. 1831cc note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULEMAKING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5833/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5833/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5833/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5833/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stC/s5834" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5834">SEC. 5834. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1831cc">12 U.S.C. 1831cc note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Acts amended by this title (or under any provision of law referenced in an amendment made by this title), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD/s5841" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5841">SEC. 5841. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by inserting after section 332 (12 U.S.C. 14) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="333">“SEC. 333. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s14a">12 U.S.C. 14a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS; OPEN DATA PUBLICATION </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller of the Currency shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information  
that are regularly filed with or submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency by any entity with respect to which the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the appropriate Federal banking agency (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Open Data Publication.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">All public data assets published by the Comptroller of the Currency under title LXII or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203; 124 Stat. 1376) shall be—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD/s5842" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5842">SEC. 5842. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s14a">12 U.S.C. 14a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULEMAKING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD/s5842/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller of the Currency shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by section 5841, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD/s5842/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Comptroller of the Currency—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD/s5842/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD/s5842/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stD/s5843" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5843">SEC. 5843. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s14a">12 U.S.C. 14a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Comptroller of the Currency to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Revised Statutes of the United States (or under any other provision of law referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision of law, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5851" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5851">SEC. 5851. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5851/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle A of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5491 et seq.) is amended by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5851/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redesignating section 1018 (12 U.S.C. 5491 note) as section 1020; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5851/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after section 1017 (12 U.S.C. 5497) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1018">“SEC. 1018. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5498">12 U.S.C. 5498</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Bureau shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information that are regularly filed with or submitted to the Bureau.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section>
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1019">“SEC. 1019. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5499">12 U.S.C. 5499</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION </heading>
                                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“All public data assets published by the Bureau shall be—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5851/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 1018 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 1018.</designator><label> Data standards.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 1019.</designator><label> Open data publication.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 1020.</designator><label> Effective date.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5852" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5852">SEC. 5852. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5498">12 U.S.C. 5498 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULEMAKING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5852/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by section 5851, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5852/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5852/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5852/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stE/s5853" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5853">SEC. 5853. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5498">12 U.S.C. 5498 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Reserve System </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5861" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5861">SEC. 5861. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5861/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Nonbank Financial Companies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 161(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5361(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data standards for reports under this subsection.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board of Governors shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board of Governors under this subsection by any nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors or any subsidiary thereof.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subparagraph (A) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 124.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5861/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Savings and Loan Holding Companies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 10 of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="u">“(u) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board by any savings and loan holding company, or subsidiary of a savings and loan holding company, other than a depository institution, under this section.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5861/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Bank Holding Companies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1844) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board by any bank holding company in a report under subsection (c).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable,  
by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5861/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards for Information Submitted by Financial Market Utilities or Institutions Under the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 809 of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5468) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Standards.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board of Governors shall adopt data standards for all information that, through a collection of information, is regularly filed with or submitted to the Board or the Council by any financial market utility or financial institution under subsection (a) or (b).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5862" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5862">SEC. 5862. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 226 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="32">“SEC. 32. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s253">12 U.S.C. 253</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“All public data assets published by the Board of Governors under this Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.), the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.), the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.), the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5461 et seq.), or the Enhancing Financial Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010 (title III of Public Law 111-203) (or any provision of law amended by that Act) shall be—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5863" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5863">SEC. 5863. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s253">12 U.S.C. 253 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULEMAKING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5863/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5863/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5863/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5863/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stF/s5864" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5864">SEC. 5864. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s253">12 U.S.C. 253 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect or make publicly available additional information under any Act amended by this subtitle, any Act referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle, or any Act amended by an Act referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle, beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision of law, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Credit Union Administration </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5871" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5871">SEC. 5871. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="132">“SEC. 132. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772e">12 U.S.C. 1772e</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information and reports regularly filed with or submitted to the Administration under this Act.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5872" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5872">SEC. 5872. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752 et seq.), as amended by section 5701, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="133">“SEC. 133. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772f">12 U.S.C. 1772f</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“All public data assets published by the Administration under this title shall be—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5873" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5873">SEC. 5873. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772e">12 U.S.C. 1772e note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULEMAKING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5873/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Credit Union Administration Board shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5873/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the National Credit Union Administration Board—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5873/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5873/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stG/s5874" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5874">SEC. 5874. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1772e">12 U.S.C. 1772e note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the National Credit Union Administration Board to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stH" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Housing Finance Agency </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stH/s5881" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5881">SEC. 5881. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1319H">“SEC. 1319H. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4527">12 U.S.C. 4527</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA STANDARDS </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Agency shall, by rule, adopt data standards for all collections of information that are regularly filed with or submitted to the Agency.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data standards required under subsection (a) shall incorporate, and ensure compatibility with (to the extent feasible), all applicable data standards established in the rules promulgated under section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, including, to the extent practicable, by having the characteristics described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 124.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stH/s5882" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5882">SEC. 5882. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.), as amended by section 5801, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1319I">“SEC. 1319I. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4528">12 U.S.C. 4528</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPEN DATA PUBLICATION </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“All public data assets published by the Agency shall be—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">freely available for download;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rendered in a human-readable format; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stH/s5883" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5883">SEC. 5883. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4527">12 U.S.C. 4527 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULEMAKING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stH/s5883/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle, which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section  
124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stH/s5883/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minimizing Disruption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the regulations required under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those rules.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stH/s5884" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5884">SEC. 5884. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s4527">12 U.S.C. 4527 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Federal Housing Finance Agency to collect or make publicly available additional information under the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under that Act, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">Subtitle I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miscellaneous </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5891" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5891">SEC. 5891. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 U.S.C. 5334 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5891/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No Effect on Intellectual Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, may be construed to alter the legal protections, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, of copyrighted material or other intellectual property rights of any non-Federal person.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5891/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No Effect on Monetary Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, may be construed to apply to activities conducted, or data standards used, in connection with monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5891/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preservation of Agency Authority To Tailor Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, may be construed to prohibit the head of a covered agency, as defined in section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by section 5811(a) of this title, from tailoring those standards when those standards are adopted under this title and the amendments made by this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5892">SEC. 5892. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t12/s5334">12 U.S.C. 5334 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLASSIFIED AND PROTECTED INFORMATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall require the disclosure to the public of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information that would be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">information protected under—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Privacy Act of 1974”);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any law administered, or regulation promulgated, by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing Agency Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial  
Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration Board, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or the head of any other primary financial regulatory agency (as defined in section 2 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301)) designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to amend regulations and procedures, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, regarding the sharing and disclosure of nonpublic information, including confidential supervisory information.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5892/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Privacy and Personally Identifiable Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration Board, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or the head of any other primary financial regulatory agency (as defined in section 2 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301)) designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the public any information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLVIII/stI/s5893" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5893">SEC. 5893. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility, costs, and potential benefits of building upon the taxonomy established by this title, and the amendments made by this title, to arrive at a Federal Governmentwide regulatory compliance standardization mechanism similar to Standard Business Reporting.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LIX">TITLE LIX—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Judiciary Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5901.</designator><label> Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5902.</designator><label> Eligibility of Portuguese traders and investors for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5903.</designator><label> Incentives for States to create sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5904.</designator><label> Extending the statute of limitations for certain money laundering offenses.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Science, Space, and Technology Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5911.</designator><label> Financial assistance for construction of test beds and specialized facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5912.</designator><label> Reports on arctic research, budget, and spending.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5913.</designator><label> National research and development strategy for distributed ledger technology.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5914.</designator><label> Technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>FedRamp Authorization Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5921.</designator><label> FedRAMP Authorization Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Judicial Security and Privacy</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5931.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5932.</designator><label> Findings and purpose.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5933.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5934.</designator><label> Protecting covered information in public records.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5935.</designator><label> Training and education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5936.</designator><label> Vulnerability management capability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5937.</designator><label> Rules of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5938.</designator><label> Severability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5939.</designator><label> Effective date.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5941.</designator><label> Secretary of Agriculture report on improving supply chain shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5942.</designator><label> Extension of deadline for transfer of parcels of land in New Mexico.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5943.</designator><label> Ending global wildlife poaching and trafficking.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5944.</designator><label> Cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5945.</designator><label> Transfer of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property in Norfolk, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5946.</designator><label> Other matters.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 5947.</designator><label> Enhancing transparency on international agreements and non-binding instruments.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Judiciary Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5901" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5901">SEC. 5901. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF ADMISSION TO GUAM OR THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT H-2B WORKERS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled “A Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America’, and for other purposes”, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)(B)), is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5902" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5902">SEC. 5902. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ELIGIBILITY OF PORTUGUESE TRADERS AND INVESTORS FOR E-1 AND E-2 NONIMMIGRANT VISAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5902/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonimmigrant Traders and Investors.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Portugal shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5902/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Eligibility Criteria for E Visas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5902/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding clause (i)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5902/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(or, in the case of an alien who acquired the relevant nationality through a financial investment and who has not previously been granted status under this subparagraph, the foreign state of which the alien is a national and in which the alien has been domiciled for a continuous period of not less than 3 years at any point before applying for a nonimmigrant visa under this subparagraph)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and the spouse</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5902/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">him</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such alien</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5902/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">he</quotedText>” each place such term appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the alien</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5903">SEC. 5903. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCENTIVES FOR STATES TO CREATE SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ BILL OF RIGHTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incentives for States to Create Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10441">34 U.S.C. 10441 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of covered formula grant.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered formula grant</quotedText>” means a grant under part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant increase.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Attorney General shall increase the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State in accordance with this subsection if the State has in effect a law that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A State seeking an increase to a covered formula grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about the law described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period of increase.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Attorney General may not provide an increase in the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State under this subsection more than 4 times.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5903/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reauthorization of the Missing Americans Alert Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 240001(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12621(d)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5904" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5904">SEC. 5904. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENDING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5904/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Seven-year Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 3282, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of this section or section 1957 if the specified unlawful activity constituting the violation is the activity defined in subsection (c)(7)(B) of this section, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 7 years after the date on which the offense was committed.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5904/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s1956">18 U.S.C. 1956 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall apply to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5904/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stA/s5904/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct that occurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Science, Space, and Technology Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5911" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5911">SEC. 5911. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TEST BEDS AND SPECIALIZED FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5911/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (f) through (l) as subsections (g) through (m), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5911/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (e) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Award Financial Assistance for Construction of Test Beds and Specialized Facilities.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, acting through the Director, award financial assistance for the construction of test beds and specialized facilities by Manufacturing USA institutes established or supported under subsection (e) as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Program.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall exercise authority under paragraph (1) in a manner and with requirements consistent with paragraphs (3) through (8) of subsection (e).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish preferences in selection criteria for proposals for financial assistance under this subsection from Manufacturing USA institutes that integrate as active members one or more covered entities as described in section 10262 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5912">SEC. 5912. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON ARCTIC RESEARCH, BUDGET, AND SPENDING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Crosscut Report on Arctic Research Programs.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit a detailed report to Congress regarding all existing Federal programs relating to Arctic research and research-related activities, including observation, modeling, monitoring, and prediction, and research infrastructure. The report shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the goals of each such program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the funding levels for each such program for each of the 5 immediately preceding fiscal years;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the anticipated funding levels for each such program for each of the 5 following fiscal years; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total funding appropriated for the current fiscal year for such programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distribution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after submitting the report to Congress pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall make a report available on a public website.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s4112">15 U.S.C. 4112</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Agency Budget and Spending Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual agency budgets.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agency represented on the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee shall each include in their agency’s annual budget request to Congress a description of their agency’s projected Arctic research activities and associated budget for the fiscal year covered by the budget request.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5912/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning with fiscal year 2025 and annually thereafter until fiscal year 2034, not later than 60 days after the President’s budget request for such fiscal year is submitted to Congress, the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit an annual report to Congress summarizing each agency’s budget request related to Arctic research activities per the information submitted in accordance with paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5913">SEC. 5913. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s19222">42 U.S.C. 19222</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise expressly provided, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distributed ledger.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">distributed ledger</quotedText>” means a ledger that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is shared across a set of distributed nodes, which are devices or processes, that participate in a network and store a complete or partial replica of the ledger;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is synchronized between the nodes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has data appended to it by following the ledger’s specified consensus mechanism;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be accessible to anyone (public) or restricted to a subset of participants (private); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may require participants to have authorization to perform certain actions (engaging) or require no authorization (permissionless).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distributed ledger technology.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">distributed ledger technology</quotedText>” means technology that enables the operation and use of distributed ledgers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Institution of higher education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institution of higher education</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Relevant congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">relevant congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Smart contract.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">smart contract</quotedText>” means a computer program stored in a distributed ledger system that is executed when certain predefined conditions are satisfied and wherein the outcome of any execution of the program may be recorded on the distributed ledger.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Distributed Ledger Technology Research and Development Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director, or a designee of the Director, shall, in coordination with the National Science and Technology Council, and the heads of such other relevant Federal agencies and entities as the Director considers appropriate, which may include the National Academies, and in consultation with such nongovernmental entities as the Director considers appropriate, develop a national strategy for the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, including applications of public and permissionless 
distributed ledgers. In developing the national strategy, the Director shall consider the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Current efforts and coordination by Federal agencies to invest in the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, including through programs like the Small Business Innovation Research program, the Small Business Technology Transfer program, and the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B)</num><clause class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The potential benefits and risks of applications of distributed ledger technologies across different industry sectors, including their potential to—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">lower transactions costs and facilitate new types of commercial transactions;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protect privacy and increase individuals’ data sovereignty;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce friction to the interoperability of digital systems;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the accessibility, auditability, security, efficiency, and transparency of digital services;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase market competition in the provision of digital services;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enable dynamic contracting and contract execution through smart contracts;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/VII" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">(VII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enable participants to collaborate in trustless and disintermediated environments;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/VIII" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enable the operations and governance of distributed organizations;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/IX" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IX">(IX) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">create new ownership models for digital items; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/i/X" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="X">(X) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase participation of populations historically underrepresented in the technology, business, and financial sectors.</content>
                                    </subclause></clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In consideration of the potential risks of applications of distributed ledger technologies under clause (i), the Director shall take into account, where applicable—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional risks that may emerge from distributed ledger technologies, as identified in reports submitted to the President pursuant to Executive Order 14067, that may be addressed by research and development;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">software vulnerabilities in distributed ledger technologies and smart contracts;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">limited consumer literacy on engaging with applications of distributed ledger technologies in a secure way;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of distributed ledger technologies in illicit finance and their use in combating illicit finance;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">manipulative, deceptive, and fraudulent practices that harm consumers engaging with applications of distributed ledger technologies;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implications of different consensus mechanisms for digital ledgers and governance and accountability mechanisms for applications of distributed ledger technologies, which may include decentralized networks;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/VII" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">(VII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">foreign activities in the development and deployment of distributed ledger technologies and their associated tools and infrastructure; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/B/ii/VIII" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">environmental, sustainability, and economic impacts of the computational resources required for distributed ledger technologies.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Potential uses for distributed ledger technologies that could improve the operations and delivery of services by Federal agencies, taking into account the potential of digital ledger technologies to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the efficiency and effectiveness of privacy-preserving data sharing among Federal agencies and with State, local, territorial, and Tribal governments;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote government transparency by improving data sharing with the public;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">introduce or mitigate risks that may threaten individuals’ rights or broad access to Federal services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">automate and modernize processes for assessing and ensuring regulatory compliance; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitate broad access to financial services for underserved and underbanked populations.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ways to support public and private sector dialogue on areas of research that could enhance the efficiency, scalability, interoperability, security, and privacy of applications using distributed ledger technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The need for increased coordination of the public and private sectors on the development of voluntary standards in order to promote research and development, including standards regarding security, smart contracts, cryptographic protocols, virtual routing and forwarding, interoperability, zero-knowledge proofs, and privacy, for distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Applications of distributed ledger technologies that could positively benefit society but that receive relatively little private sector investment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States position in global leadership and competitiveness across research, development, and deployment of distributed ledger technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the Director’s duties under this subsection, the Director shall consult with the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Private industry.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nonprofit organizations, including foundations dedicated to supporting distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State governments.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other persons as the Director considers appropriate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Representation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall ensure consultations with the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rural and urban stakeholders from across the Nation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Small, medium, and large businesses.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject matter experts representing multiple industrial sectors.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A demographically diverse set of stakeholders.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall, for purposes of avoiding duplication of activities, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies, including the interagency process outlined in section 3 of Executive Order 14067 (87 Fed. Reg. 14143; relating ensuring responsible development of digital assets).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the relevant congressional committees and the President a national strategy that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Priorities for the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Plans to support public and private sector investment and partnerships in research and technology development for societally beneficial applications of distributed ledger technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Plans to mitigate the risks of distributed ledger technologies and their applications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of additional resources, administrative action, or legislative action recommended to assist with the implementation of such strategy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Research and development funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall, as the Director considers necessary, consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and with the heads of such other elements of the Executive Office of the President as the Director considers appropriate, to ensure that the recommendations and priorities with respect to research and development funding, as expressed in the national strategy developed under this subsection, are incorporated in the development of annual budget requests for Federal research agencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distributed Ledger Technology Research.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions, or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research, including interdisciplinary research, on distributed ledger technologies, their applications, and other issues that impact or are caused by distributed ledger technologies, which may include research on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implications on trust, transparency, privacy, accessibility, accountability, and energy consumption of different consensus mechanisms and hardware choices, and approaches for addressing these implications;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approaches for improving the security, privacy, resiliency, interoperability, performance, and scalability of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, which may include decentralized networks;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approaches for identifying and addressing vulnerabilities and improving the performance and expressive power of smart contracts;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implications of quantum computing on applications of distributed ledger technologies, including long-term protection of sensitive information (such as medical or digital property), and techniques to address them;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">game theory, mechanism design, and economics underpinning and facilitating the operations and governance of decentralized networks enabled by distributed ledger technologies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the social behaviors of participants in decentralized networks enabled by distributed ledger technologies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">human-centric design approaches to make distributed ledger technologies and their applications more usable and accessible;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">use cases for distributed ledger technologies across various industry sectors and government, including applications pertaining to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">digital identity, including trusted identity and identity management;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">digital property rights;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">delivery of public services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supply chain transparency;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">medical information management;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inclusive financial services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">community governance;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">charitable giving;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public goods funding;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">digital credentials;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/xi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regulatory compliance;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/xii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xii">(xii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">infrastructure resilience, including against natural disasters; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/H/xiii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xiii">(xiii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">peer-to-peer transactions; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the social, behavioral, and economic implications associated with the growth of applications of distributed ledger technologies, including decentralization in business, financial, and economic systems.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accelerating innovation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the National Science Foundation shall consider continuing to support startups that are in need of funding, would develop in and contribute to the economy of the United States, leverage distributed ledger technologies, have the potential to positively benefit society, and have the potential for commercial viability, through programs like the Small Business Innovation Research program, the Small Business Technology Transfer program, and, as appropriate, other programs that promote broad and diverse participation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of national distributed ledger technology research and development strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making awards under paragraph (1), the Director of the National Science Foundation shall take into account the national strategy, as described in subsection (b)(4).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fundamental research.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the National Science Foundation shall consider continuing to make awards supporting fundamental research in areas related to distributed ledger technologies and their applications, such as applied cryptography and distributed systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distributed Ledger Technology Applied Research Project.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applied research project.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, may carry out an applied research project to study and demonstrate the potential benefits and unique capabilities of distributed ledger technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the applied research project, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify potential applications of distributed ledger technologies, including those that could benefit activities at the Department of Commerce or at other Federal agencies, considering applications that could—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the privacy and interoperability of digital identity and access management solutions;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the integrity and transparency of supply chains through the secure and limited sharing of relevant supplier information;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitate broader participation in distributed ledger technologies of populations historically underrepresented in technology, business, and financial sectors; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be of benefit to the public or private sectors, as determined by the Director in consultation with relevant stakeholders;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit and provide the opportunity for public comment relevant to potential projects;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider, in the selection of a project, whether the project addresses a pressing need not already addressed by another organization or Federal agency;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish plans to mitigate potential risks, including those outlined in subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), if applicable, of potential projects;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">produce an example solution leveraging distributed ledger technologies for 1 of the applications identified in subparagraph (A);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hold a competitive process to select private sector partners, if they are engaged, to support the implementation of the example solution;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider hosting the project at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that cybersecurity best practices consistent with the Cybersecurity Frame work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology are demonstrated in the project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall offer a briefing to the relevant congressional committees on the progress and current findings from the project under this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5913/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 12 months after the completion of the project under this subsection, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall make public a report on the results and findings from the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5914" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5914">SEC. 5914. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5914/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 952(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 16272(a)(2)(A)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of the establishment of</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of establishing and, if feasible, is authorized to establish</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5914/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 954(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 16274(a)(5)), by—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5914/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stB/s5914/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fuel services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Research Reactor Infrastructure subprogram within the Radiological Facilities Management program of the Department, as authorized by paragraph (6), shall be expanded to provide fuel services to research reactors established by this paragraph.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FedRamp Authorization Act </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5921">SEC. 5921. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDRAMP AUTHORIZATION ACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s101">44 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">FedRAMP Authorization Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3607">“SEC. 3607. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3607">44 U.S.C. 3607</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Definitions </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided under subsection (b), the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 apply to this section through section 3616.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section through section 3616:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</quotedText>’ means the Administrator of General Services.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization to operate; federal information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘authorization to operate’ and ‘Federal information’ have the meaning given those term in Circular A-130 of the Office of Management and Budget entitled ‘Managing Information as a Strategic Resource’, or any successor document.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cloud computing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cloud computing</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800-145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or any successor document.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cloud service provider.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cloud service provider</quotedText>’ means an entity offering cloud computing products or services to agencies.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FedRAMP.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">FedRAMP</quotedText>’ means the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program established under section 3608.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FedRAMP authorization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">FedRAMP authorization</quotedText>’ means a certification that a cloud computing product or service has—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">completed a FedRAMP authorization process, as determined by the Administrator; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">received a FedRAMP provisional authorization to operate, as determined by the FedRAMP Board.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fedramp authorization package.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">FedRAMP authorization package</quotedText>’ means the essential information that can be used by an agency to determine whether to authorize the operation of an information system or the use of a designated set of common controls for all cloud computing products and services authorized by FedRAMP.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FedRAMP board.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">FedRAMP Board</quotedText>’ means the board established under section 3610.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Independent assessment service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">independent assessment service</quotedText>’ means a third-party organization accredited by the Administrator to undertake conformity assessments of cloud service providers and the products or services of cloud service providers.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>’ means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3608">“SEC. 3608. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3608">44 U.S.C. 3608</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program </heading>
                                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“There is established within the General Services Administration the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Administrator, subject to section 3614, shall establish a Government-wide program that provides a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing products and services that process unclassified information used by agencies.</content>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3609">“SEC. 3609. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3609">44 U.S.C. 3609</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Roles and responsibilities of the General Services Administration </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Roles and Responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with the Secretary, develop, coordinate, and implement a process to support agency review, reuse, and standardization, where appropriate, of security assessments of cloud computing products and services, including, as appropriate, oversight of continuous monitoring of cloud computing products and services, pursuant to guidance issued by the Director pursuant to section 3614;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish processes and identify criteria consistent with guidance issued by the Director under section 3614 to make a cloud computing product or service eligible for a FedRAMP authorization and validate whether a cloud computing product or service has a FedRAMP authorization;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and publish templates, best practices, technical assistance, and other materials to support the authorization of cloud computing products and services and increase the speed, effectiveness, and transparency of the authorization process, consistent with standards and guidelines established by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and relevant statutes;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish and update guidance on the boundaries of FedRAMP authorization packages to enhance the security and protection of Federal information and promote transparency for agencies and users as to which services are included in the scope of a FedRAMP authorization;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">grant FedRAMP authorizations to cloud computing products and services consistent with the guidance and direction of the FedRAMP Board;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish and maintain a public comment process for proposed guidance and other FedRAMP directives that may have a direct impact on cloud service providers and agencies before the issuance of such guidance or other FedRAMP directives;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with the FedRAMP Board, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and other entities identified by the Administrator, with the concurrence of the Director and the Secretary, to establish and regularly update a framework for continuous monitoring under section 3553;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide a secure mechanism for storing and sharing necessary data, including FedRAMP authorization packages, to enable better reuse of such packages across agencies, including making available any information and data necessary for agencies to fulfill the requirements of section 3613;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide regular updates to applicant cloud service providers on the status of any cloud computing product or service during an assessment process;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">regularly review, in consultation with the FedRAMP Board—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs associated with the independent assessment services described in section 3611; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the information relating to foreign interests submitted pursuant to section 3612;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in coordination with the Director, the Secretary, and other stakeholders, as appropriate, determine the sufficiency of underlying requirements to identify and assess the provenance of the software in cloud services and products;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 3616; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take such other actions as the Administrator may determine necessary to carry out FedRAMP.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Website.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall maintain a public website to serve as the authoritative repository for FedRAMP, including the timely publication and updates for all relevant information, guidance, determinations, and other materials required under subsection (a).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria and process for fedramp authorization priorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall develop and make publicly available on the website described in paragraph (1) the criteria and process for prioritizing and selecting cloud computing products and services that will receive a FedRAMP authorization, in consultation with the FedRAMP Board and the Chief Information Officers Council.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation of Automation Procedures.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary, shall assess and evaluate available automation capabilities and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations, including continuous monitoring of cloud computing products and services.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Means for automation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and updated regularly thereafter, the Administrator shall establish a means for the automation of security assessments and reviews.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Metrics for Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall establish annual metrics regarding the time and quality of the assessments necessary for completion of a FedRAMP authorization process in a manner that can be consistently tracked over time in conjunction with the periodic testing and evaluation process pursuant to section 3554 in a manner that minimizes the agency reporting burden.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3610">“SEC. 3610. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3610">44 U.S.C. 3610</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> FedRAMP Board </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a FedRAMP Board to provide input and recommendations to the Administrator regarding the requirements and guidelines for, and the prioritization of, security assessments of cloud computing products and services.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The FedRAMP Board shall consist of not more than 7 senior officials or experts from agencies appointed by the Director, in consultation with the Administrator, from each of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Defense.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The General Services Administration.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other agencies as determined by the Director, in consultation with the Administrator.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the FedRAMP Board appointed under subsection (b) shall have technical expertise in domains relevant to FedRAMP, such as—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cloud computing;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cybersecurity;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">privacy;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk management; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other competencies identified by the Director to support the secure authorization of cloud services and products.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The FedRAMP Board shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with the Administrator, serve as a resource for best practices to accelerate the process for obtaining a FedRAMP authorization;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish and regularly update requirements and guidelines for security authorizations of cloud computing products and services, consistent with standards and guidelines established by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to be used in the determination of FedRAMP authorizations;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitor and oversee, to the greatest extent practicable, the processes and procedures by which agencies determine and validate requirements for a FedRAMP authorization, including periodic review of the agency determinations described in section 3613(b);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure consistency and transparency between agencies and cloud service providers in a manner that minimizes confusion and engenders trust; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">perform such other roles and responsibilities as the Director may assign, with concurrence from the Administrator.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determinations of Demand for Cloud Computing Products and Services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The FedRAMP Board may consult with the Chief Information Officers Council to establish a process, which may be made available on the website maintained under section 3609(b), for prioritizing and accepting the cloud computing products and services to be granted a FedRAMP authorization.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3611">“SEC. 3611. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3611">44 U.S.C. 3611</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Independent assessment </heading>
                                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Administrator may determine whether FedRAMP may use an independent assessment service to analyze, validate, and attest to the quality and compliance of security assessment materials provided by cloud service providers during the course of a determination of whether to use a cloud computing product or service.</content>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3612">“SEC. 3612. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3612">44 U.S.C. 3612</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Declaration of foreign interests </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An independent assessment service that performs services described in section 3611 shall annually submit to the Administrator information relating to any foreign interest, foreign influence, or foreign control of the independent assessment service.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 48 hours after there is a change in foreign ownership or control of an independent assessment service that performs services described in section 3611, the independent assessment service shall submit to the Administrator an update to the information submitted under subsection (a).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may require a representative of an independent assessment service to certify the accuracy and completeness of any information submitted under this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3613">“SEC. 3613. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3613">44 U.S.C. 3613</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Roles and responsibilities of agencies </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In implementing the requirements of FedRAMP, the head of each agency shall, consistent with guidance issued by the Director pursuant to section 3614—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote the use of cloud computing products and services that meet FedRAMP security requirements and other risk-based performance requirements as determined by the Director, in consultation with the Secretary;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">confirm whether there is a FedRAMP authorization in the secure mechanism provided under section 3609(a)(8) before beginning the process of granting a FedRAMP authorization for a cloud computing product or service;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable, for any cloud computing product or service the agency seeks to authorize that has received a FedRAMP authorization, use the existing assessments of security controls and materials within any FedRAMP authorization package for that cloud computing product or service; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the Director data and information required by the Director pursuant to section 3614 to determine how agencies are meeting metrics established by the Administrator.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Attestation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completing an assessment or authorization activity with respect to a particular cloud computing product or service, if an agency determines that the information and data the agency has reviewed under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) is wholly or substantially deficient for the purposes 
of performing an authorization of the cloud computing product or service, the head of the agency shall document as part of the resulting FedRAMP authorization package the reasons for this determination.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Authorizations to Operate Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon issuance of an agency authorization to operate based on a FedRAMP authorization, the head of the agency shall provide a copy of its authorization to operate letter and any supplementary information required pursuant to section 3609(a) to the Administrator.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Policies Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Director issues guidance in accordance with section 3614(1), the head of each agency, acting through the chief information officer of the agency, shall submit to the Director all agency policies relating to the authorization of cloud computing products and services.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Presumption of Adequacy.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment of security controls and materials within the authorization package for a FedRAMP authorization shall be presumed adequate for use in an agency authorization to operate cloud computing products and services.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information security requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The presumption under paragraph (1) does not modify or alter—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the responsibility of any agency to ensure compliance with subchapter II of chapter 35 for any cloud computing product or service used by the agency; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authority of the head of any agency to make a determination that there is a demonstrable need for additional security requirements beyond the security requirements included in a FedRAMP authorization for a particular control implementation.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3614">“SEC. 3614. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3614">44 U.S.C. 3614</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Director shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary, issue guidance that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifies the categories or characteristics of cloud computing products and services that are within the scope of FedRAMP;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes requirements for agencies to obtain a FedRAMP authorization when operating a cloud computing product or service described in subparagraph (A) as a Federal information system; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encompasses, to the greatest extent practicable, all necessary and appropriate cloud computing products and services;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue guidance describing additional responsibilities of FedRAMP and the FedRAMP Board to accelerate the adoption of secure cloud computing products and services by the Federal Government;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with the Administrator, establish a process to periodically review FedRAMP authorization packages to support the secure authorization and reuse of secure cloud products and services;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee the effectiveness of FedRAMP and the FedRAMP Board, including the compliance by the FedRAMP Board with the duties described in section 3610(d); and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the greatest extent practicable, encourage and promote consistency of the assessment, authorization, adoption, and use of secure cloud computing products and services within and across agencies.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3615">“SEC. 3615. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3615">44 U.S.C. 3615</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Reports to Congress; GAO report </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the preceding year, the status, efficiency, and effectiveness of the General Services Administration under section 3609 and agencies under section 3613 and in supporting the speed, effectiveness, sharing, reuse, and security of authorizations to operate for secure cloud computing products and services.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Progress towards meeting the metrics required under section 3609(d).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Data on FedRAMP authorizations.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average length of time to issue FedRAMP authorizations.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of FedRAMP authorizations submitted, issued, and denied for the preceding year.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of progress made during the preceding year in advancing automation techniques to securely automate FedRAMP processes and to accelerate reporting under this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number and characteristics of authorized cloud computing products and services in use at each agency consistent with guidance provided by the Director under section 3614.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of FedRAMP measures to ensure the security of data stored or processed by cloud service providers, which may include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">geolocation restrictions for provided products or services;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disclosures of foreign elements of supply chains of acquired products or services;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continued disclosures of ownership of cloud service providers by foreign entities; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encryption for data processed, stored, or transmitted by cloud service providers.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The costs incurred by agencies and cloud service providers relating to the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which agencies have processes in place to continuously monitor the implementation of cloud computing products and services operating as Federal information systems.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How often and for which categories of products and services agencies use FedRAMP authorizations.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The unique costs and potential burdens incurred by cloud computing companies that are small business concerns (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) as a part of the FedRAMP authorization process.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3616">“SEC. 3616. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3616">44 U.S.C. 3616</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment, Purposes, and Duties.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the ‘Committee’) to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing products and services to enable agency mission and administrative priorities.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the Committee are the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including the following:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud service providers.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collect information and feedback on agency compliance with and implementation of FedRAMP requirements.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duties of the Committee include providing advice and recommendations to the Administrator, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding secure adoption of cloud computing products and services.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Members.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall be comprised of not more than 15 members who are qualified representatives from the public and private sectors, appointed by the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, as follows:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee, who shall be the Chair of the Committee.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least 1 representative each from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least 2 officials who serve as the Chief Information Security Officer within an agency, who shall be required to maintain such a position throughout the duration of their service on the Committee.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least 1 official serving as Chief Procurement Officer (or equivalent) in an agency, who shall be required to maintain such a position throughout the duration of their service on the Committee.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least 1 individual representing an independent assessment service.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least 5 representatives from unique businesses that primarily provide cloud computing services or products, including at least 2 representatives from a small business concern (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least 2 other representatives of the Federal Government as the Administrator determines necessary to provide sufficient balance, insights, or expertise to the Committee.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for appointment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member of the Committee shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period of appointment; vacancies.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each non-Federal member of the Committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the initial terms for members may be staggered 1-, 2-, or 3-year terms to establish a rotation in which one-third of the members are selected each year. Any such member may be appointed for not more than 2 consecutive terms.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vacancies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any vacancy in the Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings and Rules of Procedures.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall hold not fewer than 3 meetings in a calendar year, at such time and place as determined by the Chair.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial meeting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall meet and begin the operations of the Committee.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rules of procedure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee may establish rules for the conduct of the business of the Committee if such rules are not inconsistent with this section or other applicable law.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Employee Status.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Committee (other than a member who is appointed to the Committee in connection with another Federal appointment) shall not be considered an employee of the Federal Government by reason of any service as such a member, except for the purposes of section 5703 of title 5, relating to travel expenses.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pay not permitted.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Committee covered by paragraph (1) may not receive pay by reason of service on the Committee.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Detail of Employees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement from the Committee, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Postal Services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as agencies.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee may submit to the Administrator and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by the Committee.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Administrator and Congress a report containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by the Committee.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new items:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3607.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3608.</designator><label> Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3609.</designator><label> Roles and responsibilities of the General Services Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3610.</designator><label> FedRAMP Board.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3611.</designator><label> Independent assessment.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3612.</designator><label> Declaration of foreign interests.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3613.</designator><label> Roles and responsibilities of agencies.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3614.</designator><label> Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3615.</designator><label> Reports to Congress; GAO report.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3616.</designator><label> Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3607">44 U.S.C. 3607</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 3607 through 3616.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the table of sections for chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3607 through 3616.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stC/s5921/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3607">44 U.S.C. 3607 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section or any amendment made by this section shall be construed as altering or impairing the authorities of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or the Secretary of Homeland Security under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Judicial Security and Privacy </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5931" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5931">SEC. 5931. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t28/s601">28 U.S.C. 601 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5932">SEC. 5932. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the Federal judiciary perform the important function of interpreting the Constitution of the United States and administering justice in a fair and impartial manner.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In recent years, partially as a result of the rise in the use of social media and online access to information, members of the Federal judiciary have been exposed to an increased number of personal threats in connection to their role. The ease of access to free or inexpensive sources of covered information has considerably lowered the effort required for malicious actors to discover where individuals live and where they spend leisure hours and to find information about their family members. Such threats have included calling a judge a traitor with references to mass shootings and serial killings, a murder attempt on a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, calling for an “angry mob” to gather outside a home of a judge and, in reference to a judge on the court of appeals of the United States, stating how easy it would be to “get them”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Between 2015 and 2019, threats and other inappropriate communications against Federal judges and other judiciary personnel increased from 926 in 2015 to approximately 4,449 in 2019.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Over the past decade, several members of the Federal judiciary have experienced acts of violence against themselves or a family member in connection to their Federal judiciary role, including the murder in 2005 of the family of Joan Lefkow, a judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On Sunday July 19, 2020, an assailant went to the home of Esther Salas, a judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, impersonating a package delivery driver, opening fire upon arrival, and killing Daniel Anderl, the 20-year-old only son of Judge Salas, and seriously wounding Mark Anderl, her husband.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the aftermath of the recent tragedy that occurred to Judge Salas and in response to the continuous rise of threats against members of the Federal judiciary, there is an immediate need for enhanced security procedures and increased availability of tools to protect Federal judges and their families.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5932/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of this subtitle is to improve the safety and security of Federal judges, including senior, recalled, or retired Federal judges, and their immediate family members to ensure Federal judges are able to administer justice fairly without fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions they make in the course of carrying out their public duties.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5933">SEC. 5933. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">At-risk individual.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at-risk individual</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Federal judge;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a senior, recalled, or retired Federal judge;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any individual who is the spouse, parent, sibling, or child of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any individual to whom an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B) stands in loco parentis; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other individual living in the household of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered information</term>”—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a home address, including primary residence or secondary residences;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a home or personal mobile telephone number;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a personal email address;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a social security number or driver’s license number;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a bank account or credit or debit card information;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a license plate number or other unique identifiers of a vehicle owned, leased, or regularly used by an at-risk individual;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of children of an at-risk individual under the age of 18;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the full date of birth;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information regarding current or future school or day care attendance, including the name or address of the school or day care, schedules of attendance, or routes taken to or from the school or day care by an at-risk individual; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/A/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information regarding the employment location of an at-risk individual, including the name or address of the employer, employment schedules, or routes taken to or from the employer by an at-risk individual; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include information regarding employment with a Government agency.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data broker.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">data broker</term>” means an entity that collects and sells or licenses to third parties the personal information of an individual with whom the entity does not have a direct relationship..</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">data broker</term>” does not include a commercial entity engaged in the following activities:</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Engaging in reporting, news-gathering, speaking, or other activities intended to inform the public on matters of public interest or public concern.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Providing 411 directory assistance or directory information services, including name, address, and telephone number, on behalf of or as a function of a telecommunications carrier.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using personal information internally, providing access to businesses under common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, or selling or providing data for a transaction or service requested by or concerning the individual whose personal information is being transferred.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Providing publicly available information via real-time or near-real-time alert services for health or safety purposes.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A consumer reporting agency subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A financial institution subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Public Law 106-102) and regulations implementing that title.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A covered entity for purposes of the privacy regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note).</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/3/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The collection and sale or licensing of covered information incidental to conducting the activities described in clauses (i) through (vii).</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal judge.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal judge</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a justice of the United States or a judge of the United States, as those terms are defined in section 451 of title 28, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a bankruptcy judge appointed under section 152 of title 28, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a United States magistrate judge appointed under section 631 of title 28, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a judge confirmed by the United States Senate and empowered by statute in any commonwealth, territory, or possession to perform the duties of a Federal judge;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims appointed under section 171 of title 28, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims appointed under section 7253 of title 38, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces appointed under section 942 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a judge of the United States Tax Court appointed under section 7443 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/4/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a special trial judge of the United States Tax Court appointed under section 7443A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government agency.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Government agency</term>” includes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any agency in the judicial branch or legislative branch.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Immediate family member.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">immediate family member</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any individual who is the spouse, parent, sibling, or child of an at-risk individual;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any individual to whom an at-risk individual stands in loco parentis; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other individual living in the household of an at-risk individual.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interactive computer service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">interactive computer service</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5933/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">transfer</term>” means to sell, license, trade, or exchange for consideration the covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5934">SEC. 5934. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROTECTING COVERED INFORMATION IN PUBLIC RECORDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government Agencies.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each at-risk individual may—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">file written notice of the status of the individual as an at-risk individual, for themselves and immediate family members, with each Government agency that includes information necessary to ensure compliance with this section; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">request that each Government agency described in subparagraph (A) mark as private their covered information and that of their immediate family members.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No public posting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Government agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member. Government agencies, upon receipt of a written request under paragraph (1)(A), shall remove the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member from publicly available content not later than 72 hours after such receipt.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall prohibit a Government agency from providing access to records containing the covered information of a Federal judge to a third party if the third party—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">possesses a signed release from the Federal judge or a court order;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is subject to the requirements of title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">executes a confidentiality agreement with the Government agency.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation of Authority.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An at-risk individual may directly, or through an agent designated by the at-risk individual, make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. The notice or request shall be in writing and contain information necessary to ensure compliance with this section, including information expressly referencing the prohibition on the posting or transfer of covered information, information regarding redress and penalties for violations provided in subsection (f), and contact information to allow the recipient to verify the accuracy of any notice or request and answer questions by the recipient of the notice or request.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of government agencies to make requests.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative office of the united states courts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 5933(4), the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. The notice or request shall include information necessary to ensure compliance with this section, as determined by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The Director may delegate this authority under section 602(d) of title 28, United States Code. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual 
and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states court of appeals for veterans claims.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in section 5933(4)(F), the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states court of appeals for the armed forces.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in section 5933(4)(G), the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states tax court.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon written request of an at-risk individual described in subparagraph (H) or (I) of section 5933(4), the chief judge of the United States Tax Court is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. Any notice or request made under this subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State and Local Governments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant program to prevent disclosure of personal information of at-risk individuals or immediate family members.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Attorney General may make grants to prevent the release of covered information of at-risk individuals and immediate family members (in this subsection referred to as “judges’ covered information”) to the detriment of such individuals or their immediate family members to an entity that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/1/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a State or unit of local government, as defined in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251); or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/1/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an agency of a State or unit of local government; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operates a State or local database or registry that contains covered information.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An entity seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope of grants.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Grants made under this subsection may be used to create or expand programs designed to protect judges’ covered information, including through—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the creation of programs to redact or remove judges’ covered information, upon the request of an at-risk individual, from public records in State agencies, including hiring a third party to redact or remove judges’ covered information from public records;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expansion of existing programs that the State may have enacted in an effort to protect judges’ covered information;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development or improvement of protocols, procedures, and policies to prevent the release of judges’ covered information;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the defrayment of costs of modifying or improving existing databases and registries to ensure that judges’ covered information is covered from release; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of confidential opt out systems that will enable at-risk individuals to make a single request to keep judges’ covered information out of multiple databases or registries.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives an annual report that includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed amount spent by States and local governments on protecting judges’ covered information;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">where the judges’ covered information was found; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the collection of any new types of personal data found to be used to identify judges who have received threats, including prior home addresses, employers, and institutional affiliations such as nonprofit boards.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">States and local governments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">States and local governments that receive funds under this subsection shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on data described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) to be included in the report required under that subparagraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Brokers and Other Businesses.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibitions.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data brokers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall be unlawful for a data broker to knowingly sell, license, trade for consideration, transfer, or purchase covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family members.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other persons and businesses.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in clause (ii), no person, business, or association shall publicly post or publicly display on the internet covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member if the at-risk individual has made a written request to that person, business, or association not to disclose or acquire the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Clause (i) shall not apply to—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the display on the internet of the covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family member if the information is relevant to and displayed as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, or other speech on a matter of public concern;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">covered information that the at-risk individual voluntarily publishes on the internet after the date of enactment of this Act; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/1/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">covered information lawfully received from a Federal Government source (or from an employee or agent of the Federal Government).</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Required conduct.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After receiving a written request under paragraph (1)(B), the person, business, or association shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remove within 72 hours the covered information identified in the written request from the internet and ensure that the information is not made available on any website or subsidiary website controlled by that person, business, or association and identify any other instances of the identified information that should also be removed; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist the sender to locate the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member posted on any website or subsidiary website controlled by that person, business, or association.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in clause (ii), after receiving a written request under paragraph (1)(B), the person, business, or association shall not transfer the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member to any other person, business, or association through any medium.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Clause (i) shall not apply to—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the transfer of the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family member if the information is relevant to and displayed as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, or other speech on a matter of public concern;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">covered information that the at-risk individual or immediate family member voluntarily publishes on the internet after the date of enactment of this Act; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/d/2/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a transfer made at the request of the at-risk individual or that is necessary to effectuate a request to the person, business, or association from the at-risk individual.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Security.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recipients.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any interactive computer service shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect any information collected or received to comply with the requirements of this subtitle from unauthorized use, disclosure, access, destruction, or modification.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government custodians.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the administrators of the courts described in this subtitle shall implement and maintain 
reasonable security procedures and practices to protect any information they collect, receive, or transmit pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Redress and Penalties.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the covered information of an at-risk individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 5933(4) or their immediate family is made public as a result of a violation of this subtitle, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, or the designee of the Director, may file an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, through the Department of Justice.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The respective chief judge for judges described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 5934(b)(2) shall have the same authority as the Director under this paragraph for at-risk individuals in their courts or their immediate family members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Penalties and damages.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a person, business, or association knowingly violates an order granting injunctive or declarative relief under paragraph (1), the court issuing such order may—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the person, business, or association is a government agency—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">impose a fine not greater than $4,000; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">award to the at-risk individual or their immediate family, as applicable, court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the person, business, or association is not a government agency, award to the at-risk individual or their immediate family, as applicable—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an amount equal to the actual damages sustained by the at-risk individual or their immediate family; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5934/f/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5935" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5935">SEC. 5935. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRAINING AND EDUCATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts appropriated to the Federal judiciary for fiscal year 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, may be used for biannual judicial security training for active, senior, or recalled Federal judges described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 5933(4) and their immediate family members, including—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5935/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">best practices for using social media and other forms of online engagement and for maintaining online privacy;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5935/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">home security program and maintenance;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5935/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">understanding removal programs and requirements for covered information; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5935/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other judicial security training that the United States Marshals Services and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts determines is relevant.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5936">SEC. 5936. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vulnerability management capability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal judiciary is authorized to perform all necessary functions consistent with the provisions of this subtitle and to support existing threat management capabilities within the United States Marshals Service and other relevant Federal law enforcement and security agencies for active, senior, recalled, and 
retired Federal judges described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) of section 5933(4), including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitoring the protection of at-risk individuals and judiciary assets;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">managing the monitoring of websites for covered information of at-risk individuals and immediate family members and remove or limit the publication of such information;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receiving, reviewing, and analyzing complaints by at-risk individuals of threats, whether direct or indirect, and report such threats to law enforcement partners; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing training described in section 5935.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vulnerability management for certain article i courts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The functions and support authorized in paragraph (1) shall be authorized as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in section 5933(4)(F).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in section 5933(4)(G).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Tax Court is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in subparagraphs (H) and (I) of section 5933(4).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and conforming amendment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 604(a) of title 28, United States Codeis amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (23), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (24) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">him</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (24) as paragraph (25); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (23) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">“(24) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establish and administer a vulnerability management program in the judicial branch; and”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expansion of Capabilities of Office of Protective Intelligence.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Marshals Service is authorized to expand the current capabilities of the Office of Protective Intelligence of the Judicial Security Division to increase the workforce of the Office of Protective Intelligence to include additional intelligence analysts, United States deputy marshals, and any other relevant personnel to ensure that the Office of Protective Intelligence is ready and able to perform all necessary functions, consistent with the provisions of this subtitle, in order to anticipate and deter threats to the Federal judiciary, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assigning personnel to State and major urban area fusion and intelligence centers for the specific purpose of identifying potential threats against the Federal judiciary and coordinating responses to such potential threats;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expanding the use of investigative analysts, physical security specialists, and intelligence analysts at the 94 judicial districts and territories to enhance the management of local and distant threats and investigations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing the number of United States Marshal Service personnel for the protection of the Federal judicial 
function and assigned to protective operations and details for the Federal judiciary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information sharing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If any of the activities of the United States Marshals Service uncover information related to threats to individuals other than Federal judges, the United States Marshals Service shall, to the maximum extent practicable, share such information with the appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the United States Tax Court, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the security of Federal judges arising from Federal prosecutions and civil litigation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall describe—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and nature of threats and assaults against at-risk individuals handling prosecutions and other matters described in paragraph (1) and the reporting requirements and methods;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the security measures that are in place to protect at-risk individuals handling prosecutions described in paragraph (1), including threat assessments, response procedures, the availability of security systems and other devices, firearms licensing such as deputations, and other measures designed to protect the at-risk individuals and their immediate family members; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each requirement, measure, or policy described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), when the requirement, measure, or policy was developed and who was responsible for developing and implementing the requirement, measure, or policy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5936/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public posting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report described in paragraph (1) shall, in whole or in part, be exempt from public disclosure if the Attorney General determines that such public disclosure could endanger an at-risk individual.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5937">SEC. 5937. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to prohibit, restrain, or limit—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the lawful investigation or reporting by the press of any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have been committed by an at-risk individual or their immediate family member; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the reporting on an at-risk individual or their immediate family member regarding matters of public concern;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to impair access to decisions and opinions from a Federal judge in the course of carrying out their public functions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to limit the publication or transfer of covered information with the written consent of the at-risk individual or their immediate family member; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to prohibit information sharing by a data broker to a Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or any unit thereof.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5937/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection of Covered Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle shall be broadly construed to favor the protection of the covered information of at-risk individuals and their immediate family members.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5938" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5938">SEC. 5938. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SEVERABILITY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">If any provision of this subtitle, an amendment made by this subtitle, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, and the application of the remaining provisions of this subtitle and amendments to any person or circumstance shall not be affected.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5939" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5939">SEC. 5939. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EFFECTIVE DATE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5939/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stD/s5939/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (c)(1), (d), and (e) of section 5934 shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5941">SEC. 5941. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REPORT ON IMPROVING SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTFALLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AT WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKETS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the 5 largest wholesale produce markets by annual sales and volume over the preceding 4 calendar years; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representative sample of 8 wholesale produce markets that are not among the largest wholesale produce markets.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall contain the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in each wholesale produce market identified under subsection (a), which shall include an analysis of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State of repair of infrastructure, including roads, food storage units, and refueling stations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Disaster preparedness, including with respect to cyber attacks, weather events, and terrorist attacks.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Disaster recovery systems, including coordination with State and Federal agencies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any actions the Secretary recommends be taken as a result of the analysis under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations, as appropriate, for wholesale produce market owners and operators, and State and local entities to improve the supply chain shortfalls identified under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and funding needed to improve the supply chain shortfalls.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In completing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, wholesale 
produce market owners and operators, State and local entities, and other agencies or stakeholders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5941/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5942" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5942">SEC. 5942. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRANSFER OF PARCELS OF LAND IN NEW MEXICO. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3120 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (42 U.S.C. 2391 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022</quotedText>” each place that it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2032</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5943">SEC. 5943. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENDING GLOBAL WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States Government should continue to work with international partners, including nations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector, to identify long-standing and emerging areas of concern in wildlife poaching and trafficking related to global supply and demand; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the activities and required reporting of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, as established by Executive Order 13648 (78 Fed. Reg. 40621) and modified by sections 201 and 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621 and 7631), should be reauthorized to minimize the disruption of the work of such Task Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">involving local communities</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">approach to conservation</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Country of concern.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">country of concern</quotedText>’ means a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 201(b) as a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major consumer of wildlife trafficking products, in which—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the government has actively engaged in, or knowingly profited from, the trafficking of protected species; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the government facilitates such trafficking through conduct that may include a persistent failure to make serious and sustained efforts to prevent and prosecute such trafficking.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (11), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 201</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 301</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Framework for Interagency Response and Reporting.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reauthorization of report on major wildlife trafficking countries.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annually thereafter</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year in which a report is required</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall identify</quotedText>” and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall also list each country determined by the Secretary of State to be a country of concern within the meaning of this Act</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedure for Removing Countries From List.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concurrently with the first report required under this section and submitted after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall publish in the Federal Register a procedure for removing from the list described in subsection (b) any country that no longer meets the definition of country of concern under section 2(4).</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall cease to have force or effect on September 30, 2028.”</content>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Presidential task force on wildlife trafficking responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 301(a) of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7631(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (9); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">pursue programs and develop a strategy—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to expand the role of technology for anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts, in partnership with the private sector, foreign governments, academia, and nongovernmental organizations (including technology companies and the transportation and logistics sectors); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enable local governments to develop and use such technologies;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider programs and initiatives that address the expansion of the illegal wildlife trade to digital platforms, including the use of digital currency and payment platforms for transactions by collaborating with the private sector, academia, and nongovernmental organizations, including social media, e-commerce, and search engine companies, as appropriate;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement interventions to address the drivers of poaching, trafficking, and demand for illegal wildlife and wildlife products in focus countries and countries of concern;</content></subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set benchmarks for measuring the effectiveness of such interventions; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider alignment and coordination with indicators developed by the Task Force;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider additional opportunities to increase coordination between law enforcement and financial institutions to identify trafficking activity; and”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Presidential task force on wildlife trafficking strategic review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7631), as amended by paragraph (2), is further amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annually</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">biennially</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/3/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the indicators developed by the Task Force, and recommended by the Government Accountability Office, to track and measure inputs, outputs, law enforcement outcomes, and the market for wildlife products for each focus country listed in the report, including baseline measures, as appropriate, for each indicator in each focus country to determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of such indicators to assess progress and whether additional or separate indicators, or adjustments to indicators, may be necessary for focus countries.”</content>
                                        </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5943/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">5 years after</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on September 30, 2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5944" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5944">SEC. 5944. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DAMS AND DIKES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4309 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 377b note; Public Law 115-270) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5944/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dams and</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dikes</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5944/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">effective beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the Federal share of the operations and maintenance costs of a dike described in subsection (b)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">effective during the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Federal share of the dam safety modifications costs of a dam or dike described in subsection (b), including repairing or replacing a gate or ancillary gate components,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5944/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5944/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Dams and </quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Dikes</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5944/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dam or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dike</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5944/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 1945</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 1948</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5945" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5945">SEC. 5945. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSFER OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1 of Public Law 110-393is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“SEC. 1. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSFER OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Norfolk Property to the City, to be used by the City for the purposes of flood management and control, such that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the property described in subsection (k)(3)(A) shall be conveyed to the City not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the property described in subsection (k)(3)(B) shall be conveyed to the City not later than the earlier of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the Secretary has transferred all of the employees of the Administration from the facilities at the Norfolk Property; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">8 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As consideration for the conveyance of the Norfolk Property, the City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the Norfolk Property, as determined by the Secretary, based on the appraisal described in subsection (g), which may consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as described in paragraph (3), or a combination thereof.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sufficiency of consideration.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consideration paid to the Secretary under paragraph (1) must be sufficient, as determined by the Secretary, to provide replacement space for and relocation of any personnel, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property of any kind belonging to the Administration and located upon the Norfolk Property.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Completion prior to conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any cash consideration must be paid in full and any in-kind consideration must be complete, useable, and delivered to the satisfaction of the Secretary at or prior to the time of the conveyance of the Norfolk Property.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In-kind consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In-kind consideration paid by the City under paragraph (1) may include the acquisition, construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any facilities or infrastructure with proximity to the Norfolk Property that the Secretary considers acceptable.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of cash consideration received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any cash consideration received by the United States under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury under subparagraph (A) of section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code, and shall be available in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs of Conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance of the Norfolk Property to the City under this section may be shared equitably by the Secretary and the City, as determined by the Secretary, including by the City providing in-kind contributions for any or all of such costs.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proceeds.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any proceeds from a conveyance of the Norfolk Property under this section shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriations accounts, or funds of the Administration; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cover costs associated with the conveyance of the Norfolk Property and related relocation efforts, and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of the Norfolk Property shall be determined by a survey or surveys satisfactory to the Secretary.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Condition; Quitclaim Deed.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Norfolk Property shall be conveyed—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in an ‘as is, where is’ condition; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">via a quitclaim deed.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fair Market Value.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The fair market value of the Norfolk Property shall be—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">determined by an appraisal that—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is conducted by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meets the requirements of paragraph (2); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adjusted, at the discretion of the Secretary, based on the factors described in paragraph (3).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appraisal requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An appraisal conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Factors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The factors described in this paragraph are—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">matters of equity and fairness;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions taken by the City regarding the Norfolk Property, including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comprehensive waterfront planning, site development, and other redevelopment activities supported by the City in proximity to the Norfolk Property in furtherance of the flood management and control efforts of the City;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in-kind contributions made to facilitate and support use of the Norfolk Property by governmental agencies; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintenance expenses, capital improvements, or emergency expenditures necessary to ensure public safety and access to and from the Norfolk Property; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance With Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Terms and Conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance of the Norfolk Property as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary and Administrator of the Administration, is authorized to enter into a land lease with Mobile County, Alabama for a period of not less than 40 years, on such terms and conditions as the Administration deems appropriate, for purposes of construction of a Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center facility, provided that the lease is at no cost to the government. The Administration may enter into agreements with State, local, or county governments for purposes of joint use, operations, and occupancy of such facility.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administration</quotedText>’ means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">City</quotedText>’ means the City of Norfolk, Virginia.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Norfolk property.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Norfolk Property</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administration, including land and improvements thereon, located at 538 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia, consisting of approximately 3.78 acres; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administration, including land and improvements thereon, located at 439 W. York Street, Norfolk, Virginia, consisting of approximately 2.5231 acres.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>’ means the Secretary of Commerce.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5946">SEC. 5946. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER MATTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Brennan Reef.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reef described in paragraph (2) shall be known and designated as “Brennan Reef” in honor of the late Rear Admiral Richard T. Brennan of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reef described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reef referred to in paragraph (1) is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">between the San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands on the north side of the San Miguel Passage in the Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">centered at 34 degrees, 03.12 minutes North and 120 degrees, 15.95 minutes West.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">References.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the reef described in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be a reference to Brennan Reef.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1857">16 U.S.C. 1857 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Sale of Shark Fins.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (3), no person shall possess, acquire, receive, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a shark fin or a product containing a shark fin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Penalty.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A violation of paragraph (1) shall be treated as an act prohibited by section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857) and shall be penalized pursuant to section 308 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1858).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person may possess a shark fin that was taken lawfully pursuant to a Federal, State, or territorial license or permit to take or land sharks if the shark fin was separated after the first point of landing in a manner consistent with the license or permit and is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">destroyed or disposed of immediately upon separation from the carcass;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">used for noncommercial subsistence purposes in accordance with Federal, State, or territorial law; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">used solely for display or research purposes by a museum, college, or university pursuant to a Federal, State, or territorial permit to conduct noncommercial scientific research.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dogfish exemption.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall not be a violation of paragraph (1) for a person to possess, acquire, receive, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a shark fin of a smooth dogfish (<i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Mustelus canis</i>) or a spiny dogfish (<i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Squalus acanthias</i>).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Commerce shall review the exemption provided by subparagraph (A) and submit to Congress a report regarding such exemption that includes a recommendation to continue or terminate the exemption.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Factors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary of Commerce shall analyze factors including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact of continuation and termination of the exemption on the economic viability of dogfish fisheries;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact of continuation and termination of the exemption on ocean ecosystems;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/B/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact of the exemption on the enforcement of the prohibition described in paragraph (1); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/4/B/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact of the exemption on shark conservation.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enforcement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subsection, and any regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be enforced by the Secretary of Commerce, who may use by agreement, with or without reimbursement, the personnel, services, equipment, and facilities of another Federal agency or of a State agency or Indian Tribe for the purpose of enforcing this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to preclude, deny, or limit any right of a State or territory to adopt or enforce any regulation or standard that is more stringent than a regulation or standard in effect under this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Severability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If any provision of this subsection, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the subsection and of the application of any such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5946/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Shark fin defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shark fin</quotedText>” means the unprocessed, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin or tail of a shark.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5947">SEC. 5947. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Section 112b of Title 1, United States Code.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="112b">“SEC. 112b. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States international agreements and non-binding instruments; transparency provisions </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once each month, the Secretary shall provide in writing to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments signed, concluded, or otherwise finalized during the prior month.</content></clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The text of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the legal authority that, in the view of the Secretary, provides authorization for each international agreement and that, in the view of the appropriate department or agency, provides authorization for each qualifying non-binding instrument provided under clause (ii) to become operative. If multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to an international agreement, the Secretary shall cite all such authorities, and if multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to a qualifying non-binding instrument, the appropriate department or agency shall cite all such authorities. All citations to the Constitution of the United States, a treaty, or a statute shall include the specific article or section and subsection reference whenever available and, if not available, shall be as specific as possible. If the authority relied upon is or includes article II of the Constitution of the United States, the Secretary or appropriate department or agency shall explain the basis for that reliance.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of all international agreements that entered into force and qualifying non-binding instruments that became operative for the United States or an agency of the United States during the prior month.</content></clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The text of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i) if such text differs from the text of the agreement or instrument previously provided pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A statement describing any new or amended statutory or regulatory authority anticipated to be required to fully implement each proposed international agreement and qualifying non-binding instrument included in the list described in clause (i).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information and text required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date on which an international agreement enters into force, the Secretary shall make the text of the agreement, and the information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1) relating to the agreement, available to the public on the website of the Department of State.</content></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every 120 days, the Secretary shall make the text of each qualifying non-binding instrument that became operative during the preceding 120 days, and the information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1) relating to each such instrument, available to the public on the website of the Department of State.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the following categories of international agreements or qualifying non-binding instruments, or to information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1) relating to such agreements or qualifying non-binding instruments:</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that contain information that has been given a national security classification pursuant to Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to classified national security information) or any predecessor or successor order, or that contain any information that is otherwise exempt from public disclosure pursuant to United States law.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that address military operations, military exercises, acquisition and cross servicing, logistics support, military personnel exchange or education programs, or the provision of health care to military personnel on a reciprocal basis.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that establish the terms of grant or other similar assistance, including in-kind assistance, financed with foreign assistance funds pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.).</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments, such as project annexes and other similar instruments, for which the principal function is to establish technical details for the implementation of a specific project undertaken pursuant to another agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument that has been published in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2).</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments that have been separately published by a depositary or other similar administrative body, except that the Secretary shall make the information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection (a)(1), relating to such agreements or qualifying non-binding instruments, available to the public on the website of the Department of State within the timeframes required by paragraph (1) or (2).</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument for which an implementing agreement or arrangement, or any document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned regardless of the title of the document, is not otherwise required to be submitted to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees under subparagraphs (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of subsection (a)(1), not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a written communication from the Chair or Ranking Member of either of the appropriate congressional committees requesting the text of any such implementing agreements or arrangements, whether binding or non-binding, the Secretary shall submit such implementing agreements or arrangements to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any department or agency of the United States Government that enters into any international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the United States shall—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the Secretary the text of each international agreement not later than 15 days after the date on which such agreement is signed or otherwise concluded;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the Secretary the text of each qualifying non-binding instrument not later than 15 days after the date on which such instrument is concluded or otherwise becomes finalized;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the Secretary a detailed description of the legal authority that provides authorization for each qualifying non-binding instrument to become operative not later than 15 days after such instrument is signed or otherwise becomes finalized; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on an ongoing basis, provide any implementing material to the Secretary for transmittal to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees as needed to satisfy the requirements described in subsection (c).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each department or agency of the United States Government that enters into any international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the United States shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer, who shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be selected from among employees of such department or agency;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serve concurrently as the Chief International Agreements Officer; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to the authority of the head of such department or agency, have department- or agency-wide responsibility for efficient and appropriate compliance with this section.</content>
                                        </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There shall be a Chief International Agreements Officer who serves at the Department of State with the title of International Agreements Compliance Officer.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The substance of oral international agreements shall be reduced to writing for the purpose of meeting the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an international agreement may not be signed or otherwise concluded on behalf of the United States without prior consultation with the Secretary. Such consultation may encompass a class of agreements rather than a particular agreement.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter during the 9-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the compliance of the Secretary with the requirements of this section.</content></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any instance in which a failure by the Secretary to comply with such requirements is determined by the Comptroller General to have been due to the failure or refusal of another agency to provide information or material to the Department of State, or the failure to do so in a timely manner, the Comptroller General shall engage such other agency to determine—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cause and scope of such failure or refusal;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the specific office or offices responsible for such failure or refusal; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for measures to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General shall submit to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees in writing the results of each audit required by paragraph (1).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General and the Secretary shall make the results of each audit required by paragraph (1) publicly available on the websites of the Government Accountability Office and the Department of State, respectively.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall, through the Secretary, promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the executive branch should not prescribe or otherwise commit to or include specific legislative text in a treaty, executive agreement, or non-binding instrument unless Congress has authorized such action.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate department or agency</quotedText>’ means the department or agency of the United States Government that negotiates and enters into a qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the United States.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">international agreement</quotedText>’ includes—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any treaty that requires the advice and consent of the Senate, pursuant to article II of the Constitution of the United States; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other international agreement to which the United States is a party and that is not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualifying non-binding instrument</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided in subparagraph (B), means a non-binding instrument that—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is or will be under negotiation, is signed or otherwise becomes operative, or is implemented with one or more foreign governments, international organizations, or foreign entities, including non-state actors; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">could reasonably be expected to have a significant impact on the foreign policy of the United States; or</content></subclause>
                                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is the subject of a written communication from the Chair or Ranking Member of either of the appropriate congressional committees to the Secretary; and</content>
                                                    </subclause>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include any non-binding instrument that is signed or otherwise becomes operative or is implemented pursuant to the authorities relied upon by the Department 
of Defense, the Armed Forces of the United States, or any element of the intelligence community.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>’ means the Secretary of State.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">text</quotedText>’ with respect to an international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument includes—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any annex, appendix, codicil, side agreement, side letter, or any document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned, regardless of the title of the document, that is entered into contemporaneously and in conjunction with the international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any implementing agreement or arrangement, or any document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned regardless of the title of the document, that is entered into contemporaneously and in conjunction with the international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument.</content>
                                            </clause></subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As used in subparagraph (A), the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contemporaneously and in conjunction with</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be construed liberally; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may not be interpreted to require any action to have occurred simultaneously or on the same day.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">“(l) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to authorize the withholding from disclosure to the public of any record if such disclosure is required by law; or</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to require the provision of any implementing agreement or arrangement, or any document of similar purpose or function regardless of its title, which was entered into by the Department of Defense, the Armed Forces of the United States, or any element of the intelligence community or any implementing material originating with the aforementioned agencies, if such implementing agreement, arrangement, document, or material was not required to be provided to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the appropriate congressional committees prior to the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 112b and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“112b.</designator><label> United States international agreements and non-binding instruments; transparency provisions.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and conforming amendment relating to authorities of the secretary of state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 317(h)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c(h)(2)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Section 112b(c)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Section 112b(g)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">1 U.S.C. 112b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mechanism for reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a mechanism for personnel of the Department of State who become aware or who have reason to believe that the requirements under section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), have  
not been fulfilled with respect to an international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument (as such terms are defined in such section) to report such instances to the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">1 U.S.C. 112b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rules and regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, through the Secretary of State, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112b">1 U.S.C. 112b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation and briefing requirement.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on matters related to the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section before and after the effective date described in subsection (c).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 90 days thereafter for 1 year, the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives regarding the status of efforts to implement this section and the amendments made by this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for purposes of implementing the requirements of section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Section 112a of Title 1, United States Code.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 112a of title 1, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Copies of international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments in the possession of the Department of State, but not published, other than the agreements described in section 112b(b)(3)(A), shall be made available by the Department of State upon request.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5947/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t1/s112a">1 U.S.C. 112a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date of Amendments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5948">SEC. 5948. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s8902">22 U.S.C. 8902 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UKRAINE INVASION WAR CRIMES DETERRENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in its premeditated, unprovoked, unjustified, and unlawful full-scale invasion of Ukraine that commenced on February 24, 2022, the military of the Government of the Russian Federation under the direction of President Vladimir Putin has committed war crimes that include but are not limited to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the deliberate targeting of civilians and injuring or killing of noncombatants;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the deliberate targeting and attacking of hospitals, schools, and other non-military buildings dedicated to religion, art, science, or charitable purposes, such as the bombing of a theater in Mariupol that served as a shelter for noncombatants and had the word “children” written clearly in the Russian language outside;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the indiscriminate bombardment of undefended dwellings and buildings;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the wanton destruction of property not justified by military necessity;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unlawful civilian deportations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the taking of hostages; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rape, or sexual assault or abuse;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of chemical weapons by the Government of the Russian Federation in Ukraine would constitute a war crime, and engaging in any military preparations to use chemical weapons or to develop, produce, stockpile, or retain chemical weapons is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which the Russian Federation is a signatory;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Vladimir Putin has a long record of committing acts of aggression, systematic abuses of human rights, and acts that constitute war crimes or other atrocities both at home and abroad, and the brutality and scale of these actions, including in the Russian Federation republic of Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine, demonstrate the extent to which his regime is willing to flout international norms and values in the pursuit of its objectives;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Vladimir Putin has previously sanctioned the use of chemical weapons at home and abroad, including in the poisonings of Russian spy turned double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia and leading Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny, and aided and abetted the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad in Syria; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in 2014, the Government of the Russian Federation initiated its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine which resulted in its illegal occupation of Crimea, the unrecognized declaration of independence by the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic” by Russia-backed proxies, and numerous human rights violations and deaths of civilians in Ukraine.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022, for use in appropriate domestic, foreign, and international courts and tribunals prosecuting those responsible for such crimes consistent with applicable law, including with the American Service Members’ Protection Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to help deter the commission of war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine by publicizing to the maximum possible extent, including among Russian and other foreign military commanders and troops in Ukraine, efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for the commission of war crimes during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to continue efforts to identify, deter, and pursue accountability for war crimes and other atrocities committed around the world and by other perpetrators, and to leverage international cooperation and best practices in this regard with respect to the current situation in Ukraine.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on United States Efforts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may include a classified annex, describing in detail the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including a description of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the respective roles of various agencies, departments, and offices, and the interagency mechanism established for the coordination of such efforts;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types of information and evidence that are being collected, analyzed, and preserved to help identify those responsible for the commission of war crimes or other atrocities during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">steps taken to coordinate with, and support the work of, allies, partners, international institutions and organizations, and nongovernmental organizations in such efforts.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Media, public diplomacy, and information operations to make Russian military commanders, troops, political leaders and the Russian people aware of efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for the commission of war crimes or other atrocities during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and of the types of acts that may be prosecutable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process for a domestic, foreign, or international court or tribunal to request and obtain from the United States Government information related to war crimes or other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Atrocities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">atrocities</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 6(2) of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5948/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">War crime.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">war crime</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5949">SEC. 5949. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t41/s4713">41 U.S.C. 4713 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Use or Procurement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of an executive agency may not—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">procure or obtain, or extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, any electronic parts, products, or services that include covered semiconductor products or services; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) with an entity to procure or obtain electronic parts or products that use any electronic parts or products that include covered semiconductor products or services.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to require any covered semiconductor products or services resident in equipment, systems, or services as of the day before the applicable effective date specified in subsection (c) to be removed or replaced;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to prohibit or limit the utilization of such covered semiconductor products or services throughout the lifecycle of such existing equipment;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to require the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or loan guarantee to replace covered semiconductor products or services resident in equipment, systems, or services before the effective date specified in subsection (c); or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to require the Federal Communications Commission to designate covered semiconductor products or services to its Covered Communications Equipment or Services List maintained under section 2 of the Secured and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contracting prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to cover products or services that include covered semiconductor products or services in a system that is not a critical system.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver Authority.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of defense.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director of national intelligence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Director determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of commerce.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of homeland security.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of energy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the waiver is in the critical national security interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Executive agencies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of an executive agency may waive, for a renewable period of not more than two years per waiver, the prohibitions under subsection (a) if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the head of the agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, determines that no compliant product or service is available to be procured as, and when, needed at United States market prices or a price that is not considered prohibitively expensive; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the head of the agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense or the Director of National Intelligence, determines that such waiver could not reasonably be expected to compromise the critical national security interests of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after granting a waiver under this subsection, the head of the executive agency granting such waiver shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership a report with a notification of such waiver, including a justification for the waiver.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Dates and Regulations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibitions under subsection (a) shall take effect five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe regulations implementing the prohibitions under subsection (a), including a requirement for prime contractors to incorporate the substance of such prohibitions and applicable implementing contract clauses into contracts for the supply of electronic parts or products.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of Management and Budget Report and Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the effective date described in subsection (c)(1), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the National Cyber Director, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership a report and briefing on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of the prohibitions under subsection (a), including any challenges in the implementation; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the effectiveness and utility of the waiver authority under subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Analysis, Assessment, and Strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Energy and, to the greatest extent  
practicable, leveraging relevant previous analyses and assessments, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct an analysis of semiconductor design and production capacity domestically and by allied or partner countries required to meet the needs of the Federal Government, including analyses regarding—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">semiconductors critical to national security, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, in accordance with section 9902(a)(6)(A)(i) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">semiconductors classified as legacy semiconductors pursuant to section 9902(a)(6)(A)(i) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the risk posed by the presence of covered semiconductor products or services in Federal systems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the risk posed by the presence of covered semiconductor products or services in the supply chains of Federal contractors and subcontractors, including for non-Federal systems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a strategy to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the availability of domestic semiconductor design and production capacity required to meet the requirements of the Federal Government;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support semiconductor product and service suppliers seeking to contract with domestic, allied, or partner semiconductor producers and to improve supply chain traceability, including to meet the prohibitions under subsection (a); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">either certify the feasibility of implementing such prohibitions or exercising waiver authorities under subsection (b), to ensure uninterrupted Federal Government access to required semiconductor products and services; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the results of the analysis, assessment, and strategy developed under paragraphs (1) through (4) to the Federal Acquisition Security Council.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Governmentwide Traceability and Diversification Initiative.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and in consultation with industry, shall establish a microelectronics traceability and diversification initiative to coordinate analysis of and response to the Federal Government microelectronics supply chain vulnerabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The initiative established under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sharing best practices, refining microelectronics standards, such as those established pursuant to section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), and developing recommendations to identify and mitigate, through diversification efforts, microelectronics supply chain concerns.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing an assessment framework to inform Federal decisions on sourcing microelectronics, considering—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">chain of custody and traceability, including origin and location of design, manufacturing, distribution, shipping, and quantities;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">confidentiality, including protection, verification, and validation of intellectual property included in microelectronics;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrity, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">security weaknesses and vulnerabilities that include potential supply chain attacks;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk analysis and consequence to system;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk of intentional or unintentional modification or tampering; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk of insider threats, including integrity of people and processes involved in the design and manufacturing of microelectronics; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">availability, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iv/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">potential supply chain disruptions, including due to natural disasters or geopolitical events;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iv/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritization of parts designed and manufactured in the United States and in allied or partner countries to support and sustain the defense and technology industrial base;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iv/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk associated with sourcing parts from suppliers outside of the United States and allied and partner countries, including long-term impacts on availability of microelectronics produced domestically or in allied or partner countries; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/B/iv/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">obsolescence management and counterfeit avoidance and detection.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing a process for provenance and traceability from design to disposal of microelectronics components and intellectual property contained therein implementable across the Federal acquisition system to improve reporting, data analysis, and tracking.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing and implementing policies and plans to support the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Development of domestic design and manufacturing capabilities to replace covered semiconductor products or services.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Utilization of the assessment framework developed under subparagraph (B).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implementation of the strategy required under subsection (e)(4) as applicable.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of and integration with existing information reporting and data visualization systems in the Federal Government, including modification to such systems to track the information.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/D/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement to document microelectronics used in systems and subsystems, including origin and 
location of design and manufacturing, technologies used, and quantities procured.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/2/D/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Elimination from Federal Government supply chains of microelectronics from entities included on the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate, as necessary, with the following entities:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Microelectronics Leadership.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Commerce semiconductor industrial advisory committee established under subsection 9906(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The White House Coordinator for CHIPS Implementation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Government-Industry Working Group on Microelectronics.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/f/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Standards development organizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Acquisition Security Council.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Security Council, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Energy, and after engagement with the private sector and other nongovernmental stakeholders in accordance with section 1323 of title 41, United States Code, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue recommendations to mitigate supply chain risks relevant to Federal Government acquisition of semiconductor products and services, considering—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the analysis, assessment, and strategy developed under subsection (e) and any related updates;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the standards provided under section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), including any tiers of trust, levels of security, or risk-based approaches established under such section;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which such recommendations would enhance the security of critical systems;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which such recommendations would impact Federal access to commercial technologies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any risks to the Federal Government from contracting with microelectronics suppliers that include covered semiconductor products or services in non-Federal supply chains; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make recommendations to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the heads of executive agencies for any needed regulations to mitigate supply chain risks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability and Responsibilities of Covered Entities and Contractors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c)(2) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that contractors who supply a Federal agency with electronic parts or products are responsible for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">certifying to the non-use of covered semiconductor products or services in such parts or products;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">detecting and avoiding the use or inclusion of such covered semiconductor products or services in such parts or products; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any rework or corrective action that may be required to remedy the use or inclusion of such covered semiconductor products or services in such parts or products;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require covered entities to disclose to direct customers the inclusion of a covered semiconductor product or service in electronic parts, products, or services included in electronic parts, products, or services subject to the contracting prohibition under subsection (a) as to whether such supplied parts, products, or services include covered semiconductors products or services;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that a covered entity that fails to disclose the inclusion to direct customers of a covered semiconductor product or service in electronic parts, products, or services procured or obtained by an executive agency in contravention of subsection (a) shall be responsible for any rework or corrective action that may be required to remedy the use or inclusion of such covered semiconductor product or service;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that the costs of covered semiconductor products or services, suspect semiconductor products, and any rework or corrective action that may be required to remedy the use or inclusion of such products are not allowable costs for Federal contracts;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any covered entity or Federal contractor or subcontractor who becomes aware, or has reason to suspect, that any end item, component, or part of a critical system purchased by the Federal Government, or purchased by a Federal contractor or subcontractor for delivery to the Federal Government for any critical system, that contains covered semiconductor products or services shall notify appropriate Federal authorities in writing within 60 days; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal authorities shall report such information to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership within 120 days;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that Federal bidders and contractors—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may reasonably rely on the certifications of compliance from covered entities and subcontractors who supply electronic parts, products, or services when providing proposals to the Federal Government; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are not required to conduct independent third party audits or other formal reviews related to such certifications;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that a Federal contractor or subcontractor that provides a notification under paragraph (5) that does not regard electronic parts or products manufactured or assembled by such Federal contractor or subcontractor shall not be subject to civil liability nor determined to not be a presently responsible contractor on the basis of such notification; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/h/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that a Federal contractor or subcontractor that provides a notification under paragraph (5) that regards electronic parts or products manufactured or assembled by such Federal contractor or subcontractor shall not be subject to civil liability nor determined to not be a presently responsible contractor on the basis of such notification if the Federal contractor or subcontractor makes a comprehensive and documentable effort to identify and remove covered semiconductor products or services from the Federal supply.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of commerce.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after completing the assessment required under subsection (e), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and leadership—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/i/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report of the findings and recommendations of the analyses, assessment, and strategy developed under such subsection; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/i/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report on development of the microelectronics traceability and diversification initiative under subsection (f)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal acquisition security council.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for ten years, the Federal Acquisition Security Council shall include in the annual report submitted under section 1325 of title 41, United States Code, a description of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/i/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of recommendations under subsection (g), including the considerations described in paragraph (1) of such subsection; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/i/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as applicable, the impact of any recommendations or regulations implemented.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress and leadership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress and leadership</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered entity</quotedText>” means an entity that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develops, domestically or abroad, a design of a semiconductor that is the direct product of United States origin technology or software; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">purchases covered semiconductor products or services from an entity described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (3).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered semiconductor product or services.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered semiconductor product or services</quotedText>” means any of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A semiconductor, a semiconductor product, a product that incorporates a semiconductor product, or a service that utilizes such a product, that is designed, produced or provided by, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) (or any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of such entity).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A semiconductor, a semiconductor product, a product that incorporates a semiconductor product, or a service that utilizes such a product, that is designed, produced, or provided by ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) or Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) (or any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of such entities).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A semiconductor, semiconductor product, or semiconductor service produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a foreign country of concern, provided that the determination with respect to such entity is published in the Federal Register.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Critical system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">critical system</quotedText>”—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national security system</quotedText>” in section 11103(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include additional systems identified by the Federal Acquisition Security Council;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include additional systems identified by the Department of Defense, consistent with guidance provided under section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not include a system to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/j/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign country of concern.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign country of concern</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in paragraph (7) of section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651), as added by section 103(a)(4) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117-167).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of Federal Acquisition Security Supply Chain Act of 2018.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subchapter iii of chapter 13 of title 41, united states code.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1328 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2033</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Section 4713 of title 41, united states code.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4713(j) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2033</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/l" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations for Federal Acquisition Security Council.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/l/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033 for the Office of Management and Budget to support the activities of the Federal Acquisition Security Council.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dE/tLIX/stE/s5949/l/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) to other Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the funds were authorized.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">DIVISION F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 </heading>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/s6001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6001">SEC. 6001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. </heading>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/s6001/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This division may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</shortTitle>”.</content>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/s6001/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for this division is as follows:<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="division" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>DIVISION F—</designator><label>INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6001.</designator><label> Short title; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6002.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6003.</designator><label> Explanatory statement.</label></referenceItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXI—</designator><label>INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6101.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6102.</designator><label> Classified Schedule of Authorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6103.</designator><label> Intelligence Community Management Account.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6104.</designator><label> Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6105.</designator><label> Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXII—</designator><label>CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6201.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXIII—</designator><label>GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6301.</designator><label> Modification of requirements for certain employment activities by former intelligence officers and employees.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6302.</designator><label> Counterintelligence and national security protections for intelligence community grant funding.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6303.</designator><label> Extension of Central Intelligence Agency law enforcement jurisdiction to facilities of Office of Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6304.</designator><label> Annual reports on status of recommendations of Comptroller General of the United States for the Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6305.</designator><label> Timely submission of classified intelligence budget justification materials.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6306.</designator><label> Copyright protection for civilian faculty of the National Intelligence University.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6307.</designator><label> Modifications to Foreign Malign Influence Response Center.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6308.</designator><label> Requirement to offer cyber protection support for personnel of intelligence community in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6309.</designator><label> Enforcement of cybersecurity requirements for national security systems.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6310.</designator><label> Review and briefing on intelligence community activities under Executive Order 12333.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6311.</designator><label> Assessing intelligence community open-source support for export controls and foreign investment screening.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6312.</designator><label> Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic standards.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6313.</designator><label> Review of Joint Intelligence Community Council.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6314.</designator><label> Required policy for minimum insider threat standards.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6315.</designator><label> Unfunded priorities of the intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6316.</designator><label> Submission of covered documents and classified annexes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6317.</designator><label> Improvements to program on recruitment and training.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6318.</designator><label> Measures to mitigate counterintelligence threats from proliferation and use of foreign commercial spyware.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6319.</designator><label> Personnel vetting performance measures.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6320.</designator><label> Proactive cybersecurity.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXIV—</designator><label>MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Office of the Director of National Intelligence</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6401.</designator><label> Modifications to responsibilities and authorities of Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6402.</designator><label> Annual submission to Congress of National Intelligence Priorities Framework.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6403.</designator><label> Disposition of records of Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Central Intelligence Agency</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6411.</designator><label> Clarification regarding protection of Central Intelligence Agency functions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6412.</designator><label> Expansion of reporting requirements relating to authority to pay personnel of Central Intelligence Agency for certain injuries to the brain.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6413.</designator><label> Historical Advisory Panel of Central Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6414.</designator><label> Authority of Central Intelligence Agency to provide protection for certain personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6415.</designator><label> Notification of use of certain expenditure authorities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6416.</designator><label> Office supporting Central Intelligence Agency workforce wellbeing.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Elements of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6421.</designator><label> Inclusion of Space Force as element of intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6422.</designator><label> Oversight of Defense Intelligence Agency culture.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Other Elements</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6431.</designator><label> Modification of advisory board in National Reconnaissance Office.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6432.</designator><label> Establishment of advisory board for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6433.</designator><label> Elevation of the commercial and business operations office of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Section 6435 was repealed by section 7317 of division G of Public Law 118-31.<b>]</b> </editorialNote></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6436.</designator><label> Briefing on coordination between intelligence community and Bureau of Industry and Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXV—</designator><label>MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Intelligence Matters Relating to the People’s Republic of China</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6501.</designator><label> Report on wealth and corrupt activities of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6502.</designator><label> Identification and threat assessment of companies with investments by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6503.</designator><label> Intelligence community working group for monitoring the economic and technological capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6504.</designator><label> Annual report on concentrated reeducation camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6505.</designator><label> Assessments of production of semiconductors by the People’s Republic of China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Authorities, Requirements, and Limitations</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6511.</designator><label> Notice of deployment or transfer of containerized missile systems by Russia, China, or Iran.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6512.</designator><label> Intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6513.</designator><label> Lead intelligence community coordinator for countering and neutralizing proliferation of Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6514.</designator><label> Collaboration between intelligence community and Department of Commerce to counter foreign commercial threats.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6515.</designator><label> Intelligence assessment on foreign weaponization of advertisement technology data.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6516.</designator><label> Intelligence community assessment regarding Russian gray zone assets.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports and Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6521.</designator><label> Report on assessing will to fight.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6522.</designator><label> Report on threat from hypersonic weapons.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6523.</designator><label> Report on ordnance of Russia and China.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6524.</designator><label> Report on activities of China and Russia targeting Latin America and the Caribbean.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6525.</designator><label> Report on support provided by China to Russia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6526.</designator><label> Report on global CCP financing of port infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6527.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on provision of support by intelligence community for atrocity prevention and accountability.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXVI—</designator><label>INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6601.</designator><label> Improving onboarding of personnel in intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6602.</designator><label> Report on legislative action required to implement Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6603.</designator><label> Inspector General of the Intelligence Community assessment of administration of polygraphs in intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6604.</designator><label> Timeliness in the administration of polygraphs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6605.</designator><label> Policy on submittal of applications for access to classified information for certain personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6606.</designator><label> Technical correction regarding Federal policy on sharing of covered insider threat information.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6607.</designator><label> Inspector General of the Intelligence Community report on use of space certified as sensitive compartmented information facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6608.</designator><label> Improving prohibition of certain personnel practices in intelligence community with respect to contractor employees.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6609.</designator><label> Definitions regarding whistleblower complaints and information of urgent concern received by inspectors general of the intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXVII—</designator><label>MATTERS RELATING TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>General Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6701.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6702.</designator><label> Additional responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence for artificial intelligence policies, standards, and guidance for the intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6703.</designator><label> Director of Science and Technology.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6704.</designator><label> Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Improvements Relating to Procurement</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6711.</designator><label> Additional transaction authority.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6712.</designator><label> Implementation plan and advisability study for offices of commercial integration.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6713.</designator><label> Pilot program on designated emerging technology transition projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6714.</designator><label> Harmonization of authorizations to operate.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6715.</designator><label> Plan to expand sensitive compartmented information facility access by certain contractors; reports on expansion of security clearances for certain contractors.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6716.</designator><label> Compliance by intelligence community with requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation relating to commercially available off-the-shelf items and commercial services.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6717.</designator><label> Policy on required user adoption metrics in certain contracts for artificial intelligence and emerging technology software products.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6718.</designator><label> Certification relating to information technology and software systems.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Reports</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6721.</designator><label> Reports on integration of artificial intelligence within intelligence community.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6722.</designator><label> Report on potential benefits of establishment of ICWERX.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6723.</designator><label> Requirements and report on workforce needs of intelligence community relating to science, technology, engineering, and math, and related areas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Talent, Education, and Training</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6731.</designator><label> Report on establishment of technology acquisition cadre.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6732.</designator><label> Emerging technology education and training.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6741.</designator><label> Improvements to use of commercial software products.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6742.</designator><label> Code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools policy.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE LXVIII—</designator><label>OTHER MATTERS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6801.</designator><label> Improvements relating to continuity of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board membership.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6802.</designator><label> Modification of requirement for office to address unidentified anomalous phenomena.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6803.</designator><label> Comptroller General of the United States audits and briefings on unidentified anomalous phenomena historical record report.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6804.</designator><label> Report on precursor chemicals used in the production of synthetic opioids.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6805.</designator><label> Assessment and report on mass migration in the Western Hemisphere.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6806.</designator><label> Report on international norms, rules, and principles applicable in space.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6807.</designator><label> Assessments of the effects of sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6808.</designator><label> Assessment of impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on food security.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6809.</designator><label> Pilot program for Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation to undertake an effort to identify International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6810.</designator><label> Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research assessment of anomalous health incidents.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6811.</designator><label> Repeal and modification of certain reporting and briefing requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6812.</designator><label> Increased intelligence-related engineering, research, and development capabilities of minority institutions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6813.</designator><label> Reports on personnel vetting processes and progress under Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6814.</designator><label> Reports relating to programs of record of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6815.</designator><label> Plan regarding Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6816.</designator><label> Report on use of publicly available social media information in personnel vetting determinations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6817.</designator><label> Report on strengthening workforce diversity planning and oversight.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6818.</designator><label> Report on transition of National Reconnaissance Office to digital engineering environment.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6819.</designator><label> Briefing on Department of Homeland Security intelligence activities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6820.</designator><label> Report on declassification efforts of Central Intelligence Agency.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6821.</designator><label> Report on National Space Intelligence Center.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6822.</designator><label> Report on implementation of Executive Order 13556, regarding controlled unclassified information.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6823.</designator><label> National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 6824.</designator><label> Technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem></toc></content>
                </subsection>
            </section>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/s6002" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6002">SEC. 6002. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3003">50 U.S.C. 3003 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this division:</chapeau>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/s6002/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional intelligence committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional intelligence committees</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/s6002/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given such term in such section.</content>
                </paragraph>
            </section>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/s6003" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6003">SEC. 6003. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. </heading>
                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and in the Senate section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this division as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.</content>
            </section>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXI">TITLE LXI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6101">SEC. 6101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6102">SEC. 6102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Specifications of Amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 6101 for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Government are those specified 
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this division.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the President.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distribution by the president.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the executive branch of the Federal Government.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limits on disclosure.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6102/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as otherwise required by law.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6103">SEC. 6103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6103/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2023 the sum of $664,445,000.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6103/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2023 such additional amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 6102(a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6104">SEC. 6104. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authorization of appropriations by this division shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXI/s6105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6105">SEC. 6105. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXII">TITLE LXII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXII/s6201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6201">SEC. 6201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXIII">TITLE LXIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6301">SEC. 6301. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES BY FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (a) and (b) of section 304 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3073a) are amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Post-employment Restrictions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered post-service position.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Permanent restriction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by paragraph (2)(A)(i), an employee of an element of the intelligence community who occupies a covered intelligence position may not occupy a covered post-service position for a designated prohibited foreign country following the date on which the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary restriction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by paragraph (2)(A)(ii), an employee of an element of the intelligence community who occupies a covered intelligence position may not occupy a covered post-service position during the 30-month period following the date on which the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to grant temporary waiver.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waivers of permanent restriction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a case-by-case basis, the Director of National Intelligence may temporarily waive the restriction in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to an employee or former employee who is subject to that restriction only after—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employee or former employee submits to the Director a written application for such waiver in such form and manner as the Director determines appropriate;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director determines that not granting such waiver would result in a grave detrimental impact to current or future intelligence operations of the United States; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director provides the congressional intelligence committees with a detailed justification stating why not granting such waiver would result in a grave detrimental impact to current 
or future intelligence operations of the United States.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waivers of temporary restriction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a case-by-case basis, the Director may temporarily waive the restriction in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to an employee or former employee who is subject to that restriction only after—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employee or former employee submits to the Director a written application for such waiver in such form and manner as the Director determines appropriate; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director determines that such waiver is necessary to advance the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period of waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A waiver issued under subparagraph (A) shall apply for a period not exceeding 5 years. The Director may renew such a waiver.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revocation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may revoke a waiver issued under subparagraph (A) to an employee or former employee, effective on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Director provides the employee or former employee written notice of such revocation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tolling.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The 30-month restriction in paragraph (1)(B) shall be tolled for an employee or former employee during the period beginning on the date on which a waiver is issued under subparagraph (A) and ending on the date on which the waiver expires or on the effective date of a revocation under subparagraph (C), as the case may be.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director issues a waiver under subparagraph (A) or a revocation of a waiver under subparagraph (C), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees written notification of the waiver or revocation, as the case may be. Such notification shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a waiver issued to an employee or former employee—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the details of the application, including the covered intelligence position held or formerly held by the employee or former employee;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the nature of the activities of the employee or former employee after ceasing to occupy a covered intelligence position;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the national security interests that will be advanced by reason of issuing such waiver; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the specific reasons why the Director determines that issuing such waiver will advance such interests.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a revocation of a waiver issued to an employee or former employee—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the details of the waiver, including any renewals of such waiver, and the dates of such waiver and renewals; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the specific reasons why the Director determined that such revocation is warranted.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Post-service Employment Reporting.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period described in paragraph (2), an employee who ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">report covered post-service employment to the head of the element of the intelligence community that employed such employee in such covered intelligence position upon accepting such covered post-service employment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">annually (or more frequently if the head of such element considers it appropriate) report covered post-service employment to the head of such element.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The period described in this paragraph is the period beginning on the date on which an employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of each element of the intelligence community shall issue regulations requiring, as a condition of employment, each employee of such element occupying a covered intelligence position to sign a written agreement requiring the regular reporting of covered post-service employment to the head of such element pursuant to paragraph (1).”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Designated Prohibited Foreign Country.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (g) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designated prohibited foreign country.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">designated prohibited foreign country</quotedText>’ means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Russian Federation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Islamic Republic of Iran.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Republic of Cuba.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Syrian Arab Republic.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Written Notice.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Written notice about restrictions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of each element of the intelligence community shall provide written notice of the restrictions under subsection (a) to any person who may be subject to such restrictions on or after the date of enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">when the head of the element determines that such person may become subject to such covered intelligence position restrictions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">before the person ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of such subsection is amended in the paragraph heading by adding “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">about reporting requirements</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Written notice</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3073a">50 U.S.C. 3073a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revised Regulations.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of covered intelligence position.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered intelligence position</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term by such section 304.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each element of  
the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees new or updated regulations issued to carry out such section 304, as amended by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include provisions that advise personnel of the intelligence community of the appropriate manner in which such personnel may opt out of positions that—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have been designated as covered intelligence positions before the effective date established in subsection (e) of this section; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be designated as covered intelligence provisions before such designation becomes final; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a period of not fewer than 30 days and not more than 60 days after receipt of the written notice required under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of such section 304, as added by subsection (c)(1) of this section, within which such personnel may opt out of a covered intelligence position and the accompanying obligations imposed by subsection (a)(1)(A) of such section 304, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a written certification for each head of an element of the intelligence community who has issued new or updated regulations pursuant to paragraph (2); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each head of an element of the intelligence community who has not issued such new or updated regulations, an explanation for the failure to issue such new or updated regulations.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date of Permanent Restrictions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a)(1)(A) of such section 304, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply only to persons who occupy a covered intelligence position on or after the date that is 45 days after the date on which new or updated regulations are issued under subsection (d)(2) of this section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6301/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3519a">50 U.S.C. 3519a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 402 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-293) is hereby repealed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6302" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6302">SEC. 6302. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY PROTECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6302/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="121">“SEC. 121. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3061">50 U.S.C. 3061</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY PROTECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disclosure as Condition for Receipt of Grant.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of an element of the intelligence community may not award a grant to a person or entity unless the person or entity has certified to the head of the element that the person or entity has disclosed to the head of the element any material financial or material in-kind support that the person or entity knows, or 
should have known, derives from the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Republic of Cuba, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the person or entity’s application for the grant.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Process for Review of Grant Applicants Prior to Award.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of an element of the intelligence community may not award a grant to a person or entity who submitted a certification under subsection (a) until such certification is received by the head of an element of the intelligence community and submitted to the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to the process set forth in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Process.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish a process to review the awarding of a grant to an applicant who submitted a certification under subsection (a).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The process established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The immediate transmission of a copy of each applicant’s certification made under subsection (a) to the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review of the certification and any accompanying disclosures submitted under subsection (a) as soon as practicable.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Authorization for the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to take such actions as may be necessary, including denial or revocation of a grant, to ensure a grant does not pose an unacceptable risk of—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">misappropriation of United States intellectual property, research and development, and innovation efforts; or</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other counterintelligence threats.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees an annual report identifying the following for the 1-year period covered by the report:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of applications for grants received by each element of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such applications that were reviewed using the process established under subsection (b)(2), disaggregated by element of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such applications that were denied and the number of grants that were revoked, pursuant to the process established under subsection (b)(2), disaggregated by element of the intelligence community.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6302/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3061">50 U.S.C. 3061 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (a) and (b) of section 121 of such Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to grants awarded by an element of the intelligence community after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6302/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents preceding section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 120 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 121.</designator><label> Counterintelligence and national security protections for intelligence community grant funding.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6303">SEC. 6303. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION TO FACILITIES OF OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">within an installation owned, or contracted to be occupied for a period of one year or longer, by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or (D)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in subparagraph (C)</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or (D)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or (E)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in subparagraph (A) or (C)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5(a)(4) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3506(a)(4)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Office of the Director of National Intelligence</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">protection of Agency</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6304" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6304">SEC. 6304. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORTS ON STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6304/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Open Recommendations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">open recommendations</quotedText>” refers to recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States that the Comptroller General has not yet designated as closed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6304/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Lists by Comptroller General of the United States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, and each September 30 thereafter through 2028, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Director of National Intelligence a list of all open recommendations made to the Director, disaggregated by report number and recommendation number.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6304/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports by Director of National Intelligence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Director receives a list under subsection (b), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken by the Director and actions the Director intends to take, alone or in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies, in response to each open recommendation identified in the list, including open recommendations the Director determines are closed and recommendations the Director determines do not require further action, as well as the basis for such determinations.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6305" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6305">SEC. 6305. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TIMELY SUBMISSION OF CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506I the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="506J">“SEC. 506J. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Budget.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">budget</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">budget of the President</quotedText>’ in section 506A.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified intelligence budget justification materials.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">classified intelligence budget justification materials</quotedText>’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, the materials submitted to Congress by the Director of National Intelligence in support of the budget for that fiscal year that are classified or otherwise protected from public disclosure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timely Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for each fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the classified intelligence budget justification materials for the element for that budget.”</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6306" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6306">SEC. 6306. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR CIVILIAN FACULTY OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 105 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6306/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the second subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6306/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use by Federal Government.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of defense authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a covered author who produces a covered work in the course of employment at a covered institution described in subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of Defense may direct the covered author to provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display such covered work for purposes of the United States Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director of national intelligence authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a covered author who produces a covered work in the course of employment at the covered institution described in subsection (d)(2)(M), the Director of National Intelligence may direct the covered author to provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable, royalty-free, world-wide, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display such covered work for purposes of the United States Government.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6306/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">“(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">National Intelligence University.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6307">SEC. 6307. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE RESPONSE CENTER. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Renaming.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 119C of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3059) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">response</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Response</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 119C and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 119C.</designator><label> Foreign Malign Influence Center.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 589E(d)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2001note prec.) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Response</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3059">50 U.S.C. 3059 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reference.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any reference in law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the “Foreign Malign Influence Response Center” shall be deemed to be a reference to the Foreign Malign Influence Center.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director of National Intelligence Authority to Terminate.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 119C of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3059) is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After December 31, 2028, the Director of National Intelligence may terminate the Center, but only if the Director of National Intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a determination that the termination of the Center is appropriate, which includes—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed description that other offices or entities within the intelligence community—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have the capabilities to perform the functions of the Center; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will exercise the functions of the Center upon the termination of the Center; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed description of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the actions the Director of National Intelligence will take to conduct an orderly wind-down of the activities of the Center; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the proposed timeline for such actions.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6307/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2025, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report assessing the continued need for operating the Foreign Malign Influence Center.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6308" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6308">SEC. 6308. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT TO OFFER CYBER PROTECTION SUPPORT FOR PERSONNEL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN POSITIONS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACK. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6308/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6308(b) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334d(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6308/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6308/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">may provide</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall offer</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6308/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and shall provide such support to any such personnel who request</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6308/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Authority</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Requirement</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6308/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives an implementation plan for providing the support described section 6308(b) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334d(b)), as amended by subsection (a), including a description of the training and resources needed to implement the support and the methodology for determining the personnel described in paragraph (2) of such section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6309">SEC. 6309. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t44/s3557">44 U.S.C. 3557 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENFORCEMENT OF CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity requirements for national security systems.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity requirements for national security systems</quotedText>” means the minimum cybersecurity requirements established by the National Manager, consistent with the direction of the President and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, that applies to all national security systems operated by, on the behalf of, or administered by the head of an element of the intelligence community.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National manager.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">National Manager</quotedText>” means the National Manager for National Security Systems designated by the President.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National security systems.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national security systems</quotedText>” includes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">national security systems (as defined in section 3552(b) of title 44, United States Code); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information systems described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 3553(e) of such title.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cybersecurity requirements for national security systems shall include appropriate deadlines by which all elements of the intelligence community shall have fully implemented the requirements.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reevaluation and Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the National Manager shall reevaluate and update the cybersecurity requirements for national security systems.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resources.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each head of an element of the intelligence community that owns or operates a national security system shall 
update plans of the element to prioritize resources in such a manner as to fully implement the cybersecurity requirements for national security systems by the deadline established pursuant to subsection (b) for the next 10 fiscal years.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each head of an element of the intelligence community that owns or operates a national security system shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection a plan detailing the cost and schedule requirements necessary to meet all of the cybersecurity requirements for national security systems by the end of fiscal year 2026.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemptions.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of an element of the intelligence community may exempt a national security system owned or operated by the element from the cybersecurity requirements for national security systems if done so in accordance with the procedures established under paragraph (2).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption procedures.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Manager shall, consistent with the direction of the President, establish procedures that govern—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the circumstances under which the head of an element of the intelligence community may exempt a national security system under paragraph (1); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process for implementing the exemption.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual reports on exemptions.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each year, the National Manager and the Director of National Intelligence shall—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the congressional intelligence committees an annual report documenting all exemptions made under paragraph (1) during the period covered by the report, along with the justifications for the exemptions; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an exemption made by the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research under such paragraph, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a separate report describing the exemption and the justification for it.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6309/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Manner.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted with such classification as the Director considers appropriate and with due regard for the protection of sensitive intelligence sources and methods.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6310">SEC. 6310. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW AND BRIEFING ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12333. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review and Briefing Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a review to ascertain the feasibility and advisability of compiling and making public information relating to activities of the intelligence community under Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence activities); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the findings of the Director with respect to the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Addressed.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review and briefing required by subsection (a) shall address the feasibility and advisability of making available to the public information relating to the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Data on activities described in subsection (a)(1), including the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of United States person information collected pursuant to such activities.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Queries of United States persons pursuant to such activities.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Dissemination of United States person information pursuant to such activities, including masking and unmasking.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The use of United States person information in criminal proceedings.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Quantitative data and qualitative descriptions of incidents in which the intelligence community violated Executive Order 12333 and associated guidelines and procedures.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the review under subsection (a)(1), the Director shall consider—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the public transparency associated with the use by the intelligence community of the authorities provided under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), including relevant data and compliance incidents; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the application of the transparency model developed in connection with such Act to activities conducted under Executive Order 12333.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6310/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disaggregation for Public Release.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the review under subsection (a)(1), the Director shall address whether the relevant data and compliance incidents associated with the different intelligence community entities can be disaggregated for public release.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6311">SEC. 6311. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3367">50 U.S.C. 3367 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OPEN-SOURCE SUPPORT FOR EXPORT CONTROLS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT SCREENING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program to Assess Open Source Support for Export Controls and Foreign Investment Screening.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot program authorized.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall designate an element of the intelligence community to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing enhanced intelligence support, including intelligence derived from open source, publicly and commercially available information—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the Department of Commerce to support the export control and investment screening functions of the Department; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the Department of Homeland Security to support the export control functions of the Department.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the pilot program required by paragraph (1), the element designated by the Director under such paragraph—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall establish a process for the provision of information as described in such paragraph; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">acquire and prepare data, consistent with applicable provisions of law and Executive orders;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modernize analytic systems, including through the acquisition, development, or application of automated tools; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish standards and policies regarding the acquisition, treatment, and sharing of open source, publicly and commercially available information.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program required by paragraph (1) shall be carried out during a 3-year period.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan and Report Required.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a)(1).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list, developed in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, of the activities of the Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security that will be supported by the pilot program.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for measuring the effectiveness of the pilot program and the value of open source, publicly and commercially available information to the export control and investment screening missions.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 540 days after the date on which the Director submits the plan under paragraph (2)(A), the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the Director with respect to the pilot program.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of providing information as described in subsection (a)(1).</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the value of open source, publicly and commercially available information to the export control and investment screening missions, using the measures of effectiveness under paragraph (2)(B)(ii).</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6311/b/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of opportunities for and barriers to more effective use of open source, publicly and commercially available information by the intelligence community.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6312">SEC. 6312. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3364">50 U.S.C. 3364 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT AND REPORT REGARDING ANALYTIC STANDARDS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy for Training Program Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with sections 1019 and 1020 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364 and 3364 note), the Director of National Intelligence shall issue a policy that requires each head of an element of the intelligence community, that has not already done so, to create, before the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an annual training program on the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203, Analytic Standards (or successor directive).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conduct of Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Training required pursuant to the policy required by subsection (a) may be conducted in conjunction with other required annual training programs conducted by the element of the intelligence community concerned.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification of Completion of Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each year, each head of an element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a certification as to whether all of the analysts of that element have completed the training required pursuant to the policy required by subsection (a) and if the analysts have not, an explanation of why the training has not been completed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conjunction with each briefing provided under section 1019(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364(c)), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the number and themes of compliance incidents reported to intelligence community analytic ombudspersons relating to the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203 (relating to analytic standards), or successor directive.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on performance evaluation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of analysis at each element of the intelligence community that conducts all-source analysis shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report describing how compliance with the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203 (relating to analytic standards), or successor directive, is considered in the performance evaluations and consideration for merit pay, bonuses, promotions, and any other personnel actions for analysts within the element.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Director from providing training described in this section as a service of common concern.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6312/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6313">SEC. 6313. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COUNCIL. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a review of the Joint Intelligence Community Council established by section 101A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3022).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The review conducted under subsection (a) shall cover the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of meetings the Council has held, by year.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the issues the Council has addressed.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effect the Council has had on the decisionmaking of the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Potential revision to the membership or functions of the Council.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6313/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide the congressional intelligence committees and the subcommittees on defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing on the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6314" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6314">SEC. 6314. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIRED POLICY FOR MINIMUM INSIDER THREAT STANDARDS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6314/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102A(f) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6314/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6314/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure there is established a policy for minimum insider threat standards for the intelligence community and ensure compliance by the elements of the intelligence community with that policy.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6314/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance and Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title III of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="313">“SEC. 313. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3079">50 U.S.C. 3079</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INSIDER THREAT POLICY COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The head of each element of the intelligence community shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement the policy established in accordance with section 102A(f)(8); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">concurrent with the submission to Congress of budget justification materials in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, submit to Congress a certification as to whether the element is in compliance with such policy.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6314/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102A(x)(3) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3024(x)(3)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including the policy under subsection (f)(8),</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">policies of the intelligence community</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6314/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents preceding section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 312 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 313.</designator><label> Insider threat policy compliance and reporting.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6315" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6315">SEC. 6315. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="514">“SEC. 514. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3113">50 U.S.C. 3113</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: ANNUAL REPORT </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence, the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the unfunded priorities of the programs under the jurisdiction of such head.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary description of such priority, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether such priority will satisfy a covert action or support collection against requirements identified in the National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of programs and activities), including a description of such requirements and the related prioritization level.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Budget information with respect to the unfunded priority, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriation account;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expenditure center; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the project and, if applicable, subproject.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization of priorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report in overall order of urgency of priority among unfunded priorities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unfunded Priority Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unfunded priority</quotedText>’, in the case of a fiscal year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement of an element of the intelligence community that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not funded in the budget of the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is necessary to fulfill a covert action or to satisfy an information requirement associated with the collection, analysis, or dissemination of intelligence that has been documented within the National Intelligence Priorities Framework; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">would have been recommended for funding by the head of the element of the intelligence community if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the program, activity, or mission requirement has emerged since the budget was formulated.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6316" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6316">SEC. 6316. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUBMISSION OF COVERED DOCUMENTS AND CLASSIFIED ANNEXES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6316/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), as amended by section 6315, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="515">“SEC. 515. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUBMISSION OF COVERED DOCUMENTS AND CLASSIFIED ANNEXES </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Document Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered document</quotedText>’ means any executive order, memorandum, or policy directive issued by the President, including national security Presidential memoranda and Presidential policy directives, or such successor memoranda and directives.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 7 days after the date on which the President issues or amends a covered document, the President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the covered document and any classified annex accompanying that document if such covered document or annex contains a direction to, establishes a requirement for, or includes a restriction on any element of the intelligence community.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6316/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3114">50 U.S.C. 3114 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives each covered document and classified annex required under section 515 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6316/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 310 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 115-31; 50 U.S.C. 3312) is hereby repealed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6317" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6317">SEC. 6317. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1022 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3222) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1022">“SEC. 1022. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall carry out a program to ensure that selected individuals are provided funds for academic training (including with respect to both undergraduate and postgraduate education), or to reimburse for academic training previously obtained—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in capabilities, missions, or skillsets, especially in the fields of science, technology, math, and engineering, to address workforce requirements in which the intelligence community is deficient or likely to be deficient in the future; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for such individuals who have backgrounds or experiences that the Director has identified as—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contributing to capabilities, missions, or skillsets in which the intelligence community is deficient or likely to be deficient in future; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">being underrepresented in the intelligence community or likely to be underrepresented in the future.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commitment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual selected for participation in the program shall commit to employment with an element of the intelligence community for a period that the Director determines is commensurate with the amount of funding provided to the individual under the program and under such terms and conditions as the Director considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program shall be known as the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall maintain a publicly available internet website on the program that describes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the intent of the program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the conditions and requirements for selection and participation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">application instructions;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the areas covered by the program pursuant to the review conducted under subsection (b)(2); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other details the Director determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish such requirements relating to the academic training of participants as the Director considers appropriate to ensure that participants are prepared for employment as intelligence professionals; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on an annual basis, review the areas that will contribute to the capabilities, missions, and skillsets in which the intelligence community is deficient or is likely to be deficient in the future.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Funds.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds made available for the program under subsection (a) shall be used—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide a monthly stipend for each month that a participant is pursuing a course of study;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to pay the partial or full tuition of a participant for the completion of such course of study;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to reimburse a participant for tuition paid by the participant before becoming an employee of an element of the intelligence community, including with respect to providing payments for student loans used for such tuition;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to pay for books and materials that the participant requires or required to complete such course of study;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to pay the expenses of the participant for travel requested by an element of the intelligence community in relation to such program; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for such other purposes the Director considers reasonably appropriate to carry out such program.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6318">SEC. 6318. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MEASURES TO MITIGATE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREATS FROM PROLIFERATION AND USE OF FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SPYWARE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered device.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered device</quotedText>” means any electronic mobile device including smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop computing devices, that is issued by an element of the intelligence community for official use.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign commercial spyware; foreign company; spyware.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “foreign commercial spyware”, “foreign company”, and “spyware” have the meanings given those terms in section 1102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.), as added by this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 U.S.C. 3232a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall be the policy of the United States to act decisively against counterintelligence threats posed by foreign commercial spyware, as well as the individuals who lead entities selling foreign commercial spyware and who are reasonably believed to be involved, have been involved, or pose a significant risk to being or becoming involved, in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Measures to Mitigate Counterintelligence Threats.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1102 the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1102A">“SEC. 1102A. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 U.S.C. 3232a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MEASURES TO MITIGATE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREATS FROM PROLIFERATION AND USE OF FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SPYWARE </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered entity</quotedText>’ means any foreign company that either directly or indirectly develops, maintains, owns, operates, brokers, markets, sells, leases, licenses, or otherwise makes available spyware.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign commercial spyware.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign commercial spyware</quotedText>’ means spyware that is developed (solely or in partnership with a foreign company), maintained, sold, leased, licensed, marketed, sourced (in whole or in part), or otherwise provided, either directly or indirectly, by a foreign company.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign company.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign company</quotedText>’ means a company that is incorporated or domiciled outside of the 
United States, including any subsidiaries or affiliates wherever such subsidiaries or affiliates are domiciled or incorporated.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Spyware.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">spyware</quotedText>’ means a tool or set of tools that operate as an end-to-end system of software to provide an unauthorized user remote access to information stored on or transiting through an electronic device connected to the Internet and not owned or operated by the unauthorized user, including end-to-end systems that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow an unauthorized user to remotely infect electronic devices with malicious software, including without any action required by the user of the device;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">can record telecommunications or other audio captured on a device not owned by the unauthorized user;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">undertake geolocation, collect cell site location information, or otherwise track the location of a device or person using the internal sensors of an electronic device not owned by the unauthorized user;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow an unauthorized user access to and the ability to retrieve information on the electronic device, including text messages, files, e-mails, transcripts of chats, contacts, photos, and browsing history; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any additional criteria described in publicly available documents published by the Director of National Intelligence, such as whether the end-to-end system is used outside the context of a codified lawful intercept system.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Assessments of Counterintelligence Threats.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with an accompanying classified annex containing an assessment of the counterintelligence threats and other risks to the national security of the United States posed by the proliferation of foreign commercial spyware. The assessment shall incorporate all credible data, including open-source information.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following, if known:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of the most significant covered entities.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the foreign commercial spyware marketed by the covered entities identified under subparagraph (A) and an assessment by the intelligence community of the foreign commercial spyware.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the counterintelligence risk to the intelligence community or personnel of the intelligence community posed by foreign commercial spyware.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each covered entity identified in subparagraph (A), details of any subsidiaries, resellers, or other agents acting on behalf of the covered entity.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Details of where each covered entity identified under subparagraphs (A) and (D) is domiciled.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how each covered entity identified under subparagraphs (A) and (D) is financed, where the covered entity acquired its capital, and the organizations 
and individuals having substantial investments or other equities in the covered entity.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment by the intelligence community of any relationship between each covered entity identified in subparagraphs (A) and (D) and any foreign government, including any export controls and processes to which the covered entity is subject.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of the foreign customers of each covered entity identified in subparagraphs (A) and (D), including the understanding by the intelligence community of the organizations and end-users within any foreign government.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each foreign customer identified under subparagraph (H), an assessment by the intelligence community regarding how the foreign customer is using the spyware, including whether the foreign customer has targeted personnel of the intelligence community.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the first report required under paragraph (1), a mitigation plan to reduce the exposure of personnel of the intelligence community to foreign commercial spyware.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">“(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each report following the first report required under paragraph (1), details of steps taken by the intelligence community since the previous report to implement measures to reduce the exposure of personnel of the intelligence community to foreign commercial spyware.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified annex.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In submitting the report under subsection (2), the Director shall also include an accompanying but separate classified annex, providing a watchlist of companies selling, leasing, or otherwise providing foreign commercial spyware that the Director determines are engaged in activities that pose a counterintelligence risk to personnel of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dissemination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall separately distribute each report under paragraph (1) and each annex under paragraph (3) to the President, the heads of all elements of the intelligence community, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the National Cyber Director, and the heads of any other departments or agencies the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Prohibit Purchase or Use by Intelligence Community.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign commercial spyware.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence may prohibit any element of the intelligence community from procuring, leasing, or otherwise acquiring on the commercial market, or extending or renewing a contract to procure, lease, or otherwise acquire, foreign commercial spyware.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining whether and how to exercise the authority under subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall consider—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the assessment of the intelligence community of the counterintelligence threats or other risks to the United States posed by foreign commercial spyware;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the assessment of the intelligence community of whether the foreign commercial spyware has been used to target United States Government personnel.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the original owner or developer retains any of the physical property or intellectual property associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the original owner or developer has verifiably destroyed all copies of the data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the personnel of the original owner or developer retain any access to data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the use of the foreign commercial spyware requires the user to connect to an information system of the original owner or developer or information system of a foreign government; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the foreign commercial spyware poses a counterintelligence risk to the United States or any other threat to the national security of the United States.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Company that has acquired foreign commercial spyware.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence may prohibit any element of the intelligence community from entering into any contract or other agreement for any purpose with a company that has acquired, in whole or in part, any foreign commercial spyware.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In considering whether and how to exercise the authority under subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall consider—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware retains any of the physical property or intellectual property associated with the spyware;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware has verifiably destroyed all data, and any copies thereof, collected by or associated with the spyware;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the personnel of the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware retain any access to data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the use of the foreign commercial spyware requires the user to connect to an information system of the original owner or developer or information system of a foreign government; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the foreign commercial spyware poses a counterintelligence risk to the United States or any other threat to the national security of the United States.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notifications of prohibition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director of National Intelligence exercises the authority to issue a prohibition under 
subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such exercise of authority. Such notice shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the circumstances under which the prohibition was issued;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the company or product covered by the prohibition;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any information that contributed to the decision of the Director of National Intelligence to exercise the authority, including any information relating to counterintelligence or other risks to the national security of the United States posed by the company or product, as assessed by the intelligence community; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of each element of the intelligence community to which the prohibition has been applied.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver authority.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of an element of the intelligence community may request from the Director of National Intelligence the waiver of a prohibition made under paragraph (1) or (2).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director of national intelligence determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, upon receiving the waiver request in subparagraph (A), may issue a waiver for a period not to exceed one year in response to the request from the head of an element of the intelligence community if such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after approving a waiver request pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written notification. The notification shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the head of the element of the intelligence community that requested the waiver;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the details of the waiver request, including the national security interests of the United States;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rationale and basis for the determination that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the considerations that informed the ultimate determination of the Director of National Intelligence to issue the wavier; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">and any other considerations contributing to the determination, made by the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence may revoke a previously granted waiver at any time. Upon revocation of a waiver, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a written notification to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after making a revocation determination.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence may terminate a prohibition made under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time. Upon termination of a prohibition, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a notification of the termination to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after terminating a prohibition, detailing the basis for the termination, including any United States national security interests that may be affected by such termination.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection of Covered Devices.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 U.S.C. 3232a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue standards, guidance, best practices, and policies for elements of the intelligence community to protect covered devices from being compromised by foreign commercial spyware;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">survey elements of the intelligence community regarding the processes used by the elements to routinely monitor covered devices for indicators of compromise associated with foreign commercial spyware; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the sufficiency of the measures in place to routinely monitor covered devices for indicators of compromise associated with foreign commercial spyware.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1)(C) may be submitted in classified form.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Counterintelligence notifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which an element of the intelligence community becomes aware that a covered device was targeted or compromised by foreign commercial spyware, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall notify the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of such determination, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the component of the element and the location of the personnel whose covered device was targeted or compromised;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of covered devices compromised or targeted;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment by the intelligence community of the damage to national security of the United States resulting from any loss of data or sensitive information;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment by the intelligence community of any foreign government, or foreign organization or entity, and, to the extent possible, the foreign individuals, who directed and benefitted from any information acquired from the targeting or compromise; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as appropriate, an assessment by the intelligence community of the capacity and will of such governments or individuals to continue targeting personnel of the United States Government.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Private sector partnerships.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 904(d)(7) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(d)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vulnerabilities from foreign commercial spyware.—</heading>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out efforts to secure covered devices, to consult with the private sector of the United States and reputable third-party researchers to identify vulnerabilities from foreign commercial spyware (as defined in section 1102A(a) of the National Security Act of 1947) and maintain effective security measures for such devices.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered device defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subparagraph, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered device</quotedText>’ means any electronic mobile device including smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop computing devices, that is issued by an element of the intelligence community for official use.”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3232a">50 U.S.C. 3232a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No Enhanced Authorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section shall be construed as enhancing, or otherwise changing, the authorities of the intelligence community to target, collect, process, or disseminate information regarding United States Government personnel.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Harmonization Among Allied Countries.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the potential for the United States to lead an effort to devise and implement a common approach with allied countries as the Director determines appropriate, including the Five Eyes Partnership, to mitigate the counterintelligence risks posed by the proliferation of foreign commercial spyware, including by seeking commitments to implement measures similar to the requirements under this section and section 1102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.), as added by this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6318/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6319">SEC. 6319. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PERSONNEL VETTING PERFORMANCE MEASURES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions of Continuing Vetting; Council; Security Executive Agent.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the terms “continuous vetting”, “Council”, and “Security Executive Agent” have the meanings given those terms in section 6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Measures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and consistent with section 807 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-103), the Director of National Intelligence, acting as the Security Executive Agent, and in coordination with the Chair and other principals of the Council, shall develop performance measures to assess the vetting of personnel, including measures to assess continuous vetting and the quality of each phase of the personnel vetting process, including the initiation, investigation, and adjudication phases.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report describing the performance measures developed under subsection (b).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how departments and agencies of the United States Government have implemented Security Executive Agent Directive 6 titled “Continuous Evaluation” and related personnel vetting performance measures to ensure that implementation is efficient and effective, including the resources expended by each department or agency for continuous vetting and whether departments and agencies are identifying security-relevant information in a timely manner.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the performance measures the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense use to assess the quality of each phase of the personnel vetting process, including initiation, investigation, adjudication, reinvestigation, and continuous vetting.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How such performance measures meet key attributes for successful performance measures as described in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States titled “Personnel Vetting: Actions Needed to Implement Reforms, Address Challenges, and Improve Planning” (GAO-22-104093).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6319/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any impediments or constraints relating to the implementation of Security Executive Agent Directive 6 or the development of such performance measures to assess the quality of the personnel vetting process.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6320">SEC. 6320. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROACTIVE CYBERSECURITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey of Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to section 103G(b)(1) of the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 3032(b)(1)), not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall conduct a survey of each element of the intelligence community on the use by that element of proactive cybersecurity initiatives, continuous activity security testing, and active defense techniques.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report by Chief Information Officer.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the completion of the survey under subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on proactive cybersecurity initiatives, continuous activity security testing, and active defense techniques. Such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The results of the survey of each element of the intelligence community conducted under subsection (a), including—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examples of any successes against attackers who breached an information system of an element of the intelligence community; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">concerns, limitations, and associated recommendations relating to innovative uses of proactive cybersecurity initiatives.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the feasibility, costs, and benefits of consolidating oversight and implementation of such methods within the intelligence community, including whether such consolidation would significantly enhance defense.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of any statutory or policy limitations on the ability of the Director of National Intelligence, or the head of any element of the intelligence community, to carry out such methods on behalf of an element of the intelligence community or multiple such elements.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the relationships between and among the intelligence community, the Department of Defense, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, national laboratories, and the private sector, and whether such relationships should be enhanced to protect national security systems of the intelligence community through proactive cybersecurity measures.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to active defense techniques, a discussion of the effectiveness of such techniques to protect the information systems of the elements of the intelligence community, any constraints that hinder such techniques, and associated recommendations.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to continuous activity security testing, a discussion of—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how an information system operates under normal and intended use, compared to how such system operates under a variety of adverse conditions and scenarios; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility of the adoption of continuous activity security testing among the intelligence community.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for legislative action and further resources relating to the successful use of proactive cybersecurity initiatives, deception environments, and continuous activity security testing.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Active defense technique.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">active defense technique</quotedText>” means an action taken on an information system of an element of the intelligence community to increase the security of such system against an attacker, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of a deception technology or other purposeful feeding of false or misleading information to an attacker accessing such system; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proportional action taken in response to an unlawful breach.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuous activity security testing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">continuous activity security testing</quotedText>” means continuous experimentation conducted by an element of the intelligence community on an information system of such element to evaluate the resilience of such system against a malicious attack or condition that could compromise such system for the purpose of improving design, resilience, and incident response with respect to such system.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deception technology.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">deception technology</quotedText>” means an isolated digital environment, system, or platform containing a replication of an active information system with realistic data flows to attract, mislead, and observe an attacker.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community information environment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community information environment</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in Intelligence Community Directive 121, or any successor document.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National laboratory.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national laboratory</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National manager for national security systems.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">National Manager for National Security Systems</quotedText>” means the Director of National Security, or successor official, serving as the National Manager for National Security Systems pursuant to National Security Directive 42, or any successor document.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National security system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national security system</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 3552 of title 44, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIII/s6320/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proactive cybersecurity initiatives.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">proactive cybersecurity initiatives</quotedText>” means actions performed periodically and continuously within an organization, focused on identifying and eliminating vulnerabilities within the network infrastructure, preventing security breaches, and evaluating the effectiveness of the business security posture in real-time, including threat hunting, endpoint and network monitoring, and cybersecurity awareness and training.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXIV">TITLE LXIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of the Director of National Intelligence </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6401">SEC. 6401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024), as amended by section 6314, is further amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(5)(C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">may</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(A)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">encourage</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">require</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, independent of political considerations,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">tradecraft</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows;<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that substantial differences in analytic judgment are fully considered, brought to the attention of policymakers, and documented in analytic products; and”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and shall establish and enforce policies to protect,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">protect</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">guidelines</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">requirements</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall ensure that any congressionally mandated report submitted to Congress by the head, other than such a report submitted solely to the congressional intelligence committees, shall be consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods in accordance with the policies established by the Director under paragraph (1), regardless of whether the provision of law mandating the report explicitly requires such protection.</content></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any congressional leadership’s or congressional committee’s jurisdiction or access to information from any element of the intelligence community under the rules of either chamber of Congress.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6401/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (x), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the head of each department of the Federal Government that contains an element of the intelligence community and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the heads of the elements of the intelligence community</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6402">SEC. 6402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIES FRAMEWORK. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102A(p) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(p)) is amended by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1 of each year, the President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a copy of the most recently updated National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any such successor mechanism).”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6403">SEC. 6403. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISPOSITION OF RECORDS OF OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1096(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6403/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1)</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Upon</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6403/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new sentence:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Any records of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that are maintained by the agency as a service for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, (popularly known as the ‘Economy Act’) may be treated as the records of the agency when dispositioned as required by law, and any disclosure of such records between the two agencies shall not be subject to any otherwise applicable legal consent requirements or disclosure accounting requirements.</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stA/s6403/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The records of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence may not be dispositioned pursuant to paragraph (1) without the authorization of the Director of National Intelligence.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Central Intelligence Agency </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6411" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6411">SEC. 6411. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLARIFICATION REGARDING PROTECTION OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FUNCTIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3507) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, functions</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or functions of the Agency, or of the</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6412" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6412">SEC. 6412. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3519b">50 U.S.C. 3519b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AUTHORITY TO PAY PERSONNEL OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES TO THE BRAIN. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2(d)(1) of the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-46) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6412/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and not less frequently than once each year thereafter for 5 years</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6412/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Detailed information about the number of covered employees, covered individuals, and covered dependents who reported experiencing vestibular, neurological, or related injuries, including those broadly termed ‘anomalous health incidents’.</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of individuals who have sought benefits under any provision of section 19A of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3519b).</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of covered employees, covered individuals, and covered dependents who are unable to perform all or part of their professional duties as a result of injuries described in clause (iv).</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An updated analytic assessment coordinated by the National Intelligence Council regarding the potential causes and perpetrators of anomalous health incidents, as well as any and all dissenting views within the intelligence community, which shall be included as appendices to the assessment.”</content>
                            </clause></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6412/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Each</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6413">SEC. 6413. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3506">50 U.S.C. 3506 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HISTORICAL ADVISORY PANEL OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that Congress expresses its appreciation—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for reconstituting the Historical Advisory Panel; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the important work of the Historical Advisory Panel, especially for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of the Panel to aid with the declassification of materials that enrich the historical national security record; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the assistance of the Panel in liaison with the scholarly community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Historical Advisory Panel shall report directly to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6413/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Historical Advisory Panel Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Historical Advisory Panel</quotedText>” means the panel of the Central Intelligence Agency, regardless of the name of the panel, that assists in conducting declassification reviews and providing other assistance with respect to matters of historical interest.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6414" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6414">SEC. 6414. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6414/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (4) of section 5(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3506(a)), as amended by section 6303, is further amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Authorize personnel designated by the Director to carry firearms to the extent necessary for the performance of the Agency’s authorized functions, except that, within the United States, such authority shall be limited to the purposes of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the training of Agency personnel and other authorized persons in the use of firearms;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the protection of classified materials and information;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the protection of installations and property of the Agency;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the protection of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current and former Agency personnel and their immediate families;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals nominated by the President to the position of Director (including with respect to an individual whom a President-elect (as defined in section 3(c) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) has declared an intent to nominate) and their immediate families; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">defectors and their immediate families, and other persons in the United States under Agency auspices; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the protection of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">installations and property of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of National Intelligence and the immediate family of the Director;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current and former personnel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and their immediate families as the Director of National Intelligence may designate; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals nominated by the President to the position of Director of National Intelligence (including with respect to an individual whom a President-elect has declared an intent to nominate) and their immediate families;”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6414/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 15(d)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3515(d)(1)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">designated by the Director under section 5(a)(4) to carry firearms for the protection of current or former Agency personnel and their immediate families, defectors and their immediate families, and other persons in the United States under Agency auspices,</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">designated by the Director to carry firearms under subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 5(a)(4),</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6414/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 5(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3506(a)) are amended by adjusting the margins to conform with the other paragraphs in such section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6415" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6415">SEC. 6415. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTIFICATION OF USE OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURE AUTHORITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6415/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CIA.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3510) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director makes a novel and significant expenditure pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall notify the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of such expenditure.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6415/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024), as amended by section 6402, is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6415/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (m)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including with respect to the notification requirement under section 8(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3510(c))</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6415/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (n), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any authority provided to the Director of National Intelligence or the head of an element of the intelligence community pursuant to this subsection to make an expenditure referred to in subsection (a) of section 8 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3510) is subject to the notification requirement under subsection (c) of such section. If the Director of National Intelligence is required to make a notification for a specific expenditure pursuant to both this paragraph and paragraph (4)(G), the Director may make a single notification.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6416" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6416">SEC. 6416. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OFFICE SUPPORTING CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WORKFORCE WELLBEING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6416/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="29">“SEC. 29. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3530">50 U.S.C. 3530</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall establish within the Agency an office (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’) to 
provide support for the physical health, mental health, and wellbeing of eligible individuals under subsection (d).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chief Wellbeing Officer; Assigned Staff.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chief wellbeing officer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Office is the Chief Wellbeing Officer, who shall provide to the Director regular updates on the operations of the Office.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assigned staff.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To assist in performing the functions under subsection (c), the Director shall assign to the Office a sufficient number of individuals, who shall have no official duties other than duties related to the Office while so assigned.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions of Office.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall establish the functions and role of the Office, which shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Providing to eligible individuals under subsection (d) advice and assistance on health and wellbeing, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">physical health and access to physical health care;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mental health and access to mental health care; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other related programs and benefits for which the individual may be eligible.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In providing advice and assistance to individuals under subparagraph (A), assisting such individuals who are applying for, and navigating the process to obtain, benefits furnished by the United States Government for which the individual is eligible, including, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">health care and benefits described in such subparagraph; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">benefits furnished pursuant to section 19A.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintaining, and making available to eligible individuals under subsection (d), the following:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of physicians and mental health care providers (including from the private sector, as applicable), who have experience with the physical and mental health care needs of the Agency workforce.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of chaplains and religious counselors who have experience with the needs of the Agency workforce, including information regarding access to the Chaplain Corps established under section 26.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information regarding how to select and retain private attorneys who have experience with the legal needs of the Agency workforce, including detailed information on the process for the appropriate sharing of information with retained private attorneys.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other functions the Director determines appropriate.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The inclusion of any person on a list maintained or made available pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) shall not be construed as an endorsement of such person (or any service furnished by such person), and the Director shall not be liable, as a result of such inclusion, for any portion of compensable injury, loss, or damage attributable to such person or service.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Confidentiality.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall ensure that, to the extent permitted by law, the advice and assistance 
provided by the Office to eligible individuals under subsection (d) is provided in a confidential manner.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may prescribe regulations regarding the requirement for confidentiality under this paragraph. The Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives any such regulations not later than 30 days after prescribing such regulations.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual described in paragraph (2) may receive a service under the Office at the election of the individual.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Individuals described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual described in this paragraph is—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a current or former officer or employee of the Agency; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an individual affiliated with the Agency, as determined by the Director.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6416/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3530">50 U.S.C. 3530 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall establish the Office under section 29 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (as added by subsection (a)) (in this section referred to as the “Office”) by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6416/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Biannual Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a biannual basis during the three-year period beginning on the date of the establishment of the Office, the Director shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the Office, including on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6416/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of individuals assigned to the Office pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of section 29 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (as added by subsection (a)); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stB/s6416/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of eligible individuals under subsection (d) of such section 29 who have received services under the Office, and the type of services so received.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6421" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6421">SEC. 6421. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF SPACE FORCE AS ELEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3(4)(H) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)(H)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Space Force,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Marine Corps,</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6422">SEC. 6422. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334l">50 U.S.C. 3334l</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CULTURE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Workforce climate survey.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">workforce climate survey</quotedText>”—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means a workforce engagement or climate survey conducted at the agency, directorate, career field, or integrated intelligence center level, without regard to whether the survey is conducted on an annual or ad-hoc basis; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include an exit survey specified in subsection (c).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that the Defense Intelligence Agency has committed to improving Agency culture and leadership; however, actions taken by the Agency as of the date of the enactment of this Act have not enabled a full assessment of the extent of workforce culture issues and potential management abuses, and require additional congressional oversight to ensure concerns are both understood and addressed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mandatory Provision of Exit Survey or Interview.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall ensure that each employee of such Agency who leaves employment with such Agency (but not including any detail assignment) completes an exit survey or exit interview prior to such departure, to the extent practicable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual submissions to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On an annual basis during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written analysis of the results of the exit surveys or exit interviews completed pursuant to paragraph (1) during the year covered by the report together with a plan of the Director to address any issues identified pursuant to such results to improve retention and culture.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional Oversight Relating to Workforce Climate Surveys.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notifications of ad-hoc workforce climate surveys.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency conducts an ad-hoc workforce climate survey (including in response to a specific incident or concern), the Director shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports on final results.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency concludes the conduct of any workforce climate survey, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the final results of such workforce climate survey. Such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The topic of the workforce climate survey, and the workforce level surveyed.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The rationale for conducting the workforce climate survey.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The measures in place to ensure the accessibility of the workforce climate survey.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The lead official or entity conducting the workforce climate survey.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any actions the Director intends to take, or is considering, in response to the results of the workforce climate survey.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accessibility of workforce climate surveys.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, workforce climate surveys are accessible to employees of such Agency on classified and unclassified systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an analysis of the feasibility (including the anticipated cost, personnel requirements, necessary authorities, and such other matters as may be determined appropriate by the Director for purposes of analyzing feasibility) of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting 360-degree performance reviews among employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stC/s6422/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">including leadership suitability assessments (including personality evaluations, communication style assessments, and emotional intelligence aptitude assessments) for promotions of such employees to a position within grade GS-14 or above of the General Schedule.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Elements </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6431" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6431">SEC. 6431. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF ADVISORY BOARD IN NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 106A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6431/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6431/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date that is 3 years after the date of the first meeting of the Board</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6432">SEC. 6432. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s441">10 U.S.C. 441 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD FOR NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency an advisory board (in this section referred to as the “Board”).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">study matters relating to the mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, including with respect to integration of commercial capabilities, promoting innovation, advice on next generation tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination capabilities, strengthening functional management, acquisition, and such other matters as the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency considers appropriate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advise and report directly to the Director with respect to such matters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Members.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Number and appointment.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall be composed of 6 members appointed by the Director from among individuals with demonstrated academic, government, business, or other expertise relevant to the mission and functions of the Agency.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director appoints a member to the Board, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) of such appointment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial appointments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall appoint the initial 6 members to the Board.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Terms.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vacancy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chair.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall have a Chair, who shall be appointed by the Director from among the members.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Executive secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may appoint an executive secretary, who shall be an employee of the Agency, to support the Board.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall meet not less than quarterly, but may meet more frequently at the call of the Director.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 31 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Director and to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the activities and significant findings of the Board during the preceding year.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonapplicability of Certain Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6432/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the first meeting of the Board.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6433" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6433">SEC. 6433. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s441">10 U.S.C. 441 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ELEVATION OF THE COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the commercial and business operations office of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall report directly to the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6436">SEC. 6436. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON COORDINATION BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce, or their designees, shall jointly provide a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordination between the intelligence community and the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing processes of the Bureau for the access to, storage of, transmission of, and use of information provided to the Bureau by an element of the intelligence community; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXIV/stD/s6436/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such recommendations as the Director and the Secretary may have to enhance such access, storage, transmission, and use.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXV">TITLE LXV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence Matters Relating to the People’s Republic of China </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6501">SEC. 6501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON WEALTH AND CORRUPT ACTIVITIES OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall make available to the public an unclassified report on the wealth and corrupt activities of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, including the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and senior leadership officials in the Central Committee, the Politburo, the Politburo Standing Committee, and any other regional Party Secretaries.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6502">SEC. 6502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IDENTIFICATION AND THREAT ASSESSMENT OF COMPANIES WITH INVESTMENTS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, the Chairperson of the Federal Communication Commission, and the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the risk to national security of the use of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">telecommunications companies with a 10% or greater direct or indirect foreign investment by an entity or person owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, the People’s Republic of China that is operating in the United States or providing services to affiliates and personnel of the intelligence community; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6502/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hospitality and conveyance companies with substantial investment by the People’s Republic of China by affiliates and personnel of the intelligence community for travel on behalf of the United States Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6503">SEC. 6503. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP FOR MONITORING THE ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such heads of elements of the intelligence community 
as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish a cross-intelligence community analytical working group (in this section referred to as the “working group”) on the economic and technological capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monitoring and Analysis.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group shall monitor and analyze—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the economic and technological capabilities of the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which those capabilities rely on exports, financing, or services from the United States and other foreign countries;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the links of those capabilities to the military-industrial complex of the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the threats those capabilities pose to the national security and values of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once each year, the working group shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the economic and technological strategy, efforts, and progress of the People’s Republic of China to become the dominant military, technological, and economic power in the world and undermine the rules-based world order.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment required by paragraph (2) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An unclassified overview of the major goals, strategies, and policies of the People’s Republic of China to control, shape, or develop self-sufficiency in key technologies and control related supply chains and ecosystems, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to acquire United States and other foreign technology and recruit foreign talent in technology sectors of the People’s Republic of China, including the extent to which those efforts relate to the military-industrial complex of the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts related to incentivizing offshoring of United States and foreign manufacturing to China, influencing global supply chains, and creating supply chain vulnerabilities for the United States, including China’s financing or potential financing in foreign countries to create monopolies in the processing and exporting of rare earth and other critical materials 
necessary for renewable energy, including cobalt, lithium, and nickel;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">related tools and market access restrictions or distortions imposed by the People’s Republic of China on foreign firms and laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China that discriminate against United States and other foreign firms; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts of the People’s Republic of China to attract or restrict financing from the United States and other foreign countries to build self-sufficient national defense capabilities, an evaluation of the relative contribution of foreign financing to China’s economic support for such capabilities, and the type of capital flows from the United States into China’s national defense capabilities from the specific actions taken by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to attract or restrict financing to the outcome of such efforts for entities and persons of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An unclassified assessment of the progress of the People’s Republic of China to achieve its goals, disaggregated by economic sector.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An unclassified assessment of the impact of the transfer of capital, technology, data, talent, and technical expertise from the United States to China on the economic, technological, and military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An unclassified list of all the known businesses, academic and research institutions, or other entities of the People’s Republic of China that are—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing, producing, or exporting to other countries the technologies that are strategically important to the People’s Republic of China or supporting entities of the People’s Republic of China that are subject to sanctions imposed by the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting the military-civil fusion program or the military industrial complex of the People’s Republic of China; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise supporting the goals and efforts of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese government entities, including the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Public Security, and the People’s Liberation Army.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An unclassified list of the top 100 development, infrastructure, or other strategic projects that the People’s Republic of China is financing abroad that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advance the technology goals and strategies of the Chinese Communist Party; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evade financial sanctions, export controls, or import restrictions imposed by the United States.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An unclassified list of the top 100 businesses, research institutions, or other entities of the People’s Republic of China that are developing surveillance, smart cities, or related technologies that are—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">exported to other countries, undermining democracy worldwide; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provided to the security services of the People’s Republic of China, enabling them to commit severe human rights abuses in China.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An unclassified list of the top 100 businesses or other entities of the People’s Republic of China that are—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/G/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operating in the genocide zone in Xinjiang; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/G/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau, the Xinjiang Bureau of the Ministry of State Security, the People’s Armed Police, or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of investment funds, public companies, or private or early-stage firms of the People’s Republic of China that have received more than $100,000,000 in capital flows from the United States during the 10-year period preceding the date on which the assessment is submitted.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed assessment, prepared in consultation with all elements of the working group—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">of the investments made by the People’s Republic of China in—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">artificial intelligence;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">next-generation energy technologies, especially small modular reactors and advanced batteries; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">biotechnology; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that identifies—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">competitive practices of the People’s Republic of China relating to the technologies described in clause (i);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities to counter the practices described in subclause (I);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">countries the People’s Republic of China is targeting for exports of civil nuclear technology;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">countries best positioned to utilize civil nuclear technologies from the United States in order to facilitate the commercial export of those technologies;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/ii/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States vulnerabilities in the supply chain of these technologies; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/I/ii/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities to counter the export by the People’s Republic of China of civil nuclear technologies globally.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/3/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification and assessment of any unmet resource or authority needs of the working group that affect the ability of the working group to carry out this section.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation of assessments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing each assessment required by paragraph (2), the working group shall use open source documents in Chinese language and commercial databases.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment required by paragraph (2) may be submitted in the format of a National Intelligence Estimate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The unclassified portion of each assessment required by paragraph (2) shall be published on the publicly accessible website of the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than quarterly, the working group shall provide to Congress a classified briefing on the economic and technological goals, strategies, and progress of the People’s Republic of China, especially on the information that cannot be disclosed in the unclassified portion of an assessment required by subsection (c)(2).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified Analyses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each classified annex to an assessment required by subsection (c)(2) or corresponding briefing provided under subsection (d) shall include an analysis of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vulnerabilities of the People’s Republic of China, disaggregated by economic sector, industry, and entity; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the technological or supply chain chokepoints of the People’s Republic of China that provide leverage to the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6503/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6504">SEC. 6504. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT ON CONCENTRATED REEDUCATION CAMPS IN THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered camp.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered camp</quotedText>” means a detention camp, prison, forced labor camp, or forced labor factory located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, referred to by the Government of the People’s Republic of China as “concentrated reeducation camps” or “vocational training centers”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of covered camps.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required by subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the number and geographic location of covered camps and an estimate of the number of victims detained in covered camps.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types of personnel and equipment in covered camps;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the funding received by covered camps from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the role of the security services of the People’s Republic of China and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in enforcing atrocities at covered camps.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive list of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the entities of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, including subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, with respect to which sanctions have been imposed by the United States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commercial activities of those entities outside of the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other Chinese businesses, including in the artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and surveillance technology sectors, that are involved with the atrocities in Xinjiang or supporting the policies of the People’s Republic of China in the region.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6504/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The unclassified portion of each report required by subsection (b) shall be published on the publicly accessible website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6505">SEC. 6505. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENTS OF PRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTORS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Legacy semiconductor.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">legacy semiconductor</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 9902(a)(6)(A) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652(a)(6)(A)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of progress by the People’s Republic of China in global competitiveness in the production of semiconductors by Chinese firms, including any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of such firms.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (b), the Director shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The progress of the People’s Republic of China toward self-sufficiency in the supply of semiconductors, including globally competitive Chinese firms competing in the fields of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, autonomous vehicles, next-generation and renewable energy, advanced life sciences and biotechnology, and high-performance computing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The progress of the People’s Republic of China in developing indigenously or accessing foreign sources of intellectual property critical to the design and manufacturing of leading edge process nodes, including electronic design automation technology.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activity of Chinese firms with respect to the production of semiconductors that are not legacy semiconductors, including any identified export diversion to evade export controls.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any observed stockpiling efforts by Chinese firms with respect to semiconductor manufacturing equipment, substrate materials, silicon wafers, or other necessary inputs for semiconductor production.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the relative market share of different Chinese semiconductor manufacturers at different process nodes and the estimated increase or decrease of market share by that manufacturer in each product category during the preceding year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive summary of recruitment activity of the People’s Republic of China targeting semiconductor manufacturing engineers and managers from non-Chinese firms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the capability of the workforce of the People’s Republic of China to design, produce, and manufacture of semiconductors that are not legacy semiconductors and relevant equipment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Assessments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stA/s6505/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall also be transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce, to inform, among other activities of the Department of Commerce, implementation of section 103 of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-167) and title XCIX of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651 et seq.).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miscellaneous Authorities, Requirements, and Limitations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6511">SEC. 6511. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENT OR TRANSFER OF CONTAINERIZED MISSILE SYSTEMS BY RUSSIA, CHINA, OR IRAN. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 501 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114-113; 129 Stat. 2923) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Russian Federation</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a covered country</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Club-K container missile system</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">missile launcher disguised as or concealed in a shipping container</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">deploy, the</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">deploy, a</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Russian military</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the military of the covered country</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional intelligence committees.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered country.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered country</quotedText>’ means the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Russia.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">China.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Iran.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">North Korea.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6511/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">club-k container missile system by the russian federation</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">containerized missile system by russia or certain other countries</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6512">SEC. 6512. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3025">50 U.S.C. 3025 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN ATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Atrocity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">atrocity</quotedText>” means a war crime, crime against humanity, or genocide.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commit</quotedText>”, with respect to an atrocity, includes the planning, committing, aiding, and abetting of such atrocity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign person.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign person</quotedText>” means a person that is not a United States person.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Russian atrocity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Russian atrocity</quotedText>” means an atrocity that is committed by an individual who is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a member of the armed forces, or the security or other defense services, of the Russian Federation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an employee of any other element of the Russian Government; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an agent or contractor of an individual specified in subparagraph (A) or (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states person.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States person</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence Community Coordinator for Russian Atrocities Accountability.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall designate a senior official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to serve as the intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability (in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Coordinator shall oversee the efforts of the intelligence community relating to the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identifying, and (as appropriate) disseminating within the United States Government, intelligence relating to the identification, location, or activities of foreign persons suspected of playing a role in committing Russian atrocities in Ukraine.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identifying analytic and other intelligence needs and priorities of the intelligence community with respect to the commitment of such Russian atrocities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Addressing any gaps in intelligence collection relating to the commitment of such Russian atrocities and developing recommendations to address any gaps so identified, including by recommending the modification of the priorities of the intelligence community with respect to intelligence collection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collaborating with appropriate counterparts across the intelligence community to ensure appropriate coordination on, and integration of the analysis of, the commitment of such Russian atrocities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identifying intelligence and other information that may be relevant to preserve evidence of potential war crimes by Russia, consistent with the public commitments of the United States to support investigations into the conduct of Russia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ensuring the Atrocities Early Warning Task Force and other relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government receive appropriate support from the intelligence community with respect to the collection, analysis, preservation, and, as appropriate, dissemination, of intelligence related to Russian atrocities in Ukraine.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name of the official designated as the Coordinator pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the strategy of the intelligence community for the collection of intelligence related to Russian atrocities in Ukraine, including a detailed description of how the Coordinator shall support, and assist in facilitating the implementation of, such strategy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report to congress.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than May 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until May 1, 2026, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing, for the year covered by the report—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the analytical findings and activities of the intelligence community with respect to Russian atrocities in Ukraine; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the recipients of information shared pursuant to this section for the purpose of ensuring accountability for such Russian atrocities, and the date of any such sharing.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Supplement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence may supplement an existing reporting requirement with the information required under subparagraph (A) on an annual basis to satisfy that requirement with prior notification of intent to do so to the appropriate committees of Congress.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6512/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall cease to have effect on the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6513">SEC. 6513. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEAD INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERING AND NEUTRALIZING PROLIFERATION OF IRAN-ORIGIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Five eyes partnership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Five Eyes Partnership</quotedText>” means the intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unmanned aircraft system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unmanned aircraft system</quotedText>” includes an unmanned powered aircraft (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft), that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not carry a human operator;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may fly autonomously or be piloted remotely;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be expendable or recoverable; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may carry a lethal payload or explode upon reaching a designated location.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordinator.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall designate an official from an element of the intelligence community to serve as the lead intelligence community coordinator for countering and neutralizing the proliferation of Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems (in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Coordinator is designated under paragraph (1), the Coordinator shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a comprehensive plan of action, driven by intelligence information, for countering and neutralizing the threats posed by the proliferation of Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on such plan of action.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a final report on the activities and findings of the Coordinator.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the threats posed by Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems, including the threat to facilities and personnel of the United States Government in the greater Middle East, particularly in the areas of such region that are located within the area of responsibility of the Commander of the United States Central Command.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of intelligence sharing efforts, as well as other joint efforts driven by intelligence information, with allies and partners of the United States, to assist in countering and neutralizing of such threats.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for any changes in United States policy or legislative authorities to improve the capacity of the intelligence community to assist in countering and neutralizing such threats.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified form.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annex.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In submitting the report under subparagraph (A) to the congressional intelligence committees, the Director shall also include an accompanying annex, which shall be classified, that separately details all efforts supported exclusively by National Intelligence Program funds.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collaboration With Five Eyes Partnership and Israel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Taking into account the findings of the final report under subsection (b)(3), the Director of National Intelligence shall seek to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and implement a common approach among the Five Eyes Partnership toward countering the threats posed by Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems, including by leveraging the unique intelligence capabilities and information of the members of the Five Eyes Partnership; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intensify cooperation with Israel for the purpose of countering Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems, including by strengthening and expanding existing cooperative efforts conducted pursuant to section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1702; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6513/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the final report is submitted under subsection (b)(3).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6514">SEC. 6514. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3370b">50 U.S.C. 3370b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COLLABORATION BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO COUNTER FOREIGN COMMERCIAL THREATS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign commercial threat.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign commercial threat</quotedText>” means a rare commercial item or service that is produced by, offered by, sold by, licensed by, or otherwise distributed under the control of a strategic competitor or foreign adversary in a manner that may provide the strategic competitor or foreign adversary leverage over an intended recipient.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determinations by working group.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining whether an item or service is a foreign commercial threat, the Working Group shall consider whether the strategic competitor or foreign adversary could—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">withhold, or threaten to withhold, the rare commercial item or service;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">create reliance on the rare commercial item or service as essential to the safety, health, or economic wellbeing of the intended recipient; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have its rare commercial item or service easily replaced by a United States entity or an entity of an ally or partner of the United States.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rare commercial item or service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">rare commercial item or service</quotedText>” means a good, service, or intellectual property that is not widely available for distribution.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Working Group.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce make the joint determination specified in subsection (c), the Director and the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall jointly establish a working group to counter foreign commercial threats (in this section referred to as the “Working Group”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The composition of the Working Group may include any officer or employee of a department or agency of the United States Government determined appropriate by the Director or the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duties of the Working Group shall be the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To identify current foreign commercial threats.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To identify probable future foreign commercial threats.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To identify goods, services, or intellectual property that, if produced by entities within the United States, or allies or partners of the United States, would mitigate foreign commercial threats.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a regular basis that is not less frequently than quarterly thereafter until the date of termination under paragraph (5), the Working Group shall meet.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the establishment under paragraph (1), the Working Group may be terminated upon the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce jointly—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determining that termination of the Working Group is appropriate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submitting to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such determination (including a description of the justification for such determination).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter until the date of termination under paragraph (5), the Working Group shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the activities of the Working Group.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include a description of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/6/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any current or future foreign commercial threats identified by the Working Group.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/6/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy of the United States Government, if any, to mitigate any current foreign commercial threats or future foreign commercial threats so identified.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/6/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan of the intelligence community to provide to the Department of Commerce and other 
nontraditional customers of the intelligence community support in addressing foreign commercial threats.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/b/6/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other significant activity of the Working Group.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6514/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Option to Discharge Obligation Through Other Means.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Commerce make a joint determination that the requirements of the Working Group under subsection (b) (including the duties under paragraph (3) and the reporting requirement under paragraph (6) of such subsection) may be appropriately filled by an existing entity or structure, and submit to the congressional intelligence committees a notification of such determination (including a description of the justification for such determination), the Director and Secretary may task such entity or structure with such requirements in lieu of establishing the Working Group.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6515">SEC. 6515. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT ON FOREIGN WEAPONIZATION OF ADVERTISEMENT TECHNOLOGY DATA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advertisement technology data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">advertisement technology data</quotedText>” means commercially available data derived from advertisement technology that is used, or can be used, to geolocate individuals or gain other targeting information on individuals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct an intelligence assessment of the counterintelligence risks of, and the exposure of intelligence community and Department of Defense personnel and activities to, tracking by foreign adversaries through advertisement technology data.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6515/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the intelligence assessment under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6516">SEC. 6516. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT REGARDING RUSSIAN GRAY ZONE ASSETS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gray zone activity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">gray zone activity</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 825 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-103).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gray zone asset.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">gray zone asset</quotedText>”—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence Community Assessment Regarding Russian Gray Zone Assets.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce an intelligence community assessment that contains—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the gray zone assets of Russia;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any opportunities to hold such gray zone assets at risk, as a method of influencing the behavior of Russia; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the risks and potential benefits, with respect to the interests of the United States, that may result from the seizure of such gray zone assets to hold the assets at risk.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially state-owned or substantially controlled by Russia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The likelihood that holding the gray zone asset at risk will influence the behavior of Russia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The likelihood that holding the gray asset at risk, or degrading the asset, will affect any attempt of Russia to use force to change existing borders or undermine the political independence or territorial integrity of any state, including Ukraine.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other factors as the National Intelligence Council may determine appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appendix.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">gray zone assets in each category; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stB/s6516/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6521">SEC. 6521. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ASSESSING WILL TO FIGHT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional intelligence committees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military will to fight.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military will to fight</quotedText>” means, with respect to the military of a country, the disposition and decision to fight, act, or persevere as needed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National will to fight.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national will to fight</quotedText>” means, with respect to the government of a country, the resolve to conduct sustained military and other operations for an objective even when the expectation of success decreases or the need for significant political, economic, and military sacrifices increases.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">According to a study by the RAND corporation, “will to fight” is poorly analyzed and the least understood aspect of war.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In testimony before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate in May 2022, top intelligence officials of the United States indicated that although the intelligence community accurately anticipated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the intelligence community did not accurately assess the will of Ukrainian forces to fight in opposition to a Russian invasion or that the Ukrainian forces would succeed in averting a rapid Russian military occupation of Kyiv.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">According to the RAND corporation, the intelligence community estimated that the Afghan government’s forces could hold out against the Taliban for as long as 2 years if all ground forces of the United States were withdrawn. This estimate was revised in June 2021 to reflect an intelligence community view that Afghanistan’s military collapse could come in 6 to 12 months. In August 2021, the Afghan government fell within days after the ground forces of the United States were withdrawn.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Similarly, the rapid advance of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and near-total collapse of the Iraqi Security Forces in 2014 appeared to take the policymakers of the United States by surprise.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The apparent gaps in these analyses had important implications for policy decisions of the United States toward Russia and Afghanistan, and suggest a need for further examination of how the intelligence community assesses a foreign military’s will to fight.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council and in coordination with  
the heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report examining the extent to which analyses of the military will to fight and the national will to fight informed the all-source analyses of the intelligence community regarding how the armed forces and governments of Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Iraq would perform at key junctures.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (c) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The methodology of the intelligence community for measuring the military will to fight and the national will to fight of a foreign country.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which analysts of the intelligence community applied such methodology when assessing the military will to fight and the national will to fight of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Afghanistan following the April 2021 announcement of the full withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Iraq in the face of the rapid emergence and advancement in 2014 of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ukraine and Russia during the initial phase of the invasion and march toward Kyiv by Russia in February 2022.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the assessments described in paragraph (2) depended on the observations of personnel of the United States Armed Forces who had trained Afghan, Iraqi, and Ukrainian armed forces; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such observations reflected any standardized, objective methodology.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether shortcomings in assessing the military will to fight and the national will to fight may have affected the capacity of the intelligence community to provide “early warning” about the collapse of government forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which “red teaming” was used to test the assessments described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which dissenting opinions of intelligence analysts were highlighted in final written products presented to senior policymakers of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which analysts and supervisors adhered to the policies, procedures, directives, and best practices of the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for analyses by the intelligence community going forward to incorporate lessons learned and enhance the quality of future analytical products to more accurately reflect the military will to fight and the national will to fight and improve the capacity of the intelligence community to accurately predict the success or failure of the armed forces of a foreign country.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annex.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In submitting the report under subsection (c) to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director shall also include 
an accompanying annex, which shall be classified, providing an inventory of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collection gaps and challenges that may have affected the analysis of the collapse of government forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actions that the Director of National Intelligence has taken to mitigate such gaps and challenges.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6521/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (c) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, shall include an unclassified summary of key findings, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6522">SEC. 6522. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON THREAT FROM HYPERSONIC WEAPONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an assessment of the threat to the United States, and to allies and partners of the United States, from hypersonic weapons in light of the use of such weapons by Russia in Ukraine.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information learned by the United States regarding the hypersonic weapons capabilities of Russia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Insights into the doctrine of Russia regarding the use of hypersonic weapons.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of how allies and partners of the United States view the threat of hypersonic weapons.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the degree to which the development of missiles with similar capabilities as hypersonic weapons used by Russia would enhance or reduce the ability of the United States to deter Russia from threatening the national security of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6522/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (b) may be submitted in classified form.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6523" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6523">SEC. 6523. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ORDNANCE OF RUSSIA AND CHINA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6523/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees a report on ordnance of Russia and China, including the technical specificity required for the safe handling and disposal of such ordnance.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6523/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall carry out subsection (a) in coordination with the head of any element of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise that the Director determines appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6523/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6523/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional defense committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional defense committees</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6523/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defense intelligence enterprise.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Defense Intelligence Enterprise</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 426(b) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6524">SEC. 6524. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF CHINA AND RUSSIA TARGETING LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign malign influence.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign malign influence</quotedText>” means any hostile effort undertaken by, at the direction of, or on behalf of or with the substantial support of, the government of a foreign country with the objective of influencing, through overt or covert means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the political, military, economic, or other policies or activities of the government of the country that is the target of the hostile effort, including any election within such target country; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the public opinion within such target country.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Latin america and the caribbean.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Latin America and the Caribbean</quotedText>” means the countries and non-United States territories of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council and in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on activities undertaken by China and Russia in Latin America and the Caribbean that are intended to increase the influence of China and Russia, respectively, therein. Such report shall include a description of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Foreign malign influence campaigns by China and Russia targeting Latin America and the Caribbean.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Financial investments intended to increase Chinese or Russian influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts by China and Russia to expand diplomatic, military, or other ties to Latin America and the Caribbean.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other activities determined appropriate by the Director.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the description of foreign malign influence campaigns under subsection (b), the report shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The objectives of any such campaign.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The themes and messaging used in any such campaign.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The scale and nature of the threat posed by any such campaign.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effect of such threat on the national security, diplomatic, military, or economic interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6524/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6525">SEC. 6525. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CHINA TO RUSSIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on whether and how China, including with respect to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, any Chinese state-owned enterprise, and any other Chinese entity, has provided support to Russia with respect to the unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war by Russia against Ukraine.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (b) shall include a discussion of support provided by China to Russia with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">helping the Government of Russia or Russian entities evade or circumvent sanctions by the United States or multilateral sanctions and export controls;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deliberately inhibiting onsite United States Government export control end-use checks, including interviews and investigations, in China;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing Russia with any technology, including semiconductors classified as EAR99, that supports Russian intelligence or military capabilities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing economic or financial arrangements that will have the effect of alleviating the effect of sanctions by the United States or multilateral sanctions; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing any material, technical, or logistical support, including to Russian military or intelligence agencies and state-owned or state-linked enterprises.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement to submit the report under subsection (b) shall terminate on the earlier of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the Director of National Intelligence determines the conflict in Ukraine has ended; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6525/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6526">SEC. 6526. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP FINANCING OF PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese financing of port infrastructure globally, during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments. The report shall also include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of existing and potential or planned future Chinese financing, including financing by government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in port infrastructure at such ports.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any known Chinese interest in establishing a military or intelligence presence at or near such ports.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of China’s current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military or intelligence collection purposes and the implications of such ability for the national security of the United States and allies and partners of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of activities undertaken by the United States and allies and partners of the United States to help identify and provide alternatives to Chinese investments in port infrastructure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6526/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6527">SEC. 6527. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR ATROCITY PREVENTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Atrocities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">atrocities</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 6 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 132 Stat. 5586).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Atrocity crime scene.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">atrocity crime scene</quotedText>” means 1 or more locations that are relevant to the investigation of an atrocity, including buildings or locations (including bodies of water) where physical evidence may be collected relating to the perpetrators, victims, and events of the atrocity, such as mass graves and other sites containing deceased individuals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the efforts of the United States Government regarding atrocity prevention and response through interagency coordination, such as the Atrocity Warning Task Force, are critically important and that the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense should, as appropriate and in compliance with the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.), do the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Require each element of the intelligence community to support the Atrocity Warning Task Force in its mission to prevent genocide and atrocities through policy formulation and program development by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collecting and analyzing intelligence identified as an atrocity, as defined in the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 132 Stat. 5586);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preparing unclassified intelligence data and geospatial imagery products for coordination with appropriate domestic, foreign, and international courts and tribunals prosecuting persons responsible for crimes for which such imagery and intelligence may provide evidence (including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, including with respect to missing persons and suspected atrocity crime scenes); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reassessing archived geospatial imagery containing indicators of war crimes, other atrocities, forced disappearances, and atrocity crime scenes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Continue to make available inputs to the Atrocity Warning Task Force for the development of the Department of State Atrocity Early Warning Assessment and share open-source data to support pre-atrocity and genocide indicators and warnings to the Atrocity Warning Task Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Provide the President and Congress with recommendations to improve policies, programs, resources, and tools relating to atrocity intelligence collection and interagency coordination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Regularly consult and participate with designated interagency representatives of relevant agencies and departments of the United States Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXV/stC/s6527/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ensure resources are made available for the policies, programs, and tools relating to atrocity intelligence collection and coordination with the Atrocity Warning Task Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXVI">TITLE LXVI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE MATTERS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6601">SEC. 6601. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING ONBOARDING OF PERSONNEL IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Onboard Period.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">onboard period</quotedText>” means the period beginning on the date on which an individual submits an application for employment and ending on—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the individual is offered one or more entrance on duty dates; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the individual enters on duty.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall establish policy guidance appropriate for all elements of the 
intelligence community that can be used to measure, consistently and reliably, the onboard period.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the time it takes to onboard personnel in the intelligence community.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall cover the mean and median time it takes to onboard personnel in the intelligence community, disaggregated by mode of onboarding and element of the intelligence community.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a plan to reduce the onboard period for personnel in the intelligence community, for elements of the intelligence community that currently have median onboarding times that exceed 180 days.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include milestones to achieve certain specific goals with respect to the mean, median, and mode time it takes to onboard personnel in the elements of the intelligence community described in such paragraph, disaggregated by element of the intelligence community.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6601/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heads of the elements of the intelligence community, including the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall implement the plan submitted under subsection (d) and take all such actions each head considers appropriate and necessary to ensure that by December 31, 2023, the median duration of the onboard period for new employees at each element of the intelligence community is equal to less than 180 days.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6602" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6602">SEC. 6602. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6602/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget shall, in the Deputy Director’s capacity as the Chair of the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council pursuant to section 2.4 of Executive Order 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes related to suitability for Government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information), submit to Congress a report on the legislative action required to implement the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6602/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6602/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Specification of the statutes that require amendment in order to implement the initiative described in subsection (a).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6602/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each statute specified under paragraph (1), an indication of the priority for enactment of an amendment.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6602/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each statute specified under paragraph (1), a description of the consequences if the statute is not amended.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6603">SEC. 6603. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF POLYGRAPHS IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall conduct an assessment of the administration of polygraph evaluations that are needed in the intelligence community to meet current annual personnel hiring requirements.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment completed under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of the number of polygraphers currently available at each element of the intelligence community to meet the requirements described in subsection (a).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the demand described in subsection (a) cannot be met, an identification of the number of polygraphers that would need to be hired and certified to meet it.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the effectiveness of alternatives to the polygraph, including methods being researched by the National Center for Credibility Assessment.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall brief the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the preliminary findings of the Inspector General with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6603/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the committees described in subsection (c) a report on the findings of the Inspector General with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6604" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6604">SEC. 6604. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3162a">50 U.S.C. 3162a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TIMELINESS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLYGRAPHS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6604/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standards Required.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6604/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in the Director’s capacity as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 803(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a(a)), issue standards for timeliness for Federal agencies to administer polygraphs conducted for the purpose of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6604/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adjudicating decisions regarding eligibility for access to classified information (as defined in the procedures established pursuant to section 801(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161(a))); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6604/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">granting reciprocity pursuant to Security Executive Agent Directive 2, or successor directive.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6604/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall publish the standards issued under paragraph (1) in the Federal Register or such other venue as the Director considers appropriate.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6604/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on how Federal agencies will comply with the standards issued under subsection (a). Such plan shall specify the resources required by Federal agencies to comply with such standards and the timeline for doing so.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6605" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6605">SEC. 6605. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3162a">50 U.S.C. 3162a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">POLICY ON SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in the Director’s capacity as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 803(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a(a)), issue a policy that allows a private person to submit a certain number or proportion of applications, on a nonreimbursable basis, for employee access to classified information for personnel who perform key management and oversight functions who may not merit an application due to their work under any one contract.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6606" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6606">SEC. 6606. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3352f">50 U.S.C. 3352f note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING FEDERAL POLICY ON SHARING OF COVERED INSIDER THREAT INFORMATION. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 806(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-103) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contracting agency</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contractor that employs the contractor employee</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6607" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6607">SEC. 6607. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORT ON USE OF SPACE CERTIFIED AS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the utilization of space owned or sponsored by an element of the intelligence community, located in the continental United States, that is certified as a sensitive compartmented information facility under intelligence community or Department of Defense policy.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6608" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6608">SEC. 6608. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL PRACTICES IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1104(c)(1)(A) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)(A)) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6608/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a supervisor of the contracting agency</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a supervisor of the employing or contracting agency or employing contractor</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6608/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for such purpose)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">employing or contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for that purpose) or employing contractor</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6608/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate inspector general of the contracting agency</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate inspector general of the employing or contracting agency</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6609" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6609">SEC. 6609. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION OF URGENT CONCERN RECEIVED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6609/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Security Act of 1947.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 103H(k)(5)(G)(i)(I) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)(i)(I)) is amended by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">within the</term>” and all that follows through  “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">policy matters.</term>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“of the Federal Government that is—</chapeau>
                        <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a matter of national security; and</content>
                        </item>
                        <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters.”</content>
                        </item></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6609/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspector General Act of 1978.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8H(h)(1)(A)(i) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">involving</term>” and all that follows through  “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">policy matters.</term>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“of the Federal Government that is—</chapeau>
                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a matter of national security; and</content>
                        </subclause>
                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters.”</content>
                        </subclause></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVI/s6609/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 17(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)(aa) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)(aa)) is amended by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">involving</term>” and all that follows through  “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">policy matters.</term>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“of the Federal Government that is—</chapeau>
                        <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a matter of national security; and</content>
                        </subitem>
                        <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters.”</content>
                        </subitem></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXVII">TITLE LXVII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATTERS RELATING TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6701">SEC. 6701. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this title:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Artificial intelligence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">artificial intelligence</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization to operate.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">authorization to operate</term>” has the meaning given that term in Circular Number A-130 of the Office of Management and Budget, “Managing Information as a Strategic Resource”, or any successor document.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools</term>” means software that provides an environment in which visual drag-and-drop applications, or similar tools, allow one or more individuals to program applications without linear coding.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial product.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial product</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 103 of title 41, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial service</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 103a of title 41, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered item or service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered item or service</term>” means a product, system, or service that is not a commercially available off-the-shelf item, a commercial service, or a nondevelopmental item, as those terms are defined in title 41, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered product.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered product</term>” means a commercial software product that involves emerging technologies or artificial intelligence.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emerging technology.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">emerging technology</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technology that is in a developmental stage or that may be developed during the subsequent 10-year period; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6701/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any technology included in the Critical and Emerging Technologies List published by the White House in February 2022, or any successor document.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6702">SEC. 6702. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334m">50 U.S.C. 3334m</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDANCE FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community or the officials designated under subsection (c), shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish, and periodically conduct reviews of, policies, standards, and procedures relating to the acquisition, adoption, development, use, coordination, and maintenance of artificial intelligence capabilities and associated data, frameworks, computing environments, and other enablers by the intelligence community (including by incorporating and updating such policies based on emerging technology capabilities), to accelerate and increase the adoption of artificial intelligence capabilities within the intelligence community;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure policies established or updated pursuant to paragraph (1) are consistent with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the principles outlined in the guidance of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence titled “Principles of Artificial Intelligence Ethics for the Intelligence Community and its Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Community”, or any successor guidance; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other principles developed by the Director relating to the governance, documentation, auditability, or evaluation of artificial intelligence systems or the accurate, secure, ethical, and reliable adoption or use of artificial intelligence; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community guidance for developing the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such elements to facilitate the acquisition, adoption, development, use, and maintenance of element-specific artificial intelligence capabilities, and to ensure the associated data, frameworks, computing environments, and other enablers are appropriately prioritized.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policies.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a)(1), not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024</inline>, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and such other officials as the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate, shall establish the policies described in paragraph (2). </content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policies described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The policies described in this paragraph are policies for the acquisition, adoption, development, use, coordination, and maintenance of artificial intelligence capabilities that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a lexicon relating to the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence developed or acquired by elements of the intelligence community; </content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish minimum guidelines for evaluating the performance of models developed or acquired by elements of the intelligence community, such as by—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifying conditions for the continuous monitoring of artificial intelligence capabilities for performance, including the conditions for retraining or retiring models based on performance; </content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">documenting performance objectives, including specifying how performance objectives shall be developed and contractually enforced for capabilities procured from third parties; </content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifying the manner in which models should be audited, as necessary, including the types of documentation that should be provided to any auditor; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifying conditions under which models used by elements of the intelligence community should be subject to testing and evaluation for vulnerabilities to techniques meant to undermine the availability, integrity, or privacy of an artificial intelligence capability; </content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish minimum guidelines for tracking dependencies in adjacent systems, capabilities, or processes impacted by the retraining or sunsetting of any model described in subparagraph (B); </content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish minimum documentation requirements for capabilities procured from third parties, aligning such requirements, as necessary, with existing documentation requirements applicable to capabilities developed by elements of the intelligence community; </content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish minimum standards for the documentation of imputed, augmented, or synthetic data used to train any model developed, procured, or used by an element of the intelligence community; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide guidance on the acquisition and usage of models that have previously been trained by a third party for subsequent modification and usage by such an element. </content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy review and revision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall annually review or revise each policy established under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6702/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designated Leads Within Each Element of the Intelligence Community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each head of an element of the intelligence community, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall identify a senior official within the element to serve as the designated element lead responsible for overseeing and coordinating efforts relating to artificial intelligence, including through the integration of the acquisition, technology, human capital, and financial management aspects necessary for the adoption of artificial intelligence solutions. Such designated element leads shall meet regularly to consult and coordinate with the Director 
of National Intelligence regarding the implementation of this section and this title.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6703" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6703">SEC. 6703. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6703/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3030">50 U.S.C. 3030 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emerging Technology Adoption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of Science and Technology may—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6703/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct reviews of the policies, standards, and procedures of the intelligence community that relate to emerging technologies and, as appropriate, recommend to the Director of National Intelligence changes to such policies, standards, and procedures, to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies by the intelligence community;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6703/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make recommendations, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, to the Director of National Intelligence with respect to the budgets of such elements, to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies by such elements; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6703/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on initiatives, policies, and programs carried out jointly between the intelligence community and the Department of Defense to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6703/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment Criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 103E(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3030(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stA/s6704" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6704">SEC. 6704. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CHIEF DATA OFFICER. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 103J the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="103K">“SEC. 103K. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3034b">50 U.S.C. 3034b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CHIEF DATA OFFICER </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is an Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement Relating to Appointment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual appointed as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall have a professional background and experience appropriate for the duties of the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer. In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">act as the chief representative of the Director of National Intelligence for data issues within the intelligence community;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate, to the extent practicable and advisable, with the Chief Data Officer of the Department of Defense to ensure consistent data policies, standards, and procedures between the intelligence community and the Department of Defense;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist the Director of National Intelligence regarding data elements of the budget of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">perform other such duties as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified in law.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improvements Relating to Procurement </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6711" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6711">SEC. 6711. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION AUTHORITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6711/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports; Feasibility and Advisability Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6711/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority under paragraph (5) of section 102A(n) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)), as added by subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6711/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility and advisability study.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6711/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a feasibility and advisability study on whether to provide to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community an additional transaction authority that is not restricted only to basic, applied, and advanced research projects and prototype projects (similar to such less restrictive additional transaction authorities of the Transportation Security Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6711/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the findings of the study conducted under subparagraph (A), including, if the Director determines a less restrictive additional transaction authority is advisable pursuant to such study, an identification of any legislative solutions or other actions necessary to implement such authority.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6711/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Transaction Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102A(n) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Transaction Authority.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to other acquisition authorities, the Director of National Intelligence may exercise the acquisition authorities referred to in sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, subject to the provisions of this paragraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation.—</heading><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall delegate the authorities provided by subparagraph (A) to the heads of elements of the intelligence community.</content></clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heads of elements of the intelligence community shall, to the maximum extent practicable, delegate the authority delegated under clause (i) to the official of the respective element of the intelligence community responsible for 
decisions with respect to basic, applied, or advanced research activities or the adoption of such activities within such element.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community authority.—</heading><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this paragraph, the limitation in section 4022(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community.</content></clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to section 4022(a)(2) of such title, the Director may enter into transactions and agreements (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) of amounts not to exceed $75,000,000 under this paragraph to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research projects and prototype projects in support of intelligence activities.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this paragraph, the limitations specified in section 4022(a)(2) of such title shall apply to the intelligence community in lieu of the Department of Defense, and the Director shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify appropriate officials who can make the determinations required in subparagraph (B)(i) of such section for the intelligence community; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">brief the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives in lieu of the congressional defense committees, as specified in subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this paragraph, the limitation in section 4022(a)(3) of such title shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this paragraph, section 4022(d)(1) of such title shall be applied by substituting ‘Director of National Intelligence’ for ‘Secretary of Defense’.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this paragraph, the limitations in section 4022(d)(2) of such title shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the follow-on production contract criteria in section 4022(f)(2) of such title, the following additional criteria shall apply:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authorizing official of the relevant element of the intelligence community determines that Government users of the proposed production product or production service have been consulted.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a proposed production product that is software, there are mechanisms in place for Government users to provide ongoing feedback to participants to the follow-on production contract.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a proposed production product that is software, there are mechanisms in place to promote the interoperability and accessibility with and between Government and commercial software providers, including by the promotion of open application programming interfaces and requirement of appropriate software documentation.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The award follows a documented market analysis as mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulations surveying available and comparable products.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a proposed production product that is software, the follow-on production contract includes a 
requirement that, for the duration of such contract (or such other period of time as may be agreed to as a term of such contract)—</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the participants provide the most up-to-date version of the product that is available in the commercial marketplace and is consistent with security requirements;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">there are mechanisms in place for the participants to provide timely updates to the production product; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authority specified in section 4022(f)(5) of such title shall be exercised by the Director in lieu of the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, establish and implement an intelligence community-wide policy prescribing the use and limitations of the authority under this paragraph, particularly with respect to the application of subparagraphs (B) and (C);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">periodically review and update the policy established under clause (i); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the policy when established under clause (i) or updated under clause (ii).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than annually, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report detailing the use by the intelligence community of the authority provided by this paragraph.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Required elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required by clause (i) shall detail the following:</chapeau>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of transactions.</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The participants to such transactions.</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the transaction.</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of each transaction.</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concerns with the efficiency of the policy.</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendations for how to improve the process.</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required by clause (i) may describe such transactions which have been awarded follow-on production contracts either pursuant to the authority provided by this paragraph or another acquisition authority available to the intelligence community.”</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6712">SEC. 6712. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ADVISABILITY STUDY FOR OFFICES OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan and Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan for the establishment of a centralized office or offices within each appropriate element of the intelligence community, to be known as the “Office of Commercial Integration”, for the purpose of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assisting persons desiring to submit an offer for a contract with the intelligence community; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assisting with the procurement of commercial products and commercial services; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of a study conducted by the Director into the advisability of implementing such plan, including an assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether there should be a single Office of Commercial Integration for the intelligence community or whether each element of the intelligence community shall establish such an Office;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs and benefits of the implementation of such plan; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether there is within any element of the intelligence community an existing office or program similar to the proposed Office of Commercial Integration.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The materials submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A recommendation by the Director, based on the findings of the study under paragraph (1)(B), on—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the plan under paragraph (1)(A) compares to specific alternative actions of the intelligence community that could be taken to assist persons desiring to submit an offer for a contract with the intelligence community and assist with the procurement of commercial products and commercial services; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether to implement such plan.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A proposal for the designation of a senior official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who would be responsible for the coordination across the intelligence community or across the Offices of Commercial Integration, depending on the findings of the study under paragraph (1)(B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Draft guidelines that would require the coordination and sharing of best practices and other information across the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A timeline of the steps that would be necessary to establish each Office of Commercial Integration by the date that is not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the personnel requirements, and any other resource requirements, that would be necessary 
to establish the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration by such date, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of personnel necessary for the establishment of the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the necessary qualifications of any such personnel.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies regarding the types of assistance that, if an Office or Offices of Commercial Integration were to be established, could be provided to contractors by the Director of such Office, taking into account the role of such assistance as an incentive for emerging technology companies to enter into contracts with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Eligibility criteria for determining the types of offerors or contractors that would be eligible to receive assistance provided by each Office of Commercial Integration.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies regarding outreach efforts that would be required to be conducted by the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration with respect to eligible contractors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies regarding how the intelligence community would coordinate with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide proactive counterintelligence risk analysis and assistance to entities in the private sector.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Draft guidelines that would require the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration to appoint and assign personnel with expertise in a range of disciplines necessary for the accelerated integration of commercial technologies into the intelligence community (as determined by the Office or Offices of Commercial Integration), including expertise in the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/J/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Authorizations to operate.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/J/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Contracting.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/J/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Facility clearances.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/J/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Security clearances.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/a/2/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other intelligence community-wide policies as the Director of National Intelligence may prescribe relating to the improvement of commercial integration (and the coordination of such improvements) by and among the elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Website on Commercial Integration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the head of the relevant elements of the intelligence community (as determined by the Director) and the designated element leads under section 6702(c), shall establish a publicly accessible website that includes relevant information necessary for offerors or contractors to conduct business with each element of the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion of certain information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If there is established an Office or Offices of Commercial Integration in accordance with subsection (a), the website under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information, as appropriate, on the elements under subsection (a)(2) relating to that Office; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6712/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contact information for the relevant senior officers of the Office or Offices.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6713">SEC. 6713. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM ON DESIGNATED EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall carry out a pilot program to more effectively transition promising prototypes or products in a developmental stage to a production stage, through designating eligible projects as “Emerging Technology Transition Projects”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue guidelines to implement the pilot program under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The guidelines issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following requirements:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence a prioritized list of not more than 10 eligible projects per year to be considered for designation by the Director of National Intelligence as Emerging Technology Transition Projects during the budget formulation process.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall designate not more than 10 eligible projects per year as Emerging Technology Transition Projects.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">No eligible project may be designated by the Director of National Intelligence as an Emerging Technology Transition Project unless the head of an element of the intelligence community includes the project in the prioritized list under subparagraph (A) and submits to the Director of National Intelligence, with respect to the project, each of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A justification of why the product was nominated for transition, including a description of the importance of the proposed product to the mission of the intelligence community and the nominating agency.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that the project provides new technologies or processes, or new applications of existing technologies, that shall enable more effective alternatives to existing programs, systems, or initiatives of the intelligence community.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that the project provides future cost savings, significantly reduces the time to deliver capabilities to the intelligence community, or significantly improves a capability of the intelligence community.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that funding is not proposed for the project in the budget request of the respective covered element for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the project is submitted for consideration.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification in writing by the nominating head that the project meets all applicable criteria and requirements of the respective covered element for transition to production and that the nominating head would fund the project if additional funds were made available for such purpose.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the means by which the proposed production product shall be incorporated into the activities and long-term budget of the respective covered element following such transition.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/C/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of steps taken to ensure that the use of the product shall reflect commercial best practices, as applicable.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A clear description of the selection of eligible projects, including specific criteria, that shall include, at a minimum, the requirements specified in subparagraph (C).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The designation of an official responsible for implementing this section and coordinating with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community with respect to the guidelines issued pursuant to paragraph (1) and overseeing the awards of funds to Emerging Technology Transition Projects with respect to that element.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revocation of designation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The designation of an Emerging Technology Transition Project under subsection (b) may be revoked at any time by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of National Intelligence; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the relevant head of a covered element of the intelligence community that previously submitted a project under subsection (b), in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Benefits of Designation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion in multiyear national intelligence program plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall include in the relevant multiyear national intelligence program plan submitted to Congress under section 1403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (50 U.S.C. 3301) the planned expenditures, if any, of each designated project during the period of its designation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion under separate exhibit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heads of elements of the intelligence community shall ensure that each designated project is included in a separate budget exhibit in the relevant multiyear national intelligence program plan submitted to Congress under such section 1403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (50 U.S.C. 3301) for the period of the designation of such project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration in programming and budgeting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each designated project shall be taken into consideration by the nominating head in the programming and budgeting phases of the intelligence planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation process during the period of its designation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports to Congress.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On an annual basis for each fiscal year during which the pilot program under subsection (a) is carried out, concurrently with the submission of the budget of the President for that fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of each designated project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the potential of each designated project, as specified in subsection (b)(2)(C).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each designated project, a description of the progress made toward delivering on such potential.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any funding proposed for the designated project in the future-years intelligence program, including by program, appropriation account, expenditure center, and project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information on the status of such pilot program as the Director considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the final report submitted under paragraph (1) prior to the date of termination under subsection (e), the Director of National Intelligence shall include a recommendation on whether to extend the pilot program under subsection (a) and the appropriate duration of such extension, if any.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Covered Element of the Intelligence Community.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered element of the intelligence community</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Central Intelligence Agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Security Agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Reconnaissance Office.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6713/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Defense Intelligence Agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6714">SEC. 6714. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HARMONIZATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO OPERATE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protocol.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a single protocol setting forth policies and procedures relating to authorizations to operate for Department of Defense or intelligence community systems held by industry providers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The protocol under subsection (b) shall be limited to authorizations to operate for Department of Defense and intelligence community systems.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The protocol under subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A policy for reciprocal recognition, as appropriate, among the elements of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense of authorizations to operate held by 
commercial providers. Such reciprocal recognition shall be limited to authorizations to operate for systems that collect, process, maintain, use, share, disseminate, or dispose of data classified at an equal or lower classification level than the original authorization.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Procedures under which, subject to such criteria as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence jointly with the Secretary of Defense, a provider that holds an authorization to operate for a Department of Defense or intelligence community system may provide to the head of an element of the intelligence community or the Department of Defense the most recently updated version of any software, data, or application for use on such system without being required to submit an application for new or renewed authorization.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Procedures for the review, renewal, and revocation of authorizations to operate held by commercial providers, including procedures for maintaining continuous authorizations to operate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense. Such procedures may encourage greater use of modern security practices already being adopted by the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies, such as continuous authorization with system security focused on continuous monitoring of risk and security controls, active system defense, and the use of an approved mechanism for secure and continuous delivery of software (commonly referred to as “DevSecOps”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A policy for the harmonization of documentation requirements for commercial providers submitting applications for authorizations to operate, with the goal of a uniform requirement across the Department of Defense and the elements of the intelligence community (subject to exceptions established by the Director and the Secretary). Such policy shall include the following requirements:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement for the full disclosure of evidence in the reciprocity process across the Department of Defense and the elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a system with an existing authorization to operate, a requirement for approval by the Chief Information Officer or a designated official (as the head of the respective element of the intelligence community determines appropriate) for such system to operate at an equal or higher level classification level, to be granted prior to the performance of an additional security assessment with respect to such system, and regardless of which element of the intelligence community or Department of Defense granted the original authorization.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement to establish a joint secure portal of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Defense for the maintenance of records, applications, and system requirements for authorizations to operate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to examine, and if necessary, address, the shortage of intelligence community and Department of Defense personnel authorized to support and grant an authorization to operate. Such plan shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report on the current average wait times for authorizations to operate and backlogs, disaggregated by each element of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate recommendations to increase pay or implement other incentives to recruit and retain such personnel; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to leverage independent third-party assessment organizations to support assessments of applications for authorizations to operate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Procedures to ensure data security and safety with respect to the implementation of the protocol.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A proposed timeline for the implementation of the protocol by the deadline specified in subsection (g).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordinating Officials.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of National Intelligence shall designate an official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence responsible for implementing this section on behalf of the Director and leading coordination across the intelligence community for such implementation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense shall designate an official of the Department of Defense responsible for implementing this section on behalf of the Secretary and leading coordination across the Department of Defense for such implementation; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each head of an element of the intelligence community shall designate an official of that element responsible for implementing this section and overseeing implementation of the protocol under subsection (b) with respect to the element.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Documentation Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under the protocol under subsection (b), no head of a Federal agency may commence the operation of a system using an authorization to operate granted by another Federal agency without possessing documentation of the original authorization to operate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6714/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The protocol under subsection (b) shall be implemented not later than January 1, 2025.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6715">SEC. 6715. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN TO EXPAND SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY ACCESS BY CERTAIN CONTRACTORS; REPORTS ON EXPANSION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan; Briefing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such other elements of the intelligence community as the Director of National Intelligence may determine appropriate, shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a plan to expand access by contractors of small emerging technology companies to sensitive compartmented information facilities for the purpose of providing such contractors with a facility to securely perform work; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing on such plan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview of the existing sensitive compartmented information facilities, if any, that may be available for the purpose specified in paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the feasibility of building additional sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the relative costs and benefits of repurposing existing, or building additional, sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The eligibility criteria for determining which contractors under this section may be granted access to sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the maximum number of contractors that may be provided access to sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose, taking into account the matters specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies to ensure the efficient and narrow use of sensitive compartmented information facilities for such purpose, including a timeline for the length of such use by a contractor under this section and a detailed description of the process to terminate access to the sensitive compartmented information facility by such contractor upon—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expiration of the contract or agreement of the contractor; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a determination that the contractor no longer has a need for such access to fulfill the terms of such contract or agreement.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pricing structures for the use of sensitive compartmented information facilities by contractors for the purpose specified in paragraph (1). Such pricing structures—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/G/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may include free use (for the purpose of incentivizing future contracts), with the potential for pricing to increase dependent on the length of the contract or agreement, the size of the contractor, and the need for such use; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/G/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall ensure that the cumulative cost for a contractor to rent and independently certify a sensitive compartmented information facility for such purpose does not exceed the market average for the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense to build, certify, and maintain a sensitive compartmented information facility.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A security plan for vetting each contractor prior to the access of a sensitive compartmented information facility by the contractor for the purpose specified in paragraph (1), and an assessment of potential security concerns regarding such access.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A proposed timeline for the expansion of access to sensitive compartmented information facilities in accordance with paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/a/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to such expansion.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility Criteria for Contractors.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless the Director of National Intelligence determines the source of the financing of a contractor poses a national security risk, such source of financing may not be taken into consideration in making a determination as to the eligibility of the contractor in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(D).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports on Expansion of Security Clearances for Certain Contractors.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the extent to which security clearance requirements delay, limit, or otherwise disincentivize emerging technology companies from entering into contracts with the United States Government.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Statistics on the periods of time between the submission of applications for security clearances by employees of emerging technology companies and the grant of such security clearances, disaggregated by the size of the respective company.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of security clearances granted to employees of small emerging technology companies during the period covered by the report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of applications for security clearances submitted by employees of emerging technology companies that have yet to be adjudicated as of the date on which the report is submitted.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A projection, for the year following the date on which the report is submitted, of the number of security clearances necessary for employees of emerging technology companies to perform work on behalf of the intelligence community during such year, and an assessment of the capacity of the intelligence community to meet such demand.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of each occurrence, during the period covered by the report, in which an emerging technology company withdrew from or declined to accept a contract with the United States Government on the sole basis of delays, limitations, or other issues involving security clearances, and a description of the types of business the United States Government has lost as a result of such occurrences.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for expediting the grant of security clearances to employees of emerging technology companies, including with respect to any additional resources, authorities, or personnel that the Director of National Intelligence determines may be necessary for such expedition.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proposal Concurrent With Budget Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the time that the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a proposal to improve the capacity of the workforce responsible for the investigation and adjudication of security clearances, with the goal of reducing the period of time specified in subsection (c)(2)(A) to fewer than 60 days. Such proposal shall include an identification of any resources the Director of National Intelligence determines necessary to expand the number of individuals authorized to conduct polygraphs on behalf of the intelligence community, including by furnishing necessary training to such individuals.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6715/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan, briefing, reports, and proposal required by this section shall apply only with respect to the intelligence community and the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6716">SEC. 6716. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPLIANCE BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION RELATING TO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance Policy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall implement a policy to ensure that each element of the intelligence community complies with parts 10 and 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation with respect to any Federal Acquisition Regulation-based procurements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The policy under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Written criteria for an element of the intelligence community to evaluate when a procurement of a covered item or service is permissible, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring the element to conduct an independent market analysis to determine whether a commercially available off-the-shelf item, nondevelopmental item, or commercial service is viable; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the offeror for such covered item or service and how the covered item or service to be acquired will be integrated into existing systems of the intelligence community.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed set of performance measures for the acquisition personnel of the intelligence community that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritizes adherence to parts 10 and 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourages acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items, nondevelopmental items, or commercial services; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incentivizes such personnel of the intelligence community that enter into contracts for covered items or services only when necessary.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the policy developed pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the plan to implement such policy by not later than 1 year after the date of such enactment.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Market analysis.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the independent market analysis pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(i), the Director may enter into a contract with an independent market research group with qualifications and expertise to find available commercial products or commercial services to meet the needs of the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director, in consultation with the head of each element of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the policy developed under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the success of the policy, including with respect to the progress the elements have made in complying with parts 10 and 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how any market analyses are conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(i).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6716/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendations to improve compliance with such parts 10 and 12.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6717" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6717">SEC. 6717. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">POLICY ON REQUIRED USER ADOPTION METRICS IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6717/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish a policy regarding user adoption metrics for contracts and other agreements for the procurement of covered products as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6717/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a contract or other agreement entered into between the head of an element of the intelligence community and a commercial provider for the procurement of a covered product for users within the intelligence community, a requirement that each such contract or other agreement include, as a term of the contract or agreement, an understanding of the anticipated use of the covered product with a clear metric for success and for collecting user adoption metrics, as appropriate, for assessing the adoption of the covered product by such users.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6717/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such exceptions to the requirements under paragraph (1) as may be determined appropriate pursuant to guidance established by the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6717/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that prior to the procurement of, or the continuation of the use of, any covered product procured by the head of an element of the intelligence community, the head has determined a method for assessing the success of the covered product from user adoption metrics.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6717/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the policy under subsection (a) is established, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives such policy.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6718">SEC. 6718. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334n">50 U.S.C. 3334n</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CERTIFICATION RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certifications Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to the date on which the head of an element of the intelligence community enters into, renews, or extends a contract for the acquisition of an information technology or software system, the head shall certify to the Director of National Intelligence the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That the information technology or software system is the most up-to-date version of the system available or, if it is not, why a more out of date version was chosen.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That the information technology or software system is compatible with integrating new and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That the information technology or software system was thoroughly reviewed and alternative products are not superior to meet the requirements of the element.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence may exempt elements of the intelligence community, as appropriate, from the requirements under (a) if meeting such requirements may pose security or operational risks.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall issue to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, and submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, guidance to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish guidelines that the heads of the relevant elements of the intelligence community shall use to evaluate the criteria required for the certifications under subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incentivize each such head to adopt and integrate new and emerging technology within information technology and software systems of the element and to decommission and replace outdated systems, including through potential funding enhancements; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stB/s6718/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incentivize, and hold accountable, personnel of the intelligence community with respect to the integration of new and emerging technology within such systems, including through the provision of appropriate training programs and evaluations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6721">SEC. 6721. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITHIN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports by Elements of Intelligence Community.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each senior official within an element of the intelligence community identified as a designated element lead pursuant to section 6702(b) shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of that element to develop, acquire, adopt, and maintain artificial intelligence to improve intelligence collection and analysis and optimize internal work flows. Each such report shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the authorities of the element relating to the use of artificial intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of any resource or authority necessary to accelerate the adoption by the element of artificial intelligence solutions, including commercial products, or personnel authorities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the element’s roles, responsibilities, and authorities for accelerating the adoption by the element of artificial intelligence solutions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The application of the policies and principles described in section 6702(a)(2) to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audits by Inspectors General.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audits.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each inspector general with oversight responsibility for an element of the intelligence community shall conduct and audit, and brief congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the findings of the audit, to evaluate the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The efforts of such element to develop, acquire, adopt, and maintain artificial intelligence capabilities for the purpose of improving intelligence collection and analysis in a timely manner and the extent to which such efforts are consistent with the policies and principles described in section 6702(a)(2);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The degree to which the element has implemented each of the provisions of this title.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any administrative or technical barriers to the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence by such element.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Input required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The results of each audit under paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by, and include input from, organizational units of the respective element of the intelligence community that focus on the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Acquisitions and contracting.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Personnel and workforce matters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Financial management and budgeting.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operations and capabilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit of office of director of national intelligence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the audit of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence conducted by the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall also audit the extent to which the Director of National Intelligence coordinates across the intelligence community for the purpose of ensuring the adoption of best practices, the use of shared contracting vehicles for products and services that meet common requirements, the sharing of information, and the efficient use of resources, relating to artificial intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report by Director of National Intelligence.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the adoption of artificial intelligence within the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the progress of each element of the intelligence community in the adoption and maintenance of artificial intelligence during such year, including a detailed description of any—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">artificial intelligence programs or systems adopted by the element;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contracts entered into by the head of the element with small- or medium-sized emerging technology companies for commercial products involving artificial intelligence; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant positions established or filled within the element.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any policies of the intelligence community issued during such year that relate to the adoption of artificial intelligence within the intelligence community, including an assessment of the compliance with such policies by the elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of recommendations for the efficient, accelerated, and comprehensive adoption of artificial intelligence across the intelligence community during the year following the year covered by the report, including any technological advances in artificial intelligence that the intelligence community should leverage from industry actors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An overview of the advances of foreign adversaries in the field of artificial intelligence, and steps that may be taken to ensure the United States Government outpaces foreign adversaries in such field.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any gaps in resource or authorities, or other administrative or technical barriers, to the adoption of artificial intelligence by the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other matters as the Director may determine appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6721/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Entry by chief data officer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include an entry by the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer that addresses each of the matters specified in paragraph (2) with respect to the organization of data for the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence solutions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6722">SEC. 6722. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF ICWERX. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives an assessment of whether the intelligence community would benefit from the establishment of a new organization to be known as “ICWERX”, the mission and activities of which would incorporate lessons learned from AFWERX of the Air Force (or such successor program), the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense, In-Q-Tel, and other programs sponsored by the Federal Government with a focus on accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies for mission-relevant applications or innovation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the existing avenues for small- and medium-sized emerging technology companies to provide to the intelligence community artificial intelligence or other technology solutions, including an identification, for each of the 5 years preceding the year in which the report is submitted, of the annual number of such companies that have provided the intelligence community with such solutions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the existing processes by which the heads of the elements of the intelligence community acquire and transition commercial research of small- and medium-sized emerging technology companies in a prototype or other early developmental stage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the intelligence community is currently postured to incorporate the technological innovations of emerging technology companies, including in software and hardware; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any areas in which the intelligence community lacks resources, authorities, personnel, expertise, or institutional mechanisms necessary for such incorporation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether a potential ICWERX would be positioned to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist small emerging technology companies, and potentially medium-sized emerging technology companies, in accelerating the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the intelligence community with greater access to innovative companies at the forefront of emerging technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6722/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the potential costs and benefits associated with the establishment of ICWERX in accordance with subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6723">SEC. 6723. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334o">50 U.S.C. 3334o</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS AND REPORT ON WORKFORCE NEEDS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RELATING TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH, AND RELATED AREAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of human capital from each element of the intelligence community, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a plan for the recruitment and retention of personnel to positions the primary duties of which involve the integration, maintenance, or use of artificial intelligence (and the retention and training of personnel serving in such positions), including with respect to the authorities and requirements under section 6732(b);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a plan for the review and evaluation, on a continuous basis, of the expertise necessary to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technology solutions; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate and share information and best practices relating to such recruitment and retention within the element and across the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with heads of human capital from each element of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a single report on the workforce needs of each element of the intelligence community relating to emerging technologies, with a specific focus on artificial intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each element of the intelligence community, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the number and types of personnel in work roles whose primary official duties include artificial intelligence responsibilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the plans for each element developed pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall also include an assessment of the quality and sustainability of the talent pipeline of the intelligence community with respect to talent in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. Such assessment shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the education, recruitment, and retention programs (including skills-based training and career and technical educational programs) available to personnel of the intelligence community, regardless of whether such programs are administered by the head of an element of the intelligence community or the head of 
another Federal department or agency, and an analysis of how such programs support the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the relevant authorities available to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to promote the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any gaps in authorities, resources, recruitment or retention incentives, skills-based training, or educational programs, that may negatively affect the quality or sustainability of such talent pipeline.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified or unclassified form, as appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stC/s6723/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall furnish to the Director of National Intelligence such information as may be necessary for the development of the report under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Talent, Education, and Training </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6731">SEC. 6731. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CADRE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report containing a feasibility and advisability study on establishing a cadre of personnel who are experts in emerging technologies, software development, systems integration, and acquisition, to improve the adoption of commercial solutions for emerging technologies across the intelligence community, particularly as the technologies relate to artificial intelligence.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination regarding whether a cadre of personnel described in subsection (a) would be an effective and efficient means to substantially improve and accelerate the adoption of commercial artificial intelligence and other emerging technology products and services in support of the missions of the intelligence community if the cadre has the capacity and relevant expertise to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies, including with respect to artificial intelligence;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist with software development and acquisition; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop training requirements for acquisition professionals within the elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the establishment of the cadre would require additional statutory authorities or resources, including to recruit, hire, and retain the talent and expertise needed to establish the cadre;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the benefits, costs, and risks associated with the establishment of a cadre;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a recommendation on whether to establish the cadre; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6731/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if a recommendation to establish the cadre is made, a plan for implementation of the cadre, including the proposed size of the cadre, how the cadre would be resourced, managed, and organized, and whether the cadre should be centrally managed or reside at individual elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6732">SEC. 6732. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EMERGING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training Curriculum.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisition University and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director and Secretary determine appropriate, shall jointly establish a training curriculum for members of the acquisition workforce in the Department of Defense (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) and the acquisition officials within the intelligence community focused on improving the understanding and awareness of contracting authorities and procedures for the acquisition of emerging technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provision of training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall ensure that the training curriculum under paragraph (1) is made available to each element of the intelligence community not later than 60 days after the completion of the curriculum.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director and Secretary shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report containing an update on the status of the curriculum under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreements Officers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than October 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that at least 75 percent of the contracting staff within the intelligence community whose primary responsibilities include the acquisition of emerging technologies shall have received the appropriate training to become warranted as agreements officers who are given authority to execute and administer the transactions authorized by paragraph (6) of section 102A(n) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)), as added by section 6711. The training shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriate courses offered by the Defense Acquisition University;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the training curriculum established under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">best practices for monitoring, identifying, and procuring emerging technologies with potential benefit to the intelligence community, including commercial services and products.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Emerging Technology Training Activities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines relevant, shall establish and implement training activities designed for appropriate mid-career and senior managers across the intelligence community to train the managers on how to identify, acquire, implement, and manage emerging technologies as such technologies may be applied to the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Director establishes the training activities under paragraph (1), each head of an element of the intelligence community shall certify to the Director whether the managers of the element described in paragraph (1) have successfully completed the education activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing regarding the training activities established under paragraph (1), including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an overview of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the managers described in paragraph (1) who participated in the training activities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">what technologies were included in the training activities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stD/s6732/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of other incentives, activities, resources, or programs the Director determines may be necessary to ensure the managers are generally trained in the most emerging technologies and able to retain and incorporate such technologies across the intelligence community.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6741">SEC. 6741. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3024">50 U.S.C. 3024 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO USE OF COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE PRODUCTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy Regarding Procurement of Commercial Software Products.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community and appropriate nongovernmental experts that the Director determines relevant, shall issue an intelligence community-wide policy to ensure the procurement of commercial software products by the intelligence community is carried out—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">using, to the extent practicable, standardized terminology; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with acquisition and operation best practices reflecting modern software as a service capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The policy issued under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Guidelines for the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to determine which contracts for commercial software products are covered by the policy, including with 
respect to agreements, authorizations to operate, and other acquisition activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Guidelines for using standardized terms in such contracts, modeled after commercial best practices, including common procedures and language regarding—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">terms for the responsible party and timelines for system integration under the contract;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a mechanism included in each contract to ensure the ability of the vendor to provide, and the United States Government to receive, continuous updates and version control for the software, subject to appropriate security considerations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">automatic technological mechanisms for security and data validation, including security protocols that are predicated on commercial best practices; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">procedures to provide incentives, and a technical framework, for system integration for new commercial software solutions to fit within existing workflows and information technology infrastructure.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Guidelines and a timeline for enforcing the policy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the policy issued under subsection (a), including the following with respect to the period covered by the report:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of compliance with such policy by each of the elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6741/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Additional recommendations to better coordinate system integration throughout the intelligence community using best practices.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6742">SEC. 6742. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CODE-FREE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLEMENT TOOLS POLICY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Draft Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and any additional heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate, shall draft a potential policy to promote the intelligence community-wide use of code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The draft policy under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The objective for the use by the intelligence community of code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed set of incentives for using code-free artificial intelligence enablement tools.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to ensure coordination throughout the intelligence community, including consideration of designating an 
official of each element of the intelligence community to oversee implementation of the policy and such coordination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The draft policy under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A recommendation regarding the feasibility and advisability of implementing the draft policy, including an assessment of the costs and advantages and disadvantages of such implementation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether any element of the intelligence community already has a similar existing policy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A specific plan and timeline of the steps that would be necessary to implement the draft policy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVII/stE/s6742/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the personnel requirements, budget requirements, and any other resource requirements, that would be necessary to implement the draft policy in the timeline identified in paragraph (4).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXVIII">TITLE LXVIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER MATTERS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6801" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6801">SEC. 6801. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONTINUITY OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERSHIP. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (4) of section 1061(h) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(h)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Term.—</heading>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commencement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member of the Board shall serve a term of 6 years, commencing on the date of the appointment of the member to the Board.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reappointment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member may be reappointed to one or more additional terms.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vacancy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the expiration of the term of office of a member, the member may continue to serve for up to one year after the date of expiration, at the election of the member—</chapeau>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the period preceding the reappointment of the member pursuant to subparagraph (B); or</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">until the member’s successor has been appointed and qualified.”</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6802" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6802">SEC. 6802. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICE TO ADDRESS UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6802/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), as amended by title XVI of this Act, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1683">“SEC. 1683. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Office.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish an office within a component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, or within a joint organization of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to carry out the duties of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, as in effect on December 26, 2021, and such other duties as are required by this section, including those pertaining to unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The office established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director and Deputy Director of the Office.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment of director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Office shall be the Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (in this section referred to as the ‘Director of the Office’), who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment of deputy director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Deputy Director of the Office shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence in coordination with the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative and operational and security matters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office shall report—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security on all administrative matters of the Office; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on all operational and security matters of the Office.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duties of the Office shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing procedures to synchronize and standardize the collection, reporting, and analysis of incidents, including adverse physiological effects, regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena across the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, which shall be provided to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and congressional leadership.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing processes and procedures to ensure that such incidents from each component of the Department and each element of the intelligence community are reported and stored in an appropriate manner that allows for the integration of analysis of such information.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishing procedures to require the timely and consistent reporting of such incidents.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Evaluating links between unidentified anomalous phenomena and adversarial foreign governments, other foreign governments, or nonstate actors.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Evaluating the threat that such incidents present to the United States.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coordinating with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as appropriate, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As appropriate, and in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence, consulting with allies and partners of the United States to better assess the nature and extent of unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Preparing reports for Congress, in both classified and unclassified form, including under subsection (j).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Response to and Field Investigations of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly designate from within their respective organizations an official, to be under the direction of the Director of the Office, responsible for ensuring the appropriate expertise, authorities, accesses, data, systems, platforms, and capabilities are available for the rapid response to, and support for, the conduct of field investigations of incidents involving unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ability to respond.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure field investigations are supported by personnel with the requisite expertise, equipment, transportation, and other resources necessary to respond rapidly to incidents or patterns of observations involving unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scientific, Technological, and Operational Analyses of Data on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall designate one or more line organizations that will be primarily responsible for scientific, technical, and operational analysis of data gathered by field investigations conducted pursuant to subsection (d) and data from other sources, including with respect to the testing of materials, medical studies, and development of theoretical models, to better understand and explain unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall each issue such directives as are necessary to ensure that each line organization designated under paragraph (1) has authority to draw on the special expertise of persons outside the Federal Government with appropriate security clearances.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data; Intelligence Collection.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of data and reporting on unidentified anomalous phenomena.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall ensure that each element of the intelligence community with data relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena makes such data available immediately to the Office.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall each, in coordination 
with one another, ensure that military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community, and contractor personnel of the Department or such an element, have access to procedures by which the personnel shall report incidents or information, including adverse physiological effects, involving or associated with unidentified anomalous phenomena directly to the Office.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence collection and analysis plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office, acting in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall supervise the development and execution of an intelligence collection and analysis plan to gain as much knowledge as possible regarding the technical and operational characteristics, origins, and intentions of unidentified anomalous phenomena, including with respect to the development, acquisition, deployment, and operation of technical collection capabilities necessary to detect, identify, and scientifically characterize unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of resources and capabilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the plan under paragraph (2), the Director of the Office shall consider and propose, as appropriate, the use of any resource, capability, asset, or process of the Department and the intelligence community.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Science Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall supervise the development and execution of a science plan to develop and test, as practicable, scientific theories to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">account for characteristics and performance of unidentified anomalous phenomena that exceed the known state of the art in science or technology, including in the areas of propulsion, aerodynamic control, signatures, structures, materials, sensors, countermeasures, weapons, electronics, and power generation; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the foundation for potential future investments to replicate or otherwise better understand any such advanced characteristics and performance.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assignment of Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with and with the recommendation of the Secretary of Defense, shall assign an appropriate level of priority within the National Intelligence Priorities Framework to the requirement to understand, characterize, and respond to unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Detailees From Elements of the Intelligence Community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The heads of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Department of Energy, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, and such other elements of the intelligence community as the Director of the Office considers appropriate may provide to the Office a detailee of the element to be physically located at the Office.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Historical Record Report.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report required.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization  
Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Director of the Office shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and congressional leadership a written report detailing the historical record of the United States Government relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the records and documents of the intelligence community;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oral history interviews;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">open source analysis;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interviews of current and former Government officials;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">classified and unclassified national archives including any records any third party obtained pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other relevant historical sources as the Director of the Office considers appropriate.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">focus on the period beginning on January 1, 1945, and ending on the date on which the Director of the Office completes activities under this subsection; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a compilation and itemization of the key historical record of the involvement of the intelligence community with unidentified anomalous phenomena, including—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any program or activity that was protected by restricted access that has not been explicitly and clearly reported to Congress;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">successful or unsuccessful efforts to identify and track unidentified anomalous phenomena; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any efforts to obfuscate, manipulate public opinion, hide, or otherwise provide incorrect unclassified or classified information about unidentified anomalous phenomena or related activities.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to records of the national archives and records administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Archivist of the United States shall make available to the Office such information maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration, including classified information, as the Director of the Office considers necessary to carry out paragraph (1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">“(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports from director of national intelligence and secretary of defense.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and annually thereafter for four years, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the following information:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All reported unidentified anomalous phenomena-related events that occurred during the one-year period.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All reported unidentified anomalous phenomena-related events that occurred during a period other than that one-year period but were not included in an earlier report.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of data and intelligence received through each reported unidentified anomalous phenomena-related event.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of data relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena collected through—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">geospatial intelligence;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">signals intelligence;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">human intelligence; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">measurement and signature intelligence.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of reported incidents of unidentified anomalous phenomena over restricted airspace of the United States during the one-year period.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of such incidents identified under clause (v).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of potential aerospace or other threats posed by unidentified anomalous phenomena to the national security of the United States.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any activity regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena that can be attributed to one or more adversarial foreign governments.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of any incidents or patterns regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena that indicate a potential adversarial foreign government may have achieved a breakthrough aerospace capability.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">“(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update on the coordination by the United States with allies and partners on efforts to track, understand, and address unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update on any efforts underway on the ability to capture or exploit discovered unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any health-related effects for individuals that have encountered unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xiii">“(xiii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of reported incidents, and descriptions thereof, of unidentified anomalous phenomena associated with military nuclear assets, including strategic nuclear weapons and nuclear-powered ships and submarines.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xiv">“(xiv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security, the number of reported incidents, and descriptions thereof, of unidentified anomalous phenomena associated with facilities or assets associated with the production, transportation, or storage of nuclear weapons or components thereof.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xv">“(xv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In consultation with the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the number of reported incidents, and descriptions thereof, of unidentified anomalous phenomena or drones of 
unknown origin associated with nuclear power generating stations, nuclear fuel storage sites, or other sites or facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xvi">“(xvi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The names of the line organizations that have been designated to perform the specific functions under subsections (d) and (e), and the specific functions for which each such line organization has been assigned primary responsibility.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xvii">“(xvii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the reports received using the mechanism for authorized reporting established under section 1673 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">“(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Semiannual Briefings.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2022, and not less frequently than semiannually thereafter until December 31, 2026, the Director of the Office shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees classified briefings on unidentified anomalous phenomena.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">First briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The first briefing provided under paragraph (1) shall include all incidents involving unidentified anomalous phenomena that were reported to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force or to the Office established under subsection (a) after June 24, 2021, regardless of the date of occurrence of the incident.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subsequent briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing provided subsequent to the first briefing described in paragraph (2) shall include, at a minimum, all events relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena that occurred during the previous 180 days, and events relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena that were not included in an earlier briefing.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Instances in which data was not shared.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each briefing period, the Director of the Office shall jointly provide to the chairman or chair and the ranking member or vice chairman of the congressional committees specified in subparagraphs (A) and (D) of subsection (n)(1) an enumeration of any instances in which data relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena was not provided to the Office because of classification restrictions on that data or for any other reason.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">“(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Task Force Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than the date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the Office under subsection (a), the Secretary shall terminate the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="n">“(n) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>’ means the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional defense committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional defense committees</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional intelligence committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional intelligence committees</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional leadership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional leadership</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the majority leader of the Senate;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minority leader of the Senate;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Line organization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">line organization</quotedText>’ means, with respect to a department or agency of the Federal Government, an organization that executes programs and activities to directly advance the core functions and missions of the department or agency to which the organization is subordinate, but, with respect to the Department of Defense, does not include a component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transmedium objects or devices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">transmedium objects or devices</quotedText>’ means objects or devices that are—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">observed to transition between space and the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and bodies of water; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not immediately identifiable.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unidentified anomalous phenomena.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unidentified anomalous phenomena</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">airborne objects that are not immediately identifiable;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transmedium objects or devices; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submerged objects or devices that are not immediately identifiable and that display behavior or performance characteristics suggesting that the objects or devices may be related to the objects described in subparagraph (A).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6802/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 1683 of division A and inserting the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 1683.</designator><label> Establishment of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6803" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6803">SEC. 6803. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3373">50 U.S.C. 3373 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDITS AND BRIEFINGS ON UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA HISTORICAL RECORD REPORT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6803/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the terms “congressional leadership” and “Office” have the meanings given such terms in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), as amended by section 6802.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6803/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6803/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall identify appropriately cleared personnel of the Government Accountability Office to audit the historical record report process described in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), as amended by section 6802, including personnel to conduct work on-site as appropriate.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6803/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provision of information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a quarterly basis until the date that is 90 days after the delivery of the final volume of the Historical Record Report, and as appropriate and consistent with Government Auditing Standards, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide the Office with information on the findings of any audits conducted by the personnel identified under paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6803/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Verbal Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter until the date that is 180 days after the delivery of the final volume of the Historical Record Report, the Comptroller General of the United States shall verbally brief the congressional intelligence committees, the congressional defense committees, and congressional leadership on the progress of the Office with respect to the historical record report described in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), as amended by section 6802, and compliance with legislative requirements.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6803/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict access of a committee of Congress under section 719(f) of title 31, United States Code, to an audit under subsection (b).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6804" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6804">SEC. 6804. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON PRECURSOR CHEMICALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6804/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6804/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6804/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6804/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6804/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on licit precursor chemicals originating abroad, including in the People’s Republic of China and any other country the Director  
considers appropriate, that are bound for use in the illicit production of synthetic opioids intended for distribution in the United States.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6804/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6805">SEC. 6805. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON MASS MIGRATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall assess, and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the threats to the interests of the United States created or enhanced by, or associated with, the mass migration of people within the Western Hemisphere, particularly to the southern border of the United States; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of or the threat of using mass migration in the Western Hemisphere by the regimes of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, and the regime of Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro in Cuba—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to effectively curate populations so that people who remain in those countries are powerless to meaningfully dissent; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enable the increase of remittances from migrants residing in the United States as a result of the mass migration to help finance the regimes in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6805/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6806">SEC. 6806. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL NORMS, RULES, AND PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE IN SPACE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the National Space Council,  
in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the heads of any other agencies as the Chair considers necessary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on voluntary, non-legally binding responsible international norms, rules, and principles applicable in space.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (b) shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify threats to the interests of the United States in space that may be mitigated by voluntary, non-legally binding responsible international norms, rules, and principles;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify opportunities for the United States to influence voluntary, non-legally binding responsible international norms, rules, and principles applicable in space, including through bilateral and multilateral engagement;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the willingness of space faring foreign nations to adhere to voluntary, non-legally-binding responsible international norms, rules, or principles applicable in space;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a list and description of known or suspected adversary offensive weapon systems that could be used to degrade or destroy satellites in orbit during the previous five years;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a list and description of known or suspected adversary offensive weapon systems in development that could be used to degrade or destroy satellites that are anticipated to be put operational during the course of the next five years; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include an analysis of the extent to which adversary space faring foreign nations use civilian and commercial space assets, and civilian and commercial space relationship, to advance military and intelligence programs and activities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Input From Commercial Space Sector.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In identifying threats under subsection (c)(1), the Chair of the National Space Council shall obtain input from the commercial space sector.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6806/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6807">SEC. 6807. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S INVASION OF UKRAINE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 2 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination  
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of such other government agencies as the Director considers appropriate, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the cumulative and material effects of the sanctions imposed by the United States, European countries, and the international community with respect to the Russian Federation in response to the February 24, 2022, full-scale invasion of Ukraine and subsequent actions by the Russian Federation.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of efforts by the Russian Federation to evade or circumvent sanctions imposed by the United States, European countries, or the international community through direct or indirect engagement or direct or indirect assistance from—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua and the regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other country the Director considers appropriate.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the cumulative effect of the efforts described in paragraph (1), including on the Russian Federation’s strategic relationship with the regimes and countries described in such paragraph.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the material effect of the sanctions described in subsection (b), including the effect of those sanctions on individual sectors of the economy of Russia, senior leadership, senior military officers, state-sponsored actors, and other state-affiliated actors in the Russian Federation that are either directly or incidentally subject to such sanctions. Such description shall include a discussion of those sanctions that had significant effects, as well as those that had no observed effects.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methodologies for assessing the effects of different categories of financial and economic sanctions on the targets of such action, including with respect to specific industries, entities, individuals, and transactions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of evasion techniques, including the use of digital assets, used by the Government of Russia, entities and persons covered by the sanctions, and by other governments, entities, and persons who have assisted in the use of such techniques, in response to the sanctions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any developments by other countries in creating alternative payment systems as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of how countries have assessed the risk of holding reserves in United States dollars since the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If sufficient collection allows, an assessment of the impact of any general licenses issued in relation to the sanctions described in subsection (b), including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which authorizations for internet-based communications have enabled continued monetization by Russian influence actors, while not silencing human-right activists and independent media; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/c/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which licenses authorizing energy-related transactions have affected the Russian Federation’s ability to earn hard currency.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6807/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Assessments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and include a classified annex.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6808">SEC. 6808. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE ON FOOD SECURITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director determines appropriate, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the current and potential impact of the invasion by Russia of Ukraine on global food security.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the current and potential impact of the invasion by Russia of Ukraine on food security, disaggregated by region.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the potential for political instability and security crises to occur as a result of such food insecurity, disaggregated by region.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the factors that could reduce or increase the effects of such food insecurity on political stability and security, disaggregated by region.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the efforts of Russia to steal grain from illegally occupied territories in Ukraine and a list of customers who have purchased such stolen grain.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of whether Russia has taken intentional steps to cause a global food shortage.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6808/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the assessment prepared under subsection (b)(1) is completed, the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the findings of the Director with respect to the assessment.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6809">SEC. 6809. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM FOR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO UNDERTAKE AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY-CATCHERS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5725 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3024 note; Public Law 116-92) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the matter before paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director of National Intelligence,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Under Secretary</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Directors determine</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with the Director of National Intelligence, the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and the heads of such other Federal, State, or local agencies as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines appropriate, and in accordance with applicable law and policy, shall conduct a pilot program designed to implement subsection (a)(1)(A) with respect to the National Capital Region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commencement; completion.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commence carrying out the pilot program required by paragraph (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complete the pilot program not later than 2 years after the date on which the Director commences carrying out the pilot program under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notifications Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the Capitol Police Board of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the placement of sensors designed to identify International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers capable of conducting surveillance against the United States Capitol or associated buildings and facilities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the discovery of any International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers capable of conducting surveillance against the United States Capitol or associated buildings and facilities and any countermeasures against such International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Prior</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Investigation</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than 180 days after the date on which 136 STAT. 3600
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that the pilot program required by subsection (b)(1) is operational, the Director</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">within the United States</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6809/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">by the intelligence community</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">deployed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6810">SEC. 6810. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH ASSESSMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the findings relating to the events that have been collectively labeled as “anomalous health incidents”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment submitted under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any diplomatic reporting or other relevant information on the causation of anomalous health incidents.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any diplomatic reporting or other relevant information on any person or entity who may be responsible for such incidents.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6810/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Detailed plans, including metrics, timelines, and measurable goals, for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research to understand anomalous health incidents and share findings with other elements of the intelligence community.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6811">SEC. 6811. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports on Security Services of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1107A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3237a) is repealed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Update to Report on Foreign Weaponization of Deepfakes and Deepfake Technology.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5709 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3369a) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (d); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Sharing Performance Management Reports.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (h); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 210(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124g(b)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 1016(i) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(i))</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 1016(h) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(h))</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Reports on Activities of Privacy Officers and Civil Liberties Officers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1062(f)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1(f)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">semiannually</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annually</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on Hizballah’s Assets and Activities Related to Fundraising, Financing, and Money Laundering World-wide.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 204(b) of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-102; 129 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">every 180 days</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annually</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspectors General Reports on Classification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6721(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 2231) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">per year in each of the three</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">every two years in each of the six</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2778">22 U.S.C. 2778 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Efforts of State Sponsors of Terrorism, Other Foreign Countries, or Entities to Illicitly Acquire Satellites and Related Items.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1261(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2019) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annually</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">once every two years</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and Briefings on Director of National Intelligence Program on Use of Intelligence Resources in Efforts to Sanction Foreign Opioid Traffickers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7231(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (21 U.S.C. 2331(c)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Briefings</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Reports</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(1) Quarterly reports on program.—Not later than</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports and briefings on program.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">every 90 days</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annually</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">90-day period</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">year</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under this paragraph</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">under this subparagraph</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6811/h/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Semiannual briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On a semiannual basis, the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall jointly brief the appropriate congressional committees and leadership on the status and accomplishments of the program required by subsection (a).”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6812">SEC. 6812. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t50/s3334p">50 U.S.C. 3334p</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASED INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES OF MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of National Intelligence shall develop a plan to promote intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities at covered institutions for the purpose of contributing toward the research necessary to achieve the intelligence advantage of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of opportunities to support engineering, research, and development at covered institutions in computer sciences, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and machine learning, and synthetic biology and an assessment of opportunities to support the associated workforce and physical research infrastructure of such institutions.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of opportunities to enhance the ability of covered institutions—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to participate in intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to effectively compete for intelligence-related engineering, research and development contracts in support of the most urgent research requirements of the intelligence community.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the activities and investments the Director determines necessary—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to expand opportunities for covered institutions to partner with other research organizations and educational institutions that the intelligence community frequently partners with to conduct research; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to increase participation of covered institutions in intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations identifying actions that may be taken by the Director, Congress, covered institutions, and other organizations to increase participation of such institutions in intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities and contracts.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Specific goals, incentives, and metrics to increase and measure the capacity of covered institutions to address the engineering, research, and development needs of the intelligence community.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult with covered institutions and other departments or agencies of the United States Government or private sector organizations that the Director determines appropriate.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the internet website of the Director, a report containing the plan under paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities to Support Research and Engineering Capacity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Director may establish a program to award contracts, grants, or other agreements, on a competitive basis, and to perform other appropriate activities, for any of the following purposes:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing the capability, including the workforce and the research infrastructure, for covered institutions to more effectively compete for intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities and contracts.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other purposes the Director determines appropriate to enhance the capabilities of covered institutions to carry out intelligence-related engineering, research, and development activities and contracts.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increased Partnerships Between IARPA and Covered Institutions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall establish goals and incentives to encourage the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">partner with covered institutions to advance the research and development needs of the intelligence community through partnerships and collaborations with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Director determines appropriate, foster the establishment of similar relationships between such institutions and other organizations that have partnerships with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Institution Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered institution</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6812/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965(20 U.S.C. 1001)) not covered by paragraph (1) at which not less than 50 percent of the total student enrollment consists of students from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering, as determined by the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6813">SEC. 6813. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON PERSONNEL VETTING PROCESSES AND PROGRESS UNDER TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized adjudicative agency; authorized investigative agency; personnel security investigation; periodic reinvestigation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “authorized adjudicative agency”, “authorized investigative agency”, “personnel security investigation”, and “periodic reinvestigation” have the meanings given those terms in section 3001(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(a)).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuous vetting; council; security executive agent.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “continuous vetting”, “Council”, and “Security Executive Agent” have the meanings given those terms in section 6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Security Executive Agent, in coordination with the Chair and other Principals of the Council, 
shall submit to Congress a report on the personnel vetting processes of the United States Government.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under subsection (b) shall include, with respect to the preceding fiscal year, the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the timeliness, costs, and other related information for the initiations, investigations (including initial investigations and any required periodic reinvestigations), and adjudications for personnel vetting purposes. Such analysis shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average periods of time taken (from the date of an agency’s receipt of a completed security clearance application to the date of the ultimate disposition and notification to the subject and the employer of the subject) by each authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency, to the greatest extent practicable, to initiate investigations, conduct investigations, and adjudicate security clearances, as compared with established timeliness objectives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations initiated and adjudicated by each authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency, to the extent practicable.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations carried over to the fiscal year covered by the report from a prior fiscal year by each authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations that resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance by each authorized adjudicative agency.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The costs to the executive branch relating to personnel security clearance initiations, investigations, adjudications, revocations, and continuous vetting with respect to such clearances.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of any impediments, including with respect to resources, personnel, or authorities, to the timely processing of personnel security clearances.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of individuals who hold a personnel security clearance and are enrolled in a program of continuous vetting with respect to such clearance, and the numbers and types of adverse actions taken by each authorized adjudicative agency as a result of such continuous vetting.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of personnel security clearances awaiting or under investigation (including initial investigation and periodic reinvestigation) by the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and each authorized investigative agency.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other information as the Security Executive Agent may determine appropriate, including any recommendations to improve the effectiveness, timeliness, and efficiency of personnel security clearance initiations, investigations, and adjudications.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the status of the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative sponsored by the Council, including the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of the policies issued by the Council for the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, and a list of expected issuance dates for planned policies of the Council for such initiative.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of the departments and agencies of the executive branch that have identified a senior implementation official to be accountable for the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, in accordance with the memorandum on transforming Federal personnel vetting issued by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs on December 14, 2021, including an identification of the position of such senior implementation official within the respective department or agency.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of the departments and agencies of the executive branch that have submitted implementation plans, and subsequent progress reports, with respect to the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, as required by the memorandum specified in subparagraph (B).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the progress that the departments and agencies of the executive branch have made implementing the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the transfers between, and reciprocal recognition among, the heads of the departments and agencies of the executive branch of security clearance background investigations and determinations and other investigations and determinations relating to personnel vetting (including with respect to trust, suitability, fitness, credentialing, and access). Such analysis shall include, with respect to such investigations and determinations, the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of employees for whom a prior such investigation or determination was recognized and accepted by the head of a department or agency without the head requiring additional investigative or adjudicative steps, disaggregated by department or agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of employees for whom a prior such investigation or determination was not recognized or accepted by the head of a department or agency without the head requiring additional investigative or adjudicative steps, disaggregated by department or agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reasons most frequently cited by such heads for the failure to recognize or accept a prior such investigation or determination, disaggregated by department or agency.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The average number of days for the head of a department or agency to recognize and accept a prior such investigation or determination (from the date the head initiates the process to consider the prior investigation or determination for recognition and acceptance, to the date the head makes a final determination on such recognition and acceptance), disaggregated by agency, to the greatest extent practicable.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of any impediments, constraints, and opportunities relating to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeliness of the personnel security clearance process across the United States Government;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the transfer and reciprocal recognition of determinations relating to personnel vetting between and among departments and agencies; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6813/c/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the completeness and provision of data from elements of the intelligence community, pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6814">SEC. 6814. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS RELATING TO PROGRAMS OF RECORD OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The comprehensive identification of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency programs and activities, to include significant, enduring programs determined by the Agency to be “programs of record”, is a critical element for enabling budget auditability and oversight by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Office of Management and Budget, and the congressional intelligence committees.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to improve how the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency justifies and oversees resources in support of core missions and authorities, the Agency has committed to establish a deliberate acquisition structure, modeled after Department of Defense best practices, with programs and activities aligned under a Program Executive Office structure.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishing an effective Program Executive Office structure at the National Geospatial-intelligence Agency will ensure clearly articulated acquisition efforts that have defined requirements and program scope with traceability from capabilities to deliverables to Programs of Record to budget materials.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports Required.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports to congressional intelligence committees and defense subcommittees of congressional appropriations committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2023, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives reports on the programs and activities of the Agency. Such reports shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any definition for the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">program of record</quotedText>” used by the Agency during the period beginning October 1, 2017, and ending on the date of the submission of the report.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of each current program and activity of the Agency, including each current program of record of the Agency.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed explanation of how funding and other information relating to each such program of record or other program or activity may be located within the budget justification materials submitted to Congress.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An in-process review of the program element office planning and implementation efforts.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of limitations and additional support required by the Agency to implement program element offices and related changes to financial management systems.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congressional intelligence and defense committees.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than February 1, 2023, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the programs and activities of the Agency that are funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program. Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any definition for the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">program of record</quotedText>” used by the Agency during the period beginning October 1, 2017 and ending on the date of the submission of the report.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of each current program and activity of the Agency funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program, including each current program of record of the Agency funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed explanation of how funding and other information relating to each such program of record or other program or activity funded in full or in part under the Military Intelligence Program may be located within the budget justification materials submitted to Congress.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6814/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under this subsection may be submitted in classified form.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6815">SEC. 6815. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PLAN REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA AND THREAT ANALYSIS CENTER. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 5323(h) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3369(h)).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to operationalize the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center in accordance with section 5323 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young  
Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3369).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan under subsection (b) shall include a description of how the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with social media companies, independent organizations and researchers, and other public-facing internet-based platforms to determine—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">what categories of data and metadata are useful indicators of internet-based foreign malign influence activities; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how such data and metadata may be shared effectively with the Center and with independent organizations and researchers while protecting the privacy and civil liberties of United States users of social media platforms and other public-facing internet-based platforms; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop criteria under which social media companies and other public-facing internet-based platforms share indicators of internet-based foreign malign influence activities with the Center and independent organizations and researchers, including a description of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeliness and consistency of such sharing of indicators;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the categories of indicators to be shared; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6815/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the protection, in consultation with the head of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency as may be appropriate, of privacy, civil liberties, and constitutionally protected activities of users of social media platforms and other public-facing internet-based platforms.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6816">SEC. 6816. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON USE OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION IN PERSONNEL VETTING DETERMINATIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions of Continuous Vetting, Council, and Security Executive Agent.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the terms “continuous vetting”, “Council”, and “Security Executive Agent” have the meanings given those terms in section 6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with other heads of the elements of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, and in consultation with the other principal members of the Council, shall submit to Congress a report regarding the current and planned use of publicly available social media information in the personnel vetting and security clearance processes.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (b) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how departments and agencies of the United States Government have implemented Security Executive Agent Directive 5 titled “Collection, Use, and Retention of Publicly Available Social Media Information in Personnel Security Background Investigations and Adjudications”, and relevant agency implementing guidance, including Department of Defense Instruction 1325.06 titled “Handling Protest, 
Extremist, and Criminal Gang Activities among Members of the Armed Forces”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the use of publicly available social media in personnel vetting determinations and security clearance investigations and adjudications is, or will be, captured in the National Background Investigation Services system and other information technology systems used in the personnel vetting process.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how publicly available social media information is used, and will be used, in continuous vetting and security clearances processes and insider threat programs.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any privacy or civil liberties concerns with the use of publicly available social media information in personnel vetting or security clearance determinations, including a discussion of the risks, benefits, and drawbacks of allowing for the voluntary provision of, or voluntary access to, nonpublicly available social media information in the regular course of personnel vetting and security clearance processes.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of the extent to which officials and entities of the United States Government responsible for privacy and civil liberties matters, including the Chief of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the civil liberties officers of departments and agencies of the United States Government, are involved in the development and operation of programs to use social media information in personnel vetting and security clearance processes.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of any impediments, constraints, risks, or drawbacks relating to the use of publicly available social media information in personnel vetting and security clearance processes, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">challenges associated with implementation of Security Executive Agent Directive 5, Department of Defense Instruction 1325.06, and other relevant guidance;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the resources required, including with respect to personnel, funding, and information systems, to gather, assess, and make use of such information; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the costs and benefits of the use of publicly available social media information.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6816/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An implementation plan for the future use of publicly available social media information, based on relevant findings under paragraphs (1) through (6).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6817">SEC. 6817. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON STRENGTHENING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report discussing steps to enhance the strategic planning for, measure the progress of, and assess barriers to workforce diversity in the intelligence community.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of existing, updated, or new guidance requiring all elements of the intelligence community to maintain current and complete diversity strategic plans that contain specific objectives, timeframes, and responsibilities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of progress made by individual elements toward maintaining such plans.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of existing, updated, or new guidance to ensure individual elements develop performance measures to assess the contribution of activities toward achieving diversity goals and overall progress.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of progress made by individual elements toward developing measures to assess progress toward achieving diversity management efforts.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of existing, updated, or new guidance ensuring that each element routinely identifies and takes steps toward eliminating barriers to workforce diversity.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of steps taken by the Director to ensure that individual elements are routinely completing required assessments to identify and eliminate barriers to diversity.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6817/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion of steps taken by the Director to establish specific implementation objectives and timeframes for the elements that support intelligence community-wide diversity goals to ensure the elements are held accountable for making progress.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6818">SEC. 6818. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON TRANSITION OF NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE TO DIGITAL ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Potential foreign adversaries are outpacing the United States in the fielding of new generations of space systems that dull the edge the United States has enjoyed in space.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A digital engineering environment, also known as digital systems engineering, reduces the time to field new space systems.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Digital engineering environment tools enable the rapid iterations of requirements and architectures into digital system depictions capable of use by private industry to further the design and development of space systems.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that, to maintain a competitive advantage in space, the National Reconnaissance Office should transition to a digital engineering environment by not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for the transition of the National Reconnaissance Office to a digital engineering environment.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the date by which such transition shall be completed.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the metrics the Director plans to use to measure progress made with respect to such transition and resulting efficiencies gained.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the initial pilot programs of the National Reconnaissance Office relating to digital 
engineering and the plans to expand such pilot programs in scale and scope with respect to acquisition carried out under such pilot programs.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any training requirements or certifications necessary to advance a digital engineering environment within the National Reconnaissance Office.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the Director plans to incorporate input and best practices from private industry to facilitate and accelerate the transition of the National Reconnaissance Office to a digital engineering environment.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6818/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6819">SEC. 6819. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s125">6 U.S.C. 125 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional intelligence committees.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Component of the department of homeland security.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">component of the Department of Homeland Security</quotedText>” means the following components of the Department of Homeland Security:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Threat Management Division.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Emergency Management Agency Protection and National Preparedness, Office of Counterterrorism and Security Preparedness.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Transportation Security Administration Office of Intelligence and Analysis.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, Field Operations Directorate, and Collateral Duty Intelligence.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Customs and Border Protection Office of Intelligence.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, Office of Intelligence, and Special Agent in Charge Intelligence Program.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence activity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence activity</quotedText>” shall be interpreted consistent with how such term is used in section 502 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3092).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing on Intelligence Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091), not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the intelligence activities of elements of the Department of Homeland Security that are not elements of the intelligence community. Such briefing shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive description of all intelligence activities conducted during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on the date of the briefing, by any component of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts intelligence activities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to each such intelligence activity, a description of the activity, including, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the nature of the activity;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the component undertaking the activity;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the legal authority for such activity; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the source of funding for such activity.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description and the quantity of any types of finished intelligence products, or intelligence information reports, produced or contributed to by a component of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts intelligence activities during the period specified in paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any external or internal guidelines, policies, processes, practices, or programs governing the collection, retention, analysis, or dissemination by such a component of information regarding United States citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, or individuals located within the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The briefing under subsection (b) may be provided in classified form.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6819/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Chief Intelligence Officer provides the briefing under subsection (b) and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Chief Intelligence Officer shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on any new intelligence activities commenced by any component of the Department of Homeland Security and any that have been terminated.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6820" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6820">SEC. 6820. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION EFFORTS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the declassification efforts of the Central Intelligence Agency. Such report shall include—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6820/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the resources that are dedicated to such efforts; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6820/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment as to whether such resources are sufficient.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6821">SEC. 6821. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON NATIONAL SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than March 1, 2023, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the National Space Intelligence Center.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the status of the National Space Intelligence Center since the activation of the Center and the implications of the Center being aligned under a Field Command rather than a field operating agency aligned to the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance of the Space Force.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the ability of the Center to address the full set of national space intelligence analytical demands (including with respect to acquisition and operational mission requirements of the Space Force, the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and other national customers) while being assigned as a subordinate to Space Operations Command, a Field Command, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the ability of the Center to respond to the broadest space intelligence requirements as compared to a service specific need; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review specifically addressing any perceived mission misalignment, potential mitigating measures, or other structural organization concerns.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current resourcing posture, including any additional personnel required as a result of subordination to a Field Command; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the resourcing posture if the Center were aligned to the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance of the Space Force as described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lessons learned since unit activation, including with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">organizational efficiencies and inefficiencies;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">financial implications;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">organizational redundancy;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">parity mismatch and synergies with other service intelligence centers; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/b/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">lessons learned through comparisons to other service intelligence centers organized as a field operating agency and aligned under the senior intelligence officer of the respective Armed Force.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Congressional Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the following:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional intelligence committees.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6821/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6822" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6822">SEC. 6822. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13556, REGARDING CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6822/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6822/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional intelligence committees;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6822/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6822/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6822/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, in coordination with the heads of other elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation by the intelligence community of Executive Order 13556 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note; relating to controlled unclassified information).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6822/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the National Security Council should accelerate the process of revising or replacing Executive Order 13556.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6823" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6823">SEC. 6823. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6823/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recognition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The privately-funded museum to honor the intelligence community and special operations forces that is planned to be constructed in Ashburn, Virginia, may be recognized, upon completion, as the “National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6823/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of recognizing the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations under subsection (a) are to—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6823/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commemorate the members of the intelligence community and special operations forces who have been critical to securing the Nation against enemies of the United States for nearly a century;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6823/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preserve and support the historic role that the intelligence community and special operations forces have played, and continue to play, both in secrecy as well as openly, to keep the United States and its values and way of life secure; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6823/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">foster a greater understanding of the intelligence community and special operations forces to ensure a common understanding, dispel myths, recognize those who are not otherwise able to be publicly recognized, and increase science, technology, engineering, and math education through museum programs designed to promote more interest and greater diversity in recruiting with respect to the intelligence and special operations career field.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6824">SEC. 6824. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Security Act of 1947.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended as follows:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 105(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3038(a)(1)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">chairman</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Chairman</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 113B(b) (50 U.S.C. 3049a(b))—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2208 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 658)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 118(a) (50 U.S.C. 3055(a)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a annual</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an annual</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 301(j) (50 U.S.C. 3071(j)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and includes</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and including</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 506G(c) (50 U.S.C. 3103(c)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pursuant section</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">pursuant to section</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 507(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3106(a)(1)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Generals</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">General</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 1024(g)(7)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3224(g)(7)(A)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">places</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">place</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In section 1104(b)(1)(B) (50 U.S.C. 3234(b)(1)(B)), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116-92) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 5704(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3334b(b)(1)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and subject to paragraph (3)</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 6316 (50 U.S.C. 3334b note), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional committees</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional intelligence committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 6604 (50 U.S.C. 3352c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (b) and (c)</quotedText>” both places it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (a) and (b)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 309(a)(5) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (50 U.S.C. 3334e) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 3542(b)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 3552</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 3355 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 703(a)(2) (50 U.S.C. 3355a(a)(2)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive Order 12958</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive Order 13526</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 704(e)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3355b(e)(3)), by striking the comma before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 705(c) (50 U.S.C. 3355c(c)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(6))</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 102A(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(i))</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dF/tLXVIII/s6824/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 706 (50 U.S.C. 3355d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive Order No. 12958</quotedText>” both places it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive Order 13526</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">DIVISION G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HOMELAND SECURITY </heading>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXXI">TITLE LXXI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HOMELAND SECURITY MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Strengthening Security in Our Communities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7101.</designator><label> Enhancements to funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7102.</designator><label> Preservation of homeland security capabilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7103.</designator><label> School and daycare protection.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7104.</designator><label> Cybersecurity grants for schools.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7105.</designator><label> Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7106.</designator><label> Chemical Security Analysis Center.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Strengthening DHS Management, Policymaking, and Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7111.</designator><label> Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7112.</designator><label> Homeland Procurement Reform Act.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7113.</designator><label> Daily public report of covered contract awards.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7114.</designator><label> Preference for United States industry.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7115.</designator><label> Department of Homeland Security mentor-protégé program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7116.</designator><label> DHS economic security council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Enhancing Cybersecurity Training and Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7121.</designator><label> President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7122.</designator><label> Industrial control systems cybersecurity training.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7123.</designator><label> National Computer Forensics Institute reauthorization.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7124.</designator><label> Report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Enhancing Transportation and Border Security Operations</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7131.</designator><label> TSA reaching across nationalities, societies, and languages to advance traveler education.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7132.</designator><label> One-stop pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7133.</designator><label> Report on efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to deter vehicular terrorist attacks (Darren Drake).</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7134.</designator><label> DHS illicit cross-border tunnel defense.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7135.</designator><label> Providing training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7136.</designator><label> Reports, evaluations, and research regarding drug interdiction at and between ports of entry.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Technical Corrections, Conforming Changes, and Improvements</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7141.</designator><label> Quadrennial homeland security review technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7142.</designator><label> Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7143.</designator><label> CISA technical corrections and improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strengthening Security in Our Communities </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7101">SEC. 7101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCEMENTS TO FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION OF NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or other threats</quotedText>” before the period at the end;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determined by the Secretary to be at risk of terrorist attacks or other threats.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The recipient</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The recipient”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">equipment and inspection and screening systems</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">equipment, inspection and screening systems, and alteration or remodeling of existing buildings or physical facilities</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Facility security personnel costs.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Expenses directly related to the administration of the grant, except that those expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the grant.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retention.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each State through which a recipient receives a grant under this section may retain not more than 5 percent of each grant for expenses directly related to the administration of the grant.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach and technical assistance.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Administrator establishes target allocations in determining award amounts under the Program, a State may request a project to use a portion of the target allocation for outreach and technical assistance if the State does not receive enough eligible applications from nonprofit organizations located outside high-risk urban areas.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any outreach or technical assistance described in subparagraph (A) should prioritize underserved communities and nonprofit organizations that are traditionally underrepresented in the Program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Parameters.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining grant guidelines under subsection (g), the Administrator may determine the parameters for outreach and technical assistance.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2020 through 2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on the expenditure</quotedText>” and inserting<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“on the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The expenditure”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of applications submitted by eligible nonprofit organizations to each State.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of applications submitted by each State to the Administrator.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The operations of the program office of the Program, including staffing resources and efforts with respect to subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (c)(1).”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure that within the Federal Emergency Management Agency a program office for the Program (in this subsection referred to as the ‘program office’) shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be headed by a senior official of the Agency; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">administer the Program (including, where appropriate, in coordination with States), including relating to—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outreach, engagement, education, and technical assistance and support to eligible nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b), with particular attention to those organizations in underserved communities, before, during, and after the awarding of grants, including web-based training videos for eligible nonprofit organizations that provide guidance on preparing an application and the environmental planning and historic preservation process;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of mechanisms to ensure program office processes are conducted in accordance with constitutional, statutory, and regulatory requirements that protect civil rights and civil liberties and advance equal access for members of underserved communities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of mechanisms for the Administrator to provide feedback to eligible nonprofit organizations that do not receive grants;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of mechanisms to identify and collect data to measure the effectiveness of grants under the Program;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment and enforcement of standardized baseline operational requirements for States, including requirements for States to eliminate or prevent any administrative or operational obstacles that may impact eligible nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b) from receiving grants under the Program;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carrying out efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, including through audits of grantees; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting diversity in the types and locations of eligible nonprofit organizations that are applying for grants under the Program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant Guidelines.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each fiscal year, before awarding grants under this section, the Administrator—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall publish guidelines, including a notice of funding opportunity or similar announcement, as the Administrator determines appropriate; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may prohibit States from closing application processes before the publication of those guidelines.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Paperwork Reduction Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’), shall not apply to any changes to the application materials, Program forms, or other core Program documentation intended to enhance participation by eligible nonprofit organizations in the Program.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for grants under this section, of which—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$180,000,000 each such fiscal year shall be for recipients in high-risk urban areas that receive funding under section 2003; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$180,000,000 each such fiscal year shall be for recipients in jurisdictions that do not so receive such funding.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operations and support.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for Operations and Support at the Federal Emergency Management Agency for costs incurred for the management and administration (including evaluation) of this section.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with an independent research organization pursuant to which the organization will conduct a study that analyzes and reports on the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The effectiveness of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program established under section 2009(a) of the Homeland Security Act 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a(a)), as amended by subsection (a), for preparedness against terrorist attacks or other threats.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The risk-based formula and allocations under such Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The risk profile of and any identifiable factors leading to the low participation of traditionally underrepresented groups and States under such Program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may use funding authorized under subsection (j) of section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a)), as amended by subsection (a), to carry out this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 2003 and 2004</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 2003, 2004, and 2009</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7101/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2003 or 2004</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2003, 2004, or 2009</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7102">SEC. 7102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRESERVATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</quotedText>” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered homeland security capability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered homeland security capability</quotedText>” means a homeland security capability related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, or responding to acts of terrorism that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was developed or otherwise supported through grant funding under the UASI before the current fiscal year; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is at risk of being reduced or eliminated without additional Federal financial assistance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered urban area.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered urban area</quotedText>” means an urban area that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the current fiscal year did not receive grant funding under the UASI; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requires continued Federal assistance for the purpose of preserving a covered homeland security capability.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UASI.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">UASI</quotedText>” means the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report and Proposal.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding covered homeland security capabilities, including a proposal relating to providing Federal assistance to covered urban areas to preserve such capabilities that is informed by the survey information collected pursuant to subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">under which the Administrator would make Federal financial assistance available for at least three consecutive fiscal years to covered urban areas; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that would allow covered urban areas to transition to other sources funding for such covered homeland security capabilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements relating to uasi funds.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The proposal required under paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A prohibition on a covered urban area that receives Federal financial assistance described in paragraph (1)(A) during a fiscal year from also receiving funds under the UASI during such fiscal year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement for a covered urban area to submit to the Administrator notice of whether such covered urban area would elect to receive—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal financial assistance under paragraph (1)(A); or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funding under the UASI.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Analysis.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of whether providing additional Federal financial assistance, as described in paragraph (1)(A), would allow covered urban areas to preserve covered homeland security capabilities on a long-term basis.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of whether legislative changes to the UASI are necessary to ensure urban areas receiving funds under the UASI are able to preserve covered homeland security capabilities on a long-term basis.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other contents of proposal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The proposal required under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set forth eligibility criteria for covered urban areas to receive Federal assistance described in paragraph (1)(A);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify annual funding levels that would be required to provide such Federal assistance, in accordance with the survey required under subsection (c); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider a range of approaches to make such Federal assistance available to covered urban areas, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modifications to the UASI in a manner that would not affect the availability of funding to urban areas under the UASI;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of a competitive grant program;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of a formula grant program; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/b/4/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timeline for the implementation of any such approach and, if necessary, a legislative proposal to authorize any such approach.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the proposal required under subsection (b), the Administrator shall, to ascertain the scope of Federal financial assistance required, survey the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Urban areas that did not receive grant funding under the UASI during the current fiscal year concerning covered homeland security capabilities that are at risk of being reduced or eliminated without additional Federal financial assistance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Urban areas that received grant funding under the UASI during the current fiscal year, but did not receive such funding during at least one fiscal year of the seven fiscal years immediately preceding the current fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other urban areas the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may exempt the Administrator from the requirements of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”), for purposes of carrying out subsection (c) if the Secretary determines that complying with such requirements would delay the development of the proposal required under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7102/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed as directing or authorizing the Administrator to implement the proposal required under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7103">SEC. 7103. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665l">6 U.S.C. 665l</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SCHOOL AND DAYCARE PROTECTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7103/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7103/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Homeland Security’s activities, policies, and plans to enhance the security of early childhood education programs, elementary schools, and secondary schools during the preceding year that includes information on the Department’s activities through the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7103/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on all structures or efforts within the Department intended to bolster coordination among departmental components and offices involved in carrying out paragraph (1) and, with respect to each structure or effort, specificity on which components and offices are involved and which component or office leads such structure or effort.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7103/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detailed description of the measures used to ensure privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties protections in carrying out these activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7103/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the submission of each report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a briefing regarding such report and the status of efforts to carry out plans included in such report for the preceding year.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7103/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the terms “early childhood education program”, “elementary school”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7104">SEC. 7104. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CYBERSECURITY GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7104/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grants and Cooperative Agreements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may award financial assistance in the form of grants or cooperative agreements to States, local governments, institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), nonprofit organizations, and other non-Federal entities as determined appropriate by the Director for the purpose of funding cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives to—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out the purposes of CETAP; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance CETAP to address the national shortfall of cybersecurity professionals.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7104/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7104/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7104/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information on any grants or cooperative agreements made pursuant to subsection (e), including how any such grants or cooperative agreements are being used to enhance cybersecurity education for underserved populations or communities;”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7105">SEC. 7105. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT STIPEND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7105/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101">6 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7105/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Stipends for Transnational Criminal Investigative Units.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7105/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="890C">“SEC. 890C. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s475">6 U.S.C. 475</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNITS </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall operate Transnational Criminal Investigative Units within Homeland Security Investigations.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit shall be composed of trained foreign law enforcement officials who shall collaborate with Homeland Security Investigations to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in transnational criminal activity.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vetting Requirement.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before entry into a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, and at periodic intervals while serving in such a unit, foreign law enforcement officials shall be required to pass certain security evaluations, which may include a background check, a polygraph examination, a urinalysis test, or other measures that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leahy vetting required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No member of a foreign law enforcement unit may join a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit if the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has credible information that such foreign law enforcement unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, consistent with the limitations set forth in section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Approval and concurrence.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The establishment and continued support of the Transnational Criminal Investigative Units who are assigned under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be performed with the approval of the chief of mission to the foreign country to which the personnel are assigned;</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be consistent with the duties and powers of the Secretary of State and the chief of mission for a foreign country under section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802) and section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), respectively; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not be established without the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the procedures used for vetting Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit members to include compliance with the vetting required under this subsection; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any additional measures that should be implemented to prevent personnel in vetted units from being compromised by criminal organizations.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monetary Stipend.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations is authorized to pay vetted members of a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit a monetary 
stipend in an amount associated with their duties dedicated to unit activities.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, shall provide an annual unclassified briefing to the congressional committees referred to in subsection (c)(4), which may include a classified session, if necessary, that identifies—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of vetted members of Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each country;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount paid in stipends to such members, disaggregated by country;</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant enforcement statistics, such as arrests and progress made on joint investigations, in each such country; and</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether any vetted members of the Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each country were involved in any unlawful activity, including human rights abuses or significant acts of corruption.”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7105/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890B the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 890C.</designator><label> Transnational Criminal Investigative Units.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7106" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7106">SEC. 7106. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7106/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="323">“SEC. 323. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s195i">6 U.S.C. 195i</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under section 308(c)(2), which shall be used to conduct studies, analyses, and research to assess and address domestic chemical security events.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Laboratory Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory known, as of the date of enactment of this section, as the Chemical Security Analysis Center.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Laboratory Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to the authority under section 302(4), the Chemical Security Analysis Center shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and develop approaches and mitigation strategies to domestic chemical security threats, including the development of comprehensive, research-based definable goals relating to such approaches and mitigation strategies;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide an enduring science-based chemical threat and hazard analysis capability;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide expertise regarding risk and consequence modeling, chemical sensing and detection, analytical chemistry, acute chemical toxicology, synthetic chemistry and reaction characterization, and nontraditional chemical agents and emerging chemical threats;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">staff and operate a technical assistance program that provides operational support and subject matter expertise, design and execute laboratory and field tests, and provide a comprehensive knowledge repository of chemical threat 
information that is continuously updated with data from scientific, intelligence, operational, and private sector sources;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult, as appropriate, with the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department to mitigate, prepare, and respond to threats, hazards, and risks associated with domestic chemical security events; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out such other activities authorized under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Rule.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section amends, alters, or affects—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the activities or requirements authorized to other entities within the Federal Government, including the activities and requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)), theToxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (commonly referred to as ‘Superfund’; 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stA/s7106/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 322 the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 323.</designator><label> Chemical Security Analysis Center.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strengthening DHS Management, Policymaking, and Operations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7111">SEC. 7111. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JOINT TASK FORCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s101">6 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dhs Joint Task Forces.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint task force staff.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Joint Task Force shall have a staff, composed of personnel from relevant components and offices of the Department, to assist the Director of such Joint Task Force in carrying out the mission and responsibilities of such Joint Task Force.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under paragraph (6)(F)—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of personnel of each component or office permanently assigned to each Joint Task Force; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of personnel of each component or office assigned on a temporary basis to each Joint Task Force.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">establishment</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mission; establishment</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">using leading practices in performance management and lessons learned by other law enforcement task forces and joint operations, establish—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the mission, strategic goals, and objectives of each Joint Task Force;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the criteria for terminating each Joint Task Force; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force with respect to the mission, strategic goals, and objectives established pursuant to clause (i), including—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">targets for each Joint Task Force to achieve by not later than one and three years after such establishment; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the methodology used to establish such metrics;”</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">date of the enactment of this section</quotedText>” and insert  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mission, strategic goals, objectives, and</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">metrics</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022 and annually thereafter, submit to the committees specified in subparagraph (B) a report that contains information on the progress in implementing the outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics established pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (11)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or termination</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">formation</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than seven days after establishing or terminating a Joint Task Force under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a notification regarding such establishment or termination, as the case may be. The contents of any such notification shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The criteria and conditions required to establish or terminate the Joint Task Force at issue.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The primary mission, strategic goals, objectives, and plan of operations of such Joint Task Force.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If such notification is a notification of termination, information on the effectiveness of such Joint 
Task Force as measured by the outcome-based performance metrics and other appropriate performance metrics established pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(iii).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The funding and resources required to establish or terminate such Joint Task Force.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of personnel of each component or office permanently assigned to such Joint Task Force.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of personnel of each component and office assigned on a temporary basis to such Joint Task Force.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If such notification is a notification of establishment, the anticipated costs of establishing and operating such Joint Task Force.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If such notification is a notification of termination, funding allocated in the immediately preceding fiscal year to such Joint Task Force for—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operations, notwithstanding such termination; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">activities associated with such termination.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The anticipated establishment or actual termination date of such Joint Task Force, as the case may be.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (12)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">January 31, 2018, and January 31, 2021, the Inspector General of the Department</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">one year after the date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an assessment of the effectiveness of the Secretary’s utilization of the authority provided under this section for the purposes specified in subsection (b)(2) as among the range of options available to the Secretary to conduct joint operations among departmental components and offices and</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a review of the Joint Task Forces</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reviews</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">review</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending clauses (i) and (ii) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of methodology utilized to determine whether to establish or terminate each Joint Task Force; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the effectiveness of oversight over each Joint Task Force, with specificity regarding the Secretary’s utilization of outcome-based or other appropriate performance metrics (established pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(iii)) to evaluate the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force in measuring progress with respect to the mission, strategic goals, and objectives (established pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(i)) of such Joint Task Force.”</content>
                                        </clause></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7111/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (13), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7112">SEC. 7112. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HOMELAND PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="836">“SEC. 836. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s397">6 U.S.C. 397</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RELATED TO NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered item.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered item</quotedText>’ means any of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Footwear provided as part of a uniform.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Uniforms.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Holsters and tactical pouches.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Patches, insignia, and embellishments.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear protective gear.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Body armor components intended to provide ballistic protection for an individual, consisting of 1 or more of the following:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Soft ballistic panels.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hard ballistic plates.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Concealed armor carriers worn under a uniform.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">External armor carriers worn over a uniform.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other item of clothing or protective equipment as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Frontline operational component.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">frontline operational component</quotedText>’ means any of the following entities of the Department:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Secret Service.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Transportation Security Administration.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Protective Service.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that any procurement of a covered item for a frontline operational component meets the following criteria:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent possible, not less than one-third of funds obligated in a specific fiscal year for the procurement of such covered items shall be covered items that are manufactured or supplied in the United States by entities that qualify as small business concerns, as such term is described under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</content></clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Covered items may only be supplied pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the extent that United States entities that qualify as small business concerns—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are unable to manufacture covered items in the United States; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meet the criteria identified in subparagraph (B).</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each contractor with respect to the procurement of such a covered item, including the end-item manufacturer of such a covered item—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is an entity registered with the System for Award Management (or successor system) administered by the General Services Administration; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 of the International Organization for Standardization (or successor standard) or a standard determined appropriate by the Secretary to ensure the quality of products and adherence to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each supplier of such a covered item with an insignia (such as any patch, badge, or emblem) and each supplier of such an insignia, if such covered item with such insignia or such insignia, as the case may be, is not produced, applied, or assembled in the United States, shall—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">store such covered item with such insignia or such insignia in a locked area;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">report any pilferage or theft of such covered item with such insignia or such insignia occurring at any stage before delivery of such covered item with such insignia or such insignia; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">destroy any such defective or unusable covered item with insignia or insignia in a manner established by the Secretary, and maintain records, for three years after the creation of such records, of such destruction that include the date of such destruction, a description of the covered item with insignia or insignia destroyed, the quantity of the covered item with insignia or insignia destroyed, and the method of destruction.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), the Secretary may waive a requirement in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines there is an insufficient supply of a covered item that meets such requirement.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary determines a waiver under subparagraph (A) is necessary, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives notice of such determination, which shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of the national emergency or major disaster declared by the President.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identification of the covered item for which the Secretary intends to issue the waiver.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the demand for the covered item and corresponding lack of supply from contractors able to meet the criteria described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pricing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that covered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, consistent with the procedures and guidelines specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a briefing on instances in which vendors have failed to meet deadlines for delivery of covered items and corrective actions taken by the Department in response to such instances.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section applies with respect to a contract entered into by the Department or any frontline operational component on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a study of the adequacy of uniform allowances provided to employees of frontline operational components (as such term is defined in section 836 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be informed by a Department-wide survey of employees from across the Department of Homeland Security who receive uniform allowances that seeks to ascertain what, if any, improvements could be made to the current uniform allowances and what, if any, impacts current allowances have had on employee morale and retention;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the adequacy of the most recent increase made to the uniform allowance for first year employees; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider increasing by 50 percent, at minimum, the annual allowance for all other employees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a report with recommendations on how the Department of Homeland Security could procure additional items from domestic sources and bolster the domestic supply chain for items related to national security to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the compliance of the Department of Homeland Security with the requirements under section 604 of title VI of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (6 U.S.C. 453b) to buy certain items related to national security interests from sources in the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the capacity of the Department of Homeland Security to procure the following items from domestic sources:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Personal protective equipment and other items necessary to respond to a pandemic such as that caused by COVID-19.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Helmets that provide ballistic protection and other head protection and components.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/c/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rain gear, cold weather gear, and other environmental and flame resistant clothing.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7112/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 835 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 836.</designator><label> Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7113">SEC. 7113. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s112">6 U.S.C. 112 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DAILY PUBLIC REPORT OF COVERED CONTRACT AWARDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Daily Contract Reporting Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall post, maintain, and update in accordance with paragraph (2), on a publicly available website of the Department, a daily report of all covered contract awards.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under this paragraph shall include, for each covered contract award, information relating to the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contract number, modification number, or delivery order number.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contract type.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount obligated for the award.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total contract value for the award, including all options.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The description of the purpose for the award.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of proposals or bids received.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The name and address of the vendor, and whether the vendor is a small business.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The period and primary place of performance for the award.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the award is multiyear.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/1/B/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contracting office.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make updates referred to in paragraph (1) not later than five business days after the date on which a covered contract is authorized or modified.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Undefinitized Contract Action or Definitized Amount.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a covered contract award reported under subsection (a) includes an undefinitized contract action, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">report the estimated total contract value for the award and the amount obligated upon award; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">once there is a definitized amount for the award, update the total contract value and amount obligated.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under subsection (a) shall not include covered contract awards for which synopsis was exempted under section 5.202(a)(1) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any successor thereto.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered contract award.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered contract award</quotedText>”—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means a contract action of the Department with a total contract value of not less than $4,000,000, including unexercised options; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contract awards governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modifications to a contract award that increase the total value, expand the scope of work, or extend the period of performance;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">orders placed on a multiple-award or multiple-agency contract that includes delivery or quantity terms that are indefinite;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other transaction authority agreements; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contract awards made with other than full and open competition.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitized amount.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">definitized amount</quotedText>” means the final amount of a covered contract award after agreement between the Department and the contractor at issue.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department</quotedText>” means the Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Small business.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">small business</quotedText>” means an entity that qualifies as a small business concern, as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Total contract value.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">total contract value</quotedText>” means the total amount of funds expected to be provided to the contractor at issue under the terms of the contract through the full period of performance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Undefinitized contract action.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">undefinitized contract action</quotedText>” means any contract action for which the contract terms, specifications, or price is not established prior to the start of the performance of the covered contract award.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7113/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall cease to have force or effect on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7114" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7114">SEC. 7114. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES INDUSTRY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 308 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 188) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preference for United States Industry.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Country of concern.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">country of concern</quotedText>’ means a country that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a covered nation, as such term is defined in section 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary determines is engaged in conduct that is detrimental to the national security of the United States.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonprofit organization; small business firm; subject invention.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘nonprofit organization’, ‘small business firm’, and ‘subject invention’ have the meanings given such terms in section 201 of title 35, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Manufactured substantially in the united states.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">manufactured substantially in the United States</quotedText>’ means an item is a domestic end product.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Domestic end product.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">domestic end product</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 25.003 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waivers.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (B), in individual cases, the requirements under section 204 of title 35, United States Code, may be waived by the Secretary upon a showing by the small business firm, nonprofit organization, or assignee that reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have been made to grant licenses on similar terms to potential licensees that would be likely to manufacture substantially in the United States or that under the circumstances domestic manufacture is not commercially feasible.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions on waivers granted by department.—</heading>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Before grant of waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before granting a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall comply with the procedures developed and implemented by the Department pursuant to section 70923(b)(2) of the Build America, Buy America Act (enacted as subtitle A of title IX of division G of Public Law 117-58).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on granting certain waivers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not grant a waiver under subparagraph (A) if, as a result of such waiver, products embodying the applicable subject invention, or produced through the use of the applicable subject invention, would be manufactured substantially in a country of concern.”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7115" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7115">SEC. 7115. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7115/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as amended by subtitle  
A, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="890D">“SEC. 890D. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s475a">6 U.S.C. 475a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM.</chapeau>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established in the Department a mentor-protégé program (in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) under which a mentor firm enters into an agreement with a protégé firm for the purpose of assisting the protégé firm to compete for prime contracts and subcontracts of the Department.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish criteria for mentor firms and protégé firms to be eligible to participate in the Program, including a requirement that a firm is not included on any list maintained by the Federal Government of contractors that have been suspended or debarred.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Application and Approval.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, acting through the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department, shall establish a process for submission of an application jointly by a mentor firm and the protégé firm selected by the mentor firm. The application shall include each of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the assistance to be provided by the mentor firm, including, to the extent available, the number and a brief description of each anticipated subcontract to be awarded to the protégé firm.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A schedule with milestones for achieving the assistance to be provided over the period of participation in the Program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the costs to be incurred by the mentor firm for providing assistance under the Program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Attestations that Program participants will submit to the Secretary reports at times specified by the Secretary to assist the Secretary in evaluating the protégé firm’s developmental progress.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Attestations that Program participants will inform the Secretary in the event of a change in eligibility or voluntary withdrawal from the Program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Approval.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after receipt of an application pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall notify applicants of approval or, in the case of disapproval, the process for resubmitting an application for reconsideration.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rescission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization may rescind the approval of an application under this subsection if it determines that such action is in the best interest of the Department.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Duration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A mentor firm and protégé firm approved under subsection (c) shall enter into an agreement to participate in the Program for a period of not less than 36 months.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Benefits.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A mentor firm and protégé firm that enter into an agreement under subsection (d) may receive the following Program benefits:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an award of a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive evaluation credit for participating in the Program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to an award of a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive credit for 
a protégé firm performing as a first tier subcontractor or a subcontractor at any tier in an amount equal to the total dollar value of any subcontracts awarded to such protégé firm.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A protégé firm may receive technical, managerial, financial, or any other mutually agreed upon benefit from a mentor firm, including a subcontract award.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report that—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies each agreement between a mentor firm and a protégé firm entered into under this section, including the number of protégé firm participants that are—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">small business concerns;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">qualified HUBZone small business concerns;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">small business concerns owned and controlled by women;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">historically Black colleges and universities; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">minority-serving institutions;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes the type of assistance provided by mentor firms to protégé firms;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies contracts within the Department in which a mentor firm serving as the prime contractor provided subcontracts to a protégé firm under the Program; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses the degree to which there has been—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an increase in the technical capabilities of protégé firms; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an increase in the quantity and estimated value of prime contract and subcontract awards to protégé firms for the period covered by the report.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed to limit, diminish, impair, or otherwise affect the authority of the Department to participate in any program carried out by or requiring approval of the Small Business Administration or adopt or follow any regulation or policy that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may promulgate, except that, to the extent that any provision of this section (including subsection (h)) conflicts with any other provision of law, regulation, or policy, this section shall control.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Historically black college or university.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">historically Black college or university</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">part B institution</quotedText>’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mentor firm.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mentor firm</quotedText>’ means a for-profit business concern that is not a small business concern that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the ability to assist and commits to assisting a protégé to compete for Federal prime contracts and subcontracts; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">satisfies any other requirements imposed by the Secretary.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Minority-serving institution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">minority-serving institution</quotedText>’ means an institution of higher education described in section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protégé firm.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">protégé firm</quotedText>’ means a small business concern, a historically Black college or university, or a minority-serving institution that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is eligible to enter into a prime contract or subcontract with the Department; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">satisfies any other requirements imposed by the Secretary.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Small business act definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘small business concern’, ‘small business concern owned and controlled by veterans’, ‘small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans’, ‘qualified HUBZone small business concern’, ‘and small business concern owned and controlled by women’ have the meanings given such terms, respectively, under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7115/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890C (as added by subtitle A) the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 890D.</designator><label> Mentor-protégé program.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7116">SEC. 7116. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DHS ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s451">6 U.S.C. 451 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of the Council.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Council.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Council</quotedText>” means the council established under paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department</quotedText>” means the Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Economic security.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">economic security</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 890B(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 474(c)(2)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with the mission of the Department under section 101(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111(b)), and in particular paragraph (1)(F) of such section, the Secretary shall establish a standing council of Department component heads or their designees, to carry out the duties described in paragraph (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties of the council.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to the scope of the mission of the Department as described in paragraph (2), the Council shall provide to the Secretary advice and recommendations on matters of economic security, including relating to the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Identifying concentrated risks for trade and economic security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Setting priorities for securing the trade and economic security of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coordinating Department-wide activity on trade and economic security matters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the development of the continuity of the economy plan of the President under section 9603 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 322).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Proposing statutory and regulatory changes impacting trade and economic security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chair and vice chair.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall serve as Chair of the Council; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may designate a Council member as a Vice Chair.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall meet not less frequently than quarterly, as well as—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at the call of the Chair; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at the direction of the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for four years, the Council shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the actions and activities of the Council.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistant Secretary.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistant Secretary.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Secretary, who shall assist the Secretary in carrying out the duties under paragraph (2) and the responsibilities under paragraph (3). Notwithstanding section 103(a)(1), the Assistant Secretary established under this paragraph shall be appointed by the President without the advice and consent of the Senate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the direction of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary established under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for policy formulation regarding matters relating to economic security and trade, as such matters relate to the mission and the operations of the Department.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional responsibilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to the duties specified in paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary established under paragraph (1), at the direction of the Secretary, may—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordination of supply chain policy; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessments and reports to Congress related to critical economic security domains;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with stakeholders in other Federal departments and agencies and nongovernmental entities with trade and economic security interests, authorities, and responsibilities; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">perform such additional duties as the Secretary or the Under Secretary of Strategy, Policy, and Plans may prescribe.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Critical economic security domain.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">critical economic security domain</quotedText>’ means any infrastructure, industry, technology, or intellectual property (or combination thereof) that is essential for the economic security of the United States.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Economic security.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">economic security</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 890B(c)(2).”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stB/s7116/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s349">6 U.S.C. 349 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section may be construed to affect or diminish the authority otherwise granted to any other officer of the Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enhancing Cybersecurity Training and Operations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7121">SEC. 7121. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665m">6 U.S.C. 665m</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRESIDENT’S CUP CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (in this section referred to as the “Director”) of the Department of Homeland Security is authorized to hold an annual cybersecurity competition to be known as the “Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition” (in this section referred to as the “competition”) for the purpose of identifying, challenging, and competitively awarding prizes, including cash prizes, to the United States Government’s best cybersecurity practitioners and teams across offensive and defensive cybersecurity disciplines.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To be eligible to participate in the competition, an individual shall be a Federal civilian employee or member of the uniformed services (as such term is defined in section 2101(3) of title 5, United States Code) and shall comply with any rules promulgated by the Director regarding the competition.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competition Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement with a private sector for-profit or nonprofit entity or State or local government agency to administer the competition.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competition Parameters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each competition shall incorporate the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Cybersecurity skills outlined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Framework, or any successor framework.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Individual and team events.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Categories demonstrating offensive and defensive cyber operations, such as software reverse engineering and exploitation, network operations, forensics, big data analysis, cyber 
analysis, cyber defense, cyber exploitation, secure programming, obfuscated coding, or cyber-physical systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other elements related to paragraphs (1), (2), or (3), as determined necessary by the Director.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Funds.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to further the goals and objectives of the competition, the Director may use amounts made available to the Director for the competition for reasonable expenses for the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Advertising, marketing, and promoting the competition.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Meals for participants and organizers of the competition if attendance at the meal during the competition is necessary to maintain the integrity of the competition.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Promotional items, including merchandise and apparel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with section 4503 of title 5, United States Code, necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of competition participants, including members of the uniformed services.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Monetary and nonmonetary awards for competition participants, including members of the uniformed services, subject to subsection (f).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subsection shall apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prize Limitation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Awards by the director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may make one or more awards per competition, except that the amount or value of each shall not exceed $10,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Awards by the secretary of homeland security.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Homeland Security may make one or more awards per competition, except the amount or the value of each shall not exceed $25,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regular pay.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A monetary award under this section shall be in addition to the regular pay of the recipient.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Overall yearly award limit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total amount or value of awards made under this Act during a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall annually provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes the following with respect to each competition conducted in the preceding year:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of available amounts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of authorized expenditures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information relating to participation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7121/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information relating to lessons learned, and how such lessons may be applied to improve cybersecurity operations and recruitment of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7122" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7122">SEC. 7122. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY TRAINING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7122/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2220E">“SEC. 2220E. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s665n">6 U.S.C. 665n</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY TRAINING INITIATIVE </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative (in this section referred to as the ‘Initiative’) is established within the Agency.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the Initiative is to develop and strengthen the skills of the cybersecurity workforce related to securing industrial control systems.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the Initiative, the Director shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the Initiative includes—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">virtual and in-person trainings and courses provided at no cost to participants;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">trainings and courses available at different skill levels, including introductory level courses;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">trainings and courses that cover cyber defense strategies for industrial control systems, including an understanding of the unique cyber threats facing industrial control systems and the mitigation of security vulnerabilities in industrial control systems technology; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate consideration regarding the availability of trainings and courses in different regions of the United States; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage in—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaboration with the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy in accordance with section 309;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consultation with Sector Risk Management Agencies;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as appropriate, consultation with private sector entities with relevant expertise, such as vendors of industrial control systems technologies; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult, to the maximum extent practicable, with commercial training providers and academia to minimize the potential for duplication of other training opportunities.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Initiative.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the courses provided under the Initiative.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of outreach efforts to raise awareness of the availability of such courses.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of participants in each course.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Voluntarily provided information on the demographics of participants in such courses, including by sex, race, and place of residence.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on the participation in such courses of workers from each critical infrastructure sector.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Plans for expanding access to industrial control systems education and training, including expanding access to women and underrepresented populations, and expanding access to different regions of the United States.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations regarding how to strengthen the state of industrial control systems cybersecurity education and training.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7122/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2220D the following new item:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 2220E.</designator><label> Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7123">SEC. 7123. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE REAUTHORIZATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 822 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In General</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In General; Mission</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2017 through 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the second sentence and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Institute’s mission shall be to educate, train, and equip State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges, as well as participants in the United States Secret Service’s network of cyber fraud task forces who are Federal employees, members of the uniformed services, or State, local, Tribal, or territorial employees, regarding the investigation and prevention of cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats, including through the dissemination of homeland security information, in accordance with relevant Federal law regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections.</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Curriculum.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In furtherance of subsection (a), all education and training of the Institute shall be conducted in accordance with relevant Federal law regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections. Education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall relate to the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Investigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats, including relating to instances involving illicit use of digital assets and emerging trends in cybersecurity and electronic crime.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Conducting forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, and other information systems.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prosecutorial and judicial considerations related to cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, related cybersecurity threats, and forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, and other information systems.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared with State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers and prosecutors</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats is shared with recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new sentence:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">When selecting participants for such training, the Institute shall prioritize, to the extent reasonable and practicable, providing education and training to individuals from geographically-diverse jurisdictions throughout the United States, and the Institute shall prioritize, to the extent reasonable and practicable, State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and other employees.</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">necessary to conduct cyber and electronic crime and related threat investigations and computer and mobile device forensic examinations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for investigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats, and for forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, and other information systems</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending the heading to read as follows:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cyber Fraud Task Forces</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Electronic Crime</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cyber Fraud</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">by</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7123/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsections:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the United States Secret Service may pay for all or a part of the education, training, or equipment provided by the Institute, including relating to the travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Reports to Congress.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the annual report required under section 1116 of title 31, United States Code, information regarding the activities of the Institute, including, where possible, the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of jurisdictions with recipients of the education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a) during such year.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information relating to the costs associated with that education and training.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any information regarding projected future demand for the education and training provided pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Impacts of the activities of the Institute on the capability of jurisdictions to investigate and prevent cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the nomination process for potential recipients of the information and training provided pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other issues determined relevant by the Secretary.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any information required under paragraph (1) that is submitted as part of the annual budget submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is not required to be included in the report required under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity threat.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity threat</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 U.S.C. 1501)).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incident.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">incident</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 2209(a).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information system</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 U.S.C. 1501(9))).”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7124" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7124">SEC. 7124. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7124/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the roles and responsibilities of the Department and its components relating to cyber incident response.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7124/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7124/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of how the cyber incident response plans under section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c)) are utilized in the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7124/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and its components with responsibility for, or in support of, the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident, including primary responsibility for working with impacted private sector entities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7124/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of which and how authorities of the Department and its components are utilized in the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stC/s7124/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations to provide further clarity for roles and responsibilities of the Department and its components relating to cyber incident response.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enhancing Transportation and Border Security Operations </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7131">SEC. 7131. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44901">49 U.S.C. 44901 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TSA REACHING ACROSS NATIONALITIES, SOCIETIES, AND LANGUAGES TO ADVANCE TRAVELER EDUCATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the most common languages other than English that are the primary languages of individuals that travel through or work in each major airport.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to improve—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">TSA materials to communicate information in languages identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the communication of TSA material to individuals with vision or hearing impairments or other possible barriers to understanding such material.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the TSA, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the TSA, shall take into consideration data regarding the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">International enplanements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Local populations surrounding major airports.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Languages spoken by members of Indian Tribes within each service area population in which a major airport is located.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the TSA, in consultation with the owner or operator of each major airport, shall implement such plan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a review of such implementation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Airport.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">airport</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribe</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian tribe</quotedText>” in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130), individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5131).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Major airports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">major airports</quotedText>” means Category X and Category I airports.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-traveling individual.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">non-traveling individual</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7131/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TSA material.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TSA material</quotedText>” means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press releases, social media postings, and other communications published and disseminated by the Administrator of the TSA in Category X and Category I airports for use by both traveling and non-traveling individuals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7132">SEC. 7132. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s44901">49 U.S.C. 44901 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ONE-STOP PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</quotedText>” means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TSA.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">TSA</quotedText>” means the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding 44901(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Administrator, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Secretary of State, may implement a pilot program at not more than six foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property arriving on direct flights or flight segments originating at such participating foreign airports to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening if—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the initial screening was conducted in accordance with an aviation security screening agreement described in subsection (e);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">passengers arriving from participating foreign airports are unable to access their checked baggage until the arrival at their final destination; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon arrival in the United States, passengers arriving from participating foreign airports do not come into contact with other arriving international passengers, those passengers’ property, or other persons who have not been screened or subjected to other appropriate security controls required for entry into the airport’s sterile area.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for Pilot Program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall ensure that there is no reduction in the level of security or specific TSA aviation security standards or requirements for screening passengers and their property prior to boarding an international flight bound for the United States, including specific aviation security standards and requirements regarding the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">High risk passengers and their property.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Weapons, explosives, and incendiaries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Screening passengers and property transferring at a foreign last point of departure airport from another airport 
and bound for the United States, and addressing any commingling of such passengers and property with passengers and property screened under the pilot program described in subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Insider risk at foreign last point of departure airports.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Re-screening of Checked Baggage.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (f), the Administrator may determine whether checked baggage arriving from participating foreign airports referenced in subsection (b) that screen using an explosives detection system must be re-screened in the United States by an explosives detection system before such baggage continues on any additional flight or flight segment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aviation Security Screening Agreement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An aviation security screening agreement described in this subsection is a treaty, executive agreement, or non-binding instrument entered into with a foreign country that delineates and implements security standards and protocols utilized at a foreign last point of departure airport that are determined by the Administrator—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to be comparable to those of the United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sufficiently effective to enable passengers and their accessible property to deplane into sterile areas of airports in the United States without the need for re-screening.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-delegation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to approve an aviation security screening agreement may not be delegated below the level of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Administrator.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Re-screening Requirement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Administrator determines that a foreign country participating in the aviation security screening agreement has not maintained and implemented security standards and protocols comparable to those of the United States at foreign last point of departure airports at which a pilot program has been established in accordance with this section, the Administrator shall ensure that passengers and their property arriving from such airports are re-screened in the United States, including by using explosives detection systems in accordance with section 44901(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, and implementing regulations and directives, before such passengers and their property are permitted into sterile areas of airports in the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Administrator has reasonable grounds to believe the other party to an aviation security screening agreement has not complied with such agreement, the Administrator shall request immediate consultation with such party.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Suspension or termination of agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a satisfactory resolution between TSA and a foreign country is not reached within 45 days after a consultation request under paragraph (2) or in the case of the foreign country’s continued or egregious failure to maintain the security standards and protocols described in paragraph (1), the President, or with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall suspend or terminate the aviation security screening agreement with such country, as determined appropriate by the President, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Administrator. The Administrator shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such consultation and suspension or termination, as the case may be, not later than seven days after such consultation and suspension or termination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 45 days before an aviation security screening agreement described in subsection (e) enters into force, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An aviation security threat assessment for the country in which such foreign last point of departure airport is located.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information regarding any corresponding mitigation efforts to address any security issues identified in such threat assessment, including any plans for joint covert testing.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on potential security vulnerabilities associated with commencing a pilot program at such foreign last point of departure airport pursuant to subsection (b) and mitigation plans to address such potential security vulnerabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the impacts such pilot program will have on aviation security.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the screening performed at such foreign last point of departure airport, including the feasibility of TSA personnel monitoring screening, security protocols, and standards.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information regarding identifying the entity or entities responsible for screening passengers and property at such foreign last point of departure airport.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The name of the entity or local authority and any contractor or subcontractor.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information regarding the screening requirements relating to such aviation security screening agreement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Details regarding information sharing mechanisms between the TSA and such foreign last point of departure airport, screening authority, or entity responsible for screening provided for under such aviation security screening agreement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/g/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A copy of the aviation security screening agreement, which shall identify the foreign last point of departure airport or airports at which a pilot program under this section is to be established.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certifications Relating to the Pilot Program for One-stop Security.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each aviation security screening agreement described in subsection (e), the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/h/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that such agreement satisfies all of the requirements specified in subsection (c); or</content></subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/h/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the event that one or more of such requirements are not so satisfied, a description of the unsatisfied requirement and information on what actions the Administrator will take to ensure that such remaining requirements are satisfied before such agreement enters into force.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that TSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have ensured that any necessary physical modifications or appropriate mitigations exist in the domestic one-
stop security pilot program airport prior to receiving international passengers from a last point of departure airport under the aviation security screening agreement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that a foreign last point of departure airport covered by an aviation security screening agreement has an operation to screen all checked bags as required by law, regulation, or international agreement, including the full utilization of explosives detection systems to the extent applicable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A certification that the Administrator consulted with stakeholders, including air carriers, aviation nonprofit labor organizations, airport operators, relevant interagency partners, and other stakeholders that the Administrator determines appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the implementation of the pilot program authorized under this section, including information relating to the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The impact of such program on homeland security and international aviation security, including any benefits and challenges of such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The impact of such program on passengers, airports, and air carriers, including any benefits and challenges of such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The impact and feasibility of continuing such program or expanding it into a more permanent program, including any benefits and challenges of such continuation or expansion.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to inspect persons and baggage arriving in the United States in accordance with applicable law.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7132/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program authorized under this section shall terminate on the date that is six years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7133">SEC. 7133. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO DETER VEHICULAR TERRORIST ATTACKS (DARREN DRAKE). </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to deter vehicular terrorist attacks, including engagement with the private sector and other stakeholders. Such report shall include assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The impact of such engagement on efforts to protect the United States against terrorist attacks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the Department’s engagement with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties stakeholders.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ways to improve engagement among the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other relevant stakeholders.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7133/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) may be submitted in a classified or protected format, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7134">SEC. 7134. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s257">6 U.S.C. 257 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DHS ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL DEFENSE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Counter Illicit Cross-border Tunnel Operations Strategic Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and, as appropriate, other officials of the Department of Homeland Security, shall develop a counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations strategic plan (in this section referred to as the “strategic plan”) to address the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Risk-based criteria to be used to prioritize the identification, breach, assessment, and remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Promote the use of innovative technologies to identify, breach, assess, and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels in a manner that, among other considerations, reduces the impact of such activities on surrounding communities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Processes to share relevant illicit cross-border tunnel location, operations, and technical information.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Indicators of specific types of illicit cross-border tunnels found in each U.S. Border Patrol sector identified through operations to be periodically disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol sector chiefs to educate field personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations resource needs assessment that includes consideration of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technology needs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Staffing needs, including the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/E/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A position description for counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations personnel.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/E/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any specialized skills required of such personnel.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/1/E/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of such full time personnel, disaggregated by U.S. Border Patrol sector.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress on strategic plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the development of the strategic plan, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of the strategic plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to carry out—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of the strategic plan; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7134/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remediation operations of illicit cross-border tunnels in accordance with the strategic plan to the maximum extent practicable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7135" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7135">SEC. 7135. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROVIDING TRAINING FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PERSONNEL ON THE USE OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES TO PREVENT SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO FENTANYL AND OTHER POTENTIALLY LETHAL SUBSTANCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7135/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1) of section 416(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">How to use containment devices to prevent potential synthetic opioid exposure.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7135/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Containment Devices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 416(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7135/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, Containment Devices,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Equipment</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7135/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, and containment devices</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7135/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s216">6 U.S.C. 216 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability to Other Components.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary of Homeland Secretary determines that officers, agents, other personnel, or canines of a component of the Department of Homeland Security other than U.S. Customs and Border Protection are at risk of potential synthetic opioid exposure in the course of their duties, the head of such component shall carry out the responsibilities under section 416 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216) in the same manner and to the same degree as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection carries out such responsibilities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7136">SEC. 7136. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s225">6 U.S.C. 225</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, AND RESEARCH REGARDING DRUG INTERDICTION AT AND BETWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Research on Additional Technologies to Detect Fentanyl.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall research additional technological solutions to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">target and detect illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals, including low-purity fentanyl, especially in counterfeit pressed tablets, and illicit pill press molds; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance detection of such counterfeit pressed tablets through nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other advanced screening technologies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation of Current Technologies and Strategies in Illicit Drug Interdiction and Procurement Decisions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall establish a program to collect available data and develop metrics to measure how technologies and strategies used by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other relevant Federal agencies have helped detect trafficked illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals or deter illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals from being trafficked into the United States at and between land, air, and sea ports of entry.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data and metrics program established pursuant to paragraph (1) may consider—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rate of detection of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals at land, air, and sea ports of entry;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">investigations and intelligence sharing into the origins of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals within the United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other data or metrics considered appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate and in the coordination with the officials referred to in paragraph (1), may update the data and metrics program established pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of homeland security.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall, based on the data collected and metrics developed pursuant to the program established pursuant to paragraph (1), submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examines and analyzes current technologies, including pilot technologies, deployed at land, air, and sea ports of entry to assess how well such technologies detect, deter, and address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examines and analyzes current technologies, including pilot technologies, deployed between land ports of entry to assess how well and accurately such technologies detect, deter, interdict, and address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stD/s7136/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government accountability office.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the submission of each of the first three reports required under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that evaluates and, as appropriate, makes recommendations to improve, the collection of data under the program established pursuant to paragraph (1) and metrics used in the subsequent reports required under such subparagraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Corrections, Conforming Changes, and Improvements </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7141">SEC. 7141. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(3)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">representatives from appropriate advisory committees established pursuant to section 871, including the Homeland Security Advisory Council and the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, or otherwise established, including the Aviation Security Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, United States Code; and”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">based on the risk assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">describe</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">budget plan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">resources required</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">identify</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">resources required to</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including any resources identified from redundant, wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities or capacities that may be redirected to better support other existing capabilities or capacities, as the case may be; and</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a period; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (6);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31 of the year</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">60 days after the date of the submission of the President’s budget for the fiscal year after the fiscal year</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">description of the threats to</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">risk assessment of</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, as required under subsection (b)(2)</quotedText>” before the semicolon at the end;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a description</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">budget plan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">resources required</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (F)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/iv/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a discussion</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/iv/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the status of</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (G)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/v/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the extent practicable,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a discussion</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/v/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the status of</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/v/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and risks</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to national homeland</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/v/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon at the end;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (H); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Documentation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the following documentation regarding each quadrennial homeland security review:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Records regarding the consultation carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including the following:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All written communications, including communications sent out by the Secretary and feedback submitted to the Secretary through technology, online communications tools, in-person discussions, and the interagency process.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on how feedback received by the Secretary informed each such quadrennial homeland security review.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information regarding the risk assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), including the following:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The risk model utilized to generate such risk assessment.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information, including data used in the risk model, utilized to generate such risk assessment.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sources of information, including other risk assessments, utilized to generate such risk assessment.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on assumptions, weighing factors, and subjective judgments utilized to generate such risk assessment, together with information on the rationale or basis thereof.”</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the submission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate information on the degree to which the findings and recommendations developed in the quadrennial homeland security review that is the subject of such report were integrated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans for the Department.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7141/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s347">6 U.S.C. 347 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland security review conducted after December 31, 2021.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7142" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7142">SEC. 7142. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7142/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amending the items relating to sections 435 and 436 to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 435.</designator><label> Maritime operations coordination plan.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 436.</designator><label> Maritime security capabilities assessments.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7142/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amending the item relating to section 1617 to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 1617.</designator><label> Diversified security technology industry marketplace.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7142/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amending the item relating to section 1621 to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 1621.</designator><label> Maintenance validation and oversight.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7142/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amending the item relating to section 2103 to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 2103.</designator><label> Protection and sharing of information.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7143">SEC. 7143. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CISA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Amendment Relating to DOTGOV Act of 2020.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s652">6 U.S.C. 652</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 904(b)(1) of the DOTGOV Act of 2020 (title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Homeland Security Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s652">6 U.S.C. 652 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted as part of the DOTGOV Act of 2020 (title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consolidation of Definitions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by inserting before the subtitle A heading the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2200">“SEC. 2200. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s650">6 U.S.C. 650</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS </heading>
                                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Agency</term>’ means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cloud service provider.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cloud service provider</term>’ means an entity offering products or services related to cloud computing, as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Special Publication 800-
145 and any amendatory or superseding document relating thereto.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Critical infrastructure information.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">critical infrastructure information</term>’ means information not customarily in the public domain and related to the security of critical infrastructure or protected systems—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actual, potential, or threatened interference with, attack on, compromise of, or incapacitation of critical infrastructure or protected systems by either physical or computer-based attack or other similar conduct (including the misuse of or unauthorized access to all types of communications and data transmission systems) that violates Federal, State, or local law, harms interstate commerce of the United States, or threatens public health or safety;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of any critical infrastructure or protected system to resist such interference, compromise, or incapacitation, including any planned or past assessment, projection, or estimate of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure or a protected system, including security testing, risk evaluation thereto, risk management planning, or risk audit; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any planned or past operational problem or solution regarding critical infrastructure or protected systems, including repair, recovery, reconstruction, insurance, or continuity, to the extent it is related to such interference, compromise, or incapacitation.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cyber threat indicator.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cyber threat indicator</term>’ means information that is necessary to describe or identify—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">malicious reconnaissance, including anomalous patterns of communications that appear to be transmitted for the purpose of gathering technical information related to a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a method of defeating a security control or exploitation of a security vulnerability;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a security vulnerability, including anomalous activity that appears to indicate the existence of a security vulnerability;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a method of causing a user with legitimate access to an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system to unwittingly enable the defeat of a security control or exploitation of a security vulnerability;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">malicious cyber command and control;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the actual or potential harm caused by an incident, including a description of the information exfiltrated as a result of a particular cybersecurity threat;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other attribute of a cybersecurity threat, if disclosure of such attribute is not otherwise prohibited by law; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any combination thereof.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity purpose</term>’ means the purpose of protecting an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system from a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity risk.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity risk</term>’—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means threats to and vulnerabilities of information or information systems and any related consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, modification, or destruction of such information or information systems, including such related consequences caused by an act of terrorism; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include any action that solely involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity threat.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity threat</term>’ means an action, not protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, on or through an information system that may result in an unauthorized effort to adversely impact the security, availability, confidentiality, or integrity of an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity threat</term>’ does not include any action that solely involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defensive measure.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">defensive measure</term>’ means an action, device, procedure, signature, technique, or other measure applied to an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system that detects, prevents, or mitigates a known or suspected cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">defensive measure</term>’ does not include a measure that destroys, renders unusable, provides unauthorized access to, or substantially harms an information system or information stored on, processed by, or transiting such information system not owned by—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the private entity, as defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501), operating the measure; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">another entity or Federal entity that is authorized to provide consent and has provided consent to that private entity for operation of such measure.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</term>’ means the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Homeland security enterprise.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Homeland Security Enterprise</term>’ means relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, and Tribal government officials, private sector representatives, academics, and other policy experts.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incident.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">incident</term>’ means an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information on an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an information system.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information sharing and analysis organization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organization</term>’ means any formal or informal entity or collaboration created or employed by public or private sector organizations, for purposes of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">gathering and analyzing critical infrastructure information, including information related to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in order to better understand security problems and interdependencies related to critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, and protected systems, so as to ensure the availability, integrity, and reliability thereof;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communicating or disclosing critical infrastructure information, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, to help prevent, detect, mitigate, or recover from the effects of an interference, a compromise, or an incapacitation problem related to critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, or protected systems; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">voluntarily disseminating critical infrastructure information, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, to its members, State, local, and Federal Governments, or any other entities that may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information system</term>’—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes industrial control systems, such as supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, and programmable logic controllers.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Malicious cyber command and control.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">malicious cyber command and control</term>’ means a method for unauthorized remote identification of, access to, or use of, an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">“(17) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Malicious reconnaissance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">malicious reconnaissance</term>’ a method for actively probing or passively monitoring an information system for the purpose of discerning security vulnerabilities of the information system, if such method is associated with a known or suspected cybersecurity threat.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">“(18) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Managed service provider.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">managed service provider</term>’ means an entity that delivers services, such as network, application, infrastructure, or security services, via ongoing and regular support and active administration on the premises of a customer, in the data center of the entity (such as hosting), or in a third party data center.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">“(19) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monitor.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">monitor</term>’ means to acquire, identify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">“(20) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National cybersecurity asset response activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national cybersecurity asset response activities</term>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">furnishing cybersecurity technical assistance to entities affected by cybersecurity risks to protect assets, mitigate vulnerabilities, and reduce impacts of cyber incidents;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifying other entities that may be at risk of an incident and assessing risk to the same or similar vulnerabilities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing potential cybersecurity risks to a sector or region, including potential cascading effects, and developing courses of action to mitigate such risks;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating information sharing and operational coordination with threat response; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing guidance on how best to utilize Federal resources and capabilities in a timely, effective manner to speed recovery from cybersecurity risks.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">“(21) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National security system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national security system</term>’ has the meaning given the term in section 11103 of title 40, United States Code.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">“(22) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ransomware attack.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">ransomware attack</term>’—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means an incident that includes the use or threat of use of unauthorized or malicious code on an information system, or the use or threat of use of another digital mechanism such as a denial of service attack, to interrupt or disrupt the operations of an information system or compromise the confidentiality, availability, or integrity of electronic data stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system to extort a demand for a ransom payment; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include any such event in which the demand for payment is—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not genuine; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made in good faith by an entity in response to a specific request by the owner or operator of the information system.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="23">“(23) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sector risk management agency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Sector Risk Management Agency</term>’ means a Federal department or agency, designated by law or Presidential directive, with responsibility for providing institutional knowledge and specialized expertise of a sector, as well as leading, facilitating, or supporting programs and associated activities of its designated critical infrastructure sector in the all hazards environment in coordination with the Department.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">“(24) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security control.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security control</term>’ means the management, operational, and technical controls used to protect against an unauthorized effort to adversely affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an information system or its information.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="25">“(25) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security vulnerability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security vulnerability</term>’ means any attribute of hardware, software, process, or procedure that could enable or facilitate the defeat of a security control.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="26">“(26) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sharing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sharing</term>’ (including all conjugations thereof) means providing, receiving, and disseminating (including all conjugations of each such terms).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="27">“(27) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SLTT entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SLTT entity</term>’ means a domestic government entity that is a State government, local 
government, Tribal government, territorial government, or any subdivision thereof.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="28">“(28) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Supply chain compromise.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">supply chain compromise</term>’ means an incident within the supply chain of an information system that an adversary can leverage, or does leverage, to jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits, and can occur at any point during the life cycle.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and conforming amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 320(d)(3)(C) (6 U.S.C. 195f(d)(3)(C)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2201</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending section 2201 (6 U.S.C. 651) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2201">“SEC. 2201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITION </heading>
                                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“In this subtitle, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cybersecurity Advisory Committee</quotedText>’ means the advisory committee established under section 2219(a).”</content>
                                    </section></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2202 (6 U.S.C. 652)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(in this subtitle referred to as the Agency)</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Director’)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Director</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/C/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Director</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/C/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Director</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/C/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Director</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2209 (6 U.S.C. 659)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity vulnerability</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security vulnerability</quotedText>’ in section 2200.”</content>
                                        </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Executive</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Director for Cybersecurity</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(1)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(1)(E)(ii)(II), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second subsection (p), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(p) Coordination on Cybersecurity for SLTT Entities.—</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(r) Coordination on Cybersecurity for SLTT Entities.—</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/D/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second subsection (q), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(q) Report.—</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(s) Report.—</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2210 (6 U.S.C. 660)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section—</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section, the term ‘agency information system’ means an information system used or operated by an agency or by another entity on behalf of an agency.</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information sharing and analysis organizations (as defined in section 2222(5))</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(as defined in section 2209)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(as such term is defined in section 2209)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/E/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(as such term is defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501))</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2211 (6 U.S.C. 661), by striking subsection (h);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2212 (6 U.S.C. 662), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information sharing and analysis organizations (as defined in section 2222(5))</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2213(a) (6 U.S.C. 663(a)), by striking paragraph (4); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665b)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/I/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/I/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section:</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section, the term ‘cyber defense operation’ means the defensive activities performed for a cybersecurity purpose.</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2218(c)(4)(A) (6 U.S.C. 665d(4)(A)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information sharing and analysis organizations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2220A (6 U.S.C. 665g)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/K/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/K/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), and (7); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/K/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/K/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(2)(B)(xiv)(II)(aa), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information sharing and analysis organization</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Information Sharing and Analysis Organization</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/K/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (p), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/K/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (q)(4), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2220C (6 U.S.C. 665i), by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">industrial control system</quotedText>’ means an information system used to monitor and/or control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handling, production, and distribution, including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used to monitor and/or control geographically dispersed assets, distributed control systems (DCSs), Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and programmable logic controllers that control localized processes.”</content>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2222 (6 U.S.C. 671)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/M/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Critical infrastructure information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">critical infrastructure information</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200.”</content>
                                        </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/M/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (5) and (8); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/M/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2240 (6 U.S.C. 681)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/N/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/N/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/N/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2201</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/N/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (8), and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal entity</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).”</content>
                                        </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/N/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (9) through (12), (14), (15), and (17); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/2/N/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (13), (16), (18), and (19) as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11), respectively.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of contents amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before the item relating to subtitle A of title XXII the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 2200.</designator><label> Definitions.”</label></referenceItem>
                                    </toc></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the item relating to section 2201 and insert the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 2201.</designator><label> Definition.”</label></referenceItem>
                                    </toc></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by moving the item relating to section 2220D to appear after the item relating to section 2220C.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity information sharing act of 2015 definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (4) through (7) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity purpose</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cybersecurity threat.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cybersecurity threat</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cyber threat indicator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cyber threat indicator</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defensive measure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">defensive measure</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information system</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Malicious cyber command and control.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">malicious cyber command and control</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Malicious reconnaissance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">malicious reconnaissance</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monitor.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">monitor</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraphs (16) and (17) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security control.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security control</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">“(17) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security vulnerability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security vulnerability</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Correction to the Title of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 523 (6 U.S.C. 3211)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 884(d)(4)(A)(ii) (6 U.S.C. 464(d)(4)(A)(ii)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1801(b) (6 U.S.C. 571(b)), in the second and third sentences, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and 136 STAT. 3663
Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2104(c)(2) (6 U.S.C. 624(c)(2)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2202 (6 U.S.C. 652)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security of the Department</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s655">6 U.S.C. 655</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2205, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s656">6 U.S.C. 656</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2206, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s660">6 U.S.C. 660</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2210(c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Technical and Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal cybersecurity enhancement act of 2015.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 222(4) (6 U.S.C. 1521(4)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2209</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 226(a)(2) (6 U.S.C. 1524(a)(2)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 102</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal power act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219A(a)(1) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s-1(a)(1)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Infrastructure investment and jobs act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 40124(a)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18723(a)(1)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1051)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public health service act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2811(b)(4)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10(b)(4)(D)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 228(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 149(c))</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2210(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(b))</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">William m. (mac) thornberry national defense authorization act of fiscal year 2021.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9002 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 652a) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/5/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (5);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/5/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/5/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sector risk management agency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Sector Risk Management Agency</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”</content>
                                        </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">given such term in section 2201(5) (6 U.S.C. 651(5))</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">given such term in section 2200</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2215 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2218 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665d)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National security act of 1947.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 113B(b)(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3049a(b)(4)) is amended by striking section  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2208 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 658)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6503(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3371a(a)(3)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IoT cybersecurity improvement act of 2020.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3(8) of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 278g-3a(8)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 102(17) of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501(17))</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Small business act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 21(a)(8)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(8)(B)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2209(a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/d/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 46.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 70101(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarifying and Technical Amendments to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2243(6 U.S.C. 681c), by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of Section 2245.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2245 shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and (b) as it applies to reports and information submitted under section 2242.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 2244(b)(2) (6 U.S.C. 681d(b)(2)), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">including that section 2245 shall apply to such information in the same manner and to the same extent to information submitted in response to requests under paragraph (1) as it applies to information submitted under section 2242</quotedText>”after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2242</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s650">6 U.S.C. 650 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interpretation of technical corrections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in the amendments made by subsections (a) through (d) shall be construed to alter the authorities, responsibilities, functions, or activities of any agency (as such term is defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code) or officer or employee  
of the United States on or before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXI/stE/s7143/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interpretation of references to definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any reference to a term defined in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) on the day before the date of enactment of this Act that is defined in section 2200 of that Act pursuant to the amendments made under this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to that term as defined in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXXII">TITLE LXXII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7201.</designator><label> Requirement for information sharing agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7211.</designator><label> Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Advancing American AI Act</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7221.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7222.</designator><label> Purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7223.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7224.</designator><label> Principles and policies for use of artificial intelligence in Government.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7225.</designator><label> Agency inventories and artificial intelligence use cases.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7226.</designator><label> Rapid pilot, deployment and scale of applied artificial intelligence capabilities to demonstrate modernization activities related to use cases.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7227.</designator><label> Enabling entrepreneurs and agency missions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7228.</designator><label> Intelligence community exception.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Strategic EV Management</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7231.</designator><label> Short Title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7232.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7233.</designator><label> Strategic guidance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7234.</designator><label> Study of Federal fleet vehicles.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Congressionally Mandated Reports</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7241.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7242.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7243.</designator><label> Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7244.</designator><label> Federal agency responsibilities.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7245.</designator><label> Changing or removing reports.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7246.</designator><label> Withholding of information.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7247.</designator><label> Implementation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7248.</designator><label> Determination of budgetary effects.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7201">SEC. 7201. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4112">2 U.S.C. 4112</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT FOR INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Intragovernmental Cybersecurity and Counterintelligence Information Sharing Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The legislative branch, as a separate and equal branch of the United States Government, is a target of adversary cyber actors and intelligence services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The legislative branch relies on the executive branch to provide timely and urgent tactical and operational information to ensure that Congress can protect the constitutional 
officers, personnel, and facilities of Congress and the institution of Congress more broadly.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The legislative branch currently is not receiving this information in a timely manner nor as a matter of course.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional leadership</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Majority and Minority Leader of the Senate with respect to an agreement with the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Secretary of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives with respect to an agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the terms “cybersecurity threat” and “security vulnerability” have the meanings given those terms in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 5171 of this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall designate—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an individual appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve as a single point of contact to the legislative branch on matters related to tactical and operational cybersecurity threats and security vulnerabilities; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an individual appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve as a single point of contact to the legislative branch on matters related to tactical and operational counterintelligence.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The individuals designated by the President under subparagraph (A) shall coordinate with appropriate Executive agencies (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, including the Executive Office of the President) and appropriate officers in the executive branch in entering any agreement described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information sharing agreements.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the individuals designated by the President under paragraph (1)(A) shall enter into 1 or more information sharing agreements with—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate with respect to cybersecurity information sharing, subject to the approval of congressional leadership and in consultation with the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Senate with respect to counterintelligence information sharing, subject to the approval of congressional leadership and in consultation with the chairman and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives with respect to cybersecurity information sharing, subject to the approval of the chair of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and in consultation with the ranking minority member of the committee and congressional leadership; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives with respect to counterintelligence information sharing, subject to the approval of the chair of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and in consultation with the ranking minority member of the committee and congressional leadership.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The agreements described in subparagraph (A) shall establish procedures for timely sharing of tactical and operational cybersecurity threat and security vulnerability information and planned or ongoing counterintelligence operations or targeted collection efforts with the legislative branch.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than semiannually during the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the individuals designated by the President under paragraph (1)(A) shall meet with the officers referenced in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, with respect to an agreement with the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, with respect to an agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to ensure the agreements with such officers are being implemented in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The parties to an information sharing agreement under subsection (d)(2) shall jointly develop such elements of the agreement as the parties find appropriate, which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to an agreement covered by subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) or (ii), shall, at a minimum, include the applicable elements specified in paragraph (2); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to an agreement covered by subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (iv), may include the applicable elements specified in paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The elements specified in this paragraph are—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct and timely sharing of technical indicators and contextual information on cyber threats and security vulnerabilities, and the means for such sharing;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct and timely sharing of counterintelligence threats and vulnerabilities, including trends of counterintelligence activity, and the means for such sharing;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification, by position, of the officials at the operational and tactical level responsible for daily management of the agreement;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability to seat cybersecurity personnel of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives at cybersecurity operations centers within the executive branch; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7201/e/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other elements the parties find appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7211" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7211">SEC. 7211. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t31/s719">31 U.S.C. 719 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE UNIMPLEMENTED PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7211/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to committees of Congress—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7211/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7211/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7211/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7211/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, if applicable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stA/s7211/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to require reporting relating to unimplemented priority recommendations or any other report, recommendation, information, or item relating to any element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advancing American AI Act </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7221" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7221">SEC. 7221. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s11301">40 U.S.C. 11301 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Advancing American AI Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7222" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7222">SEC. 7222. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PURPOSES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this subtitle are to—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7222/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourage agency artificial intelligence-related programs and initiatives that enhance the competitiveness of the United States and foster an approach to artificial intelligence that builds on the strengths of the United States in innovation and entrepreneurialism;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7222/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance the ability of the Federal Government to translate research advances into artificial intelligence applications to modernize systems and assist agency leaders in fulfilling their missions;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7222/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote adoption of modernized business practices and advanced technologies across the Federal Government that align with the values of the United States, including the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7222/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">test and harness applied artificial intelligence to enhance mission effectiveness, agency program integrity, and business practice efficiency.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7223">SEC. 7223. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agency</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Artificial intelligence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">artificial intelligence</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Artificial intelligence system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">artificial intelligence system</term>”—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means any data system, software, application, tool, or utility that operates in whole or in part using dynamic or static machine learning algorithms or other forms of artificial intelligence, whether—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the data system, software, application, tool, or utility is established primarily for the purpose of researching, developing, or implementing artificial intelligence technology; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">artificial intelligence capability is integrated into another system or agency business process, operational activity, or technology system; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not include any common commercial product within which artificial intelligence is embedded, such as a word processor or map navigation system.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department</term>” means the Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7223/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</term>” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7224">SEC. 7224. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN GOVERNMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall, when developing the guidance required under section 104(a) of the AI in Government Act of 2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 116-260), consider—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the considerations and recommended practices identified by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence in the report entitled “Key Considerations for the Responsible Development and Fielding of AI”, as updated in April 2021;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the principles articulated in Executive Order 13960 (85 Fed. Reg. 78939; relating to promoting the use of trustworthy artificial intelligence in Government); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the input of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Administrator of General Services;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant interagency councils, such as the Federal Privacy Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, and the Chief Data Officers Council;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other governmental and nongovernmental privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties experts;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">academia;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">industry technology and data science experts; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/a/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other individual or entity the Director determines to be appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department Policies and Processes for Procurement and Use of Artificial Intelligence-enabled Systems. </heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the participation of the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Privacy Officer, and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department and any other person determined to be relevant by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue policies and procedures for the Department related to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the acquisition and use of artificial intelligence; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">considerations for the risks and impacts related to artificial intelligence-enabled systems, including associated data of machine learning systems, to ensure that full consideration is given to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties impacts of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">security against misuse, degradation, or rending inoperable of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall report to Congress on any additional staffing or funding resources that may be required to carry out the requirements of this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspector General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department shall identify any training and investments needed to enable employees of the Office of the Inspector General to continually advance their understanding of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">artificial intelligence systems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">best practices for governance, oversight, and audits of the use of artificial intelligence systems; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the Office of the Inspector General is using artificial intelligence to enhance audit and investigative capabilities, including actions to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the integrity of audit and investigative results; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">guard against bias in the selection and conduct of audits and investigations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Artificial Intelligence Hygiene and Protection of Government Information, Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with a working group consisting of members selected by the Director from appropriate interagency councils, shall develop an initial means by which to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that contracts for the acquisition of an artificial intelligence system or service—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">align with the guidance issued to the head of each agency under section 104(a) of the AI in Government Act of 2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 116-260);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address the ownership and security of data and other information created, used, processed, stored, maintained, disseminated, disclosed, or disposed of by a contractor or subcontractor on behalf of the Federal Government; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/1/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include considerations for securing the training data, algorithms, and other components of any artificial intelligence system against misuse, unauthorized alteration, degradation, or rendering inoperable; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address any other issue or concern determined to be relevant by the Director to ensure appropriate use and protection of privacy and Government data and other information.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the considerations under paragraph (1)(A)(iv), the Director shall consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">should continuously update the means developed under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, shall update the means developed under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and thereafter on a quarterly basis until the Director first implements the means developed under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">annually thereafter on the implementation of this subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7224/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subsection shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7225">SEC. 7225. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AGENCY INVENTORIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE CASES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inventory.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and continuously thereafter for a period of 5  
years, the Director, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to be appropriate by the Director, shall require the head of each agency to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prepare and maintain an inventory of the artificial intelligence use cases of the agency, including current and planned uses;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">share agency inventories with other agencies, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law and policy, including those concerning protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other protected information; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make agency inventories available to the public, in a manner determined by the Director, and to the extent practicable and in accordance with applicable law and policy, including those concerning the protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other protected information.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Central Inventory.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director is encouraged to designate a host entity and ensure the creation and maintenance of an online public directory to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make agency artificial intelligence use case information available to the public and those wishing to do business with the Federal Government; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify common use cases across agencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sharing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sharing of agency inventories described in subsection (a)(2) may be coordinated through the Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, or other interagency bodies to improve interagency coordination and information sharing for common use cases.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7225/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department of Defense.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall apply to the Department of Defense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7226">SEC. 7226. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RAPID PILOT, DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES TO DEMONSTRATE MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO USE CASES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of Use Cases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to be appropriate by the Director, shall identify 4 new use cases for the application of artificial intelligence-enabled systems to support interagency or intra-agency modernization initiatives that require linking multiple siloed internal and external data sources, consistent with applicable laws and policies, including those relating to the protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other protected information.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the pilot program under this subsection include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enable agencies to operate across organizational boundaries, coordinating between existing established programs and silos to improve delivery of the agency mission;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to demonstrate the circumstances under which artificial intelligence can be used to modernize or assist in modernizing legacy agency systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to leverage commercially available artificial intelligence technologies that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operate in secure cloud environments that can deploy rapidly without the need to replace existing systems; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">do not require extensive staff or training to build.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deployment and pilot.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies and Federal entities, including the Administrator of General Services, the Bureau of Fiscal Service of the Department of the Treasury, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, and other officials as the Director determines to be appropriate, shall ensure the initiation of the piloting of the 4 new artificial intelligence use case applications identified under subsection (a), leveraging commercially available technologies and systems to demonstrate scalable artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to support the use cases identified under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Risk evaluation and mitigation plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of agencies to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate risks in utilizing artificial intelligence systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a risk mitigation plan to address those risks, including consideration of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the artificial intelligence system not performing as expected or as designed;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the quality and relevancy of the data resources used in the training of the algorithms used in an artificial intelligence system;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the processes for training and testing, evaluating, validating, and modifying an artificial intelligence system; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vulnerability of a utilized artificial intelligence system to unauthorized manipulation or misuse, including the use of data resources that substantially differ from the training data.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall prioritize modernization projects that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">would benefit from commercially available privacy-preserving techniques, such as use of differential privacy, federated learning, and secure multiparty computing; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise take into account considerations of civil rights and civil liberties.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Privacy protections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of agencies to use privacy-preserving techniques when feasible, such as differential privacy, federated learning, and secure multiparty computing, to mitigate any risks to individual privacy or national security created by a project or data linkage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use case modernization application areas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use case modernization application areas described in paragraph 
(2) shall include not less than 1 from each of the following categories:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Applied artificial intelligence to drive agency productivity efficiencies in predictive supply chain and logistics, such as—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">predictive food demand and optimized supply;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">predictive medical supplies and equipment demand and optimized supply; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">predictive logistics to accelerate disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Applied artificial intelligence to accelerate agency investment return and address mission-oriented challenges, such as—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">applied artificial intelligence portfolio management for agencies;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">workforce development and upskilling;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redundant and laborious analyses;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determining compliance with Government requirements, such as with Federal financial management and grants management, including implementation of chapter 64 of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in agency programs and mitigating improper payments; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/6/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outcomes measurement to measure economic and social benefits.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies and other officials as the Director determines to be appropriate, shall establish an artificial intelligence capability within each of the 4 use case pilots under this subsection that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solves data access and usability issues with automated technology and eliminates or minimizes the need for manual data cleansing and harmonization efforts;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continuously and automatically ingests data and updates domain models in near real-time to help identify new patterns and predict trends, to the extent possible, to help agency personnel to make better decisions and take faster actions;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">organizes data for meaningful data visualization and analysis so the Government has predictive transparency for situational awareness to improve use case outcomes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/7/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is rapidly configurable to support multiple applications and automatically adapts to dynamic conditions and evolving use case requirements, to the extent possible;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/7/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enables knowledge transfer and collaboration across agencies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/b/7/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preserves intellectual property rights to the data and output for benefit of the Federal Government and agencies and protects sensitive personally identifiable information.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not earlier than 270 days but not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the activities carried out under this section and results of those activities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7226/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7227">SEC. 7227. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS AND AGENCY MISSIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Innovative Commercial Items.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 880 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (41 U.S.C. 3301 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking $10,000,000” and inserting  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial product</quotedText>’—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has the meaning given the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial item</quotedText>’ in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes a commercial product or a commercial service, as defined in sections 103 and 103a, respectively, of title 41, United States Code; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">innovative</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any new technology, process, or method, including research and development; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any new application of an existing technology, process, or method.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2022</quotedText>” and insert  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2027</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DHS Other Transaction Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2017</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prototype projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may, under the authority of paragraph (1), carry out prototype projects under section 4022 of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in applying the authorities of such section 4022, the Secretary shall perform the functions of the Secretary of Defense as prescribed in such section.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2017</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2024</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 845(e)</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4022(e) of title 10, United States Code.</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial Off the Shelf Supply Chain Risk Management Tools.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The General Services Administration is encouraged to pilot commercial off the shelf supply chain risk management tools to improve the ability of the Federal Government to characterize, monitor, predict, and respond to specific supply chain threats and vulnerabilities that could inhibit future Federal acquisition operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7227/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the General Services Administration shall consult with the Federal 
Acquisition Security Council established under section 1322 of title 41, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stB/s7228" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7228">SEC. 7228. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EXCEPTION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall apply to any element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic EV Management </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7231" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7231">SEC. 7231. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s601">40 U.S.C. 601 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Strategic EV Management Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7232">SEC. 7232. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of General Services.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agency</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7232/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</term>” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7233">SEC. 7233. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGIC GUIDANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, shall coordinate with the heads of agencies to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan for Federal electric vehicle fleet battery management.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategic plan required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maximize both cost and environmental efficiencies; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">guidelines for optimal charging practices that will maximize battery longevity and prevent premature degradation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">guidelines for reusing and recycling the batteries of retired vehicles;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">guidelines for disposing electric vehicle batteries that cannot be reused or recycled; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other considerations determined appropriate by the Administrator and Director.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator, in consultation with the Director, may periodically update the strategic plan required under subsection (a) as the Administrator and Director may determine necessary based on new information relating to electric vehicle batteries that becomes available.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the strategic plan required under subsection (a) the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, may consult with appropriate entities, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Energy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">scientists who are studying electric vehicle batteries and reuse and recycling solutions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">laboratories, companies, colleges, universities, or start-ups engaged in battery use, reuse, and recycling research;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">industries interested in electric vehicle battery reuse and recycling;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">electric vehicle equipment manufacturers and recyclers; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/d/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other relevant entities, as determined by the Administrator and Director.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the strategic plan required under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7233/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the strategic plan required under subsection (a) across agencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stC/s7234" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7234">SEC. 7234. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY OF FEDERAL FLEET VEHICLES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on how the costs and benefits of operating and maintaining electric vehicles in the Federal fleet compare to the costs and benefits of operating and maintaining internal combustion engine vehicles.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressionally Mandated Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7241" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7241">SEC. 7241. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7242">SEC. 7242. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional leadership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressional leadership</term>” means the Speaker, majority leader, and minority 
leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressionally mandated report.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressionally mandated report</term>” means a report of a Federal agency that is required by statute to be submitted to either House of Congress or any committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusions.—</heading>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Patriotic and national organizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressionally mandated report</term>” does not include a report required under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspectors general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressionally mandated report</term>” does not include a report by an office of an inspector general.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National security exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">congressionally mandated report</term>” does not include a report that is required to be submitted to one or more of the following committees:</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/2/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, or the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</term>” means the Director of the Government Publishing Office.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal agency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal agency</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">federal agency</term>” under section 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does not include the Government Accountability Office or an element of the intelligence community.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Intelligence community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">intelligence community</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7242/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports online portal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reports online portal</term>” means the online portal established under section 5243(a).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7243">SEC. 7243. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement To Establish Online Portal.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish and maintain an online portal accessible by the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of congressionally mandated reports in one place.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existing functionality.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent possible, the Director shall meet the requirements under paragraph (1) by using existing online portals and functionality under the authority of the Director in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subtitle, the Director shall consult with congressional leadership, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, 
and the Librarian of Congress regarding the requirements for and maintenance of congressionally mandated reports on the reports online portal.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Content and Function.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall ensure that the reports online portal includes the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (c), with respect to each congressionally mandated report, each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A citation to the statute requiring the report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An electronic copy of the report, including any transmittal letter associated with the report, that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is based on an underlying open data standard that is maintained by a standards organization;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allows the full text of the report to be searchable; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not encumbered by any restrictions that would impede the reuse or searchability of the report.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ability to retrieve a report, to the extent practicable, through searches based on each, and any combination, of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The title of the report.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reporting Federal agency.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date of publication.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each congressional committee or subcommittee receiving the report, if applicable.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The statute requiring the report.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject tags.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A unique alphanumeric identifier for the report that is consistent across report editions.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The serial number, Superintendent of Documents number, or other identification number for the report, if applicable.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Key words.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Full text search.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/C/xi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other relevant information specified by the Director.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The date on which the report was required to be submitted, and on which the report was submitted, to the reports online portal.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, a permanent means of accessing the report electronically.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A means for bulk download of all congressionally mandated reports.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A means for downloading individual reports as the result of a search.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An electronic means for the head of each Federal agency to submit to the reports online portal each congressionally mandated report of the agency, as required by sections 5244 and 5246.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In tabular form, a list of all congressionally mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reports submitted within the required time;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reports submitted after the date on which such reports were required to be submitted; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable, reports not submitted.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Noncompliance by Federal Agencies.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports not submitted.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a Federal agency does not submit a congressionally mandated report to the Director, the Director shall to the extent practicable—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include on the reports online portal—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/c/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the information required under clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection (b)(1)(C); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/c/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the report was required to be submitted; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include the congressionally mandated report on the list described in subsection (b)(5)(C).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports not in open format.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a Federal agency submits a congressionally mandated report that does not meet the criteria described in subsection (b)(1)(B), the Director shall still include the congressionally mandated report on the reports online portal.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall ensure that information required to be published on the reports online portal under this subtitle with respect to a congressionally mandated report or information required under subsection (c) of this section is published—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 30 days after the information is received from the Federal agency involved; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of information required under subsection (c), not later than 30 days after the deadline under this subtitle for the Federal agency involved to submit information with respect to the congressionally mandated report involved.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception for Certain Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A congressionally mandated report which is required by statute to be submitted to a committee of Congress or a subcommittee thereof, including any transmittal letter associated with the report, shall not be submitted to or published on the reports online portal if the chair of a committee or subcommittee to which the report is submitted notifies the Director in writing that the report is to be withheld from submission and publication under this subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice on portal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a report is withheld from submission to or publication on the reports online portal under paragraph (1), the Director shall post on the portal—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a statement that the report is withheld at the request of a committee or subcommittee involved; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the written notification provided by the chair of the committee or subcommittee specified in paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Free Access.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may not charge a fee, require registration, or impose any other limitation in exchange for access to the reports online portal.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Upgrade Capability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The reports online portal shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7243/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The submission of a congressionally mandated report to the reports online portal pursuant to this subtitle shall not be construed to satisfy any requirement to submit the congressionally mandated report to Congress, or a committee or subcommittee thereof.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7244" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7244">SEC. 7244. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7244/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Electronic Copies of Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not earlier than 30 days or later than 60 days after the date on which a congressionally mandated report is submitted to either House of Congress or to any committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof, the head of the Federal agency submitting the congressionally mandated report shall submit to the Director the information required under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 7243(b)(1) with respect to the congressionally mandated report. Notwithstanding section 7246, nothing in this subtitle shall relieve a Federal agency of any other requirement to publish the congressionally mandated report on the online portal of the Federal agency or otherwise submit the congressionally mandated report to Congress or specific committees of Congress, or subcommittees thereof.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7244/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and periodically thereafter as appropriate, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director, shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of this subtitle as well as the requirements of section 1125(b) of title 31, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7244/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Structure of Submitted Report Data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each congressionally mandated report submitted to the Director complies with the guidance on the implementation of this subtitle issued by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7244/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Point of Contact.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of each Federal agency shall designate a point of contact for congressionally mandated reports.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7244/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement for Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall not publish any report through the reports online portal that is received from anyone other than the head of the applicable Federal agency, or an officer or employee of the Federal agency specifically designated by the head of the Federal agency.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7245">SEC. 7245. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHANGING OR REMOVING REPORTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Authority To Change or Remove Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (b), the head of the Federal agency concerned may change or remove a congressionally mandated report submitted to be published on the reports online portal only if—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the head of the Federal agency consults with each committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof to which the report is required to be submitted (or, in the case of a report which is not required to be submitted to a particular committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof, to each committee with jurisdiction over the agency, as determined by the head of the agency in consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate) prior to changing or removing the report; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a joint resolution is enacted to authorize the change in or removal of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (a), the head of the Federal agency concerned—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may make technical changes to a report submitted to or published on the reports online portal;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may remove a report from the reports online portal if the report was submitted to or published on the reports online portal in error; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7245/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may withhold information, records, or reports from publication on the reports online portal in accordance with section 5246.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7246">SEC. 7246. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require the disclosure of information, records, or reports that are exempt from public disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or that are required to be withheld under section 552a of title 5, United States Code; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">impose any affirmative duty on the Director to review congressionally mandated reports submitted for publication to the reports online portal for the purpose of identifying and redacting such information or records.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withholding of Information.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with subsection (a)(1), the head of a Federal agency may withhold from the Director, and from publication on the reports online portal, any information, records, or reports that are exempt from public disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or that are required to be withheld under section 552a of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National security.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the publication, on the reports online portal or otherwise, of any report containing information that is classified, the public release of which could have a harmful effect on national security, or that is otherwise prohibited.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Law enforcement sensitive.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the publication on the reports online portal or otherwise of any congressionally mandated report—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">containing information that is law enforcement sensitive; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that describe information security policies, procedures, or activities of the executive branch.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7246/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibility for Withholding of Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In publishing congressionally mandated reports to the reports online portal in accordance with this subtitle, the head of each Federal agency shall be responsible for withholding information pursuant to the requirements of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7247">SEC. 7247. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPLEMENTATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports Submitted to Congress.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle shall apply with respect to any congressionally mandated report which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is required by statute to be submitted to the House of Representatives, or the Speaker thereof, or the Senate, or the President or President Pro Tempore thereof, at any time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is included by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be) on the list of reports received by the House of Representatives or the Senate (as the case may be) at any time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition rule for previously submitted reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that any congressionally mandated report described in paragraph (1) which was required to be submitted to Congress  
by a statute enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act is published on the reports online portal under this subtitle.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports Submitted to Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of congressionally mandated reports which are required by statute to be submitted to a committee of Congress or a subcommittee thereof, this subtitle shall apply with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any such report which is first required to be submitted by a statute which is enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the maximum extent practical, any congressionally mandated report which was required to be submitted by a statute enacted before the date of enactment of this Act unless—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the chair of the committee, or subcommittee thereof, to which the report was required to be submitted notifies the Director in writing that the report is to be withheld from publication; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director publishes the notification on the reports online portal.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7247/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access for Congressional Leadership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any provision of this subtitle or any other provision of law, congressional leadership shall have access to any congressionally mandated report.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXII/stD/s7248" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7248">SEC. 7248. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this subtitle, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXXIII">TITLE LXXIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7301.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7302.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7303.</designator><label> Assessment of global catastrophic risk.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7304.</designator><label> Report required.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7305.</designator><label> Enhanced catastrophic incident annex.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7306.</designator><label> Validation of the strategy through an exercise.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7307.</designator><label> Recommendations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7308.</designator><label> Reporting requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7309.</designator><label> Rules of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7311.</designator><label> Short title.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7312.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7313.</designator><label> Assistance and training for communities with technological hazards and related emerging threats.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7314.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7315.</designator><label> Savings provision.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 7321.</designator><label> Crisis counseling assistance and training.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022 </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7301">SEC. 7301. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s701">6 U.S.C. 701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7302">SEC. 7302. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s821">6 U.S.C. 821</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Basic need.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">basic need</term>”—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means any good, service, or activity necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population of the United States; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">food;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">water;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shelter;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">basic communication services;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">basic sanitation and health services; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public safety.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Catastrophic incident.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">catastrophic incident</term>”—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means any natural or man-made disaster that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage, mass evacuations, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may include an incident—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with a sustained national impact over a prolonged period of time;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that may rapidly exceed resources available to State and local government and private sector authorities in the impacted area; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that may significantly interrupt governmental operations and emergency services to such an extent that national security could be threatened.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Critical infrastructure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">critical infrastructure</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Existential risk.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">existential risk</term>” means the potential for an outcome that would result in human extinction.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Global catastrophic risk.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">global catastrophic risk</term>” means the risk of events or incidents consequential enough to significantly harm or set back human civilization at the global scale.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Global catastrophic and existential threats.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">global catastrophic and existential threats</term>” means threats that with varying likelihood may produce consequences severe enough to result in systemic failure or destruction of critical infrastructure or significant harm to human civilization. Examples of global catastrophic and existential threats include severe global pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts, 
supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the climate, and intentional or accidental threats arising from the use and development of emerging technologies.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian tribal government.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribal government</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian tribal government</term>” in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Local government; state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “local government” and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National exercise program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national exercise program</term>” means activities carried out to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal and related plans and strategies as described in section 648(b) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7302/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7303">SEC. 7303. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s822">6 U.S.C. 822</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISK. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate an assessment of global catastrophic risk.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">When coordinating the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate with senior designees of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, and the Director of Science;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the United States Geological Survey;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Assistant Administrator for Water;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the National Science Foundation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Treasury;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/15" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/16" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">(16) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Transportation; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7303/b/17" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">(17) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other stakeholders the Secretary and the Administrator determine appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7304">SEC. 7304. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s823">6 U.S.C. 823</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT REQUIRED. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing a detailed assessment, based on the input and coordination required under section 7303, of global catastrophic and existential risk.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters Covered.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expert estimates of cumulative global catastrophic and existential risk in the next 30 years, including separate estimates for the likelihood of occurrence and potential consequences;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expert-informed analyses of the risk of the most concerning specific global catastrophic and existential threats, including separate estimates, where reasonably feasible and credible, of each threat for its likelihood of occurrence and its potential consequences, as well as associated uncertainties;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a comprehensive list of potential catastrophic or existential threats, including even those that may have very low likelihood;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical assessments and lay explanations of the analyzed global catastrophic and existential risks, including their qualitative character and key factors affecting their likelihood of occurrence and potential consequences;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of any factors that limit the ability of the Secretary to assess the risk both cumulatively and for particular threats, and how those limitations may be overcome through future research or with additional resources, programs, or authorities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a forecast of if and why global catastrophic and existential risk is likely to increase or decrease significantly in the next 10 years, both qualitatively and quantitatively, as well as a description of associated uncertainties;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proposals for how the Federal Government may more adequately assess global catastrophic and existential risk on an ongoing basis in future years;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for legislative actions, as appropriate, to support the evaluation and assessment of global catastrophic and existential risk; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other matters deemed appropriate by the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, and based on the input and coordination required under section 7303.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In producing the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regularly consult with experts on severe global pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts, supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the climate, and intentional or accidental threats arising from the use and development of emerging technologies; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7304/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">share information gained through the consultation required under paragraph (1) with relevant Federal partners listed in section 7303(b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7305">SEC. 7305. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s824">6 U.S.C. 824</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCED CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT ANNEX. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 7303(b), shall supplement each Federal Interagency Operational Plan to include an annex containing a strategy to ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population affected by catastrophic incidents by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing for the basic needs of the civilian population of the United States that is impacted by catastrophic incidents in the United States;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating response efforts with State, local, and Indian Tribal governments, the private sector, and nonprofit relief organizations;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting personal and local readiness and non-reliance on government relief during periods of heightened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing international partnerships with allied nations for the provision of relief services and goods.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of the Strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include a description of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions the Federal Government should take to ensure the basic needs of the civilian population of the United States in a catastrophic incident are met;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the Federal Government should coordinate with non-Federal entities to multiply resources and enhance relief capabilities, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State and local governments;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Indian Tribal governments;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State disaster relief agencies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State and local disaster relief managers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State National Guards;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">law enforcement and first response entities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nonprofit relief services;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions the Federal Government should take to enhance individual resiliency to the effects of a catastrophic incident, which actions shall include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">readiness alerts to the public during periods of elevated threat;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts to enhance domestic supply and availability of critical goods and basic necessities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information campaigns to ensure the public is aware of response plans and services that will be activated when necessary;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts the Federal Government should undertake and agreements the Federal Government should seek with international allies to enhance the readiness of the United States to provide for the general welfare;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the strategy will be implemented should multiple levels of critical infrastructure be destroyed or taken offline entirely for an extended period of time; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authorities the Federal Government should implicate in responding to a catastrophic incident.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assumptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In designing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 7303(b), shall account for certain factors to make the strategy operationally viable, including the assumption that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">multiple levels of critical infrastructure have been taken offline or destroyed by catastrophic incidents or the effects of catastrophic incidents;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">impacted sectors may include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the transportation sector;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the communication sector;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the energy sector;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the healthcare and public health sector; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the water and wastewater sector;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State, local, Indian Tribal, and territorial governments have been equally affected or made largely inoperable by catastrophic incidents or the effects of catastrophic incidents;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the emergency has exceeded the response capabilities of State, local, and Indian Tribal governments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and other relevant disaster response laws; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7305/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States military is sufficiently engaged in armed or cyber conflict with State or non-State adversaries, or is otherwise unable to augment domestic response capabilities in a significant manner due to a catastrophic incident.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7306" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7306">SEC. 7306. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">VALIDATION OF THE STRATEGY THROUGH AN EXERCISE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the addition of the annex required under section 7305, the Administrator shall lead an exercise as part of the national exercise program to test and enhance the operationalization of the strategy required under section 7305.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7307" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7307">SEC. 7307. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RECOMMENDATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7307/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 7303(b) of this title, shall provide recommendations to Congress for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7307/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions that should be taken to prepare the United States to implement the strategy required under section 7305, increase readiness, and address preparedness gaps for responding to the impacts of catastrophic incidents on citizens of the United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7307/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional authorities that should be considered for Federal agencies to more effectively implement the strategy required under section 7305.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7307/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion in Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may include the recommendations required under subsection (a) in a report submitted under section 7308.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7308" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7308">SEC. 7308. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator leads the exercise under section 7306, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7308/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the efforts of the Secretary and the Administrator to develop and update the strategy required under section 7305; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7308/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an after-action report following the conduct of the exercise described in section 7306.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7309" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7309">SEC. 7309. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s825">6 U.S.C. 825</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7309/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to supersede the civilian emergency management authority of the Administrator under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (6 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stA/s7309/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as providing new authority to the Secretary, except to coordinate and facilitate the development of the assessments and reports required pursuant to this subtitle.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7311" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7311">SEC. 7311. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subtitle may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7312">SEC. 7312. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5136a">42 U.S.C. 5136a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian tribal government.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribal government</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian tribal government</term>” in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Local government; state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “local government” and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technological hazard and related emerging threat.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">technological hazard and related emerging threat</term>”—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means a hazard that involves materials created by humans that pose a unique hazard to the general public and environment and which may result from—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an accident;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an emergency caused by another hazard; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/4/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intentional use of the hazardous materials; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7312/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes a chemical, radiological, biological, and nuclear hazard.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7313">SEC. 7313. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5136a">42 U.S.C. 5136a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES WITH TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RELATED EMERGING THREATS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall maintain the capacity to provide States, local, and Indian Tribal governments with technological hazards and related emerging threats technical assistance, training, and other preparedness programming to build community resilience to technological hazards and related emerging threats.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall carry out subsection (a) in accordance with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment and Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use any available and appropriate multi-hazard risk assessment and mapping tools and capabilities to identify the communities that have the highest risk of and vulnerability to a technological hazard in each State; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure each State and Indian Tribal government is aware of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the communities identified under paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the availability of programming under this section for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technological hazards and related emerging threats preparedness; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">building community capability.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report relating to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions taken to implement this section; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technological hazards and related emerging threats preparedness programming provided under this section during the 1-year period preceding the date of submission of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Homeland Security may seek continuing input relating to technological hazards and related emerging threats preparedness needs by consulting State, Tribal, territorial, and local emergency services organizations and private sector stakeholders.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy relating to technological hazard preparedness and training for a hazard that could result from activities or facilities authorized or licensed by the Department of Energy.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7313/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-duplication of Effort.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out activities under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that such activities do not unnecessarily duplicate efforts of other Federal departments or agencies, including programs within the Department of Health and Human Services.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7314" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7314">SEC. 7314. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7315" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7315">SEC. 7315. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5136a">42 U.S.C. 5136a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SAVINGS PROVISION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subtitle shall diminish or divert resources from—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7315/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the full completion of federally-led chemical surety material storage missions or chemical demilitarization missions that are underway as of the date of enactment of this Act; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stB/s7315/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any transitional activities or other community assistance incidental to the completion of the missions described in paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stC/s7321" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7321">SEC. 7321. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stC/s7321/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Emergency Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 502(a)(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and section 416</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 408</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dG/tLXXIII/stC/s7321/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s5192">42 U.S.C. 5192 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">DIVISION H—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WATER RESOURCES </heading>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXXXI">TITLE LXXXI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2022 </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/s8001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8001">SEC. 8001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/s8001/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Water Resources Development Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/s8001/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for this title is as follows:<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8001.</designator><label> Short title; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8002.</designator><label> Secretary defined.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>General Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8101.</designator><label> Federal breakwaters and jetties.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8102.</designator><label> Emergency response to natural disasters.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8103.</designator><label> Shoreline and riverbank protection and restoration mission.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8104.</designator><label> Floodplain management services.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8105.</designator><label> Public recreational amenities in ecosystem restoration projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8106.</designator><label> Scope of feasibility studies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8107.</designator><label> Water supply conservation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8108.</designator><label> Managed aquifer recharge study and working group.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8109.</designator><label> Updates to certain water control manuals.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8110.</designator><label> National coastal mapping study.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8111.</designator><label> Tribal partnership program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8112.</designator><label> Tribal Liaison.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8113.</designator><label> Tribal assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8114.</designator><label> Cost sharing provisions for the territories and Indian Tribes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8115.</designator><label> Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8116.</designator><label> Workforce planning.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8117.</designator><label> Corps of Engineers support for underserved communities; outreach.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8118.</designator><label> Pilot programs for certain communities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8119.</designator><label> Technical assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8120.</designator><label> Technical assistance for levee inspections.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8121.</designator><label> Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8122.</designator><label> National low-head dam inventory.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8123.</designator><label> Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8124.</designator><label> Reserve component training at water resources development projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8125.</designator><label> Payment of pay and allowances of certain officers from appropriation for improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8126.</designator><label> Maintenance dredging permits.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8127.</designator><label> Environmental dredging.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8128.</designator><label> Assessment of regional confined aquatic disposal facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8129.</designator><label> Studies for periodic nourishment.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8130.</designator><label> Beneficial use of dredged material; management plans.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8131.</designator><label> Criteria for funding operation and maintenance of small, remote, and subsistence harbors.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8132.</designator><label> Additional projects for underserved community harbors.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8133.</designator><label> Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8134.</designator><label> NEPA reporting.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8135.</designator><label> Funding to process permits.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8136.</designator><label> Lease durations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8137.</designator><label> Reforestation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8138.</designator><label> Emergency streambank and shoreline protection.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8139.</designator><label> Lease deviations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8140.</designator><label> Policy and technical standards.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8141.</designator><label> Corps records relating to harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8142.</designator><label> Forecasting models for the Great Lakes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8143.</designator><label> Monitoring and assessment program for saline lakes in the Great Basin.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8144.</designator><label> Chattahoochee River program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8145.</designator><label> Lower Mississippi River Basin demonstration program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8146.</designator><label> Washington Aqueduct.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8147.</designator><label> Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8148.</designator><label> Advance payment in lieu of reimbursement for certain Federal costs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8149.</designator><label> Use of other Federal funds.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8150.</designator><label> Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8151.</designator><label> Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation of certain public recreation facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8152.</designator><label> Rehabilitation of pump stations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8153.</designator><label> Report to Congress on Corps of Engineers reservoirs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8154.</designator><label> Temporary relocation assistance pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8155.</designator><label> Continuation of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8156.</designator><label> Federal interest determination.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8157.</designator><label> Inland waterway projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8158.</designator><label> Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8159.</designator><label> Support of Army civil works missions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8160.</designator><label> Civil works research and development.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8161.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on operations and maintenance of recreation sites.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8162.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to post-disaster repairs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Studies and Reports</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8201.</designator><label> Authorization of proposed feasibility studies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8202.</designator><label> Expedited completion.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8203.</designator><label> Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8204.</designator><label> Corps of Engineers reservoir sedimentation assessment.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8205.</designator><label> Report and recommendations on dredge capacity.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8206.</designator><label> Assessment of impacts from changing operation and maintenance responsibilities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8207.</designator><label> Maintenance dredging data.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8208.</designator><label> Western infrastructure study.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8209.</designator><label> Recreation and economic development at Corps facilities in Appalachia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8210.</designator><label> Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8211.</designator><label> Report on Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8212.</designator><label> Disposition study on Salinas Dam and Reservoir, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8213.</designator><label> Excess lands report for Whittier Narrows Dam, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8214.</designator><label> Comprehensive central and southern Florida study.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8215.</designator><label> Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8216.</designator><label> Study on shellfish habitat and seagrass, Florida Central Gulf Coast.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8217.</designator><label> Report on South Florida ecosystem restoration plan implementation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8218.</designator><label> Great Lakes recreational boating.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8219.</designator><label> Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8220.</designator><label> Disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8221.</designator><label> Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8222.</designator><label> Sabine-Neches waterway navigation improvement project, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8223.</designator><label> Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8224.</designator><label> Coastal Virginia, Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8225.</designator><label> West Virginia hydropower.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8226.</designator><label> Electronic preparation and submission of applications.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8227.</designator><label> Investments for recreation areas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8228.</designator><label> Automated fee machines.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8229.</designator><label> Review of recreational hazards.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8230.</designator><label> Assessment of coastal flooding mitigation modeling and testing capacity.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8231.</designator><label> Report on socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8232.</designator><label> Report on solar energy opportunities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8233.</designator><label> Report to Congress on economic valuation of preservation of open space, recreational areas, and habitat associated with project lands.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8234.</designator><label> Report on corrosion prevention activities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8235.</designator><label> Report to Congress on easements related to water resources development projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8236.</designator><label> GAO studies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8237.</designator><label> Assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Deauthorizations and Modifications</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8301.</designator><label> Deauthorization of inactive projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8302.</designator><label> Watershed and river basin assessments.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8303.</designator><label> Forecast-informed reservoir operations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8304.</designator><label> Lakes program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8305.</designator><label> Invasive species.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8306.</designator><label> Maintenance of navigation channels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8307.</designator><label> Project reauthorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8308.</designator><label> Special rule for certain beach nourishment projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8309.</designator><label> Columbia River Basin.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8310.</designator><label> Evaluation of hydrologic changes in Souris River Basin.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8311.</designator><label> Acequias irrigation systems.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8312.</designator><label> Port of Nome, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8313.</designator><label> St. George, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8314.</designator><label> Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8315.</designator><label> Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8316.</designator><label> St. Francis Lake Control Structure.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8317.</designator><label> South Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8318.</designator><label> Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge, Alameda, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8319.</designator><label> Los Angeles County, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8320.</designator><label> Deauthorization of designated portions of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8321.</designator><label> Murrieta Creek, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8322.</designator><label> Sacramento River Basin, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8323.</designator><label> San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8324.</designator><label> Additional assistance for Eastern Santa Clara Basin, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8325.</designator><label> San Francisco Bay, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8326.</designator><label> South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8327.</designator><label> Delaware shore protection and restoration.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8328.</designator><label> St. Johns River Basin, Central and Southern Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8329.</designator><label> Little Pass, Clearwater Bay, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8330.</designator><label> Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8331.</designator><label> Palm Beach Harbor, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8332.</designator><label> Port Everglades, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8333.</designator><label> South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8334.</designator><label> New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8335.</designator><label> Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8336.</designator><label> Chicago shoreline protection.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8337.</designator><label> Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8338.</designator><label> Southeast Des Moines, Southwest Pleasant Hill, Iowa.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8339.</designator><label> City of El Dorado, Kansas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8340.</designator><label> Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8341.</designator><label> Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8342.</designator><label> Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8343.</designator><label> Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8344.</designator><label> Upper Mississippi River protection.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8345.</designator><label> Upper Mississippi River restoration program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8346.</designator><label> Water level management on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8347.</designator><label> Mississippi Delta Headwaters, Mississippi.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8348.</designator><label> Sense of Congress relating to Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8349.</designator><label> Argentine, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jersey Creek, and North Kansas Levees units, Missouri River and tributaries at Kansas Cities, Missouri and Kansas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8350.</designator><label> Lower Missouri River streambank erosion control evaluation and demonstration projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8351.</designator><label> Missouri River interception-rearing complexes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8352.</designator><label> Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8353.</designator><label> Northern Missouri.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8354.</designator><label> Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8355.</designator><label> Middle Rio Grande flood protection, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8356.</designator><label> Ecosystem restoration, Hudson-Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8357.</designator><label> Arkansas River corridor, Oklahoma.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8358.</designator><label> Copan Lake, Oklahoma.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8359.</designator><label> Southwestern Oregon.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8360.</designator><label> Yaquina River, Oregon.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8361.</designator><label> Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8362.</designator><label> Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8363.</designator><label> Colleton County, South Carolina.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8364.</designator><label> Ensley levee, Tennessee.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8365.</designator><label> Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8366.</designator><label> Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8367.</designator><label> North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8368.</designator><label> Nueces County, Texas.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8369.</designator><label> Lake Champlain Canal, Vermont and New York.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8370.</designator><label> Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8371.</designator><label> Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration, Washington.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8372.</designator><label> Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8373.</designator><label> Northern West Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8374.</designator><label> Southern West Virginia.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8375.</designator><label> Environmental infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8376.</designator><label> Additional assistance for critical projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8377.</designator><label> Conveyances.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8378.</designator><label> Land transfer and trust land for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8379.</designator><label> John P. Murtha Locks and Dam.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8380.</designator><label> Treatment of certain benefits and costs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8381.</designator><label> Debris removal.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8382.</designator><label> General reauthorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8383.</designator><label> Transfer of excess credit.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8384.</designator><label> Treatment of credit between projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8385.</designator><label> Non-Federal payment flexibility.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8386.</designator><label> Coastal community flood control and other purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8387.</designator><label> National levee safety program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8388.</designator><label> Surplus water contracts and water storage agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8389.</designator><label> Water supply storage repair, rehabilitation, and replacement costs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8390.</designator><label> Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8391.</designator><label> Asian carp prevention and control pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8392.</designator><label> Enhanced development program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8393.</designator><label> Recreational opportunities at certain projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8394.</designator><label> Federal assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8395.</designator><label> Mississippi River mat sinking unit.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8396.</designator><label> Sense of Congress on lease agreement.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8397.</designator><label> Expedited completion of projects and studies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Water Resources Infrastructure</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8401.</designator><label> Project authorizations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8402.</designator><label> Special rules.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8403.</designator><label> Facility investment.</label></referenceItem></toc></content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/s8002" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8002">SEC. 8002. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECRETARY DEFINED. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this title, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of the Army.</content>
                </section>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Provisions </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8101">SEC. 8101. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2351b">33 U.S.C. 2351b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out repair or maintenance activity of a Federal jetty, pile dike, or breakwater associated with an authorized navigation project, the Secretary shall, notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the jetty, pile dike, or breakwater, ensure that such repair or maintenance activity is sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of such project, including ensuring that any harbor or inland harbor associated with the project is protected from projected changes in wave action or height (including changes that result from relative sea level change over the useful life of the project).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classification of Activity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not classify any repair or maintenance activity of a Federal jetty, pile dike, or breakwater carried out under subsection (a) as major rehabilitation of such jetty, pile dike, or breakwater—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">projected changes in wave action or height, including changes that result from relative sea level change, will diminish the functionality of the jetty, pile dike, or breakwater to meet the authorized purpose of the project; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such repair or maintenance activity is necessary to restore such functionality; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Secretary has not carried out regular and routine Federal maintenance activity at the jetty, pile dike, or breakwater and—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the structural integrity of the jetty, pile dike, or breakwater is degraded as a result of a lack of such regular and routine Federal maintenance activity; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8101/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the pile dike has disconnected from an authorized navigation project as a result of a lack of such regular and routine Federal maintenance activity.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8102">SEC. 8102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8102/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in the repair and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">non-Federal sponsor.</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in the repair and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature to the pre-storm level of protection, to the design level of protection, or, notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the structure or project, to a level sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of such structure or project, whichever provides greater protection, when, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, such repair and restoration is warranted for the adequate functioning of the structure or project for hurricane or shore protection, including to ensure the structure or project is functioning adequately to protect against projected changes in wave action or height or storm surge (including changes that result from relative sea level change over the useful life of the structure or project), subject to the condition that the Chief of Engineers may, if requested by the non-Federal sponsor, include modifications to the structure or project (including the addition of new project features) to address major deficiencies, increase resilience, increase benefits from the reduction of damages from inundation, wave action, or 136 STAT. 3696
erosion, or implement nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restoration of the structure.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8102/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great Lakes Advance Measures Assistance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8102/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not deny a request from the Governor of a Great Lakes State to provide advance measures assistance pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) to reduce the risk of damage from rising water levels in the Great Lakes solely on the basis that the damage is caused by erosion.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8102/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance provided by the Secretary pursuant to a request described in paragraph (1) shall be at Federal expense if the assistance is for the construction of advance measures to a temporary construction standard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8102/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great lakes state defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Great Lakes State</quotedText>” means the State of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8103">SEC. 8103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORELINE AND RIVERBANK PROTECTION AND RESTORATION MISSION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 212 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood mitigation and riverine restoration program</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shoreline and riverine protection and restoration</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out studies and projects to—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce flood and hurricane and storm damage hazards; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">restore the natural functions and values of rivers and shorelines throughout the United States.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out studies to identify appropriate measures for—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the reduction of flood and hurricane and storm damage hazards, including measures for erosion mitigation and bank stabilization; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the conservation and restoration of the natural functions and values of rivers and shorelines.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (f)(2), in carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may design and implement projects described in subsection (a).”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood damages</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood and hurricane and storm damages, including the use of natural features or nature-based features</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/3/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and hurricane and storm</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/3/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, shoreline,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">riverine</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/3/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and coastal barriers</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">floodplains</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, except that the first $200,000 of the costs of a study conducted under this section shall be at Federal expense</quotedText>” before the period;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood control</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Design and construction of a project under this section that includes a nonstructural measure, a natural feature or nature-based feature, or an environmental restoration measure, shall be subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), except that the non-Federal share of the cost to design and construct such a project benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas) shall be 10 percent.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or hurricane and storm damage reduction</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood control</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or hurricane and storm damage reduction</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood control</quotedText>” ; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/4/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 103(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(a))</quotedText>”and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), except that the non-Federal share of the cost to design and construct such a project benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas) shall be 10 percent</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Justification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any requirement for economic justification established under section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962-2), the Secretary may implement a project under this section if the Secretary determines that the project—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will significantly reduce potential flood, hurricane and storm, or erosion damages;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will improve the quality of the environment; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is justified considering all costs and beneficial outputs of the project.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Priority Areas</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Areas for Examination</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (33) as subparagraphs (A) through (GG), respectively, and adjusting the margins appropriately;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In carrying out</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects for the following locations:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Delaware beaches and watersheds, Delaware.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Great Lakes Shores and Watersheds.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Oregon Coastal Area and Willamette River basin, Oregon.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upper Missouri River Basin.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ohio River Tributaries and their watersheds, West Virginia.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chesapeake Bay watershed and Maryland beaches, Maryland.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">City of Southport, North Carolina.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maumee River, Ohio.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, California.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">“(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Kentucky River and its tributaries and watersheds.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (f), (g), and (i);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (f);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects requiring specific authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Economically disadvantaged community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">economically disadvantaged community</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Natural feature; nature-based feature.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘natural feature’ and ‘nature-based feature’ have the meanings given those terms in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)).”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8103/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 269) is amended by striking the item relating to section 212 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 212.</designator><label> Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8104">SEC. 8104. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Sec. 206. (a) In recognition</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="206">“SEC. 206. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INFORMATION ON FLOODS AND FLOOD DAMAGE </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compilation and Dissemination.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In recognition”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Surveys and guides</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Surveys and guides.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Surveys and guides”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">identification of areas subject to floods due to accumulated snags and other debris,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">inundation by floods of various magnitudes and frequencies,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification of assistance.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, in providing assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall identify and communicate to States and non-Federal interests specific opportunities to partner with the Corps of Engineers to address flood hazards.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this paragraph with activities described in section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8104/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (c) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Institutions of Higher Education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 4141 of title 10, United States Code, in carrying out this section, the Secretary may work with an institution of higher education, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8105">SEC. 8105. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2330d">33 U.S.C. 2330d</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AMENITIES IN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary is authorized to study the incorporation of public recreational amenities, including facilities for hiking, biking, walking, and waterborne recreation, into a project for ecosystem restoration, including a project carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), if the incorporation of such amenities would be consistent with the ecosystem restoration purposes of the project.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8106">SEC. 8106. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s22282g">33 U.S.C. 22282g</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SCOPE OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flood Risk Management or Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out a feasibility study for a project for flood risk management or hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary, at the request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alternatives to maximize the net benefits from the reduction of the comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope of the study from the isolated and compound effects of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a riverine discharge of any magnitude or frequency;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inundation, wave attack, and erosion coinciding with a hurricane or coastal storm;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">flooding associated with tidally influenced portions of rivers, bays, and estuaries that are hydrologically connected to the coastal water body;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a rainfall event of any magnitude or frequency;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a tide of any magnitude or frequency;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seasonal variation in water levels;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">groundwater emergence;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sea level rise;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subsidence; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other driver of flood risk affecting the area within the geographic scope of the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Risk Reduction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out a feasibility study for any purpose, 
the Secretary, at the request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alternatives—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to maximize combined net benefits for the primary purpose of the study and for the purposes of water supply or water conservation (including the use of water supply conservation measures described in section 1116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1639)); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to include 1 or more measures for the purposes of water supply or water conservation if the Secretary determines that such measures may reduce potential adverse impacts of extreme weather events, including drought, on water resources within the geographic scope of the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8106/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Sharing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All costs to carry out a feasibility study in accordance with this section shall be shared in accordance with the cost share requirements otherwise applicable to the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8107" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8107">SEC. 8107. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1962d-5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WATER SUPPLY CONSERVATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1639) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8107/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during the 1-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for any portion of any 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive years during the 10-year period preceding a request from a non-Federal interest for assistance under this section</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8107/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(4), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including measures utilizing a natural feature or nature-based feature (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a)) to reduce drought risk</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water supply</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8108">SEC. 8108. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2357">33 U.S.C. 2357</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE STUDY AND WORKING GROUP. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, in consultation with applicable non-Federal interests, conduct a national assessment of carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects to address drought, water resiliency, and aquifer depletion at authorized water resources development projects.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess and identify opportunities to support non-Federal interests, including Tribal communities, in carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess preliminarily local hydrogeologic conditions relevant to carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the heads of other Federal agencies, States, regional governmental agencies, units of local government, experts in managed aquifer recharge, and Tribes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility Studies.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out feasibility studies, at the request of a non-Federal interest, of managed aquifer recharge projects in areas that are experiencing, or have recently experienced, prolonged drought conditions, aquifer depletion, or water supply scarcity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 feasibility studies under this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use information gathered from the assessment conducted under subsection (a) in identifying and selecting feasibility studies to carry out under this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of a feasibility study carried out under this subsection shall be 90 percent.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Working Group.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a managed aquifer recharge working group made up of subject matter experts within the Corps of Engineers and relevant non-Federal stakeholders.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing the working group under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that members of the working group have expertise working with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">projects providing water supply storage to meet regional water supply demand, particularly in regions experiencing drought;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the protection of groundwater supply, including promoting infiltration and increased recharge in groundwater basins, and groundwater quality;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">aquifer storage, recharge, and recovery wells;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">dams that provide recharge enhancement benefits;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">groundwater hydrology;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conjunctive use water systems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">agricultural water resources, including the use of aquifers for irrigation purposes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group established under this subsection shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advise the Secretary regarding the development and execution of the assessment under subsection (a) and any feasibility studies under subsection (b);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist Corps of Engineers offices at the headquarter, division, and district levels with raising awareness of non-Federal interests of the potential benefits of carrying out managed aquifer recharge projects; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist with the development of the report required to be submitted under subsection (d).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on managed aquifer recharge that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a) and any feasibility studies carried out under subsection (b), including data collected under such assessment and studies and any recommendations on managed aquifer recharge opportunities for non-Federal interests, States, local governments, and Tribes;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a status update on the implementation of the recommendations included in the report of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources entitled “Managed Aquifer Recharge and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience”, published in April 2020 (2020-WP-01); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the benefits of creating a new or modifying an existing planning center of expertise for managed aquifer recharge, and identify potential locations for such a center of expertise, if feasible.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section affects the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a managed aquifer recharge project under section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) or any other provision of law.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Managed aquifer recharge.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">managed aquifer recharge</quotedText>” means the intentional banking and treatment of water in aquifers for storage and future use.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8108/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Managed aquifer recharge project.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">managed aquifer recharge project</quotedText>” means a project to incorporate managed aquifer recharge features into a water resources development project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8109" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8109">SEC. 8109. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANUALS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">On request of the Governor of a State for which the Governor declared a statewide drought disaster in 2021, the Secretary is authorized to update water control manuals for water resources development projects under the authority of the Secretary in the State, with priority given to those projects that include water supply or water conservation as an authorized purpose or that incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations into such manuals.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8110">SEC. 8110. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING STUDY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, is authorized to carry out a study of coastal geographic land changes, with recurring national coastal mapping technology, along the coastal zone of the United States to support Corps of Engineers missions.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">new or advanced geospatial information and remote sensing tools for coastal mapping;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">best practices for coastal change mapping; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">how to most effectively—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collect and analyze such advanced geospatial information;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disseminate such geospatial information to relevant offices of the Corps of Engineers, other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, and local governments; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make such geospatial information available to other stakeholders.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Demonstration Project.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a demonstration project in the coastal region covering the North Carolina coastal waters, connected bays, estuaries, rivers, streams, and creeks, to their tidally influenced extent inland.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the demonstration project, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and study potential hazards, such as debris, sedimentation, dredging effects, and flood areas;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify best practices described in subsection (b)(2), including best practices relating to geographical coverage and frequency of mapping;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate and demonstrate relevant mapping technologies to identify which are the most effective for regional mapping of the transitional areas between the open coast and inland waters; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">demonstrate remote sensing tools for coastal mapping.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal and State agencies that are responsible for authoritative data and academic institutions and other entities with relevant expertise.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Panel.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish a panel of senior leaders from the Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies that are stakeholders in the coastal mapping program carried out through the Engineer Research and Development Center.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The panel established under this subsection shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate the collection of data under the study carried out under this section;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate the use of geospatial information and remote sensing tools, and the application of the best practices identified under the study, by Federal agencies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify technical topics and challenges that require multiagency collaborative research and development.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Existing Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider any relevant information developed under section 516(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the study carried out under this section; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any geographical areas recommended for additional study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8110/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8111">SEC. 8111. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(25 U.S.C. 450b)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(25 U.S.C. 5304)</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">hurricane and storm</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">including erosion control,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reduction,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical assistance to an Indian tribe, including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assistance for planning to ameliorate flood hazards, to avoid repetitive flood impacts, to anticipate, prepare, and adapt to changing hydrological and climatic conditions and extreme weather events, and to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruption due to flood hazards; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provision of, and integration into planning of, hydrologic, economic, and environmental data and analyses; and”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The first $200,000 of the costs of a study under this section shall be at Federal expense.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$18,500,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$26,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$18,500,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$26,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project justification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any requirement for economic justification established under section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962-2), the Secretary may implement a project (other than a project for ecosystem restoration) under this section if the Secretary determines that the project will—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">significantly reduce potential flood or hurricane and storm damage hazards (which may be limited to hazards that may be addressed by measures for erosion mitigation or bank stabilization);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the quality of the environment;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce risks to life safety associated with the hazards described in subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve the long-term viability of the community.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5)(B)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">non-Federal</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">50 percent</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">100 percent</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of activities described in subsection (b)(2)(C) shall be 100 percent.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8111/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2033</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8112">SEC. 8112. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2281a">33 U.S.C. 2281a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRIBAL LIAISON. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the District Commander for each Corps of Engineers district that contains a Tribal community shall have on staff a Tribal Liaison.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Tribal Liaison shall make recommendations to the applicable District Commander regarding, and be responsible for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">removing barriers to access to, and participation in, Corps of Engineers programs for Tribal communities, including by improving implementation of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m));</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving outreach to, and engagement with, Tribal communities about relevant Corps of Engineers programs and services;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifying and engaging with Tribal communities suffering from water resources challenges;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving, expanding, and facilitating government-to-government consultation between Tribal communities and the Corps of Engineers;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinating and implementing all relevant Tribal consultation policies and associated guidelines, including the requirements of section 112 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2356);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training and tools to facilitate the ability of Corps of Engineers staff to effectively engage with Tribal communities in a culturally competent manner, especially in regards to lands of ancestral, historic, or cultural significance to a Tribal community, including burial sites; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other issues identified by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Uniformity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize guidelines for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a position description for Tribal Liaisons; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">required qualifications for Tribal Liaisons, including experience and expertise relating to Tribal communities and water resource issues.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funding for the position of Tribal Liaison shall be allocated from the budget line item provided for the expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program, and filling the position shall not be dependent on any increase in this budget line item.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribal community</quotedText>” means a community of people who are recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal liaison.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribal Liaison</quotedText>” means a permanent employee of a Corps of Engineers district whose primary responsibilities are to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serve as a direct line of communication between the District Commander and the Tribal communities within the boundaries of the Corps of Engineers district; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8112/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure consistency in government-to-government relations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8113">SEC. 8113. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRIBAL ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarification of Existing Authority.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, shall revise and carry out  
the village development plan for The Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, as authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (chapter 188, 64 Stat. 179), to comprehensively address adverse impacts to Indian villages, housing sites, and related structures as a result of the construction of The Dalles Dam, Bonneville Dam, McNary Dam, and John Day Dam, Washington and Oregon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Examination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before carrying out the requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct an examination and assessment of the extent to which Indian villages, housing sites, and related structures were displaced or destroyed by the construction of the following projects:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon, as authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1038) and the first section and section 2(a) of the Act of August 20, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 832, 832a(a)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">McNary Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 22).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">John Day Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, as authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (chapter 188, 64 Stat. 179).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The village development plan under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of sites on both sides of the Columbia River;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of suitable Federal land and land owned by the States of Washington and Oregon; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimated cost and tentative schedule for the construction of each housing development.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Location of assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide housing and related assistance under this subsection at 1 or more village sites in the States of Washington and Oregon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provision of Assistance on Federal Land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may construct housing or provide related assistance on land owned by the United States in carrying out the village development plan under subsection (a)(1).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition and Disposal of Land.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may acquire land or interests in land for the purpose of providing housing and related assistance in carrying out the village development plan under subsection (a)(1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advance acquisition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Acquisition of land or interests in land under paragraph (1) may be carried out in advance of completion of all required documentation and receipt of all required clearances for the construction of housing or related improvements on the land.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disposal of unsuitable land.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines that any land or interest in land acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (2) is unsuitable for that housing or for those related improvements, the Secretary may—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">dispose of the land or interest in land by sale; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">credit the proceeds to the appropriation, fund, or account used to purchase the land or interest in land.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall only acquire land from willing landowners in carrying out this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a Tribe described in subsection (a)(1), or with a Tribal organization of such a Tribe, to provide funds to the Tribe to construct housing or provide related assistance in carrying out the village development plan under such subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance Authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of construction at a village site under this section, the Secretary may, without consideration, convey the village site and the improvements located thereon to a Tribe described in subsection (a)(1), or to a Tribal organization of such a Tribe.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8113/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1178(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675; 132 Stat. 3781) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8114" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8114">SEC. 8114. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRITORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8114/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8114/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8114/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” ; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8114/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for any organization that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is composed primarily of people who are—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from a specific community; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assists in the social, cultural, and educational development of such people in that community.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8114/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">study</quotedText>’ includes a watershed assessment.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall apply the waiver amount described in subsection (a) to reduce only the non-Federal share of study and project costs.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8115">SEC. 8115. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2281b">33 U.S.C. 2281b note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRIBAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the “Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee”, to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers on activities and actions that should be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers to ensure more effective delivery of water resources development projects, programs, and other assistance to Indian Tribes and economically disadvantaged communities, including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall be composed of members, appointed by the Secretary, who have the requisite experiential or technical knowledge needed to address issues related to the water resources needs and challenges of economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">5 individuals representing organizations with expertise in environmental policy, rural water resources, economically disadvantaged communities, Tribal rights, or civil rights; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">5 individuals, each representing a non-Federal interest for a Corps of Engineers project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall provide advice and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps of Engineers in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efficiently and effectively delivering solutions to the needs and challenges of water resources development projects for economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrating consideration of economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes, where applicable, in the development of water resources development projects and programs of the Corps of Engineers; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving the capability and capacity of the workforce of the Corps of Engineers to assist economically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall meet as appropriate to develop and make recommendations under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations made under paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">included in a report submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Independent Judgment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendation made by the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers under subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of the Committee.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (3), the members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Committee shall not be considered to be Federal employees, and the meetings and reports of the Committee shall not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Committee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committee</quotedText>” means the Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee established under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Economically disadvantaged community.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">economically disadvantaged community</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8115/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribe</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8116">SEC. 8116. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s7036">10 U.S.C. 7036 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WORKFORCE PLANNING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out activities, at Federal expense—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to foster, enhance, and support science, technology, engineering, and math education and awareness; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to recruit individuals for careers at the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partnering Entities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out activities under this section, the Secretary may enter into partnerships with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">community colleges;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical schools; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">colleges and universities, including historically Black colleges and universities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the recruitment of individuals under this section that are from economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Historically Black College or University.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">historically Black college or university</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">part B institution</quotedText>” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8116/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8117">SEC. 8117. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2281b">33 U.S.C. 2281b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORPS OF ENGINEERS SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; OUTREACH. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States for the Corps of Engineers to strive to understand and accommodate and, in coordination with non-Federal interests, seek to address the water resources development needs of all communities in the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach and Access.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, at Federal expense, develop, support, and implement public awareness, education, and regular outreach and engagement efforts for potential non-Federal interests with respect to the water resources development authorities of the Secretary, with particular emphasis on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">technical service programs, including the authorities under—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269); </content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continuing authority programs, as such term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring that a potential non-Federal interest is aware of the roles, responsibilities, and financial commitments associated with a completed water resources development project prior to initiating a feasibility study (as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))), including operations, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation responsibilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), technical assistance materials, guidance, and other information with respect to the water resources development authorities of the Secretary;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">designate and make publicly available a community project advisor at each district and division office of the Corps of Engineers for—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inquiries from potential non-Federal interests relating to the water resources development authorities of the Secretary; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other responsibilities as determined by the Secretary that are appropriate to carry out this section;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct regular outreach and engagement, including through hosting seminars and community information sessions, with local elected officials, community organizations, and previous and potential non-Federal interests, on opportunities to address local water resources challenges through the water resources development authorities of the Secretary;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue guidance for, and provide technical assistance through technical service programs to, non-Federal interests to assist such interests in pursuing technical services and developing proposals for water resources development projects; </content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide, at the request of a non-Federal interest, assistance with researching and identifying existing project authorizations or authorities to address local water resources challenges; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the maximum extent practicable—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/F/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and continue to make publicly available, through a publicly available existing website, information on the projects and studies within the jurisdiction of each district of the Corps of Engineers; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/2/F/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the information described in clause (i) is consistent and made publicly available in the same manner across all districts of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall develop and issue guidance to ensure that community project advisors designated under paragraph (2)(B) are adequately fulfilling their obligations under that paragraph.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize awareness, education, and outreach and engagement to economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8117/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8118" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8118">SEC. 8118. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8118/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Programs on the Formulation of Corps of Engineers Projects in Rural Communities and Economically Disadvantaged Communities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 118 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8118/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8118/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">publish</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">annually publish</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8118/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">select</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, subject to the availability of appropriations, annually select</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8118/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">projects</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">projects annually</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8118/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">10</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">20</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8119">SEC. 8119. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Planning Assistance to States.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">local government,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State or group of States,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">local government,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such State, interest,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 236 of title 10</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 4141 of title 10</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of assistance under this subsection to address both inland and coastal life safety risks.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$15,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$30,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The cost-share for assistance</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribes and territories.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cost-share for assistance”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Economically disadvantaged communities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) and the limitation in section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as applicable pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to waive the collection of fees for any local government to which assistance is provided under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines is an economically disadvantaged community, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) (including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas).”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8119/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s709a">33 U.S.C. 709a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Watershed Planning and Technical Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In providing assistance under section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16) or pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), the Secretary shall, upon request, provide such assistance at a watershed scale.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8120" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8120">SEC. 8120. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEVEE INSPECTIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any instance where the Secretary requires, as a condition of eligibility for Federal assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), that a non-Federal sponsor of a flood control project undertake an electronic inspection of the portion of such project that is under normal circumstances submerged, the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal sponsor credit or reimbursement for the cost of carrying out such inspection against the non-Federal share of the cost of repair or restoration of such project carried out under such section.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8121">SEC. 8121. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3307">33 U.S.C. 3307</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall periodically conduct assessments of federally authorized levees under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, to evaluate the potential Federal interest in the modification (including realignment or incorporation of natural features and nature-based features, as such terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a))) of levee systems to meet one or more of the following objectives:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Increasing the flood risk reduction benefits of such systems.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Achieving greater flood resiliency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Restoring hydrological and ecological connections with adjacent floodplains that achieve greater environmental benefits without undermining flood risk reduction or flood resiliency for levee-protected communities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Levees Operated by Non-Federal Interests.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out an assessment under subsection (a) for a federally authorized levee system operated by a non-Federal interest only if the non-Federal interest—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requests the assessment; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">agrees to provide 50 percent of the cost of the assessment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider and identify, with respect to each levee system—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the number of structures and population at risk and protected by the levee system that would be adversely impacted if the levee system fails or water levels exceed the height of any levee segment within the levee system (which may be the applicable estimate included in the levee database established under section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303), if available);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of times the non-Federal interest has received emergency flood-fighting or repair assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) for the levee system, and the total expenditures on postflood repairs over the life of the levee system;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the functionality of the levee system with regard to higher precipitation levels, including due to changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the potential costs and benefits (including environmental benefits and implications for levee-protected communities) from modifying the applicable levee system to restore connections with adjacent floodplains; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">available studies, information, literature, or data from relevant Federal, State, or local entities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize levee systems—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">associated with an area that has been subject to flooding in two or more events in any 10-year period; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for which the non-Federal interest has received emergency flood-fighting or repair assistance under section  
5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) with respect to such flood events.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that an assessment under subsection (a) shall be similar in cost and scope to an initial assessment prepared by the Secretary pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flood Plain Management Services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider information on floods and flood damages compiled under section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the assessments conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of any levee system for which the Secretary has conducted an assessment under subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any opportunities identified under such subsection for the modification of a levee system, including the potential benefits of such modification for the purposes identified under such subsection;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information relating to the willingness and ability of each applicable non-Federal interest to participate in a modification to the relevant levee system, including by obtaining any real estate necessary for the modification; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/e/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the information considered and identified under subsection (c)(1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incorporation of Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the levee database established under section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) the information included in each report submitted under subsection (e), and make such information publicly available (including on a publicly available website).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Levee System Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">levee system</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 9002(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8121/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8122" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8122">SEC. 8122. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“SEC. 15. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s467o">33 U.S.C. 467o</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inventory.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">inventory</quotedText>’ means the national low-head dam inventory developed under subsection (b)(1)(A).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Low-head dam.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">low-head dam</quotedText>’ means a river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the waterway and creating a backup of water 
behind the barrier, with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches and not more than 25 feet.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Low-Head Dam Inventory.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop an inventory of low-head dams in the United States that includes—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the location, ownership, description, current use, condition, height, and length of each low-head dam;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any information on public safety conditions at each low-head dam;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public safety information on the dangers of low-head dams;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a directory of financial and technical assistance resources available to reduce safety hazards and fish passage barriers at low-head dams; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other relevant information concerning low-head dams; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the inventory to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with Federal and State agencies and other relevant entities; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use data provided to the Secretary by those agencies and entities.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make the inventory publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall maintain and periodically publish updates to the inventory.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section provides authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly authorized under this section.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8123" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8123">SEC. 8123. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPEDITING HYDROPOWER AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1008 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2321b) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8123/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and to meet the requirements of subsection (b)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">projects</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8123/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8123/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation of Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the policy described in subsection (a) is implemented nationwide in an efficient, consistent, and coordinated manner; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess opportunities—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to increase the development of hydroelectric power at existing water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers with hydroelectric facilities; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to develop new hydroelectric power at existing nonpowered water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8124" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8124">SEC. 8124. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s585">33 U.S.C. 585</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8124/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out military training activities or otherwise fulfilling military training requirements, units or members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces may perform services and furnish supplies in support of a water resources development project or program of the Corps of Engineers without reimbursement.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8124/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall not apply to any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is employed by the Corps of Engineers on a full-time basis.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8125" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8125">SEC. 8125. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FROM APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 583a), is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8125/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers,</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The personnel described in subsection (b)”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8125/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The personnel referred to in subsection (a) are the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following members of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reserve component officers.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Warrant officers (whether regular or reserve component).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Enlisted members (whether regular or reserve component).”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8126" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8126">SEC. 8126. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1344">33 U.S.C. 1344 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MAINTENANCE DREDGING PERMITS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8126/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the reissuance of any regional general permit for maintenance dredging under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) that expired prior to May 1, 2021.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8126/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section affects any obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal or State environmental law, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8126/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8126/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8126/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8127">SEC. 8127. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the following projects, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate efforts with the applicable non-Federal interest, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other Federal, State, and regional agencies responsible for the remediation of contaminated sediments:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for ecosystem restoration, South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River, Bubbly Creek, Illinois, authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for navigation, Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers, Oregon and Washington, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1177), in the vicinity of the Albina Turning Basin, River Mile 10, and the Post Office Bar, Portland Harbor, River Mile 2.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Mahoning River, Ohio, being carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for navigation, South Branch of the Chicago River, Cook County, Illinois, in the vicinity of Collateral Channel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projects carried out under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, as authorized by or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 132 Stat. 3786), in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on efforts to remove or remediate contaminated sediments associated with the projects identified in subsection (a), including, if applicable, any specific recommendations for actions or agreements necessary to undertake such work.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8127/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Statutory Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights and responsibilities of any person under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8128">SEC. 8128. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL CONFINED AQUATIC DISPOSAL FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to conduct assessments of the availability of confined aquatic disposal facilities for the disposal of contaminated dredged material.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information and Comment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting an assessment under this section, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit information from stakeholders on potential projects that may require disposal of contaminated sediments in a confined aquatic disposal facility;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit information from the applicable division of the Corps of Engineers on the need for confined aquatic disposal facilities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide an opportunity for public comment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New England District Region Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize conducting an assessment of the availability of confined aquatic disposal facilities 
in the New England District region for the disposal of contaminated dredged material in such region.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of any assessments conducted under this section, including any recommendations of the Secretary for the construction of new confined aquatic disposal facilities or expanded capacity for confined aquatic disposal facilities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8128/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">New England District region</quotedText>” means the area located within the boundaries of the New England District in the North Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8129">SEC. 8129. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDIES FOR PERIODIC NOURISHMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">15</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">50</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">15</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">10-year period</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">16-year period</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">6 years</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">12 years</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8129/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of the project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the “Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant”, authorized by section 869 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4182), a study carried out under section 156(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f(b)) shall consider as an alternative for periodic nourishment continued reimbursement of the Federal share of the cost to the non-Federal interest for the project to operate and maintain the sand bypass plant.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8130">SEC. 8130. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL; MANAGEMENT PLANS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic Plan on Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a strategic plan that identifies opportunities and challenges relating to furthering the policy of the United States to maximize the beneficial use of suitable dredged material obtained from the construction or operation and maintenance of water resources development projects, as described in section 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with relevant Federal agencies involved in the beneficial use of dredged material;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit and consider input from State and local governments and Indian Tribes, while seeking to ensure a geographic diversity of input from the various Corps of Engineers divisions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider input received from other stakeholders involved in beneficial use of dredged material.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of any specific barriers and conflicts that the Secretary determines impede the maximization of beneficial use of dredged material at the Federal, State, and local level, and any recommendations of the Secretary to address such barriers and conflicts;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of specific measures to improve interagency and Federal, State, local, and Tribal communications and coordination to improve implementation of section 125(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of methods to prioritize the use of dredged material to benefit water resources development projects in areas experiencing vulnerabilities to coastal land loss.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dredged Material Management Plans for Harbors in the State of Ohio.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Formulation of plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing each dredged material management plan for a federally authorized harbor in the State of Ohio, including any such plan under development on the date of enactment of this Act, each District Commander shall include, as a constraint on the formulation of the base plan and any alternatives, a prohibition consistent with section 105 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat. 217) on the use of funds for open-lake disposal of dredged material.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximization of beneficial use.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each dredged material management plan for a federally authorized harbor in the State of Ohio, including any such dredged material management plan under development on the date of enactment of this Act, shall maximize the beneficial use of dredged material under the base plan and under section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8130/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection prohibits the use of funds for open-lake disposal of dredged material if such use is not otherwise prohibited by law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8131">SEC. 8131. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238">33 U.S.C. 2238 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CRITERIA FOR FUNDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SMALL, REMOTE, AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop specific criteria for the annual evaluation and ranking of maintenance dredging requirements for small harbors and remote and subsistence harbors, taking into account the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contribution of a harbor to the local and regional economy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which a harbor has deteriorated since the last cycle of maintenance dredging.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Public safety concerns.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion in Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include the criteria developed under subsection (a) in the annual Civil Works Direct Program Development Policy Guidance of the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in each biennial report submitted under section 210(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)) a ranking of projects in accordance with the criteria developed under subsection (a) of this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Remote and subsistence harbor.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">remote and subsistence harbor</quotedText>” means a harbor with respect to which section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2242) applies, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8131/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Small harbor.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">small harbor</quotedText>” includes an emerging harbor, as such term is defined in section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8132">SEC. 8132. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2238e">33 U.S.C. 2238e</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY HARBORS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations designated by statute as being for the purpose of carrying out this section, the Secretary may carry out projects for underserved community harbors for purposes of sustaining water-dependent commercial and recreational activities at such harbors and for purposes of contributing to ecosystem restoration.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Beneficial Use.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Justification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out a project under this section involving a disposal option for the beneficial use of dredged material that is not the least cost disposal option if the Secretary determines that the incremental cost of the disposal option is reasonable pursuant to the standard described in section 204(d)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)(1)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of the incremental cost of a project carried out under this section involving a disposal option for the beneficial use of dredged material that is not the least cost disposal option shall be determined as provided under subsections (a) through (d) of section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall prioritize carrying out projects using funds made available under this section based on an assessment of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the local or regional economic benefits of the project;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the environmental benefits of the project, including the benefits to the aquatic environment to be derived from the creation of wetland and control of shoreline erosion; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other social effects of the project, including protection against loss of life and contributions to local or regional cultural heritage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not require the non-Federal interest for a project carried out under this section to perform additional operation and maintenance activities at the beneficial use placement site or the disposal site for such project as a condition of receiving assistance under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Participation Limit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section shall not exceed $10,000,000.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statutory Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects carried out under this section shall be in addition to operation and maintenance activities otherwise carried out by the Secretary for underserved community harbors using funds appropriated pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) or section 102(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">project</quotedText>” means a single cycle of maintenance dredging of an underserved community harbor and any associated placement of dredged material at a beneficial use placement site or disposal site.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Underserved community harbor.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">underserved community harbor</quotedText>” means an emerging harbor (as defined in section 210(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(f))) , a harbor where passenger or freight service is provided to island communities dependent on that service, or a marina or berthing area that is located adjacent to, or is accessible by, a Federal navigation project, for which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">no Federal funds have been obligated for maintenance dredging in the current fiscal year or in any of the 4 preceding fiscal years; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State and local investments in infrastructure have been made during any of the 4 preceding fiscal years.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029, to be deposited into the “corps of engineers—civil—operation and maintenance” account.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special rule.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 35 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year shall be used for projects involving the beneficial use of dredged material.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8132/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects for Marina or Berthing Areas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 projects under this section that are projects for an underserved community harbor that is a marina or berthing area described in subsection (g)(2).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8133">SEC. 8133. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot program (referred to in this section as the “pilot program”) to conduct a multiyear demonstration program to award contracts with a duration of up to 5 years for dredging projects on inland waterways of the United States described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the pilot program shall be to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the reliability, availability, and efficiency of federally owned and federally operated inland waterways projects;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">decrease operational risks across the inland waterways system; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide cost savings by combining work across multiple projects across different accounts of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In awarding contracts under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider projects that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve navigation reliability on inland waterways that are accessible year-round;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase freight capacity on inland waterways; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have the potential to enhance the availability of containerized cargo on inland waterways. </content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section affects the responsibility of the Secretary with respect to the construction and operation and maintenance of projects on the inland waterways system.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first contract is awarded pursuant to the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that evaluates, with respect to the pilot program and any contracts awarded under the pilot program—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cost-effectiveness;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reliability and performance;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cost savings attributable to mobilization and demobilization of dredge equipment; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">response times to address navigational impediments.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8133/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts pursuant to the pilot program shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8134">SEC. 8134. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2348a">33 U.S.C. 2348a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NEPA REPORTING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Categorical exclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">categorical exclusion</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">environmental assessment</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental impact statement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">environmental impact statement</quotedText>” means a detailed written statement required under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Finding of no significant impact.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">finding of no significant impact</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">project study</quotedText>” means a feasibility study for a project carried out pursuant to section 905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) for which a categorical exclusion may apply, or an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement is required, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NEPA data.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out a process to track, and annually submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, a report containing the information described in subparagraph (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The information referred to in subparagraph (A) is, with respect to the Corps of Engineers—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of project studies for which a categorical exclusion was used during the reporting period;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of project studies for which the decision to use a categorical exclusion, to prepare an environmental assessment, or to prepare an environmental impact statement is pending on the date on which the report is submitted;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of project studies for which an environmental assessment was issued during the reporting period, broken down by whether a finding of no significant impact, if applicable, was based on mitigation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the length of time the Corps of Engineers took to complete each environmental assessment described in clause (iii);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of project studies pending on the date on which the report is submitted for which an environmental assessment is being drafted;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of project studies for which an environmental impact statement was issued during the reporting period;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the length of time the Corps of Engineers took to complete each environmental impact statement described in clause (vi); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/1/B/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of project studies pending on the date on which the report is submitted for which an environmental impact statement is being drafted.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8134/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public access to nepa reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make each annual report required under paragraph (1) publicly available (including on a publicly available website).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8135" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8135">SEC. 8135. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 214(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)(2)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8135/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8135/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mitigation bank instrument processing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An activity carried out by the Secretary to expedite evaluation of a permit described in subparagraph (A) may include the evaluation of an instrument for a mitigation bank if—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the non-Federal public entity, public-utility company, natural gas company, or railroad carrier applying for the permit described in that subparagraph is the sponsor of the mitigation bank; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expediting evaluation of the instrument is necessary to expedite evaluation of the permit described in that subparagraph.”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8136" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8136">SEC. 8136. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2667">10 U.S.C. 2667 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEASE DURATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall issue guidance on the circumstances under which a lease under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, or section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d),  
with a term in excess of 25 years is appropriate and in the public interest.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8137" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8137">SEC. 8137. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REFORESTATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is encouraged to consider measures to restore swamps and other wetland forests in carrying out studies for water resources development projects for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8138" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8138">SEC. 8138. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PROTECTION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8138/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">lighthouses (including those lighthouses with historical value),</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bridge approaches,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8138/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$5,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$10,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8139" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8139">SEC. 8139. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEASE DEVIATIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall fully implement the requirements of section 153 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2658).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8140" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8140">SEC. 8140. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2295a">33 U.S.C. 2295a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">POLICY AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Every 5 years, the Secretary shall revise, rescind, or certify as current, as applicable, each policy and technical standards publication for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, including each engineer regulation, engineer circular, engineer manual, engineer pamphlet, engineer technical letter, planning guidance letter, policy guidance letter, planning bulletin, and engineering and construction bulletin.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8141">SEC. 8141. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORPS RECORDS RELATING TO HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Service Records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall indicate in the service record of a member or employee of the Corps of Engineers who performs covered duty that such member or employee was exposed to microcystin in the line of duty.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Duty Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered duty</quotedText>” means duty performed—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">during a period when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has determined that there is a concentration of microcystin of greater than 8 parts per billion in the waters of Lake Okeechobee resulting from a harmful algal bloom in such lake; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">at or near any of the following structures:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">S-77.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">S-78.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">S-79.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">S-80.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8141/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">S-308.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8142" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8142">SEC. 8142. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FORECASTING MODELS FOR THE GREAT LAKES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8142/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to complete and maintain a model suite to forecast water levels, account for water level variability, and account for the impacts of extreme weather events and other natural disasters in the Great Lakes.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8142/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section precludes the Secretary from using funds made available pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative established by section 118(c)(7) of the  
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)) for activities described in subsection (a) for the Great Lakes, in addition to carrying out activities under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8143">SEC. 8143. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR SALINE LAKES IN THE GREAT BASIN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out a program (referred to in this subsection as the “program”) to monitor and assess the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin, including the Great Salt Lake, to inform and support Federal and non-Federal management and conservation activities to benefit those ecosystems.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall coordinate implementation of the program with relevant—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal and State agencies;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Indian Tribes;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">local governments; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nonprofit organizations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to use contracts, cooperative agreements, or any other authorized means to work with institutions of higher education and with entities described in subsection (b) to implement the program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an update on the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the program, the Secretary may use available studies, information, literature, or data on the Great Basin region published by relevant Federal, State, Tribal, or local governmental entities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8143/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8144">SEC. 8144. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chattahoochee River Basin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related resource protection and restoration projects affecting the Chattahoochee River Basin, based on the plans developed under subsection (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for which assistance is provided under subparagraph (A) may include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">projects for—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sediment and erosion control;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protection of eroding shorelines;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ecosystem restoration, including restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protection of essential public works;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">wastewater treatment, and related facilities; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/i/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">beneficial uses of dredged material; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other related projects that may enhance the living resources of the Chattahoochee River Basin.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Plans.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with State and local governmental officials and affected stakeholders, shall develop plans to guide implementation of Chattahoochee River Basin restoration projects under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plans developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned actions of other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plans developed under paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects described in subsection (a)(2) that will improve water quality or quantity or use a combination of structural and nonstructural measures, including alternatives that use natural features or nature-based features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before providing assistance for a project under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest for the design and construction of the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agreement entered into under this subsection shall provide for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a resource protection and restoration plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications and an estimate of expected resource benefits; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation and maintenance of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Sharing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under each agreement entered into under this section shall be 75 percent.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-federal share.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining the non-Federal contribution toward carrying out an agreement entered into under this section, the Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal interest for the value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest, except that the amount of credit provided for a project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 percent of the total project costs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation and maintenance costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance of a project carried out under an agreement under this section shall be 100 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects on Federal Land.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), a project carried out pursuant to the plans developed under subsection (b) that is located on Federal land shall be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that owns the land on which the project will be carried out.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-federal contribution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Federal agency carrying out a project described in paragraph (1) may accept contributions of funds from non-Federal interests to carry out that project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall cooperate with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/f/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">agencies of any relevant State or political subdivision of a State.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection of Resources.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A project established under this section shall be carried out using such measures as are necessary to protect environmental, historic, and cultural resources.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects Requiring Specific Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishes any express or implied reserved water right in the United States for any purpose;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affects any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/i/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affects any Federal or State law in existence on the date of enactment of this Act regarding water quality or water quantity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the program established under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8144/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8145">SEC. 8145. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Lower Mississippi River Basin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assistance under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of design and construction assistance 
for flood or coastal storm risk management or aquatic ecosystem restoration projects in the Lower Mississippi River Basin based on the comprehensive plan developed under subsection (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for which assistance is provided under subparagraph (A) may include—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">projects for—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sediment and erosion control;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protection of eroding riverbanks and streambanks and shorelines;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ecosystem restoration;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">channel modifications; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">beneficial uses of dredged material; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other related projects that may enhance the living resources of the Lower Mississippi River Basin.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comprehensive Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with State and local governmental officials and affected stakeholders, shall develop a comprehensive Lower Mississippi River Basin restoration plan to guide the implementation of projects under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The comprehensive plan developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned actions of other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The comprehensive plan developed under paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects described in subsection (a)(2) that will improve water quality, reduce hypoxia in the Lower Mississippi River or the Gulf of Mexico, or use a combination of structural and nonstructural measures, including alternatives that use natural features or nature-based features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before providing assistance for a project under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest for the design and construction of the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agreement entered into under this subsection shall provide for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a resource protection and restoration plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications and an estimate of expected resource benefits; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation and maintenance of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Sharing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under each agreement entered into under this section shall be 75 percent.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-federal share.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining the non-Federal contribution toward carrying out an agreement entered into under this section, the Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal interest for the value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest, except that the amount of credit provided for a project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 percent of the total project costs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation and maintenance costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance of a project carried out under an agreement under this section shall be 100 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects on Federal Land.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), a project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive plan developed under subsection (b) that is located on Federal land shall be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that owns the land on which the project will be carried out.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-federal contribution.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Federal agency carrying out a project described in paragraph (1) may accept contributions of funds from non-Federal interests to carry out that project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall cooperate with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Agriculture;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">agencies of any relevant State or political subdivision of a State.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection of Resources.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A project established under this section shall be carried out using such measures as are necessary to protect environmental, historic, and cultural resources.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects Requiring Specific Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Federal share of the cost to design and construct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the program established under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Lower Mississippi River Basin</quotedText>” means the portion of the Mississippi River that begins at the confluence of the Ohio River and flows to the Gulf of Mexico, and its tributaries and distributaries.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8145/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8146">SEC. 8146. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s9501">40 U.S.C. 9501 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Capital Improvement Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct that the Secretary determines necessary for the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the Aqueduct.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Borrowing Authority.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) and subsection (c), the Secretary is authorized to borrow from the Treasury of the United States such amounts as are sufficient to cover any obligations that will be incurred by the Secretary in carrying out capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount borrowed by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may not exceed $40,000,000 in any fiscal year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts borrowed under paragraph (1) may only be used to carry out capital improvements with respect to which the Secretary has entered into an agreement with each customer.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Terms of borrowing.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide amounts borrowed under paragraph (1) under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Treasury determines to be necessary and in the public interest.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Term.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term of any loan made under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not less than 20 years.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prepayment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There shall be no penalty for the prepayment of any amounts borrowed under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contracts With Customers.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not borrow any amounts under subsection (b) until such time as the Secretary has entered into a contract with each customer under which the customer commits to pay a pro rata share (based on water purchase) of the principal and interest owed to the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prepayment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any customer may pay, in advance, the pro rata share of the principal and interest owed by the customer, or any portion thereof, without penalty.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Risk of default.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A customer that enters into a contract under this subsection shall, as a condition of the contract, commit to pay any additional amount necessary to fully offset the risk of default on the contract.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Obligations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall include such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may require so that the total value to the Government of all contracts entered into under paragraph (1) is estimated to be equal to the obligations of the Secretary for carrying out capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other conditions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include other conditions consistent with this section that the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury determine to be appropriate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the United States priority in regard to income from fees assessed to operate and maintain the Washington Aqueduct.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Customer Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">customer</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Arlington County, Virginia; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8146/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Fairfax County Water Authority, Virginia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8147" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8147">SEC. 8147. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2201">33 U.S.C. 2201 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8147/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">aquatic</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8147/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)(1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">ecosystem restoration,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood damage reduction,</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8148">SEC. 8148. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADVANCE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL COSTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to provide in advance to a non-Federal interest the Federal share of funds required for the acquisition of land, easements, and rights-of-way and the performance of relocations for a water resources development project or a separable element of a water resources development project—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is authorized to be constructed at Federal expense;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for which the Secretary has determined under section 103(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(b)(2)) that additional costs are a Federal responsibility; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is listed in subsection (b), if at any time the cost to acquire the land, easements, and rights-of-way required for the project is projected to exceed the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Listed Projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projects referred to in subsection (a)(3) are the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736), as modified by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana, authorized by section 7013(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1281), as modified by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, authorized by title IV of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740), as modified by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2733), as modified by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for storm damage reduction and shoreline erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664), as modified by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood control, Milton, West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 114 Stat. 2612; 121 Stat. 1154), as modified by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8148/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for coastal storm risk management, South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, New York, as authorized by this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8149" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8149">SEC. 8149. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2007 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2222) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8149/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water resources study or project</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water resources development study or project, including a study or project under a continuing authority program (as defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)(1)(D))) and a study or project under an environmental infrastructure assistance program,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8149/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">if the Federal agency that provides the funds determines that the funds are authorized to be used to carry out the study or project.</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“if—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the statutory authority for the funds provided by the Federal agency does not expressly prohibit use of the funds for a study or project of the Corps of Engineers; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal agency that provides the funds determines that the study or project activities for which the funds will be used are otherwise eligible for funding under such statutory authority.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8150">SEC. 8150. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2202">33 U.S.C. 2202 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NON-FEDERAL INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the “Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee” and referred to in this section as the “Committee”, to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers on activities and actions that should be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers to ensure more effective and efficient delivery of water resources development projects, programs, and other assistance.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall be composed of the members described in paragraph (2), who shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be appointed by the Secretary; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have the requisite experiential or technical knowledge needed to address issues related to water resources needs and challenges.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Representatives.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Committee shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 representative of each of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal interest for a project for navigation for an inland harbor.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal interest for a project for navigation for a harbor.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal interest for a project for flood risk management.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal interest for a project for coastal storm risk management.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal interest for a project for aquatic ecosystem restoration.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 representative of each of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to inland waterborne transportation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to water supply.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to recreation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to hydropower.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to emergency preparedness, including coastal protection.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 representative of each of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An organization with expertise in conservation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An organization with expertise in environmental policy.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/b/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An organization with expertise in rural water resources.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall provide advice and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps of Engineers in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efficiently and effectively delivering water resources development projects;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving the capability and capacity of the workforce of the Corps of Engineers to deliver such projects and other assistance;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving the capacity and effectiveness of Corps of Engineers consultation and liaison roles in communicating water resources needs and solutions, including regionally specific recommendations; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening partnerships with non-Federal interests to advance water resources solutions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall meet as appropriate to develop and make recommendations under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations made under paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">included in a report submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Independent Judgment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendation made by the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers under subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of the Committee.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8150/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Committee shall not be considered to be Federal employees, and the meetings and reports of the Committee shall not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8151">SEC. 8151. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MATERIALS, SERVICES, AND FUNDS FOR REPAIR, RESTORATION, OR REHABILITATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During a period of low water at an eligible public recreation facility, the Secretary is authorized to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accept and use materials, services, and funds from a non-Federal interest to repair, restore, or rehabilitate the facility; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Federal share of the materials, services, or funds.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not reimburse a non-Federal interest for the use of materials or services accepted under this section unless the materials or services—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meet the specifications of the Secretary; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comply with all applicable laws and regulations that would apply if the materials and services were acquired by the Secretary, including subchapter IV of chapter 31 and chapter 37 of title 40, United States Code, and section 8302 of title 41, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before the acceptance of materials, services, or funds under this section, the Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall enter into an agreement that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifies that the non-Federal interest shall hold and save the United States free from liability for any and all damages that arise from use of materials or services of the non-Federal interest, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requires that the non-Federal interest certify that the materials or services comply with the applicable laws and regulations described in subsection (b)(2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes any other term or condition required by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to enter into an agreement under this section shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Eligible Public Recreation Facility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible public recreation facility</quotedText>” means a facility that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is located—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at a reservoir operated by the Corps of Engineers; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the Upper Missouri River Basin;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was constructed to enable public use of and access to the reservoir; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requires repair, restoration, or rehabilitation to function.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8151/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2) $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8152" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8152">SEC. 8152. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REHABILITATION OF PUMP STATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 133 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2327a) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8152/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible pump station.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible pump station</quotedText>’ means a pump station—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is a feature of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an integrated flood risk reduction system that includes a federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the failure of which the Secretary has determined would demonstrably impact the function of the federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8152/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out rehabilitation of an eligible pump station, if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the eligible pump station has a major deficiency; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rehabilitation is feasible.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8152/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the rehabilitation of eligible pump stations under this section that benefit economically disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8153" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8153">SEC. 8153. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIRS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8153/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the updated report required under section 1046(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1252).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8153/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress; Public Availability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the report as required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8153/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the report to Congress; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8153/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the full report publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8154">SEC. 8154. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the extent to which the provision of temporary relocation assistance enhances the completeness, effectiveness, efficiency, acceptability, and equitable implementation of covered water resources development projects.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance Authorized.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project included in the pilot program established under this section may provide temporary relocation assistance to a temporarily displaced person; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary shall, pursuant to a project partnership agreement—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include the temporary relocation assistance provided by the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project under paragraph (1) in the 
value of the land, easements, and rights-of-way required for the project; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">credit the amount of the temporary relocation assistance provided by the non-Federal interest for the covered water resources development project under paragraph (1) toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Request of non-federal interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project, the Secretary may include the project in the pilot program established under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duplication of benefits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project included in the pilot program established under this section shall ensure that no temporarily displaced person receives temporary relocation assistance under this section for expenses for which the temporarily displaced person has received financial assistance from any insurance, other program, or any other governmental source.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Equal treatment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal interest for a covered water resources development project included in the pilot program established under this section shall provide temporary relocation assistance to each temporarily displaced person on equal terms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum amount of credit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not include in the value of the land, easements, and rights-of-way required for a covered water resources development project, or credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project, any amount paid to individuals of a single household by the non-Federal interest for the project under subsection (b) that exceeds $20,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes findings and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the provision of temporary relocation assistance for covered water resources development projects included in the pilot program established under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to enter into or amend a project partnership agreement for a covered water resources development project under the pilot program established under this section shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section affects the eligibility for, or entitlement to, relocation assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) for any individual.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered water resources development project.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered water resources development project</quotedText>” means the following projects:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Charleston Peninsula, Coastal Storm Risk Management, South Carolina, authorized by this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2737).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Peckman River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, New Jersey Back Bays, Cape May, Ocean, Atlantic, Monmouth, and Burlington Counties, authorized by resolutions of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, approved in December 1987, under study on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management, Virginia, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dwelling.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">dwelling</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a single-family house;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a single-family unit in a two-family, multifamily, or multipurpose property;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a unit of a condominium or cooperative housing project;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a mobile home; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other residential unit.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Household.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">household</quotedText>” means 1 or more individuals occupying a single dwelling.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporarily displaced person.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">temporarily displaced person</quotedText>” means an individual who is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">required to temporarily move from a dwelling that is the primary residence of the individual as a direct result of the elevation or modification of the dwelling by the Secretary or a non-Federal interest as part of a covered water resources development project; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not otherwise entitled to temporary relocation assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8154/g/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary relocation assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">temporary relocation assistance</quotedText>” means assistance that covers all or any portion of the documented reasonable living expenses, excluding food and personal transportation, incurred by a temporarily displaced person during a period of displacement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8155">SEC. 8155. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2280">33 U.S.C. 2280 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUATION OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuation of Construction.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the transmittal of an initial notification pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with respect to a water resources development project, the Secretary shall not, solely on the basis of the maximum cost requirements under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">defer the initiation or continuation of construction of the water resources development project during the covered period; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">terminate during or after the covered period, a contract for design or construction of the water resources development project that was entered into prior to or during the covered period.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resumption of construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, upon the transmittal of an initial notification pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with respect to a water resources development project for which construction was deferred, during the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, because the cost of such project exceeded the maximum cost permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), resume construction of the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the Chief of Engineers makes a determination that a water resources development project exceeds, or is expected to exceed, the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), the Chief of Engineers shall transmit a written notification concurrently to the Secretary and to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives for each such determination.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Supplemental notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the Chief of Engineers transmits an initial notification required under paragraph (1), the Chief shall transmit concurrently to the Secretary and to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a supplemental notification that includes, based on information available to the Corps of Engineers on the date of the supplemental notification—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the expected increase in the cost of the project that is in excess of the authorized maximum cost for the project;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the reason for the increased cost of the project; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expected timeline for submission of a post-authorization change report for the project in accordance with section 1132 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2282e).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transmittal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The notifications described in paragraphs (1) and (2) may not be delayed as a result of consideration being given to changes in policy or priority with respect to project consideration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deferral of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After expiration of the covered period, the Secretary shall not enter into any new contract, or exercise any option in a contract, for construction of a water resources development project if the project exceeds the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), until the date on which Congress authorizes an increase in the cost of the project.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statutory Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section waives the obligation of the Secretary to submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee  
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a post-authorization change report recommending an increase in the authorized cost of a project if the project otherwise would exceed the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8155/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Covered Period.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered period</quotedText>” means the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2024.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8156" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8156">SEC. 8156. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 905(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)(1)) is amended by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other communities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing a feasibility report under subsection (a) for a study that will benefit a community other than a community described in subparagraph (A), upon request by the non-Federal interest for the study, the Secretary may, with respect to not more than 20 studies in each fiscal year, first determine the Federal interest in carrying out the study and the projects that may be proposed in the study.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8157" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8157">SEC. 8157. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8157/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8157/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">One-half of the costs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">65 percent of the costs</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8157/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">One-half of such costs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">35 percent of such costs</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8157/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2212">33 U.S.C. 2212 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2022, to any construction of a project for navigation on the inland waterways that is new or ongoing on or after that date.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8157/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2212 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2021 through 2031</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2021 through 2022</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8158">SEC. 8158. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701b-17">33 U.S.C. 701b-17</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORPS OF ENGINEERS WESTERN WATER COOPERATIVE COMMITTEE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Western Water Cooperative Committee (referred to in this section as the “Cooperative Committee”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the Cooperative Committee is to ensure that Corps of Engineers flood control projects in Western States are operated consistent with congressional directives by identifying opportunities to avoid or minimize conflicts between the operation of Corps of Engineers projects and water rights and water laws in such States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cooperative Committee shall be composed of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (or a designee);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief of Engineers (or a designee);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 representative from each of the Western States, who may serve on the Western States Water Council, to be appointed by the Governor of each State;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 representative with legal experience from each of the Western States, to be appointed by the attorney general of each State; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 employee from each of the impacted regional offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cooperative Committee shall meet not less than once each year in one of the Western States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Available to public.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each meeting of the Cooperative Committee shall be open and accessible to the public.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cooperative Committee shall publish in the Federal Register adequate advance notice of a meeting of the Cooperative Committee.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cooperative Committee shall develop and make recommendations to avoid or minimize conflicts between the operation of Corps of Engineers projects and the water rights and water laws of Western States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Cooperative Committee shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/5/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make recommendations that only apply to Western States; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/5/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that any recommended changes or modifications to policy or regulations for Corps of Engineers projects would not adversely affect water resources within the State of Missouri.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Status updates.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On an annual basis, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written report that includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the contents of meetings of the Cooperative Committee;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any legislative proposal from a Western State proposed to the Cooperative Committee; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any recommendations made by the Cooperative Committee under paragraph (5), including actions taken by the Secretary in response to such recommendations.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comment.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 45 days following the conclusion of a meeting of the Cooperative Committee, the Secretary shall provide to members of the Cooperative Committee an opportunity to comment on the contents of the meeting and any recommendations made under paragraph (5).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/6/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Comments provided under clause (i) shall be included in the report provided under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the members of the Cooperative Committee shall serve without compensation.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Cooperative Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maintenance of records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cooperative Committee shall maintain records pertaining to operating costs and records of the Cooperative Committee for a period of not less than 3 years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings provisions.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No additional authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section provides authority to the Cooperative Committee to affect any Federal or State water law or interstate compact governing water.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/a/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other states.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be interpreted, by negative implication or otherwise, as suggesting that States not represented on the Cooperative Committee have lesser interest or authority, in relation to Western States, in managing the water within their borders or in vindicating State water rights and water laws.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8158/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Western States.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Western States</quotedText>” means the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8159">SEC. 8159. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to use contracts, cooperative agreements, or any other authorized means, in support of the Corps of Engineers civil works missions, to work with—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the University of Delaware to conduct academic research on water resource ecology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including shellfish aquaculture), coastal restoration, and water resource-related emergency management, in the State of Delaware, the Delaware River Basin, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the University of Missouri to conduct economic analyses and other academic research to improve water management, enhance flood resiliency, and preserve water resources for the State of Missouri, the Lower Missouri River Basin, and Upper Mississippi River Basin;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Oregon State University to conduct a study and other academic research on the associated impacts of wildfire on water resource ecology, water supply, quality, and distribution in the Willamette River Basin and to develop a water resource assessment and management platform for the Willamette River Basin;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">West Virginia University to conduct academic research on flood resilience planning and risk management, water resource-related emergency management, aquatic ecosystem restoration, water quality, hydropower (including siting and risk management for open- and closed-loop pumped hydropower energy storage), and water resource-related recreation (including management of water-related resources for recreation) in the State of West Virginia;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Delaware State University to conduct academic research on water resource ecology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration, coastal restoration, and water resource-related emergency management in the State of Delaware, the Delaware River Basin, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the University of Notre Dame to conduct academic research on hazard mitigation policies and practices in coastal communities, including through the incorporation of data analysis and the use of risk-based analytical frameworks for reviewing flood mitigation and hardening plans and for evaluating the design of new infrastructure;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mississippi State University to conduct academic research on technology to be used in water resources development infrastructure, analyses of the environment before and after a natural disaster, and geospatial data collection;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Western Washington University, Bellingham to conduct academic research on water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including aquaculture), and the resiliency of water resources development projects in the Pacific Northwest to natural disasters;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the University of North Carolina Wilmington to conduct academic research on flood mitigation, coastal resiliency, water resource ecology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including aquaculture), coastal restoration, and resource-related emergency management in North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic region; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8159/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to conduct academic research on integrated design and management of water resources development projects, including for the purposes of flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, water supply, water conservation, and sustainable aquifer management.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8160" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8160">SEC. 8160. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CIVIL WORKS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8160/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 2313) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“SEC. 7. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research activities as required to aid in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water resources development projects and to support the missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Testing and Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to test and apply technology, tools, techniques, and materials developed pursuant to such subsection, including the testing and application of such technology, tools, techniques, and materials at authorized water resources development projects, in consultation with the non-Federal interests for such projects.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Transactional Authority for Prototype Projects.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out prototype projects to support basic, applied, and advanced research activities that are directly relevant to the civil works missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Follow-on production transactions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A transaction entered into under paragraph (1) for a prototype project may provide for the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction to the participants in the transaction in accordance with the requirements of section 4022 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to entering into the first transaction under this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidance for entering into transactions under this subsection (including guidance for follow-on production contracts or transactions under paragraph (2)).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable to award each transaction; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">at least one of the following conditions is met with respect to each transaction:</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prototype project includes significant participation by at least one nonprofit research institution or nontraditional defense contractor, as that term is defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All significant participants in the transaction other than the Federal Government are small business concerns, as that term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) (including such concerns participating in a program described in section 9 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 638)).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At least one-third of the total cost of the prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided by sources other than the Federal Government.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Head of the Contracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a notification that exceptional circumstances justify the use of a transaction that provides for innovative business arrangements or structures that would not be feasible or appropriate under a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days before the Secretary enters into a transaction under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the dollar amount of the transaction;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the entity carrying out the prototype project that is the subject of the transaction;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the justification for the transaction; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as applicable, the water resources development project where the prototype project will be carried out.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the use of the authority under this subsection.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comptroller general access to information.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Examination of records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each transaction entered into under this subsection shall provide for mandatory examination by the Comptroller General of the United States of the records of any party to the transaction or any entity that participates in the performance of the transaction.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Parties and entities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Examination of records by the Comptroller General pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be limited as provided under clause (ii) in the case of a party to the transaction, an entity that participates in the performance of the transaction, or a subordinate element of that party or entity if the only transactions that the party, entity, or subordinate element entered into with Government entities in the year prior to the date of that transaction were entered into under paragraph (1) or under section 4021 or 4022 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The only records of a party, other entity, or subordinate element referred to in clause (i) that the Comptroller General may examine pursuant to subparagraph (A) are records of the same type as the records that the Government has had the right to examine under the audit access clauses of the previous transactions referred to in such clause that were entered into by that particular party, entity, or subordinate element.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Head of the Contracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers may waive the applicability 
of subparagraph (A) to a transaction if the Head of the Contracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines that it would not be in the public interest to apply the requirement to the transaction; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transmits to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General, before the transaction is entered into, a notification of the waiver, including the rationale for the determination under clause (i).</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General may not examine records pursuant to subparagraph (A) more than 3 years after the final payment is made by the United States under the transaction.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority under this paragraph.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to enter into a transaction under this subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination and Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may coordinate and consult with Federal agencies, State and local agencies, Indian Tribes, universities, consortiums, councils, and other relevant entities that will aid in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water resources development projects.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, in conjunction with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on basic, applied, and advanced research activities and prototype projects carried out under this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of each ongoing and new activity or project, including—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated total cost of the activity or project;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of Federal expenditures for the activity or project;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amounts provided by a non-Federal party to a transaction described in subsection (c), if applicable;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated timeline for completion of the activity or project;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requesting district of the Corps of Engineers, if applicable; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the activity or project is consistent with subsection (a); and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any additional information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section affects the authority of the Secretary to carry out, through the Engineer Research and Development Center, any activity requested by a district of the Corps of Engineers in support of a water resources development project or feasibility study (as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Account.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish a separate appropriations account for administering funds made available to carry out this section.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8160/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4012) is amended by striking the item relating to section 7 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 7.</designator><label> Research and development.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8161" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8161">SEC. 8161. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATION SITES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in each work plan submitted to Congress by the Secretary, should distribute amounts provided for the operations and maintenance of recreation sites of the Corps of Engineers so that each site receives an amount that is not less than 80 percent of the recreation fees generated by such site in a given year.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8162" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8162">SEC. 8162. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO POST-DISASTER REPAIRS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that in scoping and funding post-disaster repairs, the Secretary should, to the maximum extent practicable, repair assets—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8162/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to project design levels; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stA/s8162/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the original project design is outdated, to a higher level than the project design level.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies and Reports </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8201">SEC. 8201. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New Projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development” submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dudleyville, arizona.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Dudleyville, Arizona.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mcmicken dam, arizona.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, McMicken Dam, Arizona.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conn creek dam, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Conn Creek Dam, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of huntington beach, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including sea level 
rise, and shoreline stabilization, City of Huntington Beach, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Napa river, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Federal Channel of Napa River, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Petaluma river wetlands, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Petaluma, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of rialto, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, City of Rialto and vicinity, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">North richmond, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including sea level rise, and ecosystem restoration, North Richmond, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Stratford, connecticut.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk management, Stratford, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Thatchbed island, connecticut.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Thatchbed Island, Essex, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Woodbridge, connecticut.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Woodbridge, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal triangle area, washington, district of columbia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia, including construction of improvements to interior drainage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Potomac and anacostia rivers, washington, district of columbia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for recreational access, including enclosed swimming areas, Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, District of Columbia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Washington metropolitan area, washington, district of columbia, maryland, and virginia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for water supply, including the identification of a secondary water source and additional water storage capability for the Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/15" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">(15) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Town of longboat key, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for whole island hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Town of Longboat Key, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/16" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">(16) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake runnymede, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Runnymede, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/17" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">(17) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tampa back bay, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including the use of natural features and nature-based features for protection and recreation, Tampa Back Bay, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/18" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">(18) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Port tampa bay and mckay bay, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Port Tampa Bay, Florida, including McKay Bay.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/19" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">(19) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake tohopekaliga, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/20" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">(20) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of albany, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, City of Albany, Georgia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/21" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">(21) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of east point, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, City of East Point, Georgia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/22" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">(22) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cumberland island and sea island, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and coastal storm risk management, Cumberland Island and Sea Island, Georgia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/23" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="23">(23) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flint river basin headwaters, clayton county, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Flint River Basin Headwaters, Clayton County, Georgia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/24" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">(24) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">County of hawai‘i, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/25" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="25">(25) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maui, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for coastal storm risk management, County of Maui, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/26" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="26">(26) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiki̅ki̅, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Waiki̅ki̅, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/27" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="27">(27) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wailupe stream watershed, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Wailupe Stream watershed, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/28" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="28">(28) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Columbus, kentucky.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, Columbus, Kentucky.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/29" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="29">(29) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cumberland river, kentucky.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Cumberland River, Kentucky.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/30" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="30">(30) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Jenkins, kentucky.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and water supply, Jenkins, Kentucky.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/31" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="31">(31) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Kentucky river, kentucky.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management on the Kentucky River and its tributaries and watersheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Kentucky.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/32" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="32">(32) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Newport, kentucky.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and recreation, Newport, Kentucky.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/33" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="33">(33) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ellicott city and howard county, maryland.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Ellicott City and Howard County, Maryland.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/34" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="34">(34) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assawompset pond complex, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and water supply, Assawompset Pond Complex, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/35" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="35">(35) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Charles river, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Charles River, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/36" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="36">(36) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chelsea creek and mill creek, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including bank stabilization, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/37" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="37">(37) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Connecticut river streambank erosion, massachusetts, vermont, and new hampshire.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for streambank erosion, Connecticut River, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/38" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="38">(38) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deerfield river, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Deerfield River, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/39" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="39">(39) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Town of north attleborough, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Ten Mile River, North Attleborough, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/40" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="40">(40) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Town of hull, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Hull, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/41" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="41">(41) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of revere, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and marsh ecosystem restoration, City of Revere, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/42" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="42">(42) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lower east side, detroit, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Lower East Side, Detroit, Michigan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/43" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="43">(43) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elijah root dam, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for dam removal, by carrying out a disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a), Elijah Root Dam, Michigan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/44" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="44">(44) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grosse pointe shores and grosse pointe farms, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Grosse Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/45" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="45">(45) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Southeast michigan, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Southeast Michigan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/46" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="46">(46) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tittabawassee river, chippewa river, pine river, and tobacco river, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Tittabawassee River, Chippewa River, Pine River, and Tobacco River, Michigan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/47" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="47">(47) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Southwest mississippi, mississippi.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Wilkinson, Adams, Warren, Claiborne, Franklin, Amite, and Jefferson Counties, Mississippi.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/48" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="48">(48) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bellevue, nebraska.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Bellevue, Nebraska, including the placement of a pump station near Offutt Ditch.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/49" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="49">(49) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Papillion creek, nebraska.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, including levee improvement, Papillion Creek, Nebraska.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/50" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="50">(50) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sarpy county, nebraska.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Sarpy County, Nebraska.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/51" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="51">(51) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Camden and gloucester county, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for tidal and riverine flood risk management, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/52" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="52">(52) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Edgewater, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Edgewater, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/53" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="53">(53) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maurice river, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation and for beneficial use of dredged materials for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration, Maurice River, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/54" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="54">(54) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Northern new jersey inland flooding, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for inland flood risk management in Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren, Passaic, and Sussex Counties, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/55" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="55">(55) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Riser ditch, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, including channel improvements, and other related water resource needs related to Riser Ditch in the communities of South Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Teterboro, and Moonachie, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/56" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="56">(56) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rockaway river, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including bank stabilization, Rockaway River, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/57" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="57">(57) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tenakill brook, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Tenakill Brook, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/58" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="58">(58) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Verona, cedar grove, and west caldwell, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management along the Peckman River Basin in the townships of Verona (and surrounding area), Cedar Grove, and West Caldwell, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/59" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="59">(59) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Whippany river watershed, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Morris County, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/60" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="60">(60) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake farmington dam, new mexico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for water supply, Lake Farmington Dam, New Mexico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/61" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="61">(61) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mcclure dam, new mexico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for dam safety improvements and flood risk management, McClure Dam, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/62" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="62">(62) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Blind brook, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, navigation, ecosystem restoration, and water supply, Blind Brook, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/63" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="63">(63) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Brooklyn navy yard, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/64" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="64">(64) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Connetquot river and green creek, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Connetquot River and Green Creek, Suffolk County, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/65" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="65">(65) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hutchinson river, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Hutchinson River, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/66" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="66">(66) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mohawk river basin, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, navigation, and environmental restoration, Mohawk River Basin, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/67" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="67">(67) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Newtown creek, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Newtown Creek, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/68" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="68">(68) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">John j. burns park, oyster bay, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduction, Oyster Bay, New York, in the vicinity of John J. Burns Park, Massapequa, New York, including the replacement and reconstruction of the existing bulkhead system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/69" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="69">(69) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joseph j. saladino memorial marina, oyster bay, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduction, Oyster Bay, New York, in the vicinity of the Joseph J. Saladino Memorial Marina, Massapequa, New York, including the replacement and reconstruction of the existing bulkhead system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/70" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="70">(70) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Saw mill river, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration to address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson within the 100-year flood zone, Saw Mill River, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/71" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="71">(71) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South shore of long island, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, South Shore of Long Island, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/72" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="72">(72) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Upper east river and flushing bay, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Upper East River and Flushing Bay, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/73" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="73">(73) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cape fear river basin, north carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/74" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="74">(74) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oregon inlet, north carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/75" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="75">(75) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mineral ridge dam, ohio.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for dam safety improvements and rehabilitation, Mineral Ridge Dam, Ohio.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/76" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="76">(76) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Walla walla river basin, oregon and washington.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/76/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nursery reach, walla walla river, oregon.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Nursery Reach, Walla Walla River, Oregon.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/76/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mill creek, walla walla river basin, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Mill Creek and Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District Channel, Washington.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/77" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="77">(77) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Brodhead creek watershed, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Brodhead Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/78" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="78">(78) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chartiers creek watershed, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Chartiers Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/79" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="79">(79) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coplay creek, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Coplay Creek, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/80" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="80">(80) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Berkeley county, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Berkeley County, South Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/81" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="81">(81) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Big sioux river, south dakota.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, City of Watertown and vicinity, South Dakota.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/82" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="82">(82) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">El paso county, texas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management for economically disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), along the United States-Mexico border, El Paso County, Texas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/83" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="83">(83) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gulf intracoastal waterway-channel to palacios, texas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway-Channel to Palacios, Texas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/84" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="84">(84) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hidalgo and cameron counties, texas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, the Resacas, Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, Texas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/85" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="85">(85) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sikes lake, texas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Sikes Lake, Texas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/86" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="86">(86) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Southwest border region, texas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management for economically disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), along the United States-Mexico border in Webb, Zapata, and Starr Counties, Texas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/87" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="87">(87) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lower clear creek and dickinson bayou, texas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou, Texas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/88" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="88">(88) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great salt lake, utah.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Great Salt Lake, Utah.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/89" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="89">(89) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cedar island, virginia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, and navigation, Cedar Island, Virginia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/90" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="90">(90) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ballinger creek, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Shoreline, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/91" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="91">(91) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of north bend, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for water supply, City of North Bend, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/92" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="92">(92) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Taneum creek, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Taneum Creek, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/93" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="93">(93) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of huntington, west virginia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Huntington, West Virginia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/a/94" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="94">(94) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fox-wolf basin, wisconsin.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management and water supply, Fox-Wolf Basin, Wisconsin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Modifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following project modifications:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Craighead, poinsett, and cross counties, arkansas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for flood protection and major drainage improvement in the Saint Francis River Basin, Missouri and Arkansas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 172), to provide flood risk management for the tributaries and drainage of Straight Slough, Craighead, Poinsett, and Cross Counties, Arkansas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Shingle creek and kissimmee river, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for ecosystem restoration and water  
storage, Shingle Creek and Kissimmee River, Florida, authorized by section 201(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670), for flood risk management.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Jacksonville harbor, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Jacksonville Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 7002 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364), for outer channel improvements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savannah harbor, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Georgia, authorized by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364; 132 Stat. 3839), including evaluation of additional deepening.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Honolulu harbor, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, for navigation improvements and coastal storm risk management, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 1146).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cedar river, cedar rapids, iowa.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for flood risk management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorized by section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), consistent with the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar River Flood Control System Master Plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South haven harbor, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, South Haven Harbor, Michigan, for turning basin improvements, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 11, 1888 (chapter 860, 25 Stat. 406).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Salem river, salem county, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Salem River, Salem County, New Jersey, authorized by section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1907 (chapter 2509, 34 Stat. 1080), to increase the authorized depth.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Port of ogdensburg, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Port of Ogdensburg, New York, including deepening, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 635).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rollinson channel and hatteras inlet to hatteras, north carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Rollinson Channel and channel from Hatteras Inlet to Hatteras, North Carolina, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1174), to incorporate the ocean bar.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hiram m. chittenden locks, lake washington ship canal, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (also known as Ballard Locks), Lake Washington Ship Canal, Washington, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 666), forthe construction of fish ladder improvements, including efforts to address elevated temperature and low dissolved oxygen levels in the Canal.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/b/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Huntington, west virginia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the Huntington Local Protection Project, Huntington, West Virginia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Rules.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Wailupe stream watershed, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study authorized by subsection (a)(27) shall be considered a resumption and a continuation of the general reevaluation initiated  
on December 30, 2003, pursuant to section 209 of the Flood Control Act (76 Stat. 1197).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bellevue and papillion creek, nebraska.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The studies authorized by paragraphs (48) and (49) of subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the study that resulted in the Chief’s Report for the project for Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes, Nebraska, signed January 24, 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South shore of long island, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the study authorized by subsection (a)(71), the Secretary shall study the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as a whole system, including inlets that are Federal channels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8201/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project modifications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each study authorized by subsection (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8202">SEC. 8202. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPEDITED COMPLETION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility Studies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the following projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Auke Bay, Alaska.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Cave Buttes Dam, Arizona.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Branford Harbor and Stony Creek Channel, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, East Hartford Levee System, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and Sluice Channel, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Okeechobee, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Western Everglades, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Hilo Harbor, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Fox River, Illinois, included in the comprehensive plan under section 519 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2653).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little Calumet River, and other waterways in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois, authorized by section 201(a)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664; 128 Stat. 1372).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for coastal storm risk management, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels-Seagirt Loop Deepening, Maryland, including to a depth of 50 feet.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood and coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, Boston North Shore, Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Malden, and Everett, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/15" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Chelsea, Massachusetts, authorized by a study resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the Senate dated September 12, 1969.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/16" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">(16) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Herring River Estuary, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, authorized by a resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, approved July 23, 1997.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/17" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">(17) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Modifications to the project for flood risk management, North Adams, Massachusetts, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1572; 55 Stat. 639), for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/18" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">(18) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for coastal storm risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, Nauset Barrier Beach and inlet system, Chatham, Massachusetts, authorized by a study resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the Senate dated September 12, 1969.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/19" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">(19) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, DeSoto County, Mississippi.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/20" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">(20) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Rahway, New Jersey, authorized by section 336 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2712).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/21" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">(21) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for coastal storm risk management, Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/22" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">(22) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for coastal storm risk management, Sea Bright to Manasquan, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/23" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="23">(23) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Rio Grande de Loiza, Puerto Rico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/24" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">(24) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Rio Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/a/25" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="25">(25) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Kanawha River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Post-Authorization Change Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization change report for the following projects:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres Rios, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for coastal storm risk management, Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1367).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Watershed and River Basin Assessments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great lakes coastal resiliency study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the comprehensive assessment of water resources needs for the Great Lakes System under section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a), as required by section 1219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2683).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">County of hawai‘i, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a watershed assessment for the County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii, under section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8202/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maintenance of Navigation Channels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a determination of the feasibility of improvements proposed by the non-Federal interest under section 204(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(f)(1)(A)(i)), for the deepening and widening of the navigation project for Coos Bay, Oregon, authorized by the Act of March 3, 1879 (chapter 181, 20 Stat. 370).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8203">SEC. 8203. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPEDITED MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FEASIBILITY STUDIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the following feasibility studies, as modified by this section, and if the Secretary determines that a project that is the subject of the feasibility study is justified in the completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mare island strait, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study for navigation, Mare Island Strait channel, authorized by section 406 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323), is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider the economic and national security benefits from recent proposals for utilization of the channel for Department of Defense shipbuilding and vessel repair.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake pontchartrain and vicinity, louisiana.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to authorize the Secretary to investigate increasing the scope of the project to provide protection against a 200-year storm event.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Blackstone river valley, rhode island and massachusetts.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study for ecosystem restoration, Blackstone River Valley, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, authorized by section 569 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3788), is modified to authorize the Secretary to conduct a study for water supply, water flow, and wetland restoration and protection within the scope of the study.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incorporation of existing data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the study described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use, to the extent practicable, any existing data for the project prepared under the authority of section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lower saddle river, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study for flood control, Lower Saddle River, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119), is modified to authorize the Secretary to review the previously authorized study and take into consideration changes in hydraulic and hydrologic circumstances and local economic development since the study was initially authorized.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8203/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Trinity river and tributaries, texas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study for navigation, Liberty, Texas, authorized by section 1201(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802), is modified to authorize the Secretary to include in the study flood risk management and ecosystem restoration.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8204">SEC. 8204. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION ASSESSMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, at Federal expense, shall conduct an assessment of sediment in reservoirs owned and operated by the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each reservoir for which the Secretary carries out an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in the assessment—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimation of the volume of sediment in the reservoir;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the effects of such sediment on reservoir storage capacity, including a quantification of lost reservoir storage capacity due to the sediment and an evaluation of how such lost reservoir storage capacity affects the allocated storage space for authorized purposes within the reservoir (including, where applicable, allocations for dead storage, inactive storage, active conservation, joint use, and flood surcharge);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of any additional effects of sediment on the operations of the reservoir or the ability of the reservoir to meet its authorized purposes;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of any potential effects of the sediment over the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act on the areas immediately upstream and downstream of the reservoir;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of any existing sediment monitoring and management plans associated with the reservoir;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for any reservoir that does not have a sediment monitoring and management plan—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of whether a sediment management plan for the reservoir is under development; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether a sediment management plan for the reservoir would be useful in the long-term operation and maintenance of the reservoir for its authorized purposes; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any opportunities for beneficial use of the sediment in the vicinity of the reservoir.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress; Public Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8204/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8205">SEC. 8205. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DREDGE CAPACITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a quantification of the expected hopper and pipeline dredging needs of authorized water resources development projects for the 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the dredging needs to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">construct deepenings or widenings at authorized but not constructed projects and the associated operations and maintenance needs of such projects; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operate and maintain existing Federal navigation channels;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of dredging to be carried out by the Corps of Engineers for other Federal agencies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the dredging needs associated with authorized hurricane and storm damage risk reduction projects (including periodic renourishment); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the dredging needs associated with projects for the beneficial use of dredged material authorized by section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the Federal appropriations for dredging projects and expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the dredging capacity of the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet, including publicly owned and privately owned vessels, in each of the 10 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the ability of the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to meet the expected dredging needs identified under paragraph (1), including an analysis of such ability in each of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the east coast region;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the west coast region, including the States of Alaska and Hawaii;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the gulf coast region; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Great Lakes region;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the dredging capacity of domestic hopper and pipeline dredge vessels that are under contract for construction and intended to be used at water resources development projects;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any hopper or pipeline dredge vessel expected to be retired or become unavailable during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the potential costs of using either public or private dredging to carry out authorized water resources development projects; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations of the Secretary for adding additional domestic hopper and pipeline dredging capacity, including adding public and private dredging vessels to the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to efficiently service water resources development projects.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Opportunity for Participation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide interested stakeholders, including representatives from the commercial dredging industry, with an opportunity to submit comments to the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers should add additional dredging capacity if the addition of such capacity would—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enable the Corps of Engineers to carry out water resources development projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8205/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be in the best interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8206">SEC. 8206. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FROM CHANGING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of the consequences of amending section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)) to authorize the operation and maintenance of navigation projects for a harbor or inland harbor constructed by the Secretary at 100-percent Federal cost to a depth of 55 feet.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe all existing Federal navigation projects that are authorized or constructed to a depth of 55 feet or greater;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe any Federal navigation project that is likely to seek authorization or modification to a depth of 55 feet or greater during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimate—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the potential annual increase in Federal costs that would result from authorizing operation and maintenance of a navigation project to a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the potential cumulative increase in such Federal costs during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the potential effect of authorizing operation and maintenance of a navigation project to a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense on other Federal navigation operation and maintenance activities, including the potential impact on activities at donor ports, energy transfer ports, emerging harbor projects, and projects carried out in the Great Lakes Navigation System, as such terms are defined in section 102(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8206/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8207" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8207">SEC. 8207. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MAINTENANCE DREDGING DATA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1133(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326f(b)(3)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including a separate line item for all Federal costs associated with the disposal of dredged material</quotedText>” before the semicolon.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8208">SEC. 8208. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WESTERN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comprehensive Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the effectiveness of carrying out additional measures, including measures that use natural features or nature-based features, at or upstream of covered reservoirs, for the purposes of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sustaining operations in response to changing hydrological and climatic conditions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigating the risk of drought or floods, including the loss of storage capacity due to sediment accumulation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing water supply; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">aquatic ecosystem restoration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study Focus.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include all covered reservoirs located in the South Pacific Division of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation and Use of Existing Data.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with applicable—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal, State, and local agencies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Indian Tribes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">non-Federal interests; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">stakeholders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of existing data and prior studies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and where appropriate—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use existing data provided to the Secretary by entities described in paragraph (1); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant information from prior studies and projects carried out by the Secretary; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the relevant technical data and scientific approaches with respect to changing hydrological and climatic conditions.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the study; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations for additional study in specific geographic areas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section provides authority to the Secretary to change the authorized purposes of any covered reservoir.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered reservoir.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered reservoir</quotedText>” means a reservoir owned and operated by the Secretary or for which the Secretary has flood control responsibilities under section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8208/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Natural feature and nature-based feature.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “natural feature” and “nature-based feature” have the meanings given such terms in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8209" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8209">SEC. 8209. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT CORPS FACILITIES IN APPALACHIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8209/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan to implement the recreational and economic development opportunities identified by the Secretary in the report submitted under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2680) at Corps of Engineers  
facilities located within a distressed county or an at-risk county (as described in subsection (a)(1) of such section) in Appalachia.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8209/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with existing guidance, in preparing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider options for Federal funding, partnerships, and outgrants to Federal, State, and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and commercial businesses.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8210" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8210">SEC. 8210. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OUACHITA RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct a review of projects in the Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana, under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8211" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8211">SEC. 8211. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SANTA BARBARA STREAMS, LOWER MISSION CREEK, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that provides an updated economic review of the remaining portions of the project for flood damage reduction, Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577), taking into consideration work already completed by the non-Federal interest.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8212" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8212">SEC. 8212. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISPOSITION STUDY ON SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the disposition study for the project for Salinas Dam (Santa Margarita Lake), California, pursuant to section 202(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2675), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8212/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the County of San Luis Obispo is provided right of first refusal for any potential conveyance of the project; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8212/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the study identifies and describes any potential repairs or modifications to the project necessary to meet Federal and State dam safety requirements prior to transferring the project.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8213" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8213">SEC. 8213. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXCESS LANDS REPORT FOR WHITTIER NARROWS DAM, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8213/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that identifies any real property associated with the Whittier Narrows Dam element of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area project that the Secretary determines—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8213/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not needed to carry out the authorized purposes of the Whittier Narrows Dam element of such project; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8213/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">could be transferred to the City of Pico Rivera, California, for the replacement of recreational facilities located in such city that were adversely impacted by dam safety construction activities associated with the Whittier Narrows Dam element of such project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8213/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Los Angeles County Drainage Area Project Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Los Angeles County Drainage Area project</quotedText>” means the project for flood control, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4611; 130 Stat. 1690).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8214" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8214">SEC. 8214. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPREHENSIVE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA STUDY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8214/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out a feasibility study for resiliency and comprehensive improvements or modifications to existing water resources development projects in the central and southern Florida area, for the purposes of flood risk management, water supply, ecosystem restoration (including preventing saltwater intrusion), recreation, and related purposes.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8214/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the feasibility study under subsection (a), the Secretary—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8214/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is authorized to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8214/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the report of the Chief of Engineers on central and southern Florida, published as House Document 643, 80th Congress, 2d Session, and other related reports of the Secretary; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8214/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommend cost-effective structural and nonstructural projects for implementation that provide a systemwide approach for the purposes described in subsection (a); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8214/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall ensure the study and any projects recommended under paragraph (1)(B) will not interfere with the efforts undertaken to carry out the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 132 Stat. 3786).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8215">SEC. 8215. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Central and southern florida project.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Central and Southern Florida Project</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Northern estuaries.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">northern estuaries</quotedText>” means the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Charlotte Harbor, Indian River Lagoon, Lake Worth Lagoon, and St. Lucie River Estuary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South florida ecosystem.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">South Florida ecosystem</quotedText>” means the area consisting of the land and water within the boundary of the South Florida Water Management District in effect on July 1, 1999.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">South Florida ecosystem</quotedText>” includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Everglades;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Florida Keys;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the contiguous near-shore coastal water of South Florida; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/3/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Florida’s Coral Reef.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study area.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">study area</quotedText>” means all lands and waters within—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the northern estuaries;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the South Florida ecosystem; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the study area boundaries of the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and the Coastal and Heartland Estuary Partnership, authorized pursuant to section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proposed Comprehensive Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall develop, in cooperation with the non-Federal sponsors of the Central and Southern Florida project and any relevant Federal, State, and Tribal agencies, a proposed comprehensive plan for the purpose of restoring, preserving, and protecting the northern estuaries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop a proposed comprehensive plan that provides for ecosystem restoration within the northern estuaries, including the elimination of harmful discharges from Lake Okeechobee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress for approval—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the proposed comprehensive plan developed under this subsection; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for future feasibility studies within the study area for the ecosystem restoration of the northern estuaries.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the submission of the proposed comprehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim report on the development of the proposed comprehensive plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional studies and analyses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the submission of the proposed comprehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall continue to conduct such studies and analyses after the date of such submission as are necessary for the purpose of restoring, preserving, and protecting the northern estuaries.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 90 percent.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8215/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the alteration or amendment of the schedule for completion of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8216" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8216">SEC. 8216. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON SHELLFISH HABITAT AND SEAGRASS, FLORIDA CENTRAL GULF COAST. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8216/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a study, and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report, on projects and activities carried out through the Engineer Research and Development Center to restore shellfish habitat and seagrass in coastal estuaries in the Florida Central Gulf Coast.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8216/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8216/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with independent expert scientists and other regional stakeholders with relevant expertise and experience; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8216/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with Federal, State, and local agencies providing oversight for both short- and long-term monitoring of the projects and activities described in subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8216/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8217">SEC. 8217. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that provides an update on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan projects, as authorized by or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 U.S.C. 1269; 132 U.S.C. 3786);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the review of the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule pursuant to section 1106 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3773) and section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 U.S.C. 2682); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any additional water resources development projects and studies included in the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Plan Integrated Delivery Schedule prepared in accordance with part 385 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under subsection (a) the status of each authorized water resources development project or study described in such subsection, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimated implementation or completion date of the project or study; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8217/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated costs to complete implementation or construction, as applicable, of the project or study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8218" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8218">SEC. 8218. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GREAT LAKES RECREATIONAL BOATING. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 455 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-21), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare, at Federal expense, and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report updating the findings of the report on the economic benefits of recreational boating in the Great Lakes basin prepared under subsection (c) of such section.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8219" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8219">SEC. 8219. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s652">33 U.S.C. 652 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HYDRAULIC EVALUATION OF UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ILLINOIS RIVER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8219/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall, at Federal expense, periodically carry out a study to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8219/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate the flow frequency probabilities of the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois River; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8219/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop updated water surface profiles for such rivers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8219/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Area of Evaluation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct analysis along the mainstem of the Mississippi River from upstream of the Minnesota River confluence near Anoka, Minnesota, to just upstream of the Ohio River confluence near Cairo, Illinois, and along the Illinois River from Dresden Island Lock and Dam to the confluence with the Mississippi River, near Grafton, Illinois.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8219/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 20 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of a study carried out under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8219/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any information developed under subsection (a) shall be made publicly available, including on a publicly available website.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8220">SEC. 8220. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISPOSITION STUDY ON HYDROPOWER IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disposition Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out a disposition study to determine the Federal interest in, and identify the effects of, deauthorizing hydropower as an authorized purpose, in whole or in part, of the Willamette Valley hydropower project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the disposition study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review the effects of deauthorizing hydropower on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Willamette Valley hydropower project operations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other authorized purposes of such project;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cost apportionments;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">dam safety;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compliance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operations of the remaining dams within the Willamette Valley hydropower project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary, through the disposition study authorized by paragraph (1), determines that hydropower should be removed as an authorized purpose of any part of the Willamette Valley hydropower project, the Secretary shall also investigate and recommend any necessary structural or operational changes at such project that are necessary to achieve an appropriate balance among the remaining authorized purposes of such project or changes to such purposes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate that describes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of the disposition study on deauthorizing hydropower as a purpose of the Willamette Valley hydropower project; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations required under subsection (a)(3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until such time as the report required under subsection (b) is issued, any new construction-related expenditures of the Secretary at the Willamette Valley hydropower project that are assigned to hydropower shall not be reimbursable.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8220/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Willamette Valley hydropower project</quotedText>” means the system of dams and reservoir projects authorized to generate hydropower and the power features that operate in conjunction with the main regulating dam facilities, including the Big Cliff, Dexter, and Foster re-regulating dams in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, as authorized by section 4  
of the Flood Control Act of 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 62 Stat. 1178; 64 Stat. 177; 68 Stat. 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 100 Stat. 4144).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8221" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8221">SEC. 8221. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL EXPANSION CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for modifications of the project for navigation, Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734), to incorporate into the project the construction of barge lanes immediately adjacent to either side of the Houston Ship Channel from Bolivar Roads to Morgan’s Point.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8222" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8222">SEC. 8222. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for the project for navigation, Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8223" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8223">SEC. 8223. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NORFOLK HARBOR AND CHANNELS, VIRGINIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary shall complete a post-authorization change report for the Anchorage F modifications to the project for navigation, Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia, authorized by section 201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090; 132 Stat. 3840).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8224" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8224">SEC. 8224. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COASTAL VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8224/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the feasibility study for the project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, Coastal Virginia, authorized by section 1201(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802), the Secretary is authorized to enter into a written agreement with any Federal agency that owns or operates property in the area of the project to accept and expend funds from such Federal agency to include in the study an analysis with respect to property owned or operated by such Federal agency.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8224/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall use any relevant information obtained from a Federal agency described in subsection (a) to carry out the feasibility study described in such subsection.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8225">SEC. 8225. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WEST VIRGINIA HYDROPOWER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For water resources development projects described in subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to evaluate Federal and non-Federal modifications to such projects for the purposes of adding capacity for hydropower generation or energy storage.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projects referred to in subsection (a) are the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sutton Dam, Braxton County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hildebrand Lock and Dam, Monongahela County, West Virginia, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (chapter 188, 64 Stat. 166).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bluestone Lake, Summers County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">R.D. Bailey Dam, Wyoming County, West Virginia, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1188).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Stonewall Jackson Dam, Lewis County, West Virginia, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1421).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">East Lynn Dam, Wayne County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Burnsville Lake, Braxton County, West Virginia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8225/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Demonstration Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out demonstration projects for purposes of testing and evaluating technology for adding capacity for hydropower generation or energy storage to a project described in subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8226" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8226">SEC. 8226. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ELECTRONIC PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2040(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8226/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Water Resources Development Act of 2022</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8226/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update on electronic system implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a quarterly update describing the status of the implementation of this section.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8227">SEC. 8227. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INVESTMENTS FOR RECREATION AREAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers should use all available authorities to promote and enhance development and recreational opportunities at lakes that are part of authorized civil works projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on investments needed to support recreational activities that are part of authorized water resources development projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under subsection (b) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of deferred maintenance projects, including maintenance projects relating to recreational facilities and sites and associated access roads;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to fund the projects described in paragraph (1) during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of efforts made by the Corps of Engineers to coordinate investments in recreational facilities and sites and associated access roads with—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State and local governments; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">private entities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8227/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether the modification of Federal contracting requirements could accelerate the availability of funds for the projects described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8228" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8228">SEC. 8228. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTOMATED FEE MACHINES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of mitigating adverse impacts to public access to outdoor recreation, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider alternatives to the use of automated fee machines for the collection of fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities in West Virginia.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8229">SEC. 8229. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF RECREATIONAL HAZARDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out a review of potential threats to human life and safety from use of covered sites; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">install such technologies and other measures, including sirens, strobe lights, and signage, that the Secretary, based on the review carried out under paragraph (1), determines necessary for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions or to otherwise minimize or eliminate any identified threats to human life and safety.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Sites Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered sites</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designated recreational areas at the Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, authorized by section 1 of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 635);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designated recreational areas at the banks of the Mississippi River, Louisiana; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8229/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the project for navigation, Murderkill River, Delaware, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 13, 1892 (chapter 158, 27 Stat. 98).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8230">SEC. 8230. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL FLOODING MITIGATION MODELING AND TESTING CAPACITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, shall carry out an assessment of the current capacity of the Corps of Engineers to model coastal flood mitigation systems and test the effectiveness of such systems in preventing flood damage resulting from coastal storm surges.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the capacity of the Corps of Engineers to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out the testing of the performance and reliability of coastal flood mitigation systems; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate with private industries to carry out such testing;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any limitations or deficiencies at Corps of Engineers facilities that are capable of testing the performance and reliability of coastal flood mitigation systems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess any benefits that would result from addressing the limitations or deficiencies identified under paragraph (2); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide recommendations for addressing such limitations or deficiencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8230/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8231" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8231">SEC. 8231. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8231/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that describes and documents the use of contracts and subcontracts with Small Disadvantaged Businesses in carrying out the water resources development authorities of the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8231/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the report under subsection (a) information on the distribution of funds to Small Disadvantaged Businesses on a disaggregated basis.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8231/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Small Disadvantaged Business</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 124.1001 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8232">SEC. 8232. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SOLAR ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct an assessment, in collaboration with relevant Federal agencies and after consultation with relevant non-Federal interests, of opportunities to install and maintain photovoltaic solar panels (including floating solar panels) at covered projects.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a description of the economic, environmental, and technical viability of installing and maintaining, or contracting with third parties to install and maintain, photovoltaic solar panels at covered projects;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify covered projects with a high potential for the installation and maintenance of photovoltaic solar panels and whether such installation and maintenance would require additional authorization;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">account for potential impacts of photovoltaic solar panels at covered projects and the authorized purposes of such projects, including potential impacts on flood risk reduction, navigation, recreation, water supply, and fish and wildlife; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">account for the availability of electric grid infrastructure close to covered projects, including underutilized transmission infrastructure.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report containing the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to carry out this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered project</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any property under the control of the Corps of Engineers; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8232/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any water resources development project constructed by the Secretary or over which the Secretary has financial or operational responsibility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8233">SEC. 8233. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ECONOMIC VALUATION OF PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND HABITAT ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT LANDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct a review of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements related to the determination of the economic value of lands that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be provided by the non-Federal interest, as necessary, for the construction of a project for flood risk reduction or hurricane and storm risk reduction in accordance with section 103(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(i));</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are being maintained for open space, recreational areas, or preservation of fish and wildlife habitat; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will continue to be so maintained as part of the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements described in such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the requirements and process the Secretary uses to place an economic value on the lands described in such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether such requirements and process affect the ability of a non-Federal interest to provide such lands for the construction of a project described in such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether such requirements and process directly or indirectly encourage the selection of developed lands for the construction of a project, or have the potential to affect the total cost of a project; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8233/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identification of alternative measures for determining the economic value of such lands that could provide incentives for the preservation of open space, recreational areas, and habitat in association with the construction of a project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8234" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8234">SEC. 8234. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON CORROSION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report that describes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8234/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which the Secretary has carried out section 1033 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8234/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which the Secretary has incorporated corrosion prevention activities (as defined in such section) at water resources development projects constructed or maintained by the Secretary since the date of enactment of such section; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8234/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in instances where the Secretary has not incorporated corrosion prevention activities at such water resources development projects since such date, an explanation of why such corrosion prevention activities have not been incorporated.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8235">SEC. 8235. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct a review of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements and procedures related to the use, in relation to the construction of a project for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restoration, of covered easements that may be provided to the Secretary by non-Federal interests.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of the Secretary relating to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the minimum rights in property that are necessary to construct, operate, or maintain projects for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restoration;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether increased use of covered easements in relation to such projects could promote greater participation from cooperating landowners in addressing local flooding or ecosystem restoration challenges; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether such increased use could result in cost savings in the implementation of the projects, without any reduction in project benefits; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendations of the Secretary relating to whether existing requirements or procedures related to such use of covered easements should be revised to reflect the results of the review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered easement</quotedText>” means an easement or other similar interest in real property that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reserves for the Secretary rights in the property that are necessary to construct, operate, or maintain a water resources development project;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides for appropriate public use of the property, and retains the right of continued use of the property by the owner of the property, to the extent such uses are consistent with purposes of the covered easement;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides access to the property for oversight and inspection by the Secretary;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is permanently recorded; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8235/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is enforceable under Federal and State law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8236">SEC. 8236. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO STUDIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on Project Distribution.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an analysis of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the geographic distribution of annual and supplemental funding for water resources development projects carried out by the Secretary over the immediately preceding 5 fiscal years; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the factors contributing to such distribution.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the analysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such analysis.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment of Concessionaire Practices.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an assessment of the concessionaire lease practices of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall assess—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which the formula of the Corps of Engineers for calculating concessionaire rental rates allows concessionaires to obtain a reasonable return on investment, taking into account operating margins for sales of food and fuel; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process and formula for assessing administrative fees for concessionaire leases that addresses—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the statutory authority for such fees; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which the process and formula for assessing such fees are transparent and consistent across districts of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the assessment required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such assessment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit of Projects Over Budget or Behind Schedule.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">List required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Comptroller General of the United States a list of each covered ongoing water resources development project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after receiving the list under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall initiate a review of the factors and conditions resulting in the estimated project cost or completion date exceedances for each covered ongoing water resources development project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the review conducted under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of covered ongoing water resources development project.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered ongoing water resources development project</quotedText>” means a water resources development project being carried out by the Secretary for which, as of the date of enactment of this Act—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated total project cost of the project exceeds the authorized total project cost of the project by not less than $50,000,000; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated completion date of the project exceeds the original estimated completion date of the project by not less than 5 years.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies on Mitigation.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on mitigation for water resources development projects.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of projects and activities to mitigate fish and wildlife losses resulting from the construction, or operation and maintenance, of an authorized water resources development project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the review under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the extent to which—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">districts of the Corps of Engineers consistently implement the final rule of the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency titled “Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources” and issued on April 10, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 19594);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigation projects and activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) restore the natural hydrologic conditions, restore native vegetation, and otherwise support native fish and wildlife species, as required under section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigation projects or activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) are undertaken before, or concurrent with, the construction of the authorized water resources development project for which such mitigation is required;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigation projects or activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) are completed;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigation projects or activities are undertaken to mitigate fish and wildlife losses resulting from the operation and maintenance of an authorized water resources development project, including based on periodic review and updating of such projects or activities;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary includes mitigation plans, as required by section 906(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S. 2283), in any project study (as defined in section 2034(l) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343));</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/VII" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">(VII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">processing and approval of mitigation projects and activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) affects the timeline of completion of authorized water resources development projects; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/i/VIII" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VIII">(VIII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigation projects and activities (including the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) affect the total cost of authorized water resources development projects;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate the performance of each of the mitigation mechanisms included in the final rule described in clause (i)(I);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate the efficacy of the use of alternative methods, such as a performance-based contract, to satisfy mitigation requirements of authorized water resources development projects;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review any reports submitted to Congress in accordance with section 2036(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1094) on the status of construction of authorized water resources development projects that require mitigation; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with independent scientists, economists, and other stakeholders with expertise and experience to conduct such review.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of performance-based contract.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">performance-based contract</quotedText>” means a procurement mechanism by which the Corps of Engineers contracts with a public or private non-Federal entity for a specific mitigation outcome requirement, with payment to the entity linked to delivery of verifiable, sustainable, and functionally equivalent mitigation performance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the review conducted under this paragraph, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on compensatory mitigation.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the performance metrics for, compliance with, and adequacy of potential mechanisms for fulfilling compensatory mitigation obligations pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General shall include in the review conducted under subparagraph (A) an analysis of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the primary mechanisms for fulfilling compensatory mitigation obligations, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mitigation banks;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in-lieu fee programs; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct mitigation by permittees;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeliness of initiation and successful completion of compensatory mitigation activities in relation to when a permitted activity occurs;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeliness of processing and approval of compensatory mitigation activities;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs of carrying out compensatory mitigation activities borne by the Federal Government, a permittee, or any other involved entity;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal and State agency oversight and short- and long-term monitoring of compensatory mitigation activities;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether a compensatory mitigation activity successfully replaces any lost or adversely affected habitat with a habitat having similar functions of equal or greater ecological value; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the continued, long-term operation of the compensatory mitigation activities over a 5-, 10-, 20-, and 50-year period, including ecological performance and the functioning of long-term funding mechanisms.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conjunction with the review required under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall review and update the findings and recommendations contained in the report of the Comptroller General titled “Corps of Engineers Does Not Have an Effective Oversight Approach to Ensure That Compensatory Mitigation Is Occurring” and dated September 2005 (GAO-05-898), including a review of Federal agency compliance with such recommendations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the review conducted under required subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on Waterborne Commerce Statistics.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center of the Corps of Engineers that includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of ways in which the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center can improve the collection of information relating to all commercial maritime activity within the jurisdiction of a port, including the collection and reporting of records of fishery landings and aquaculture harvest; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations to improve the collection of such information from non-Federal entities, taking into consideration—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/e/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost, efficiency, and accuracy of collecting such information; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/e/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the protection of proprietary information.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the review conducted out under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of such review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study on the Integration of Information Into the National Levee Database.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the sharing of levee information, and the integration of such information into the National Levee Database, by the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">investigate the information-sharing protocols and procedures between the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding the construction of new Federal flood protection projects;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analyze the timeliness of the integration of information relating to newly constructed Federal flood protection projects into the National Levee Database;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any delays between the construction of a new Federal flood protection project and when a policyholder of the National Flood Insurance Program would realize a premium discount due to the construction of a new Federal flood protection project; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine whether such information-sharing protocols are adversely impacting the ability of the Secretary to perform accurate benefit-cost analyses for future flood risk management activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the review conducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of such review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit of Joint Costs for Operation and Maintenance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the practices of the Corps of Engineers with respect to the determination of joint costs associated with operations and maintenance of reservoirs owned and operated by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8236/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the review conducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such review and any recommendations that result from such review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8237">SEC. 8237. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT OF FOREST, RANGELAND, AND WATERSHED RESTORATION SERVICES ON LANDS OWNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers, including an assessment of whether the provision of such services on such lands by non-Federal interests through good neighbor agreements would be in the best interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services provided by the Secretary on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess whether such services, including efforts to reduce hazardous fuels and to restore and improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health (including the health of fish and wildlife habitats) would be enhanced by authorizing the Secretary to enter into a good neighbor agreement with a non-Federal interest;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the process for ensuring that Federal requirements for land management plans for forests on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers remain in effect under good neighbor agreements;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess whether Congress should authorize the Secretary to enter into a good neighbor agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers, including by assessing any interest expressed by a non-Federal interest to enter into such an agreement;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider whether implementation of a good neighbor agreement on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers would benefit State and local governments and Indian Tribes that are located in the same geographic area as such lands; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with the heads of other Federal agencies authorized to enter into good neighbor agreements with non-Federal interests.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Good neighbor agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">good neighbor agreement</quotedText>” means a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole source contract) entered into between the Secretary and a non-Federal interest to carry out forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lands owned by the corps of engineers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">lands owned by the Corps of Engineers</quotedText>” means any land owned by the Corps of Engineers, but does not include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted by law or Presidential proclamation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a wilderness study area; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stB/s8237/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other land with respect to which the Secretary determines that forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services should remain the responsibility of the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deauthorizations and Modifications </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8301">SEC. 8301. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8301/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes; Proposed Deauthorization List; Submission of Final List.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d-2) is amended by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this section are—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to identify water resources development projects, and separable elements of projects, authorized by Congress that are no longer viable for construction due to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a lack of local support;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a lack of available Federal or non-Federal resources; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant or feasible;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to create an expedited and definitive process for Congress to deauthorize water resources development projects and separable elements that are no longer viable for construction; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to allow the continued authorization of water resources development projects and separable elements that are viable for construction.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proposed Deauthorization List.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preliminary list of projects.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall develop a preliminary list of each water resources development project, or separable element of a project, authorized for construction before November 8, 2007, for which—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">planning, design, or construction was not initiated before the date of enactment of this Act; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">planning, design, or construction was initiated before the date of enactment of this Act, but for which no funds, Federal or non-Federal, were obligated for planning, design, or construction of the project or separable element of the project during the current fiscal year or any of the 10 preceding fiscal years.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of comprehensive construction backlog and operation and maintenance report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may develop the preliminary list from the comprehensive construction backlog and operation and maintenance reports developed pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation of proposed deauthorization list.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proposed list and estimated deauthorization amount.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prepare a proposed list of projects for deauthorization comprised of a subset of projects and separable elements identified on the preliminary list developed under paragraph (1) that are projects or separable elements described in subsection (a)(1), as determined by the Secretary; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include with such proposed list an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Federal cost to complete such projects.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination of federal cost to complete.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into account any allowances authorized by section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent project schedule and cost estimate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public comment and consultation.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall solicit comments from the public and the Governors of each applicable State on the proposed deauthorization list prepared under paragraph (2)(A).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comment period.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The public comment period shall be 90 days.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation of final deauthorization list.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall prepare a final deauthorization list by—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">considering any comments received under paragraph (3); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">revising the proposed deauthorization list prepared under paragraph (2)(A) as the Secretary determines necessary to respond to such comments.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appendix.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include as part of the final deauthorization list an appendix that—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies each project or separable element on the proposed deauthorization list that is not included on the final deauthorization list; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes the reasons why the project or separable element is not included on the final deauthorization list.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of Final Deauthorization List to Congress for Congressional Review; Publication.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the close of the comment period under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the final deauthorization list and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(4) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publish the final deauthorization list and appendix in the Federal Register.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not include in the final deauthorization list submitted under paragraph (1) any project or separable element with respect to which Federal funds for planning, design, or construction are obligated after the development of the preliminary list under subsection (b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final deauthorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8301/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 301(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d-2(d)) is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8302">SEC. 8302. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sea level rise;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coastal storm damage reduction; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">streambank and shoreline protection.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8302/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">New York-New Jersey Watershed Basin, which encompasses all the watersheds that flow into the New York-New Jersey Harbor and their associated estuaries, including the Hudson, Mohawk, Raritan, Passaic, Hackensack, and Bronx River Watersheds and the Hudson River Estuary;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mississippi River Watershed; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chattahoochee River Basin, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8303">SEC. 8303. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Utilization of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1222(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2661) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Upper Missouri River Basin and the North Platte River Basin</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River Basin, and the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Upper Missouri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Upper Missouri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Completion of Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports authorized by section 1222 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2661).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2319">33 U.S.C. 2319 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out a research study pilot program at 1 or more dams owned and operated by the Secretary in the North Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to assess the viability of forecast-informed reservoir operations in the eastern United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8303/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after completion of the research study pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the research study pilot program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8304" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8304">SEC. 8304. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAKES PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 3758; 113 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8304/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (29), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8304/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (30), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8304/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="31">“(31) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Salisbury Pond, Worcester, Massachusetts;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="32">“(32) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Baisley Pond, New York;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="33">“(33) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Legacy Park, Decatur, Georgia; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="34">“(34) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8305">SEC. 8305. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INVASIVE SPECIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aquatic Invasive Species Research.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1108(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2263a(a)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, hydrilla</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">elodea</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Invasive Species Management.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$75,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2028</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f)(4) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2028</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/3/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water quantity or water quality</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water quantity, water quality, or ecosystems</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/3/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Lake Erie Basin, the Ohio River Basin,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Upper Snake River Basin,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata),</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(Elaeagnus angustifolia)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)(D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 128(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Focus Areas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall undertake program activities related to harmful algal blooms in—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Great Lakes;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the tidal and inland waters of the State of New Jersey, including Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the coastal and tidal waters of the State of Louisiana;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the waterways of the counties that comprise the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Allegheny Reservoir Watershed, New York;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Okeechobee, Florida;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers, Florida;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rio Grande River Basin, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">lakes and reservoirs in the State of Ohio;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Detroit Lake, Oregon;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ten Mile Lake, Oregon; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the coastal waters of the United States Virgin Islands.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update on Invasive Species Policy Guidance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 501(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8305/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8306" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8306">SEC. 8306. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 113 Stat. 339; 114 Stat. 2679) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">“(18) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Second harbor at New Madrid County Harbor, Missouri.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">“(19) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Yabucoa Harbor, Puerto Rico.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">“(20) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Everett Harbor and Snohomish River, Boat Launch Connector Channel, Washington.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">“(21) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Port Townsend, Boat Haven Marina Breakwater, Washington.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">“(22) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Segment 1B of Houston Ship Channel, Texas.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8307" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8307">SEC. 8307. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8307/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8307/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New york harbor, new york and new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (chapter 142, 38 Stat. 1051; 88 Stat. 39; 104 Stat. 4615), and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8307/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rio nigua, salinas, puerto rico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for flood control, Rio Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 278), and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8307/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rio grande de loiza, puerto rico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for flood control, Rio Grande De Loiza, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8307/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feasibility Studies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out, and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of, a feasibility study for each of the projects described in subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8308">SEC. 8308. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a water resources development project described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fund, at Federal expense, any incremental increase in cost to the project that results from a legal requirement to use a borrow source determined by the Secretary to be other than the least-cost option; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">exclude the cost described in paragraph (1) from the cost-benefit analysis for the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Water Resources Development Project Described. </heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A water resources development project referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey, hurricane storm damage reduction, shore protection, and ecosystem restoration project, authorized by section 101(a)(26) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 278).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Folly Beach, South Carolina, shoreline protection project, authorized by section 501(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4136; 105 Stat. 520).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Carolina Beach and Vicinity, North Carolina, coastal storm risk management project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 2741).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, coastal storm risk management project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 2741).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8308/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section limits the eligibility for, or availability of, Federal expenditures or financial assistance for any water resources development project, including any beach nourishment or renourishment project, under any other provision of Federal law.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8309">SEC. 8309. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study of Flood Risk Management Activities.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized, at Federal expense, to carry out a study to determine the feasibility of a project for flood risk management and related purposes in the Columbia River Basin and to report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate with recommendations thereon, including recommendations for a project to potentially reduce the reliance on Canada for flood risk management in the basin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out the activities described in this subsection in coordination with other Federal and State agencies and Indian Tribes.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funds for Columbia River Treaty Obligations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to expend funds appropriated for the purpose of satisfying United States obligations under the Columbia River Treaty to compensate Canada for operating Canadian storage on behalf of the United States under such treaty.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the U.S. entity calls upon Canada to operate Canadian reservoir storage for flood risk management on behalf of the United States, which operation may 
incur an obligation to compensate Canada under the Columbia River Treaty—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate, by not later than 30 days after the initiation of the call, a written notice of the action and a justification, including a description of the circumstances necessitating the call;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon a determination by the United States of the amount of compensation that shall be paid to Canada, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate a written notice specifying such amount and an explanation of how such amount was derived, which notification shall not delay or impede the flood risk management mission of the U.S. entity; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary shall make no payment to Canada for the call under the Columbia River Treaty until such time as funds appropriated for the purpose of compensating Canada under such treaty are available.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Pre-planned Flood Storage.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to compensate, and make arrangements with, the Government of Canada for reserving and operating 3,600,000 acre-feet of pre-planned flood storage per operating year at Hugh Keenleyside Dam, including operations that the Government of Canada may not be obligated to provide under the Columbia River Treaty, to minimize the flood risk in the Columbia River Basin.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $37,600,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $37,600,000, adjusted for inflation beginning on August 1, 2024, for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, to remain available until expended. </content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to compensate, and make arrangements with, the Government of Canada under this subsection shall expire on August 31, 2027. </content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Columbia river basin.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Columbia River Basin</quotedText>” means the entire United States portion of the Columbia River watershed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Columbia river treaty.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Columbia River Treaty</quotedText>” means the treaty relating to cooperative development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed at Washington January 17, 1961, and entered into force September 16, 1964.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flood storage.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood storage</quotedText>” means the usable space in a reservoir that is set aside for impounding and releasing water for flood risk management or otherwise for regulating stream flows to minimize flood risk.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government of canada.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Government of Canada</quotedText>” means the Government of Canada, a Canadian Province, or a subdivision or instrumentality thereof.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operating year.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">operating year</quotedText>” means a 12-month period beginning on August 1 and ending on July 31. </content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8309/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">U.S. entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">U.S. entity</quotedText>” means the entity designated by the United States under Article XIV of the Columbia River Treaty.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8310" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8310">SEC. 8310. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGIC CHANGES IN SOURIS RIVER BASIN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to evaluate hydrologic changes affecting the agreement entitled “Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Water Supply and Flood Control in the Souris River Basin”, signed and entered into force on October 26, 1989.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8311">SEC. 8311. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(b) Subject to section 903(a) of this Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed to undertake</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">canals</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">100 percent.</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“channels attendant to the operations of the community ditch and Acequia systems in New Mexico that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are declared to be a political subdivision of the State; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">belong to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (f);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The measures described in subsection (b) shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure greater resiliency of diversion structures, including to flow variations, prolonged drought conditions, invasive plant species, and threats from changing hydrological and climatic conditions; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support research, development, and training for innovative management solutions, including those for controlling invasive aquatic plants that affect acequias.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Sharing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out the measures described in subsection (b), including study costs, shall be 25 percent, except that in the case of a measure benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas, the Federal share of the cost of carrying out such measure shall be 90 percent.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the measures described in subsection (b) $80,000,000.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(f) The Secretary is further authorized and directed to</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Entity Status.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or belong to an Indian Tribe within the State of New Mexico</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that State</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8311/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">This public entity status will allow the officials of these Acequia systems</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The public entity status provided under paragraph (1) shall allow the officials of the Acequia systems described in such paragraph”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8312" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8312">SEC. 8312. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PORT OF NOME, ALASKA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8312/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out the project for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2733).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8312/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Share.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8312/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal interest for the project described in subsection (a) shall pay 10 percent of the costs associated with the general navigation features of the project during the period of construction.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8312/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 101(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(2)) shall not apply to the project described in subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8313" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8313">SEC. 8313. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ST. GEORGE, ALASKA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the terms of the local cooperation agreement between the Department of the Army and the City of St. George, Alaska, dated December 23, 1988, the Secretary shall waive any and all payments due and owing to the United States by the City of St. George on or after the date of enactment this Act resulting from the judgment filed on November 8, 1993, in the United States Court of Federal Claims in <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">J.E. McAmis, Inc.</i> v. <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">United States</i>, 90-315C, 91-1194C, and 91-1195C.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8314" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8314">SEC. 8314. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNALASKA (DUTCH HARBOR) CHANNELS, ALASKA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734) is amended, in row 3 (relating to the project for navigation, Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">February 7, 2020</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">October 2, 2020</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8315">SEC. 8315. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, COASTAL EROSION, RIVERINE EROSION, AND ICE AND GLACIAL DAMAGE, ALASKA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a program to carry out structural and nonstructural projects for storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage in the State of Alaska, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relocation of affected communities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">construction of replacement facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Share.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall be in accordance with sections 103 and 105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213, 2215).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a project benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas, the non-Federal share of the cost of such project shall be 10 percent.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (123 Stat. 2851), is repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8315/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program authorized by subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the program authorized by section 116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (123 Stat. 2851) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8316" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8316">SEC. 8316. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ST. FRANCIS LAKE CONTROL STRUCTURE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8316/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall set the ordinary high water mark for water impounded behind the St. Francis Lake Control Structure, authorized by the Act of May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 538; 79 Stat. 1077), at 208 feet mean sea level.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8316/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation by Project Manager.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In setting the ordinary high water mark under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the project manager for the St. Francis Lake Control Structure may continue operating such structure in accordance with the instructions set forth in the document titled “St. Francis Lake Control Structure Standing Instructions to the Project Manager” 
and published in January 1982 by the Corps of Engineers, Memphis District.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8317" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8317">SEC. 8317. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ADAMS AND DENVER COUNTIES, COLORADO. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8317/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a written agreement under section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(d)) with the non-Federal interest for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, South Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado, authorized by section 401(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2739).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8317/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reimbursement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The written agreement described in subsection (a) shall provide for reimbursement of the non-Federal interest from funds in the allocation for the project described in subsection (a) in the detailed spend plan submitted for amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">department of the army—corps of engineers—civil—construction</headingText>” in title III of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (135 Stat. 1359) if the Secretary determines that funds in an amount sufficient to reimburse the non-Federal interest are available in such allocation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8318" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8318">SEC. 8318. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FRUITVALE AVENUE RAILROAD BRIDGE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4017(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1175) is repealed.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8319">SEC. 8319. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Los Angeles County, California.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Los Angeles County, California, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ownership Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partnership Agreements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before providing assistance under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b) with the non-Federal interest with respect to the project to be carried out with such assistance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each partnership agreement for a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost sharing.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be 75 percent; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credit for interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In case of a delay in the funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project cost.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credit for land, easements, and rights-of-way.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share of project cost (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but the credit may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation and maintenance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/d/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i), the Federal share of the cost of a project under this section benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8319/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Corps of engineers expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8320">SEC. 8320. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The portion of the project for flood risk management, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1589; 50 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 1215; 55 Stat. 647; 64 Stat. 177; 104 Stat. 4611), consisting of the debris basins described in subsection (b), is no longer authorized beginning on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Debris Basins Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The debris basins referred to in subsection (a) are the following debris basins operated and maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, as generally defined in Corps of Engineers operations and maintenance manuals as may be further described in an agreement entered into under subsection (c): Auburn Debris Basin, Bailey Debris Basin, Big Dalton Debris Basin, Blanchard Canyon Debris Basin, Blue Gum Canyon Debris Basin, Brand Canyon Debris Basin, Carter Debris Basin, Childs Canyon Debris Basin, Dunsmuir Canyon Debris Basin, Eagle Canyon Debris Basin, Eaton Wash Debris Basin, Elmwood Canyon Debris Basin, Emerald East Debris Basin, Emerald West Debris Retention Inlet, Hay Debris Basin, Hillcrest 
Debris Basin, La Tuna Canyon Debris Basin, Little Dalton Debris Basin, Live Oak Debris Retention Inlet, Lopez Debris Retention Inlet, Lower Sunset Canyon Debris Basin, Marshall Canyon Debris Retention Inlet, Santa Anita Debris Basin, Sawpit Debris Basin, Schoolhouse Canyon Debris Basin, Shields Canyon Debris Basin, Sierra Madre Villa Debris Basin, Snover Canyon Debris Basin, Stough Canyon Debris Basin, Wilson Canyon Debris Basin, and Winery Canyon Debris Basin.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to ensure that the Los Angeles County Flood Control District—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">operates, maintains, repairs, and rehabilitates, and replaces as necessary, the debris basins described in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in perpetuity at no cost to the United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in a manner that ensures that the quantity and concentration of stormwater inflows from such debris basins does not reduce the level of flood protection of the project described in subsection (a);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">retains public ownership of, and compatible uses for, all real property required for the continued functioning of the debris basins described in subsection (b), consistent with authorized purposes of the project described in subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allows the Corps of Engineers to continue to operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair, and replace appurtenant structures, such as rain and stream gages, located within the debris basins subject to deauthorization under subsection (a) as necessary to ensure the continued functioning of the project described in subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">holds and saves the United States harmless from damages due to overtopping, breach, failure, operation, or maintenance of the debris basins described in subsection (b).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative Costs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may accept and expend funds voluntarily contributed by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into an agreement under subsection (c); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8320/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitor compliance with such agreement.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8321" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8321">SEC. 8321. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MURRIETA CREEK, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 103 of title I of appendix B of Public Law 106-377 (114 Stat. 1441A-65) (relating to the project for flood control, environmental restoration, and recreation, Murrieta Creek, California), is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8321/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$89,850,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$277,194,000</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8321/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$57,735,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$180,176,100</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8321/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$32,115,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$97,017,900</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8322" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8322">SEC. 8322. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The portion of the project for flood protection in the Sacramento River Basin, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 68 Stat. 1264; 110 Stat. 3662; 113 Stat. 319), consisting of the portion of the American River North Levee, upstream of Arden Way, from G.P.S. coordinate 38.600948N 121.330599W to 38.592261N 121.334155W, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8323" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8323">SEC. 8323. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8323/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for flood control and navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California, authorized by the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 636; 134 Stat. 2705), is modified to change the authorized conveyance capacity of the project to a level determined appropriate by the Secretary based on the actual capacity of the project, which level may be further modified by the Secretary as necessary to account for sea level rise.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8323/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation and Maintenance Manual.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8323/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal sponsor for the project described in subsection (a) shall prepare for review and approval by the Secretary a revised operation and maintenance manual for the project to implement the modification described in subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8323/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal sponsor shall provide to the Secretary funds sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary to review and approve the manual described in paragraph (1), and the Secretary may accept and expend such funds in the performance of such review and approval.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8323/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emergency Repair and Restoration Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon approval by the Secretary of the revised operation and maintenance manual required under subsection (b), and subject to compliance by the non-Federal sponsor with the requirements of such manual and with any other eligibility requirement established by the Secretary, the project described in subsection (a) shall be considered for assistance under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8324" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8324">SEC. 8324. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN SANTA CLARA BASIN, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 111 of title I of division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554, appendix D, 114 Stat. 2763A-224 (as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 2763)); 121 Stat. 1209), is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8324/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and volatile organic compounds</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">perchlorates</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8324/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and volatile organic compounds</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">perchlorates</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8325" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8325">SEC. 8325. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8325/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2675) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">ocean shoreline</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bay and ocean shorelines</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8325/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out a study under section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158), pursuant to section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (as amended by this section), the Secretary shall not differentiate between damages related to high tide flooding and coastal storm flooding for the purposes of determining the Federal interest or cost share.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8326" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8326">SEC. 8326. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8326/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except for funds required for a betterment or for a locally preferred plan, the Secretary shall not require the non-Federal interest for the project for flood risk management,  
ecosystem restoration, and recreation, South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California, authorized by section 1401(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714), to contribute funds under an agreement entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act in excess of the total cash contribution required from the non-Federal interest for the project under section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8326/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not, at any time, defer, suspend, or terminate construction of the project described in subsection (a) solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary that an additional appropriation is required to cover the Federal share of the cost to complete construction of the project, if Federal funds, in an amount determined by the Secretary to be sufficient to continue construction of the project, remain available in the allocation for the project under the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Investment Plan for amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">corps of engineers—civil—department of the army—construction</headingText>” in title IV of subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123; 132 Stat. 76).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8327">SEC. 8327. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DELAWARE SHORE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of the non-Federal interest for the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736) (referred to in this subsection as the “project”), the Secretary shall implement the project using borrow sources that are alternatives to the Delaware River, Philadelphia to the Sea, project, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 52 Stat. 803; 59 Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 297).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until the Secretary implements the modification under paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized, at the request of a non-Federal interest, to carry out initial construction or periodic nourishments at any site included in the project under—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost to construct and periodically nourish the project, including the cost of any modifications carried out under paragraph (1) and the incremental cost of any placements carried out under paragraph (2)(B), shall be 90 percent.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delaware Emergency Shore Restoration.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to repair or restore a federally authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction structure or project or a public beach located in the State of Delaware pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)), if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the structure, project, or public beach is damaged by wind, wave, or water action associated with a Nor’easter; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary determines that the damage prevents—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a structure or project, the adequate functioning of the structure or project for the authorized purposes of the structure or project; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a public beach, the adequate functioning of the beach as a natural barrier to inundation, wave attack, or erosion coinciding with hurricanes, coastal storms, or Nor’easters.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Justification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out a repair or restoration activity under paragraph (1) without the need to demonstrate that the activity is justified solely by national economic development benefits if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary determines that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such activity is necessary to restore the adequate functioning of the structure, project, or public beach for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(B), as applicable; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such activity is warranted to protect against loss to life or property of the community protected by the structure, project, or public beach; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a public beach, the non-Federal interest agrees to participate in, and comply with, applicable Federal floodplain management and flood insurance programs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Repair or restoration activities carried out by the Secretary under paragraph (2) shall be given equal budgetary consideration and priority as activities justified solely by national economic development benefits.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An activity carried out under paragraph (1) for a public beach shall not—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">repair or restore the beach beyond its natural profile; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be considered initial construction of the hurricane and storm damage reduction project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided by this subsection shall be in addition to any authority provided by section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) to repair or restore federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure or project located in the State of Delaware damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority of the Secretary to carry out an activity under paragraph (1) for a public beach shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nor’easter.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Nor’easter</quotedText>” means a synoptic-scale, extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public beach.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">public beach</quotedText>” means a beach within the geographic boundary of an unconstructed federally authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction project that is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/7/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a publicly owned beach; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/b/7/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a privately owned beach that is available for public use, including the availability of reasonable public access, in accordance with Engineer Regulation 1165-2-130, published by the Corps of Engineers, dated June 15, 1989.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian River Inlet and Bay, Delaware.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out major maintenance of the project for navigation, Indian River Inlet and Bay, Delaware, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 26, 1937 (chapter 832, 50 Stat. 846; 59 Stat. 14), the Secretary shall repair, restore, or relocate any non-Federal public recreation facility that has been damaged, in whole or in part, by the deterioration or failure of the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant, Delaware.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the “Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant”, authorized by section 869 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4182), is modified to authorize the Secretary, at the request of a non-Federal interest, to provide periodic nourishment through dedicated dredging or other means to maintain or restore the functioning of such project when—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sand bypass plant is inoperative; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operation of the sand bypass plant is insufficient to maintain the functioning of the project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of the cost of a cycle of periodic nourishment provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be the same percentage as the non-Federal share of the cost to operate the sand bypass plant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reprogramming for Coastal Storm Risk Management Project at Indian River Inlet.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each fiscal year, the Secretary may reprogram amounts made available for any coastal storm risk management project to use such amounts for the project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the “Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant”, authorized by section 869 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4182).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out not more than 2 reprogramming actions under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each fiscal year, the Secretary may reprogram—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/e/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not more than $100,000 per reprogramming action; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8327/e/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not more than $200,000 for each fiscal year.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8328" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8328">SEC. 8328. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The portions of the project for flood control and other purposes, Central and Southern Florida, authorized by section 203 of the  
Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176), consisting of the southernmost 3.5-mile reach of the L-73 levee, Section 2, Osceola County Florida, are no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8329" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8329">SEC. 8329. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LITTLE PASS, CLEARWATER BAY, FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The portion of the project for navigation, Little Pass, Clearwater Bay, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), beginning with the most westerly 1,000 linear feet of the channel encompassing all of Cut H, to include the turning basin, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8330">SEC. 8330. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN, FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 601(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2685; 121 Stat. 1269; 132 Stat. 3786) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraph (D)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subparagraph (E)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (E)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during each 5-year period, beginning with commencement of design of the Plan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">during each period of 5 fiscal years, beginning on October 1, 2022</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for each project in the Plan</quotedText>” before the period at the end; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accounting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal sponsor a financial accounting of non-Federal contributions under clause (i)(I) for such fiscal year.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of an authorized project for which a project partnership agreement has not been executed and for which there is an agreement under subparagraph (B)(i)(III), the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall consider all expenditures and obligations incurred by the non-Federal sponsor for land and in-kind services for the project in determining the amount of any cash contribution required from the non-Federal sponsor to satisfy the cost-share requirements of this subsection; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may only require any such cash contribution to be made at the end of each period of 5 fiscal years under clause (i).”</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8330/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall revise the Master Agreement for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, executed in 2009 pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680), to reflect the amendment made by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8331" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8331">SEC. 8331. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PALM BEACH HARBOR, FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for navigation, Palm Beach Harbor, Florida, for which assumption of maintenance was authorized by section 202 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4093), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the project, known as the Northern  
Turning Basin, consisting of an approximate 209,218-square foot area (4.803 acres) of the Federal northern turning basin within Palm Beach Harbor, starting at a point with coordinates N887149.6299, E965813.7673; thence running N46°05’59”E for 106.07 feet to a point with coordinates N887223.1767, E965890.1929; thence running S88°54’01”E for 393.00 feet to a point with coordinates N887215.6342, E966283.1205; thence running S32°48’37”E for 433.78 feet to a point with coordinates N886851.0560, E966518.1668; thence running N88°54’01”W for 710.00 feet to a point with coordinates N886864.6824, E965808.2975; thence running N01°05’59”E for 285.00 feet to the point of origin.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8332" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8332">SEC. 8332. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709) is amended, in row 4 (relating to the project for navigation, Port Everglades, Florida)—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8332/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$229,770,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$529,700,000</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8332/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$107,233,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$247,209,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8332/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$337,003,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$776,909,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8333" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8333">SEC. 8333. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION TASK FORCE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 528(f)(1)(J) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3771) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2 representatives of the State of Florida,</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">3 representatives of the State of Florida, including at least 1 representative of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and 1 representative of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8334" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8334">SEC. 8334. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1704) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost share.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The costs of construction of a Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance with section 101(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)(B)).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any increase in costs for the Project due to the construction of a Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be included in the total project cost for purposes of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280).”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8335" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8335">SEC. 8335. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LITTLE WOOD RIVER, GOODING, IDAHO. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3057 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1120) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8335/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$9,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$40,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8335/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8335/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Planning, design, and reconstruction costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of planning, design, and reconstruction costs 
for a project under this section, including any work associated with bridges, shall be 90 percent.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8335/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In-kind contributions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal interest may provide and receive credit for in-kind contributions for a project carried out under this section, consistent with section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cash contribution not applicable.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirement under section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(a)(1)(A)) for a non-Federal interest to provide 5 percent of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall not apply with respect to the project.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment options.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of the non-Federal interest for a project carried out under this section and subject to available funding, the non-Federal contribution for construction of the project shall be financed in accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)) over a period of thirty years from the date of completion of the project.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8336" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8336">SEC. 8336. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHICAGO SHORELINE PROTECTION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to authorize the Secretary to provide 65 percent of the cost of the locally preferred plan, as described in the Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 14, 1994, for the construction of the following segments of the project:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8336/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Shoreline revetment at Morgan Shoal.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8336/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Shoreline revetment at Promontory Point.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8337" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8337">SEC. 8337. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8337/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 402(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2742) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">80 percent</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">90 percent</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8337/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Local Cooperation Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of the applicable non-Federal interests for the project for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, authorized by section 401(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740), the Secretary shall not require such non-Federal interests to be jointly and severally liable for all non-Federal obligations in the project partnership agreement for the project.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8338">SEC. 8338. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SOUTHEAST DES MOINES, SOUTHWEST PLEASANT HILL, IOWA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Modifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for flood control and other purposes, Red Rock Dam and Lake, Des Moines River, Iowa (referred to in this section as the “Red Rock Dam Project”), authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 896), andthe project for local flood protection, Des Moines Local Flood Protection, Des Moines River, Iowa (referred to in this section as “Flood Protection Project”), authorized by such section, shall be modified as follows, subject to a new or amended  
agreement between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the Flood Protection Project, the City of Des Moines, Iowa (referred to in this section as the “City”), in accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b):</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That portion of the Red Rock Dam Project consisting of the segment of levee from Station 15+88.8W to Station 77+43.7W shall be transferred to the Flood Protection Project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The relocated levee improvement constructed by the City, from Station 77+43.7W to approximately Station 20+00, shall be included in the Flood Protection Project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Easement Conveyances.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to convey the following easements, acquired by the Federal Government for the Red Rock Dam Project, to the City to become part of the Flood Protection Project in accordance with subsection (a):</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Easements identified as Tracts 3215E-1, 3235E, and 3227E.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Easements identified as Partial Tracts 3216E-2, 3216E-3, 3217E-1, and 3217E-2.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional conveyances authorized.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After execution of a new or amended agreement pursuant to subsection (a) and conveyance of the easements under paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to convey the following easements, by quitclaim deed, without consideration, acquired by the Federal Government for the Red Rock Dam project, to the City or to the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority and no longer required for the Red Rock Dam Project or for the Des Moines Local Flood Protection Project:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Easements identified as Tracts 3200E, 3202E-1, 3202E-2, 3202E-4, 3203E-2, 3215E-3, 3216E-1, and 3216E-5.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Easements identified as Partial Tracts 3216E-2, 3216E-3, 3217E-1, and 3217E-2.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8338/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Easement disposal process and fees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All real property interests conveyed under this subsection shall be subject to the standard release of easement disposal process. All administrative fees associated with the transfer of the subject easements to the City or to the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority will be borne by the transferee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8339" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8339">SEC. 8339. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CITY OF EL DORADO, KANSAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8339/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall amend the contract described in subsection (b) between the United States and the City of El Dorado, Kansas, relating to storage space for water supply, to change the method of calculation of the interest charges that began accruing on June 30, 1991, on the investment costs for the 72,087 acre-feet of future use storage space, from compounding interest annually to charging simple interest annually on the principal amount, until—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8339/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the City of El Dorado informs the Secretary of the desire to convert the future use storage space to present use; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8339/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the principal amount plus the accumulated interest becomes payable pursuant to the terms of the contract.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8339/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contract referred to in subsection (a) is the contract between the United States and the 
City of El Dorado, Kansas, for the use by the City of El Dorado of storage space for water supply in El Dorado Lake, Kansas, entered into on June 30, 1972, and titled Contract DACW56-72-C-0220.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8340" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8340">SEC. 8340. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ALGIERS CANAL LEVEES, LOUISIANA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8340/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with section 328 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 304; 121 Stat. 1129), the Secretary shall operate, maintain, repair, replace, and rehabilitate all features of the West Bank and Vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project along the Algiers Canal , at full Federal expense.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8340/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 328(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 304; 121 Stat. 1129) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">described in subsection (b)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the project</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8341" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8341">SEC. 8341. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MISSISSIPPI RIVER GULF OUTLET, LOUISIANA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of the project for ecosystem restoration, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana, authorized by section 7013(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1281), shall be 100 percent.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8342" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8342">SEC. 8342. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CAMP ELLIS, SACO, MAINE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8342/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project being carried out under section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) for the mitigation of shore damages attributable to the project for navigation, Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine, is modified as follows:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8342/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for the project shall be $45,000,000.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8342/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project may include Federal participation in periodic nourishment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8342/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of subsection (b) of section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i(b)), the Secretary shall determine that the navigation works to which the shore damages are attributable were constructed at Federal expense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8342/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3085 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1129), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents for such Act, are repealed.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8343" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8343">SEC. 8343. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 213 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2684) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of the comprehensive study carried out under subsection (a), and any feasibility study carried out under subsection (e), shall be 100 percent.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8344" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8344">SEC. 8344. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROTECTION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 132 Stat. 3812) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not recommend deauthorization of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam pursuant to the disposition study carried out under subsection (d) unless the Secretary identifies a willing and capable non-Federal public entity to assume ownership of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to investigate the feasibility of modifying, prior to deauthorizing, the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam to add ecosystem restoration, including the prevention and control of invasive species, water supply, and recreation as authorized purposes.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8345" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8345">SEC. 8345. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1103(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(3)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$40,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$75,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8346">SEC. 8346. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ILLINOIS WATERWAY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the operation and maintenance of the navigation channel projects on the Upper Mississippi River, including all projects authorized for navigation of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Missouri River to Minneapolis, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 927; 49 Stat. 1034; 50 Stat. 848; 59 Stat. 19; 72 Stat. 298; 92 Stat. 1695; 95 Stat. 1634; 100 Stat. 4208; 100 Stat. 4213; 100 Stat. 4228; 102 Stat. 4027; 104 Stat. 4613; 106 Stat. 4806; 106 Stat. 4811; 110 Stat. 3716; 121 Stat. 1283; 128 Stat. 1270; 132 Stat. 3812; 134 Stat. 2704), and as part of the operation and maintenance of the navigation channel projects on the Illinois River, Illinois (also called the Illinois Waterway), authorized by the first section of the Act of January 21, 1927 (chapter 47, 44 Stat. 1013; 46 Stat. 929; 49 Stat. 1035; 49 Stat. 1036; 52 Stat. 805; 59 Stat. 19; 60 Stat. 636; 72 Stat. 302; 82 Stat. 735; 100 Stat. 4208; 106 Stat. 4806; 121 Stat. 1283; 128 Stat. 1351), the Secretary is authorized to and shall carry out water level management activities to help redress the degrading influences of prolonged inundation or sedimentation from such projects, and to improve the quality and quantity of habitat available for fish and wildlife.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions on Drawdowns.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out routine and systemic water level drawdowns of the pools created by the locks and dams of the projects described in subsection (a), including drawdowns during the growing season, when—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hydrologic conditions allow the Secretary to carry out a drawdown within applicable dam operating plans; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hydrologic conditions allow the Secretary to carry out a drawdown and sufficient funds are available to the Secretary to carry out any additional activities that may be required to ensure that the drawdown does not adversely affect navigation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination and Notification.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall use existing coordination and consultation processes to regularly coordinate and consult with other relevant Federal agencies and States regarding the planning and assessment of water level management actions implemented under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification and opportunity for comment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to carrying out any activity under this section, the Secretary shall provide to the public and to navigation interests and other interested stakeholders notice and an opportunity for comment on such activity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8346/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 31, 2028, the Secretary shall make publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website) and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes any activity carried out under this section and the effects of such activity.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8347" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8347">SEC. 8347. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MISSISSIPPI DELTA HEADWATERS, MISSISSIPPI. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the authority of the Secretary to carry out the project for flood damage reduction, bank stabilization, and sediment and erosion control, Yazoo Basin, Mississippi Delta Headwaters, Mississippi, authorized pursuant to the matter under the heading “<headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">enhancement of water resource benefits and for emergency disaster work</headingText>” in title I of Public Law 98-8 (97 Stat. 22), the Secretary may carry out emergency maintenance activities, as the Secretary determines to be necessary, for features of the project completed before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8348" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8348">SEC. 8348. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO OKATIBBEE LAKE, MISSISSIPPI. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8348/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">there is significant shoreline sloughing and erosion at the Okatibbee Lake portion of the project for flood protection, Chunky Creek, Chickasawhay and Pascagoula Rivers, Mississippi, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1183), which has the potential to impact infrastructure, damage property, and put lives at risk; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8348/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addressing shoreline sloughing and erosion at a project of the Secretary, including at a location leased by non-Federal entities such as Okatibbee Lake, is an activity that is eligible to be carried out by the Secretary as part of the operation and maintenance of such project.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8349" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8349">SEC. 8349. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARGENTINE, EAST BOTTOMS, FAIRFAX-JERSEY CREEK, AND NORTH KANSAS LEVEES UNITS, MISSOURI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES AT KANSAS CITIES, MISSOURI AND KANSAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8349/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for flood control, Kansas Citys on Missouri and Kansas Rivers in Missouri and Kansas, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 Flood Control Act of 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1588; 58 Stat. 897; 121 Stat. 1054) is modified to direct the Secretary to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8349/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">construct access manholes, or other features, in the Fairfax portion of such project to allow for regular inspection of project features if the Secretary determines that such work is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8349/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not required as a result of improper operation and maintenance of the project by the non­Federal interest; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8349/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technically feasible and environmentally acceptable; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8349/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">plan, design, and carry out the construction described in paragraph (1) as a continuation of the construction of such project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8349/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Sharing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of planning, design, and construction of access manholes or other features under this section shall be 90 percent.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8350">SEC. 8350. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOWER MISSOURI RIVER STREAMBANK EROSION CONTROL EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out streambank erosion control evaluation and demonstration projects in the Lower Missouri River through contracts with non-Federal interests, including projects for streambank protection and stabilization.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall carry out demonstration projects under this section on the reach of the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the confluence of the Missouri River and the Mississippi River.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct an evaluation of the extent of streambank erosion on the Lower Missouri River; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop new methods and techniques for streambank protection, research soil stability, and identify the causes of erosion.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the results of the demonstration projects carried out under this section, including any recommendations for methods to prevent and correct streambank erosion.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8350/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8351">SEC. 8351. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COMPLEXES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 129 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2643), and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to carry out the construction of an interception-rearing complex at each of Plowboy Bend A (River Mile: 174.5 to 173.2) and Pelican Bend B (River Mile: 15.8 to 13.4) on the Missouri River.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Analysis and Mitigation of Risk.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Analysis.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to construction of the interception-rearing complexes under subsection (a), the Secretary shall perform an analysis to identify whether the interception-rearing complexes will—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contribute to an increased risk of flooding to adjacent lands and properties, including local levees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affect the navigation channel, including crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel width;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affect the harvesting of sand;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affect ports and harbors; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contribute to bank erosion on adjacent private lands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mitigation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not construct an interception-rearing complex under subsection (a) until the Secretary successfully mitigates any effects described in paragraph (1) with respect to such interception-rearing complex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after completion of the construction of the interception-rearing complexes under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the extent to which the construction of such interception-rearing complexes affected the population recovery of pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8351/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 129(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2643) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submits the report required by section 318(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022;”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8352" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8352">SEC. 8352. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MISSOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8352/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Other Funds.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8352/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 334 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 306) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Other Funds.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall consult with other Federal agencies to determine if lands or interests in lands acquired by such other Federal agencies—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meet the purposes of the Missouri River Mitigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether such lands are restricted by such other Federal agencies from being applied toward the total number of acres required under subsection (a).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of lands.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon making a determination under paragraph (1) that lands or interests in lands acquired by a Federal agency meet the purposes of the project described in paragraph (1)(A) and that such lands are not otherwise restricted, the Secretary shall apply the lands or interests in lands acquired toward the total number of acres required under subsection (a), regardless of the source of the Federal funds used to acquire such lands or interests in lands.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection authorizes any transfer of administrative jurisdiction over any lands or interests in lands acquired by a Federal agency that are applied toward the total number of acres required under subsection (a) pursuant to this subsection.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8352/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report required.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8352/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report identifying the lands or interests in lands acquired with Federal funds that the Secretary determines, pursuant to section 344(c)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, meet the purposes of the Missouri River Mitigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section  
601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8352/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under subparagraph (A) a justification for any lands or interests in lands acquired with Federal funding that the Secretary determines will not be applied toward the total number of acres required under section 334(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 306).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8352/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flood Risk Management Benefits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155), is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider incidental flood risk management benefits when acquiring land for the project.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8353">SEC. 8353. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NORTHERN MISSOURI. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in northern Missouri.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in northern Missouri, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ownership Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partnership Agreements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before providing assistance under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b) with the non-Federal interest with respect to the project to be carried out with such assistance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each partnership agreement for a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost sharing.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be 75 percent; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credit for interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In case of a delay in the funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject of a partnership agreement under this section, the non-
Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project cost.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credit for land, easements, and rights-of-way.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share of project cost (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation and maintenance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/d/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i), the Federal share of the cost of a project under this section benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 14 U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Corps of engineers expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8353/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Northern Missouri Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">northern Missouri</quotedText>” means the counties of Buchanan, Marion, Platte, and Clay, Missouri.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8354" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8354">SEC. 8354. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ISRAEL RIVER, LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for flood control, Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire, carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8355" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8355">SEC. 8355. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MIDDLE RIO GRANDE FLOOD PROTECTION, BERNALILLO TO BELEN, NEW MEXICO. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of the cost of the project for flood risk management, Middle Rio Grande, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735), shall be 25 percent.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8356" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8356">SEC. 8356. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, HUDSON-RARITAN ESTUARY, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8356/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may carry out additional feasibility studies for the project ecosystem restoration, Hudson-Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2739), including an examination of measures and alternatives at Baisley Pond Park and the Richmond Terrace Wetlands.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8356/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A feasibility study carried out under subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the study that formulated the project for ecosystem restoration, Hudson-Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8357" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8357">SEC. 8357. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARKANSAS RIVER CORRIDOR, OKLAHOMA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3132 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1141) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized Cost.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out construction of projects under this section at a total cost of $128,400,000, with the cost shared in accordance with section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Feasibility Studies Authorized.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to carry out feasibility studies for purposes of recommending to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives additional projects under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An additional feasibility study carried out under this subsection shall be considered a continuation of the feasibility study that formulated any project carried out under subsection (a).”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8358">SEC. 8358. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COPAN LAKE, OKLAHOMA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall amend the contract described in subsection (c) between the United States and the Copan Public Works Authority, relating to the use of storage space for water supply in Copan Lake, Oklahoma, to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">release to the United States all rights of the Copan Public Works Authority to utilize 4,750 acre-feet of future use water storage space; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relieve the Copan Public Works Authority from all financial obligations, to include the initial project investment costs and the accumulated interest on unpaid project investment costs, for the volume of water storage space described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the 2-year period beginning on the effective date of the contract amendment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, with the right of first refusal to contract for the utilization of storage space for water supply for any portion of the storage space that was released by the Authority under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, for the acre-feet of storage space being sought under an agreement under paragraph (1), shall pay 110 percent of the contractual rate per acre-foot of storage in the most recent agreement of the City for water supply storage space at the project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8358/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contract referred to in subsection (a) is the contract between the United States and the Copan Public Works Authority for the use of storage space for water supply in Copan Lake, Oklahoma, entered into on June 22, 1981, and titled Contract DACW56-81-C-0114.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8359">SEC. 8359. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SOUTHWESTERN OREGON. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in southwestern Oregon.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance 
for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in southwestern Oregon, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ownership Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partnership Agreements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before providing assistance under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b) with the non-Federal interest with respect to the project to be carried out with such assistance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each partnership agreement for a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost sharing.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be 75 percent; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credit for interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In case of a delay in the funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject of a partnership agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project cost.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credit for land, easements, and rights-of-way.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share of project cost (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation and maintenance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Corps of engineers expense.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section 
may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8359/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Southwestern Oregon Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">southwestern Oregon</quotedText>” means the counties of Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Josephine, Oregon.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8360" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8360">SEC. 8360. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">YAQUINA RIVER, OREGON. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not require the non-Federal interest for the project for navigation, Yaquina River, Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 4, 1913 (chapter 144, 37 Stat. 819), to—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8360/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide a floating plant to the United States for use in maintaining the project; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8360/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide funds in an amount determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to the value of the floating plant as a non-Federal contribution to the cost of maintaining the project.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8361" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8361">SEC. 8361. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOWER BLACKSTONE RIVER, RHODE ISLAND. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project being carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) for ecosystem restoration, Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island, is modified as follows:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8361/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for the project shall be $15,000,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8361/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary includes in the project a measure on Federal land under the jurisdiction of another Federal agency, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with such agency that grants permission for the Secretary to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8361/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">construct the measure on the land under the jurisdiction of such agency; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8361/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operate and maintain the measure using funds provided to the Secretary by the non-Federal interest for the project.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8361/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary includes in the project a measure for fish passage at a dam licensed for hydropower, the Secretary shall include in the project costs all costs for such measure, except that those costs that are in excess of the costs to provide fish passage at the dam if hydropower improvements were not in place shall be at 100 percent non-Federal expense.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8362" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8362">SEC. 8362. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal interest for project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1708), for advanced funds provided by the non-Federal interest for construction of the project that exceed the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of the project as soon as practicable after the completion of each individual contract for the project.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8363" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8363">SEC. 8363. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subparagraph (C)(i) of section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)), the non-Federal interest for the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Colleton County, South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1711), may receive credit under subparagraph (A) of such  
section 221(a)(4) for the cost of construction carried out before the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8364" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8364">SEC. 8364. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENSLEY LEVEE, TENNESSEE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8364/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 353(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2721) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Nonconnah Creek</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, Nonconnah Creek, and Ensley</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8364/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resumption of Maintenance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall resume operation and maintenance of Ensley levee system portion of the project described in the modification made by subsection (a) pursuant to the requirements of section 353(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2721).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8365" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8365">SEC. 8365. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WOLF RIVER HARBOR, TENNESSEE. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for navigation, Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee, authorized by section 202 of the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 201; 49 Stat. 1034; 72 Stat. 308), is modified to reduce, in part, the authorized dimensions of the project, such that the remaining authorized dimensions are as follows:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8365/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A 250-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a center line beginning at an approximate point of 35.139634, -90.062343 and extending approximately 1,300 feet to an approximate point of 35.142077, -90.059107.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8365/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A 200-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a center line beginning at an approximate point of 35.142077, -90.059107 and extending approximately 1,800 feet to an approximate point of 35.1467861, -90.057003.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8365/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A 250-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a center line beginning at an approximate point of 35.1467861, -90.057003 and extending approximately 5,550 feet to an approximate point of 35.160848, -90.050566.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8366" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8366">SEC. 8366. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, TEXAS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to provide, pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), information and advice to non-Federal interests on the removal of sediment obstructing inflow channels to the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, authorized pursuant to the project for Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries, Texas, under section 3a of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1414; 68 Stat. 1258).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8367" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8367">SEC. 8367. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NORTH PADRE ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, TEXAS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The project for ecosystem restoration, North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, authorized under section 556 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 353), shall not be eligible for repair and restoration assistance under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8368" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8368">SEC. 8368. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8368/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon receipt of a written request from the owner of land subject to a covered easement, the Secretary shall, without consideration, release or otherwise convey the covered easement to the holder of such easement, if the Secretary determines that the covered easement is no longer required for purposes of navigation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8368/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey To Obtain Legal Description.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of any covered easements to be released or otherwise conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8368/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An entity to which a release or conveyance is made under this section shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the release or conveyance.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8368/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Terms and Conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require that the release or conveyance of a covered easement under this section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8368/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Covered Easement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered easement</quotedText>” means an easement held by the United States for purposes of navigation in Nueces County, Texas.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8369" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8369">SEC. 8369. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAKE CHAMPLAIN CANAL, VERMONT AND NEW YORK. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5146 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarifications.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of the non-Federal interest for the study of the Lake Champlain Canal Aquatic Invasive Species Barrier carried out under section 542 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2652), the Secretary shall scope the phase II portion of such study to satisfy the feasibility determination under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dispersal barrier.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A dispersal barrier constructed, maintained, or operated under this section may include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">physical hydrologic separation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nonstructural measures;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deployment of technologies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">buffer zones.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8370" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8370">SEC. 8370. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTED DAMS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 467f-2 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Rule.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (c), the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for rehabilitation of Waterbury Dam, Washington County, Vermont, under this section, including the cost of any required study, shall be the same share assigned to the non-Federal interest for the cost of initial construction of the Waterbury Dam.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8371" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8371">SEC. 8371. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, WASHINGTON. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the project for ecosystem restoration, Puget Sound, Washington, authorized by section 1401(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1713), the Secretary shall consider the removal and replacement of the Highway 101 causeway and bridges at the Duckabush River Estuary site to be a project feature the costs of which are shared as construction.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8372" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8372">SEC. 8372. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOWER MUD RIVER, MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8372/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of the cost of the project for flood control, Milton, West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 114 Stat. 2612; 121 Stat. 1154), shall be 90 percent.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8372/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall include in the cost of the project, and credit toward the non-Federal share of that cost, the value of land, easements, and rights-of-way provided by the non-Federal interest for the project, including the value of land, easements, and rights-of-way required for the project that are owned or held by the non-Federal interest or other non-Federal public body.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8372/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Eligibility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless otherwise explicitly prohibited in an Act making appropriations for the Corps of Engineers, the project described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for additional funding appropriated and deposited into the “corps of engineers—civil—construction” account—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8372/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">without a new investment decision; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8372/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the same terms as a project that is not the project described in subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8373">SEC. 8373. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257; 134 Stat. 2719) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">central</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">northern</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Northern West Virginia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">northern West Virginia</quotedText>’ means the counties of Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Morgan, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, and Wood, West Virginia.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">central</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">northern</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">central</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">northern</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$120,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8373/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 269) is amended by striking the item relating to section 571 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 571.</designator><label> Northern West Virginia.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8374" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8374">SEC. 8374. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8374/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8374/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">environmental restoration infrastructure and resource protection development pilot program</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8374/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Southern West Virginia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">southern West Virginia</quotedText>’ means the counties of Boone, 
Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne, Webster, Wirt, and Wyoming, West Virginia.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8374/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$120,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$140,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8374/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4797) is amended by striking the item relating to section 340 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 340.</designator><label> Southern West Virginia.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8375">SEC. 8375. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New Projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1258) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="274">“(274) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alabama.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$50,000,000 for water, wastewater, and other environmental infrastructure in Alabama.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="275">“(275) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chandler, arizona.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$18,750,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Chandler, Arizona.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="276">“(276) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pinal county, arizona.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pinal County, Arizona.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="277">“(277) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tempe, arizona.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$37,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation and groundwater recharge, for the City of Tempe, Arizona.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="278">“(278) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alameda county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in Alameda County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="279">“(279) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bell gardens, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$12,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in the city of Bell Gardens, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="280">“(280) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Calimesa, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,500,000 for stormwater management and water supply infrastructure, including groundwater recharge and water recycling, in the city of Calimesa, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="281">“(281) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compton creek, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,165,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in the vicinity of Compton Creek, city of Compton, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="282">“(282) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Downey, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$100,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Downey, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="283">“(283) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">East county, san diego county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$70,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in East County, San Diego County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="284">“(284) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eastern los angeles county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$25,000,000 for the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, for the cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Glendora, Industry, Irwindale, La Puente, La Verne, Monrovia, San Dimas, and West Covina, and for Avocado Heights, Bassett, and Valinda, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="285">“(285) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Escondido creek, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$34,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the vicinity of Escondido Creek, city of Escondido, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="286">“(286) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fontana, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$16,000,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in the city of Fontana, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="287">“(287) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Healdsburg, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$23,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in the city of Healdsburg, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="288">“(288) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inland empire, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Riverside County and San Bernardino County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="289">“(289) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lomita, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$4,716,600 for stormwater management infrastructure in the city of Lomita, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="290">“(290) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Marin county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$28,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Marin County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="291">“(291) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maywood, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the city of Maywood, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="292">“(292) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monterey peninsula, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, and water supply, on the Monterey Peninsula, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="293">“(293) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">North richmond, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including coastal flooding resilience measures for such infrastructure, in North Richmond, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="294">“(294) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ontario, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$40,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling and water supply, in the city of Ontario, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="295">“(295) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Paramount, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Paramount, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="296">“(296) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Petaluma, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$13,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water recycling, in the city of Petaluma, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="297">“(297) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Placer county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$21,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in Placer County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="298">“(298) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rialto, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$27,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the city of Rialto, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="299">“(299) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rincon reservation, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$38,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure on the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians reservation, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="300">“(300) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sacramento-san joaquin delta, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water protection and development, including flooding resilience measures for such infrastructure, in Contra Costa County, San Joaquin County, Solano County, Sacramento County, and Yolo County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="301">“(301) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">San joaquin and stanislaus, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and water supply, in San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="302">“(302) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Santa rosa, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$19,400,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the city of Santa Rosa California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="303">“(303) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sierra madre, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, and water supply, including earthquake resilience measures for such infrastructure and water supply, in the city of Sierra Madre, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="304">“(304) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Smith river, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$25,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Howonquet Village and Resort and Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, Smith River, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="305">“(305) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South san francisco, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$270,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water recycling, at the San Francisco International Airport, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="306">“(306) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temecula, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$18,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in the city of Temecula, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="307">“(307) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Torrance, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including groundwater recharge and water supply, in the city of Torrance, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="308">“(308) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Western contra costa county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$15,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the cities of Pinole, San Pablo, and Richmond, and in El Sobrante, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="309">“(309) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Yolo county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in Yolo County, California.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="310">“(310) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hebron, connecticut.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Hebron, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="311">“(311) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New london, connecticut.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$16,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the town of Bozrah and the City of Norwich, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="312">“(312) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Windham, connecticut.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$18,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Windham, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="313">“(313) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Kent, delaware.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment systems, and environmental restoration, in Kent County, Delaware.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="314">“(314) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New castle, delaware.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment systems, and environmental restoration, in New Castle County, Delaware.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="315">“(315) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sussex, delaware.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment systems, and environmental restoration, in Sussex County, Delaware.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="316">“(316) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Washington, district of columbia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Washington, District of Columbia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="317">“(317) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Longboat key, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$12,750,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Longboat Key, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="318">“(318) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Martin, st. lucie, and palm beach counties, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, to improve water quality in the St. Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon, and Lake Worth Lagoon in Martin County, St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="319">“(319) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Polk county, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Polk County, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="320">“(320) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Okeechobee county, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Okeechobee County, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="321">“(321) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Orange county, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation and water supply, in Orange County, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="322">“(322) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$75,000,000 for environmental infrastructure in Baldwin County, Bartow County, Floyd County, Haralson County, Jones County, Gilmer County, Towns County, Warren County, Lamar County, Lowndes County, Troup County, Madison County, Toombs County, Dade County, Bulloch County, Gordon County, Walker County, Dooly County, Butts County, Clarke County, Crisp County, Newton County, Bibb County, Baker County, Barrow County, Oglethorpe County, Peach County, Brooks County, Carroll County, Worth County, Jenkins County, Wheeler County, Calhoun County, Randolph County, Wilcox County, Stewart County, Telfair County, Clinch County, Hancock County, Ben Hill County, Jeff Davis County, Chattooga County, Lanier County, Brantley County, Charlton County, Tattnall County, Emanuel County, Mitchell County, Turner County, Bacon County, Terrell County, Macon County, Ware County, Bleckley County, Colquitt County, Washington County, Berrien County, Coffee County, Pulaski County, Cook County, Atkinson County, Candler County, Taliaferro County, Evans County, Johnson County, Irwin County, Dodge County, Jefferson County, Appling County, Taylor County, Wayne County, Clayton County, Decatur County, Schley County, Sumter County, Early County, Webster County, Clay County, Upson County, Long County, Twiggs County, Dougherty County, Quitman County, Meriwether County, Stephens County, Wilkinson County, Murray County, Wilkes County, Elbert County, McDuffie County, Heard County, Marion County, Talbot County, Laurens County, Montgomery County, Echols County, Pierce County, Richmond County, Chattahoochee County, Screven County, Habersham County, Lincoln County, Burke County, Liberty County, Tift County, Polk County, Glascock County, Grady County, Jasper County, Banks County, Franklin County, Whitfield County, Treutlen County, Crawford County, and Hart County, Georgia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="323">“(323) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guam.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Guam.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="324">“(324) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State of hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$75,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure (including urban stormwater conveyance), resource protection and development, water supply, environmental restoration, and surface water protection and development, in the State of Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="325">“(325) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">County of hawai‘i, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="326">“(326) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Honolulu, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="327">“(327) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Kaua‘i, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="328">“(328) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maui, hawaii.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the County of Maui, Hawaii.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="329">“(329) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dixmoor, illinois.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$15,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the village of Dixmoor, Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="330">“(330) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forest park, illinois.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Forest Park, Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="331">“(331) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lemont, illinois.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,135,000 for water infrastructure in the village of Lemont, Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="332">“(332) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lockport, illinois.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,550,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Lockport, Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="333">“(333) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Montgomery and christian counties, illinois.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Montgomery County and Christian County, Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="334">“(334) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Will county, illinois.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Will County, Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="335">“(335) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Orleans parish, louisiana.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="336">“(336) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fitchburg, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="337">“(337) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Haverhill, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="338">“(338) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lawrence, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="339">“(339) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lowell, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="340">“(340) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Methuen, massachusetts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="341">“(341) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maryland.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$100,000,000 for water, wastewater, and other environmental infrastructure, Maryland.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="342">“(342) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Boonsboro, maryland.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of Boonsboro, Maryland.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="343">“(343) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Brunswick, maryland.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Brunswick, Maryland.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="344">“(344) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cascade charter township, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$7,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Cascade Charter Township, Michigan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="345">“(345) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Macomb county, michigan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$40,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Macomb County, Michigan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="346">“(346) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Northfield, minnesota.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$33,450,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Northfield, Minnesota.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="347">“(347) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Centertown, missouri.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$15,900,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the village of Centertown, Missouri.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="348">“(348) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of st. louis, missouri.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of St. Louis, Missouri.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="349">“(349) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">St. louis county, missouri.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in St. Louis County, Missouri.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="350">“(350) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clinton, mississippi.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$13,600,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in the city of Clinton, Mississippi.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="351">“(351) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Madison county, mississippi.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in Madison County, Mississippi.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="352">“(352) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meridian, mississippi.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in the city of Meridian, Mississippi.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="353">“(353) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oxford, mississippi.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in the City of Oxford, Mississippi.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="354">“(354) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rankin county, mississippi.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, in Rankin County, Mississippi.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="355">“(355) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Manchester, new hampshire.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Manchester, New Hampshire.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="356">“(356) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bayonne, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$825,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Bayonne, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="357">“(357) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Camden, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$119,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Camden, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="358">“(358) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Essex and sussex counties, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Essex County and Sussex County, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="359">“(359) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flemington, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$4,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the Borough of Flemington, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="360">“(360) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Jefferson, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$90,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Jefferson Township, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="361">“(361) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Kearny, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$69,900,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the town of Kearny, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="362">“(362) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Long hill, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$7,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Long Hill Township, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="363">“(363) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Morris county, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Morris County, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="364">“(364) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Passaic, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Passaic County, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="365">“(365) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Phillipsburg, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,600,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Phillipsburg, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="366">“(366) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rahway, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Rahway, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="367">“(367) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Roselle, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$5,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the Borough of Roselle, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="368">“(368) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South orange village, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$7,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the Township of South Orange Village, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="369">“(369) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Summit, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Summit, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="370">“(370) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Warren, new jersey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$4,550,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Warren Township, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="371">“(371) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Española, new mexico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$21,995,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Española, New Mexico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="372">“(372) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Farmington, new mexico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$15,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Farmington, New Mexico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="373">“(373) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mora county, new mexico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,874,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Mora County, New Mexico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="374">“(374) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Santa fe, new mexico.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, in the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="375">“(375) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clarkstown, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$14,600,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Clarkstown, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="376">“(376) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Genesee, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$85,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply, in Genesee County, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="377">“(377) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Queens, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$119,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in Queens, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="378">“(378) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Yorktown, new york.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$40,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Yorktown, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="379">“(379) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Brunswick, ohio.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$4,510,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Brunswick, Ohio.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="380">“(380) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Brookings, oregon.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$2,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the City of Brookings and the Port of Brookings Harbor, Oregon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="381">“(381) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monroe, oregon.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Monroe, Oregon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="382">“(382) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Newport, oregon.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and water storage, in the city of Newport, Oregon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="383">“(383) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lane county, oregon.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and storage, distribution, and treatment systems, in Lane County, Oregon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="384">“(384) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Palmyra, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$36,300,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Palmyra Township, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="385">“(385) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pike county, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000 for water and stormwater management infrastructure, including water supply, in Pike County, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="386">“(386) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pittsburgh, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="387">“(387) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pocono, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$22,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="388">“(388) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Westfall, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$16,880,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Westfall Township, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="389">“(389) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Whitehall, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,000,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in Whitehall Township and South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="390">“(390) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Beaufort, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$7,462,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in Beaufort County, South Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="391">“(391) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Charleston, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$25,583,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Charleston, South Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="392">“(392) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Horry county, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$19,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including ocean outfalls, in Horry County, South Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="393">“(393) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mount pleasant, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$7,822,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="394">“(394) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Portland, tennessee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,850,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Portland, Tennessee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="395">“(395) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Smith county, tennessee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$19,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Smith County, Tennessee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="396">“(396) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Trousdale, macon, and sumner counties, tennessee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$178,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Trousdale County, Macon County, and Sumner County, Tennessee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="397">“(397) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states virgin islands.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,584,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the United States Virgin Islands.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="398">“(398) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bonney lake, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Bonney Lake, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="399">“(399) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Burien, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$5,000,000 for stormwater management infrastructure in the city of Burien, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="400">“(400) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ellensburg, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Ellensburg, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="401">“(401) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">North bend, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$30,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of North Bend, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="402">“(402) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Port angeles, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$7,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the City and Port of Port Angeles, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="403">“(403) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Snohomish county, washington.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$56,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Snohomish County, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="404">“(404) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Western washington state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water supply, and conservation, in Chelan County, King County, Kittitas County, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Skagit County, and Whatcom County, Washington.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="405">“(405) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Milwaukee, wisconsin.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$4,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), and resource protection and development, in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, Wisconsin.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Modifications.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency with reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that the project modifications described in this subsection are in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development”, or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modifications.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Calaveras county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$3,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$13,280,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sacramento area, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(23) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 117 Stat. 1840; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Suburban</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Los angeles county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 117 Stat. 1840; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended by striking paragraph (93) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="93">“(93) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Los angeles county, california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$103,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, Diamond Bar, La Habra Heights, Dominguez Channel, Santa Clarity Valley, and Rowland Heights, Los Angeles County, California.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Boulder county, colorado.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(109) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A-220) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$10,000,000 for water supply infrastructure</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Charlotte county, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(121) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$3,000,000 for</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$33,000,000 for wastewater and</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miami-dade county, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(128) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$6,250,000 for</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$190,250,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Albany, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(130) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113  
Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$4,000,000 for a storm drainage system,</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$109,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows),</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Atlanta, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$75,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">East point, georgia.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$5,000,000 for</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$15,000,000 for stormwater management and other</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cook county and lake county, illinois.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A-220) is amended—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/J/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cook county</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cook county and lake county</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/J/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$35,000,000 for</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and other</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/J/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and Lake County</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cook County</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Madison and st. clair counties, illinois.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A-221; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$45,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Calumet region, indiana.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(12)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 117 Stat. 1843; 121 Stat. 1225) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$125,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Baton rouge, louisiana.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A-220; 121 Stat. 1226) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$35,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$90,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South central planning and development commission, louisiana.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(153) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1262) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$2,500,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$12,500,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">St. charles, st. bernard, plaquemines, st. john the baptist, st. james, and assumption parishes, louisiana.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">St. charles, st. bernard, and plaquemines parishes, louisiana.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(c)(33) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A-219) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Water and wastewater infrastructure</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Water supply and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">St. john the baptist, st. james, and assumption parishes, louisiana.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(c)(34) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A-219) is amended—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">baptist and st. james</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">baptist, st. james, and assumption</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Baptist and St. James</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Baptist, St. James, and Assumption</quotedText>”.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations for construction assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1192) is amended—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (16);</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting a semicolon; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/O/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">“(18) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$70,000,000 for the project described in subsection (c)(33); and</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">“(19) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$36,000,000 for the project described in subsection (c)(34).”</content>
                                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Michigan combined sewer overflows.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(157) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1262) is amended—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/P/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$35,000,000 for</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$85,000,000 for”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/P/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional projects.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) may be used for design and construction projects for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Michigan, including for projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/Q" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Q">(Q) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Jackson, mississippi.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1263) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$125,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including resilience activities for such infrastructure</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/R" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="R">(R) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Allegheny county, pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(66)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A-221; 121 Stat. 1240) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$20,000,000 for</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$30,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and other</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/S" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="S">(S) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lakes marion and moultrie, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A-220; 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 132 Stat. 3818; 134  
Stat. 2719) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$110,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$165,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/T" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="T">(T) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1267) is amended by striking paragraph (250) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="250">“(250) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$31,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including ocean outfalls, Myrtle Beach and vicinity, South Carolina.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/U" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="U">(U) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">North myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1267) is amended by striking paragraph (251) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="251">“(251) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">North myrtle beach and vicinity, south carolina.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$74,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including ocean outfalls, North Myrtle Beach and vicinity, South Carolina.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eastern shore and southwest virginia.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(10)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1255) is amended—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/V/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$20,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$52,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/V/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Accomac</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Accomack</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/W" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="W">(W) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Northern west virginia.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 219(f)(272) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1268) is amended—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/W/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/2/W/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Local cooperation agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (a), at the request of a non-Federal interest for a project or a separable element of a project that receives assistance under this paragraph, the Secretary may enter into an agreement developed in accordance with section 571(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 371) forthe project or separable element.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8375/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect on authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016), any project included on a list published by the Secretary pursuant to such section the authorization for which is amended by this subsection remains authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8376">SEC. 8376. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CRITICAL PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency With Reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress finds that the project modifications described in this section are in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development”, or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chesapeake bay.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202; 128 Stat. 1317; 134 Stat. 3704) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(2)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">infrastructure and</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">resource protection</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and streambanks</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shorelines</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/1/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">wastewater treatment and related facilities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">water supply and related facilities;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">stormwater and drainage systems;”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">facilities or</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a resource protection and restoration plan</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Florida keys water quality improvements, florida.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 109(f) of title I of division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554, appendix D, 114 Stat. 2763A-222 (as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 2763)); 121 Stat. 1217) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$200,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Northeastern minnesota.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 569(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368; 121 Stat. 1232) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$54,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$80,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mississippi.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 592 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 379; 117 Stat. 1837; 121 Stat. 1233; 123 Stat. 2851) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and surface water resource protection and development</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">surface water resource protection and development, stormwater management, drainage systems, and water quality enhancement</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$200,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$300,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake tahoe basin restoration, nevada and california.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 108(g) of division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 2942) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Central new mexico.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 593 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Colfax,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Sandoval</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">water reuse,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">conservation,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">New york city watershed.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 552(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3780) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">design and construction assistance</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">design, repair, replacement, and construction assistance</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">treatment, and distribution facilities</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">treatment, stormwater management, and water distribution facilities</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ohio and north dakota.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 594 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 381; 119 Stat. 2261; 121 Stat. 1140; 121 Stat. 1944) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/8/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$240,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$250,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/8/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Additional Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to amounts authorized under subsection (h), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000, to be divided between the States referred to in subsection (a).”</content>
                                    </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Southeastern pennsylvania.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 566 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3786; 113 Stat. 352) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the section heading and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">southeastern pennsylvania and lower delaware river basin.</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the Lower Delaware River Basin</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">southeastern Pennsylvania</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/9/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">southeastern Pennsylvania, including projects for waste water treatment and related facilities,</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">southeastern Pennsylvania and the Lower Delaware River Basin, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities (including sewer overflow infrastructure improvements and other stormwater management),</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/9/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Areas Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lower delaware river basin.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Lower Delaware River Basin</quotedText>’ means the Schuylkill Valley, Upper Estuary, Lower Estuary, and Delaware Bay subwatersheds of the Delaware River Basin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the States of New Jersey and Delaware.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Southeastern pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">southeastern Pennsylvania</quotedText>’ means Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania.”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/9/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (h), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to carry out this section $25,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000,000 to provide assistance under this section to non-Federal interests in southeastern Pennsylvania, and $20,000,000 to provide assistance under this section to non-Federal interests in the Lower Delaware River Basin</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South central pennsylvania.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 313(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 113 Stat. 310; 117 Stat. 142; 121 Stat. 1146; 134 Stat. 2719) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$400,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$410,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Texas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5138 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1250) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, as identified by the Texas Water Development Board</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and construction</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">design work</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/11/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/11/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (f) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonprofit Entities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term non-Federal interest has the meaning given such term in section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)).</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Corps of Engineers Expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects under this section at Federal expense.”</content>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/11/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i) (as redesignated), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$40,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$80,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake champlain, vermont and new york.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 542 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2652) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/12/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">planning</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">clean water infrastructure planning, design, and construction</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/12/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$32,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Western rural water.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 139; 117 Stat. 142; 117 Stat. 1836; 118 Stat. 440; 121 Stat. 1219; 123 Stat. 2851; 128 Stat. 1316; 130 Stat. 1681; 134 Stat. 2719) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/13/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i)(1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$435,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$800,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/b/13/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$150,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$200,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8376/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect on Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016), any project included on a list published by the Secretary pursuant to such section the authorization for which is amended by this section remains authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8377">SEC. 8377. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONVEYANCES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Generally Applicable Provisions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey to obtain legal description.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and the legal description of any real property to be conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability of property screening provisions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs of conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An entity to which a conveyance is made under this section shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Liability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An entity to which a conveyance is made under this section shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after 
the date of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed. The United States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to activities carried out, before such date, on the real property conveyed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional terms and conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require that any conveyance under this section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City of Lewes, Delaware.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to convey, without consideration, to the City of Lewes, Delaware, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of housing a new municipal campus for Lewes City Hall, a police station, and a board of public works.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 5.26 acres of land, including improvements on that land, located at 1137 Savannah Road, Lewes, Delaware.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reversion.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines at any time that the property conveyed under paragraph (1) is not being used in accordance with the purpose specified in such paragraph, all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Army Reserve Facility, Belleville, Illinois.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall convey to the city of Belleville, Illinois, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 5.2 acres of land, including improvements on that land, located at 500 South Belt East in Belleville, Illinois.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deed.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reversion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines that the property conveyed under this subsection is not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake Barkley, Kentucky.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to convey to the Eddyville Riverport and Industrial Development Authority all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 3.3 acres of land in Lyon County, Kentucky, including the land identified as Tract 1216-2 and a portion of the land identified as Tract 112-2, adjacent to the southwestern boundary of the port facilities of the Authority at the Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley project, Kentucky,  
authorized by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 636).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reservation of rights.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall reserve and retain from the conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the project described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deed.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Eddyville Riverport and Industrial Development Authority shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sardis Lake, Panola County, Mississippi.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to convey to the City of Sardis, Mississippi, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The property to be conveyed is the approximately 1,064 acres of lying in the eastern half of Sections 12 and 13, T 8 S, R 6 W and the western half of Section 18 and the western half of Section 7, T 8 S, R 5 W, in Panola County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the southeast corner of said Section 13, run thence from said point of beginning, along the south line of said Section 13, run westerly, 2,723 feet; thence run N 27°39’53” W, for 1,898 feet; thence run north 2,434 feet; thence run east, 1,006 feet, more or less, to a point on the easterly edge of Mississippi State Highway No. 315; thence run along said easterly edge of highway, northerly, for 633 feet; thence leaving said easterly edge of highway, run N 62°00’ E, for 200 feet; thence N 07°00’ E, for 1,350 feet; thence N 07°00’ W, for 800 feet; thence N 37°30’W for 800 feet; thence N 10°00’ W for 350 feet; thence N 11°00’ E, for 350 feet; thence N 43°30’ E for 250 feet; thence N 88°00’ E for 200 feet; thence S 64°00’ E for 350 feet; thence S 25°30’ E, for 650 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the east line of the western half of the eastern half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the aforesaid Section 12, T 8 S, R 6 W and the 235-foot contour; thence run along said 235-foot contour, 6,392 feet; thence leaving said 235-foot contour, southerly 1,762 feet, more or less, to a point on the south line of Section 7; thence S 00°28’49” E, 2,664.97 feet, more or less, to a point on the south line of the northwest quarter of said Section 18; thence along said south line, easterly for 100 feet, more or less to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of said Section 18; thence leaving said south line of said northwest quarter, along the east line of said southwest quarter, S 00°06’20” E, run 2,280 feet, more or less, to the southerly edge of an existing power line right-of-way; thence leaving said east line of said southwest quarter, along said southerly edge of said power line right-of-way, northwesterly, 300 feet, more or less, to the easterly edge of the existing 4-H Club Road; thence leaving said southerly edge of said power line right-of-way, 
along said easterly edge of said road, southeasterly, 420 feet, more or less, to the south line of said southwest quarter; thence leaving said easterly edge of said road, along said south line of southwest quarter, westerly, 2,635 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, LESS AND EXCEPT the following prescribed parcel: Beginning at a point N 00°45’48” W, 302.15 feet and west, 130.14 feet from the southeast corner of said Section 13, T 8 S, R 6 W, and running thence S 04°35’58” W, 200.00 feet to a point on the north side of a road; running thence with the north side of said road, N 83°51’ W, for 64.84 feet; thence N 72°26’44” W, 59.48 feet; thence N 60°31’37” W, 61.71 feet; thence N 63°35’08” W, 51.07 feet; thence N 06°47’17” W, 142.81 feet to a point; running thence S 85°24’02” E, 254.37 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.00 acre, more or less.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reservation of rights.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall reserve and retain from the conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the Sardis Lake project, authorized by section 6 of the Act of May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 536).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flooding; liability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to any easements, rights-of-way, and other interests reserved and retained under subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall retain the right to flood land for downstream flood control purposes on—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/3/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the land located east of Blackjack Road and below 301.0 feet above sea level; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/3/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the land located west of Blackjack Road and below 224.0 feet above sea level; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not be liable for any reasonable damage resulting from any flooding of land pursuant to clause (i).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deed.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">convey the property under this section by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that such deed includes a permanent restriction that all future building of above-ground structures on the land conveyed under this subsection shall be restricted to areas lying at or above 301.0 feet above sea level.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The City of Sardis, Mississippi, shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice and reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After conveying property under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the City of Sardis, Mississippi—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">weekly reports describing—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the water level of Sardis Lake, as in effect on the date of submission of the report;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any applicable forecasts of that water level; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other information that may affect land conveyed under this subsection; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/e/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timely notice of any anticipated flooding of a portion of the land conveyed under this subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rogers County, Oklahoma.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to convey to the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 176 acres of Federal land located on the following 3 parcels in Rogers County, Oklahoma:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Parcel 1 consists of U.S. tract 119 (partial), U.S. tract 123, U.S. tract 120, U.S. tract 125, and U.S. tract 118 (partial).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Parcel 2 consists of U.S. tract 124 (partial) and U.S. tract 128 (partial).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Parcel 3 consists of U.S. tract 128 (partial).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reservation of rights.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall reserve and retain from any conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation project (including Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18) authorized under the comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin by the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1218; 60 Stat. 634; 60 Stat. 647; 101 Stat. 1329-112; 117 Stat. 1842).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deed.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Obstructions to navigable capacity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A conveyance under this subsection shall not affect the jurisdiction of the Secretary under section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) with respect to the property conveyed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional Corps of Engineers Office, Corpus Christi, Texas.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance authorized.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At such time as new facilities are available to be used as the office for the Galveston District of the Corps of Engineers, the Secretary shall convey to the Port of Corpus Christi, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in paragraph (2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Description of property.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The property referred to in paragraph (1) is the land known as Tract 100 and Tract 101, including improvements on that land, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and described as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tract 100.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The 1.89 acres, more or less, as conveyed by the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 of Nueces County, Texas, to the United States by instrument dated October 16, 1928, and recorded at Volume 
193, pages 1 and 2, in the Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tract 101.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The 0.53 acres as conveyed by the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, to the United States by instrument dated September 24, 1971, and recorded at Volume 318, pages 523 and 524, in the Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Improvements.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Main Building (RPUID AO-C-3516), constructed January 9, 1974.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Garage, vehicle with 5 bays (RPUID AO-C-3517), constructed January 9, 1985.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bulkhead, Upper (RPUID AO-C-2658), constructed January 1, 1941.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/C/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bulkhead, Lower (RPUID AO-C-3520), constructed January 1, 1933.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/C/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bulkhead Fence (RPUID AO-C-3521), constructed January 9, 1985.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/2/C/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bulkhead Fence (RPUID AO-C-3522), constructed January 9, 1985.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deed.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8377/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Port of Corpus Christi shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property (including improvements) conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8378">SEC. 8378. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND TRANSFER AND TRUST LAND FOR CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (2) and for the consideration described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior the land described in subsection (b) to be held in trust for the benefit of the Choctaw Nation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land transfer under this subsection shall be subject to the following conditions:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The transfer—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not interfere with the operation by the Corps of Engineers of the Sardis Lake Project, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1187), or any other authorized civil works project; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the Sardis Lake Project or any other authorized civil works project.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall retain the right to inundate with water the land transferred to the Choctaw Nation under this subsection as necessary to carry out an authorized purpose of the Sardis Lake Project or any other civil works project.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No gaming activities may be conducted on the land transferred under this subsection.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land Description.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The land to be transferred under subsection (a) is the approximately 247 acres of land located in Sections 18 and 19 of T2N R18E, and Sections 5 and 8 of T2N R19E, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, generally depicted as “USACE” on the map entitled “Sardis Lake - Choctaw Nation Proposal” and dated February 22, 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal descriptions of the land to be transferred under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Choctaw Nation shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to the fair market value of the land transferred under subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary, which funds may be accepted and expended by the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8378/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs of Transfer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Choctaw Nation shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the transfer of land under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8379" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8379">SEC. 8379. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JOHN P. MURTHA LOCKS AND DAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8379/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Locks and Dam 4, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 101(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), and commonly known as the “Charleroi Locks and Dam”, shall be known and designated as the “John P. Murtha Locks and Dam”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8379/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">References.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the locks and dam referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “John P. Murtha Locks and Dam”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8380" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8380">SEC. 8380. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS AND COSTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 152(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2213a(a)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a flood risk management project that incidentally generates seismic safety benefits in regions</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a flood risk management or coastal storm risk management project in a region</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8381" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8381">SEC. 8381. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEBRIS REMOVAL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (33 U.S.C. 603a), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or recreation</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">ecosystem restoration, or recreation</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8382" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8382">SEC. 8382. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8382/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rehabilitation of Existing Levees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8382/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subsection</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this section</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8382/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8382/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Invasive Species in Alpine Lakes Pilot Project.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2024</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8382/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental Banks.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 309(e) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3957(e)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">10</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">12</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8383" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8383">SEC. 8383. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1020 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2223) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8383/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies and projects with multiple non-federal interests.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A credit described in paragraph (1) for a study or project with multiple non-Federal interests may be applied to the required non-Federal cost share for a study or project of any such non-Federal interest, if each such non-Federal interest agrees in writing to such application.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8383/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditional approval of excess credit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary may approve credit in excess of the non-Federal share for a study or project prior to the identification of each authorized study or project to which the excess credit will be applied, subject to the condition that the non-Federal interest agrees to submit for approval by the Secretary an amendment to the comprehensive plan prepared under paragraph (2) that identifies each authorized study or project in advance of execution of the feasibility cost-sharing agreement or project partnership agreement for that authorized study or project.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8383/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">10 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on December 31, 2028</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8383/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">10 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8384" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8384">SEC. 8384. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TREATMENT OF CREDIT BETWEEN PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7007(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1277; 128 Stat. 1226) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or may be applied to reduce the amounts required to be paid by the non-Federal interest under the terms of the deferred payment agreements entered into between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the projects authorized by section 7012(a)(1)</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8385" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8385">SEC. 8385. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NON-FEDERAL PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 103(l) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(l)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8385/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Initial</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8385/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">At the request of</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial payment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8385/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interest.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of any non-Federal interest, the Secretary may waive the accrual of interest on any non-Federal cash contribution under this section or section 101 for a project for a period of not more than 1 year if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the waiver will contribute to the ability of the non-Federal interest to make future contributions; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the non-Federal interest is in good standing under terms agreed to under subsection (k)(1).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may grant not more than 1 waiver under subparagraph (A) for the same project.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8386">SEC. 8386. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COASTAL COMMUNITY FLOOD CONTROL AND OTHER PURPOSES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins appropriately;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Notwithstanding</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$200 million</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$200,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an amount equal to ⅔ of</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">repays</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the non-Federal interest repays the balance of remaining principal by June 1, 2032.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8386/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repayment options.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Repayment of a non-Federal contribution under subparagraph (A)(iii) may be satisfied through the provision by the non-Federal interest of fish and wildlife mitigation for one or more projects or separable elements, if the Secretary determines that—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the non-Federal interest has incurred costs for the provision of mitigation that—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">equal or exceed the amount of the required repayment; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are in excess of any required non-Federal contribution for the project or separable element for which the mitigation is provided; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the mitigation is integral to the project for which it is provided.”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8387">SEC. 8387. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Rehabilitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9002(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301(13)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The term</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, increase resiliency to extreme weather events,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">flood risk</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">rehabilitation</quotedText>’ includes improvements to a levee in conjunction with any repair, replacement, reconstruction, or reconfiguration.”</content>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Levee Safety Initiative.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C.  
3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Levee Rehabilitation Assistance Program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9005(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(h)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and levee rehabilitation</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mitigation</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$10,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8387/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of assistance under this subsection to economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8388" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8388">SEC. 8388. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SURPLUS WATER CONTRACTS AND WATER STORAGE AGREEMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1046(c) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1254; 132 Stat. 3784; 134 Stat. 2715) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8388/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (3); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8388/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8389" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8389">SEC. 8389. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WATER SUPPLY STORAGE REPAIR, REHABILITATION, AND REPLACEMENT COSTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 301(b) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b(b)) is amended, in the fourth proviso, by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">For Corps of Engineers projects, all annual operation and maintenance costs for municipal and industrial water supply storage under this section shall be reimbursed from State or local interests on an annual basis, and all repair, rehabilitation, and replacement costs for municipal and industrial water supply storage under this section shall be reimbursed from State or local interests (1) without interest, during construction of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, (2) with interest, in lump sum on the completion of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, or (3) at the request of the State or local interest, with interest, over a period of not more than 25 years beginning on the date of completion of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, with repayment contracts providing for recalculation of the interest rate at 5-year intervals. Effective date.At the request of the State or local interest, the Secretary of the Army shall amend a repayment contract entered into under this section on or before the date of enactment of this sentence for the purpose of incorporating the terms and conditions described in paragraph (3) of the preceding sentence.</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8390" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8390">SEC. 8390. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RESTORATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 560 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2336) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8390/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, on land held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of, and for the benefit of, an Indian Tribe, or on restricted land of any Indian Tribe,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">land owned by the United States</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8390/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8390/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Rehabilitation</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Restoration</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8390/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Sacramento</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Albuquerque</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8390/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$30,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8391" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8391">SEC. 8391. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 509(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8391/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or Tennessee River Watershed</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, Tennessee River Watershed, or Tombigbee River Watershed</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8391/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, of which not fewer than 1 shall be carried out on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8392" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8392">SEC. 8392. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall fully implement opportunities for enhanced development at lakes located primarily in the State of Oklahoma under the authorities provided in section 3134 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1142; 130 Stat. 1671) and section 164 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2668).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8393">SEC. 8393. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT CERTAIN PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered project.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered project</quotedText>” means any of the following projects of the Corps of Engineers:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ball Mountain Lake, Vermont, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1257).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Townshend Lake, Vermont, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1257).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recreation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">recreation</quotedText>” includes downstream whitewater recreation that is dependent on operations, recreational fishing, and boating at a covered project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that, to the extent compatible with other project purposes, each covered project is operated in such a manner as to protect and enhance recreation associated with the covered project; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">manage land at each covered project to improve opportunities for recreation at the covered project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Water Control Plans.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may modify, or undertake temporary deviations from, the water control plan for a covered project in order to enhance recreation, if the Secretary determines the modifications or deviations—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will not adversely affect other authorized purposes of the covered project; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8393/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will not result in significant adverse impacts to the environment.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8394" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8394">SEC. 8394. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1328(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3826) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">4 years</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">8 years</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8395" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8395">SEC. 8395. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAT SINKING UNIT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall expedite the replacement of the Mississippi River mat sinking unit.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8396" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8396">SEC. 8396. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LEASE AGREEMENT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the lease agreement for land and water areas within the Prado Flood Control Basin Project Area entered into between the Secretary and the City of Corona, California, for operations of the Corona Municipal Airport (Recreation Lease No. DACW09-1-67-60), is a valid lease of land at a water resources development project under section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8397">SEC. 8397. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF PROJECTS AND STUDIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized Projects and Studies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects and studies:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Projects.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for Juneau and Auke Bay, Floating Wave Attenuator, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1181).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Little Colorado River at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood damage reduction, Rio de Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2576).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, including maintenance and channel deepening, McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River, authorized under the comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin by section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1218; 60 Stat. 634; 60 Stat. 647; 101 Stat. 1329-112; 117 Stat. 1842).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for environmental restoration, Hamilton Airfield, California, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 279; 121 Stat. 1110).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration, Middle Creek, Lake County, California, authorized by section 1001(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1051).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The San Francisco Bay Beneficial Use Pilot Project, California, being carried out under section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1645).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California, authorized by section 1401(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for ecosystem restoration included in the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan developed under the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program, authorized by section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202; 128 Stat. 1317).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project  
for navigation, Branford Harbor and Branford River, Branford, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 333).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and Sluice Channel, Connecticut, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 13).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Milford Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 23, 1874 (chapter 457, 18 Stat. 241).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration at Bay Point dredge hole, Tampa Bay, Florida.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and Southern Florida, Everglades Agricultural Area, authorized by section 1308 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3819; 134 Stat. 2709).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An update to the water control manual for Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Illinois, authorized by section 102 of Public Law 95-502 (92 Stat. 1695; 95 Stat. 1634).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for the restoration of the Illinois River Basin, carried out pursuant to section 519 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2653; 121 Stat. 1221).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/Q" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Q">(Q) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for ecosystem restoration, Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, authorized pursuant to title VIII of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 652 note).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/R" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="R">(R) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for navigation, Kentucky Lock Addition, Kentucky, authorized by section 101(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/S" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="S">(S) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood damage reduction, Lower Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section 7016 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1282).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/T" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="T">(T) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The portion of the project for flood control and other purposes, Cumberland, Maryland, consisting of the restoration of the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 6881, 49 Stat. 1574; 113 Stat. 375).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/U" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="U">(U) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood control, Ecorse Creek, Wayne County, Michigan, authorized by section 101(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4607).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for ecosystem restoration, Salt River Marsh Coastal Habitat, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, authorized pursuant to section 506 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-22).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/W" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="W">(W) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance for ecosystem restoration, Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam, Montana, authorized pursuant to section 3109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1135).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/X" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="X">(X) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River, Maine and New Hampshire, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1173).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/Y" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Y">(Y) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Tulsa and West-Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/Z" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Z">(Z) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for flood risk management, Rio Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/AA" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="AA">(AA) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for critical restoration, Missouri River Restoration, South Dakota, included in the plan developed under section 905(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2707).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/BB" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="BB">(BB) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for water quality control, Red River Basin Chloride Control Area VIII, Texas, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1420).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/CC" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CC">(CC) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Dredging for projects at Port of Galveston for Turning Basin 2 project, Royal Terminal, Galveston Bay, Galveston, Texas, authorized pursuant to section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/DD" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="DD">(DD) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for dam safety modifications, Bluestone Dam, West Virginia, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/EE" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="EE">(EE) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The development and implementation of a sediment management plan at Big Horn Lake, Wyoming, pursuant to section 1179(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/1/FF" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="FF">(FF) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects authorized by section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Studies.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study of modifications to the portion of the project for flood control, water conservation, and related purposes, Russian River Basin, California, consisting of the Coyote Valley Dam, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177; 130 Stat. 1682), to add environmental restoration as a project purpose and to increase water supply and improve reservoir operations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study of modifications to the portion of the project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, California, consisting of Seven Oaks Dam, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329-111; 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), to include water conservation as an authorized purpose.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study of modifications to the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4112).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The update of hydrological modeling of the Fox River Basin, Illinois.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study of modifications to the channel depths and dimensions pursuant to section 5 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (33 U.S.C. 562) forthe project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comprehensive 50-year review of the Kaskaskia River Navigation Project, Illinois, pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study for the Mississippi River and Tributaries project, to include the portion of the Ouachita River Levee System at and below Monroe, Louisiana to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section 204(b) of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2678).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management at Coldwater Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3803).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management at Maline Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3803).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study for the project for flood protection at the Truman Lake Visitor Center, Warsaw, Missouri, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1262; 84 Stat. 265).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study for an updated hydrologic analysis for the town of Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/a/2/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Feasibility study for water supply to reduce water consumption from the Arbuckle Simpson Aquifer, Oklahoma, utilizing reserved municipal water supply within the Corps of Engineers-owned lakes, pursuant to section 838 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4174).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Continuing Authorities Programs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects and studies:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for flood control under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for the following areas:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">McCormick Wash, Arizona.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Arizona.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Santa Rosa Canal Alternative Conveyance Project, Arizona.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Southern Maricopa County, in the vicinity of the Ak-Chin Reservation, Arizona.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nancy Creek, Georgia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Peachtree Creek, Georgia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sugar Creek, Georgia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">South River Basin, Georgia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Passaic River, New Jersey.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Salt River Marsh Coastal Habitat, Lake St. Clair, Michigan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Blind Brook, Rye, New York.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Aibonito Creek and vicinity, Puerto Rico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Canóvanas River, Puerto Rico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Municipality of San Sebastian, Puerto Rico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/Q" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Q">(Q) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/R" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="R">(R) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Río Inabón, Ponce, Puerto Rico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/1/S" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="S">(S) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Yauco River and Berrenchin Stream, Puerto Rico.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects for navigation under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577) forthe following areas:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sebewaing River, Port Sanilac Harbor, Lexington Harbor, and Harbor Beach Harbor, Michigan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Portsmouth Back Channels and Sagamore Creek, Portsmouth, New Castle, and Rye, New Hampshire.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sturgeon Point Marina, New York.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Davis Creek and Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) for the following areas:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">El Corazon, Arizona.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">San Pedro River, Cochise County and vicinity, Arizona, including review of recharge facilities that preserve water flows and habitats.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project modifications for improvement of the environment under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) for the towns of Quincy and Braintree, Massachusetts, for fish passage on the Smelt Brook.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for the removal of obstructions and clearing channels for flood control under section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g) for the Passaic River, New Jersey.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for shoreline erosion protection of public works under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) and for beach erosion and storm damage reduction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g) for Buffalo, New York.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stC/s8397/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Project for beach erosion and storm damage reduction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g) for West Haven, Connecticut.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Water Resources Infrastructure </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8401">SEC. 8401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development” submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or decision documents designated in this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8401/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Navigation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
<foreign id="warning-d31e119258" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" ttitle-size="0"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col1" min-data-value="18"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col2" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col3" min-data-value="35"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col4" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>A. State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>B.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Name</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>C.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Date of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Report of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Chief of Engineers</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>D.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Estimated</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Costs</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">1. AK</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Elim Subsistence Harbor Study, Elim</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">March 12, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $99,057,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $2,517,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $101,574,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">2. CA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation, Los Angeles County</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">October 14, 2021 and May 31, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $87,063,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $88,724,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $175,787,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">3. GA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Brunswick Harbor Modifications, Glynn County</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">March 11, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $10,555,500<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $5,680,500<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $16,236,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">4. NY, NJ</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">New York — New Jersey Harbor Deepening Channel Improvements</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">June 3, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $2,408,268,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $3,929,279,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $6,337,547,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">5. WA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">May 26, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $140,022,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $203,561,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $343,583,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8401/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flood risk management.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
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<compsdtd:bold>A. State</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>B.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold> Name</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>C.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Date of</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Report of</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Chief of Engineers</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>D.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Estimated</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Costs</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">1. AL</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Selma Flood Risk Management and Bank Stabilization</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">October 7, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $16,978,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $9,142,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $26,120,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">2. AL</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Valley Creek Flood Risk Management, Bessemer and Birmingham</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">October 29, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $21,993,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $11,906,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $33,899,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">3. CA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Lower Cache Creek, Yolo County, Woodland and Vicinity</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">June 21, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $238,151,550<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $128,235,450<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $366,387,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">4. NE</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">January 24, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $100,618,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $57,359,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $157,977,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">5. OR</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Portland Metro Levee System</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">August 20, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $89,708,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $48,304,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $138,012,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">6. PR</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Rio Guanajibo Flood Risk Management, Mayaguez, Hormigueros, and San German</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">May 24, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $184,778,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $0<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $184,778,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
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                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
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<compsdtd:bold>A. State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>B.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Name</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>C.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Date of</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Report of</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Chief of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Engineers</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>D.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Estimated</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Costs</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">1. CT</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Fairfield and New Haven Counties Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">January 19, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $107,350,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $57,804,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $165,154,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">2. FL</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Florida Keys, Monroe County, Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">September 24, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $1,774,631,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $955,570,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $2,730,201,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">3. FL</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Miami-Dade County, Main Segment, Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">September 26, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Initial Federal: $25,091,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Initial Non-Federal: $18,470,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $43,561,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Federal: $143,874,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Non-Federal: $180,898,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Total: $324,772,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">4. FL</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Okaloosa County, Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">October 7, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Initial Federal: $21,274,025<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Initial Non-Federal: $12,379,975<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $33,654,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Federal: $76,345,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Non-Federal: $79,292,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Total: $155,637,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">5. FL</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Pinellas County, Treasure Island and Long Key Segments, Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">October 29, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Initial Federal: $6,097,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Initial Non-Federal: $9,864,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $15,961,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Federal: $115,551,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Non-Federal: $104,540,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Total: $220,091,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">6. LA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">South Central Coast, Louisiana Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">June 23, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $809,297,450<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $435,775,550<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $1,245,073,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">7. LA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Upper Barataria Basin Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">January 28, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $1,184,472,250<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $637,792,750<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $1,822,265,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">8. NY</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">October 27, 2016</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $1,086,000,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $585,000,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $1,671,000,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">9. PR</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">San Juan Metropolitan Area Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">September 16, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $288,294,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
 Non-Federal: $155,235,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $443,529,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">10. SC</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Charleston Peninsula, Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">June 10, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $828,657,050<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $446,199,950<compsdtd:linebreak/>
 Total: $1,274,857,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">11. SC</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Folly Beach, Coastal Storm Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">October 26, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Initial Federal: $49,919,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Initial Non-Federal: $5,546,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
 Total: $55,465,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Federal: $180,433,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Non-Federal: $29,373,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Renourishment Total: $209,806,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                        </paragraph>
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                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Flood risk management and ecosystem restoration.—</heading><foreign id="warning-d31e119738" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" ttitle-size="0"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col1" min-data-value="18"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col2" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col3" min-data-value="35"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col4" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>A. State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>B.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Name</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>C.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Date of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Report of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Chief of Engineers</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>D.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Estimated</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Costs</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">1. TX</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">September 16, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $21,380,214,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $12,999,708,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $34,379,922,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8401/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ecosystem restoration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
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<compsdtd:bold>A. State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>B.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Name</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>C.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Date of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Report of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Chief of Engineers</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>D.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Estimated</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Costs</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">1. CA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Prado Basin Ecosystem Restoration, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3"> April 22, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $35,265,100<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $22,373,900<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $57,639,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">2. KY</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Three Forks of Beargrass Creek Ecosystem Restoration, Louisville</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">May 24, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $77,352,671<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $52,539,940<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $129,892,611</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign></content>
                        </paragraph>
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                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modifications and other projects.—</heading><foreign id="warning-d31e119887" note="processing mode: unknown" role="passthroughContent"><compsdtd:table xmlns:compsdtd="http://schemas.gpo.gov/xml/comps-dtd" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="0" line-rules="all-gen" rule-weights="4.4.4.4.4.0"><compsdtd:tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" ttitle-size="0"><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col1" min-data-value="18"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col2" min-data-value="50"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col3" min-data-value="35"/><compsdtd:colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col4" min-data-value="80"/><compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col1">
<compsdtd:bold>A. State</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col2">
<compsdtd:bold>B.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold> Name</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col3">
<compsdtd:bold>C.</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Date of</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Decision</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Document</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="center" colname="col4">
<compsdtd:bold>D.</compsdtd:bold>
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<compsdtd:bold>Estimated</compsdtd:bold>
<compsdtd:linebreak/>
<compsdtd:bold>Costs</compsdtd:bold>
</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:thead><compsdtd:tbody><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">1. DC</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Washington, D.C. and Vicinity Flood Risk Management</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">July 22, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $19,830,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $0<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $19,830,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">2. FL</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Central and Southern Florida, Indian River Lagoon</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">June 30, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $2,707,950,500<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $2,707,950,500<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $5,415,901,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">3. LA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">December 16, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $950,303,250<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $511,701,750<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $1,462,005,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">4. LA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">West Bank and Vicinity</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">December 17, 2021</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $508,337,700<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $273,720,300<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $782,058,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">5. MI</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">New Soo Lock Construction Project, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">June 6, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $3,218,944,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $0<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $3,218,944,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row><compsdtd:row><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col1" stub-hierarchy="1">6. WA</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col2">Howard A. Hanson Dam, Water Supply and Ecosystem Restoration</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col3">May 19, 2022</compsdtd:entry><compsdtd:entry align="left" colname="col4">Federal: $878,530,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Non-Federal: $43,085,000<compsdtd:linebreak/>
Total: $921,615,000</compsdtd:entry></compsdtd:row></compsdtd:tbody></compsdtd:tgroup></compsdtd:table></foreign>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8402">SEC. 8402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SPECIAL RULES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8402/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">South Shore of Staten Island, New York.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share of any portion of the cost to design and construct the project for coastal storm risk management, South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, New York, authorized by this Act, that exceeds the estimated total project cost specified in the project partnership agreement for the project, signed by the Secretary on February 15, 2019, shall be 90 percent.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8402/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Charleston Peninsula, South Carolina.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8402/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the last day of the covered period, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a request for deauthorization of the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Charleston Peninsula, South Carolina, authorized by this Act, if the non-Federal interest has not entered into a project partnership agreement for the project, or a separable element of the project, prior to such last day.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8402/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of covered period.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered period</quotedText>” means the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8402/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">10 years after the date of enactment of this Act; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8402/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">10 years after the date on which a design agreement for the project described in paragraph (1) is executed,  
if such design agreement is executed prior to the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8403">SEC. 8403. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FACILITY INVESTMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8403/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (b), using amounts available in the revolving fund established by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576), andnot otherwise obligated, the Secretary may—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8403/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">design and construct the lab and office facility for a Mandatory Center of Expertise in Branson, Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on June 10, 2022, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accordance with such prospectus; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8403/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out such construction and infrastructure improvements as are required to support such lab and office facility, including any necessary demolition of the existing infrastructure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXI/stD/s8403/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund established by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) is appropriately reimbursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers programs that benefit from the lab and office facility constructed under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="LXXXV">TITLE LXXXV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CLEAN WATER </heading>
                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8501.</designator><label> Regional water programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8502.</designator><label> Nonpoint source management programs.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 8503.</designator><label> Wastewater assistance to colonias.</label></referenceItem>
                </toc>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8501">SEC. 8501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REGIONAL WATER PROGRAMS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">San Francisco Bay Restoration Grant Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="125">“SEC. 125. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1276a">33 U.S.C. 1276a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Estuary partnership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Estuary Partnership</quotedText>’ means the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, designated as the management conference for the San Francisco Bay under section 320.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">San francisco bay plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">San Francisco Bay Plan</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">until the date of the completion of the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d), the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on and after the date of the completion of the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d), the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Office.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall establish in the Environmental Protection Agency a San Francisco Bay Program Office. The Office shall be located at the headquarters of Region 9 of the Environmental Protection Agency.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment of director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall appoint a Director of the Office, who shall have management experience and technical expertise relating to the San Francisco Bay and be highly qualified to direct the development and implementation of projects, activities, and studies necessary to implement the San Francisco Bay Plan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation of authority; staffing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Priority List.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After providing public notice, the Director shall annually compile a priority list, consistent with the San Francisco Bay Plan, identifying and prioritizing the projects, activities, and studies to be carried out with amounts made available under subsection (e).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The annual priority list compiled under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Projects, activities, and studies, including restoration projects and habitat improvement for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that advance the goals and objectives of the San Francisco Bay Plan, for—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">water quality improvement, including the reduction of marine litter;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">wetland, riverine, and estuary restoration and protection;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nearshore and endangered species recovery; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adaptation to climate change.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information on the projects, activities, and studies specified under subparagraph (A), including—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the identity of each entity receiving assistance pursuant to subsection (e); and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the communities to be served.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The criteria and methods established by the Director for identification of projects, activities, and studies to be included on the annual priority list.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In compiling the annual priority list under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Estuary Partnership;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the State of California and affected local governments in the San Francisco Bay estuary watershed;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other relevant stakeholder involved with the protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary that the Director determines to be appropriate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">San Francisco Bay Plan.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Director, in conjunction with the Estuary Partnership, shall review and revise the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary to develop a plan to guide the projects, activities, and studies of the Office to address the restoration and protection of the San Francisco Bay.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revision of san francisco bay plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less often than once every 5 years after the date of the completion of 
the plan described in paragraph (1), the Director shall review, and revise as appropriate, the San Francisco Bay Plan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall consult with the Estuary Partnership and Indian tribes and solicit input from other non-Federal stakeholders.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant Program.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director may provide funding through cooperative agreements, grants, or other means to State and local agencies, special districts, and public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations, including the Estuary Partnership, for projects, activities, and studies identified on the annual priority list compiled under subsection (c).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum amount of grants; non-federal share.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum amount of grants.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts provided to any entity under this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any projects, activities, and studies that are to be carried out using those amounts.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-federal share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 25 percent of the cost of any project, activity, or study carried out using amounts provided under this section shall be provided from non-Federal sources.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Director may not use more than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this section.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No amounts made available under this section may be used for the administration of a management conference under section 320.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget Sound Coordinated Recovery.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="126">“SEC. 126. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1276b">33 U.S.C. 1276b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUGET SOUND </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coastal nonpoint pollution control program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program</quotedText>’ means the State of Washington’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program approved under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</quotedText>’ means the Director of the Program Office.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal action plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal Action Plan</quotedText>’ means the plan developed under subsection (c)(3)(B).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">International joint commission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">International Joint Commission</quotedText>’ means the International Joint Commission established by the Treaty relating to the boundary waters and questions arising along the boundary between the United States and Canada, signed at Washington January 11, 1909, and entered into force May 5, 1910 (36 Stat. 2448; TS 548; 12 Bevans 319).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pacific salmon commission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Pacific Salmon Commission</quotedText>’ means the Pacific Salmon Commission established by the United States and Canada under the Treaty concerning Pacific salmon, with annexes and memorandum of understanding, signed at Ottawa January 28, 1985, and entered 
into force March 18, 1985 (TIAS 11091; 1469 UNTS 357) (commonly known as the ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Pacific Salmon Treaty</quotedText>’).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program office.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Program Office</quotedText>’ means the Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office established by subsection (b).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound action agenda; action agenda.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound Action Agenda</quotedText>’ or ‘Action Agenda’ means the most recent plan developed by the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference, in consultation with the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, and approved by the Administrator as the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the Puget Sound under section 320.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound federal leadership task force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force</quotedText>’ means the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force established under subsection (c).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound federal task force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound Federal Task Force</quotedText>’ means the Puget Sound Federal Task Force established in 2016 under a memorandum of understanding among 9 Federal agencies.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound national estuary program management conference.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference</quotedText>’ means the management conference for the Puget Sound convened pursuant to section 320.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound partnership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound Partnership</quotedText>’ means the State agency created under the laws of the State of Washington (section 90.71.210 of the Revised Code of Washington), or its successor agency that has been designated by the Administrator as the lead entity to support the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound region.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound region</quotedText>’ means the land and waters in the northwest corner of the State of Washington from the Canadian border to the north to the Pacific Ocean on the west, including Hood Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound region</quotedText>’ includes all watersheds that drain into the Puget Sound.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound tribal management conference.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference</quotedText>’ means the 20 treaty Indian tribes of western Washington and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Salish sea.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Salish Sea</quotedText>’ means the network of coastal waterways on the west coast of North America that includes the Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Salmon recovery plans.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Salmon Recovery Plans</quotedText>’ means the recovery plans for salmon and steelhead species approved by the Secretary of the Interior under section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that are applicable to the Puget Sound region.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State advisory committee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State Advisory Committee</quotedText>’ means the advisory committee established by subsection (d).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">“(17) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treaty rights at risk initiative.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative</quotedText>’ means the report from the treaty 
Indian tribes of western Washington entitled ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Treaty Rights At Risk: Ongoing Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon Resource, and Recommendations for Change</quotedText>’ and dated July 14, 2011, or its successor report that outlines issues and offers solutions for the protection of Tribal treaty rights, recovery of salmon habitat, and management of sustainable treaty and nontreaty salmon fisheries, including through Tribal salmon hatchery programs.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established in the Environmental Protection Agency a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office, to be located in the State of Washington.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There shall be a Director of the Program Office, who shall have leadership and project management experience and shall be highly qualified to—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">direct the integration of multiple project planning efforts and programs from different agencies and jurisdictions; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">align numerous, and possibly competing, priorities to accomplish visible and measurable outcomes under the Action Agenda.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Position.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The position of Director of the Program Office shall be a career reserved position, as such term is defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delegation of authority; staffing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Using amounts made available to carry out this section, the Administrator shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate and manage the timely execution of the requirements of this section, including the formation and meetings of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate activities related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound across the Environmental Protection Agency;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate and align the activities of the Administrator with the Action Agenda, Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote the efficient use of Environmental Protection Agency resources in pursuit of the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serve on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force and collaborate with, help coordinate, and implement activities with other Federal agencies that have responsibilities involving the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide or procure such other advice, technical assistance, research, assessments, monitoring, or other support as is determined by the Director to be necessary or prudent to most efficiently and effectively fulfill the objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, consistent 
with the best available science, to ensure the health of the Puget Sound ecosystem;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">track the progress of the Environmental Protection Agency toward meeting the agency’s specified objectives and priorities within the Action Agenda and the Federal Action Plan;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement the recommendations of the Comptroller General set forth in the report entitled ‘Puget Sound Restoration: Additional Actions Could Improve Assessments of Progress’ and dated July 19, 2018;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serve as liaison and coordinate activities for the restoration and protection of the Salish Sea with Canadian authorities, the Pacific Salmon Commission, and the International Joint Commission; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carry out such additional duties as the Director determines necessary and appropriate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall be composed of the following members:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the National Forest Service.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Commander, Navy Region Northwest.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Program Office.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of the Interior:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the United States Geological Survey.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the National Park Service.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following individuals appointed by the Secretary of Transportation:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Federal Highway Administration.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of the Federal Transit Administration.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Representatives of such other Federal agencies, programs, and initiatives as the other members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force determines necessary.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members appointed under this paragraph shall have experience and expertise in matters of restoration and protection of large watersheds and bodies of water, or related experience that will benefit the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Co-chairs.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Program Office.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The representative of the Corps of Engineers.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leadership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Co-Chairs shall ensure the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force completes its duties through robust discussion of all relevant issues. The Co-Chairs shall share leadership responsibilities equally.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uphold Federal trust responsibilities to restore and protect resources crucial to Tribal treaty rights, including by carrying out government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes when requested by such tribes;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide a venue for dialogue and coordination across all Federal agencies represented by a member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to align Federal resources for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of this section and all other Federal laws that contribute to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, including by—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enabling and encouraging such agencies to act consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating the coordination of Federal activities that impact such restoration and protection;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating the delivery of feedback given by such agencies to the Puget Sound Partnership during the development of the Action Agenda;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitating the resolution of interagency conflicts associated with such restoration and protection among such agencies;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing a forum for exchanging information among such agencies regarding activities being conducted, including obstacles or efficiencies found, during restoration and protection activities; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting the efficient use of government resources in pursuit of such restoration and protection through coordination and collaboration, including by ensuring that the Federal efforts relating to the science necessary for such restoration and protection are consistent, and not duplicative, across the Federal Government;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">catalyze public leaders at all levels to work together toward shared goals by demonstrating interagency best practices coming from such agencies;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide advice and support on scientific and technical issues and act as a forum for the exchange of scientific information about the Puget Sound;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and inventory Federal environmental research and monitoring programs related to the Puget Sound, and provide such inventory to the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection activities are as consistent as practicable with ongoing restoration and protection and related efforts in the Salish Sea that are being conducted by Canadian authorities, the Pacific Salmon Commission, and the International Joint Commission;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection activities are consistent with national security interests;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish any working groups or committees necessary to assist the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in its duties, including relating to public policy and scientific issues; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">raise national awareness of the significance of the Puget Sound.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound federal action plan.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall develop and approve a Federal Action Plan that leverages Federal programs across agencies and serves to coordinate diverse programs and priorities for the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revision of puget sound federal action plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less often than once every 5 years after the date of approval of the Federal Action Plan under clause (i), the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall review, and revise as appropriate, the Federal Action Plan.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Feedback by federal agencies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In facilitating feedback under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall request Federal agencies to consider, at a minimum, possible Federal actions within the Puget Sound region designed to—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">further the goals, targets, and actions of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as applicable, implement and enforce this Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other Federal laws that contribute to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, including those that protect Tribal treaty rights;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protect marine and wildlife habitats;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protect, restore, and conserve forests, wetlands, riparian zones, and nearshore waters;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote resilience to climate change and ocean acidification effects;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">restore fisheries so that they are sustainable and productive;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preserve biodiversity;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">restore and protect ecosystem services that provide clean water, filter toxic chemicals, and increase ecosystem resilience; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">“(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve water quality, including by preventing and managing stormwater runoff, incorporating erosion control techniques and trash capture devices, using sustainable stormwater practices, and mitigating and minimizing nonpoint source pollution, including marine litter.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participation of state advisory committee and puget sound tribal management conference.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall carry out its duties with input from, and in collaboration with, the State Advisory Committee and the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, including by seeking advice and recommendations on the actions, progress, and issues pertaining to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial meeting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to determine if all Federal agencies are properly represented;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish the bylaws of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish necessary working groups or committees; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to determine subsequent meeting times, dates, and logistics.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subsequent meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After the initial meeting, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet, at a minimum, twice per year to carry out the duties of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Working group meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A meeting of any established working group or committee of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall not be considered a biannual meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint meetings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall offer to meet jointly with the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference and the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, at a minimum, once per year; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may consider such a joint meeting to be a biannual meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force for purposes of subparagraph (B).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quorum.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A simple majority of the members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall constitute a quorum.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Voting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to take an official action, a quorum shall be present, and at least a two-thirds majority of the members present shall vote in the affirmative.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound federal leadership task force procedures and advice.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advisors.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force may seek advice and input from any interested, knowledgeable, or affected party as the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force determines necessary to perform its duties.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall receive no additional compensation for service as a member on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Travel expenses incurred by a member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in the performance of service on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force may be paid by the agency that the member represents.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound federal task force.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On the date of enactment of this section, the 2016 memorandum of understanding establishing the Puget Sound Federal Task Force shall cease to be effective.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of previous work.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall, to the extent practicable, use the work product produced, relied upon, and analyzed by the Puget Sound Federal Task Force in order to avoid duplicating the efforts of the Puget Sound Federal Task Force.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State Advisory Committee.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a State Advisory Committee.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State Advisory Committee shall consist of up to seven members designated by the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership, in consultation with the Governor of Washington, who will represent Washington State agencies that have significant roles and responsibilities related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force Biennial Report on Puget Sound Restoration and Protection Activities.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, in collaboration with the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference and the State Advisory Committee, shall submit to the President, Congress, the Governor of Washington, and the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership a report that summarizes the progress, challenges, and milestones of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force relating to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a description of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The roles and progress of each State, local government entity, and Federal agency that has jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region relating to meeting the identified objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If available, the roles and progress of Tribal governments that have jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region relating to meeting the identified objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of specific recommendations concerning implementation of the Action Agenda and the Federal Action Plan, including challenges, barriers, and anticipated milestones, targets, and timelines.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of progress made by Federal agencies toward the priorities identified in the Federal Action Plan.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal Rights and Consultation.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preservation of tribal treaty rights.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section affects, or is intended to affect, any right reserved by treaty between the United States and one or more Indian tribes.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section affects any authorization or obligation of a Federal agency to consult with an Indian tribe under any other provision of law.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consistency.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actions authorized or implemented under this section shall be consistent with—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Salmon Recovery Plans;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the water quality standards of the State of Washington approved by the Administrator under section 303.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal actions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">All Federal agencies represented on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall act consistently with the protection of Tribal, treaty-reserved rights and, to the greatest extent practicable given such agencies’ existing obligations under Federal law, act consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, when—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting Federal agency activities within or outside the Puget Sound that affect any land or water use or natural resources of the Puget Sound region, including activities performed by a contractor for the benefit of a Federal agency;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interpreting and enforcing regulations that impact the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issuing Federal licenses or permits that impact the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">granting Federal assistance to State, local, and Tribal governments for activities related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of comprehensive management plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accordance with section 320 not less often than once every 5 years, beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin under section 320</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">identified in the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, a 5,000 square mile</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, a 10,000 square mile</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8501/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative costs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used for administrative expenses.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8502">SEC. 8502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (h) and (i) not to exceed</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 1991</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8503">SEC. 8503. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE TO COLONIAS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 307 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1281 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered entity</quotedText>’ means each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A border State.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A local government with jurisdiction over an eligible community.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">border State</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered entity</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall not exceed 50 percent</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">may not be less than 80 percent</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dH/tLXXXV/s8503/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1997 through 1999</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023 through 2027</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">DIVISION I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATIONS </heading>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/s9001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9001">SEC. 9001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This division may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of State Authorization Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
            </section>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/s9002" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9002">SEC. 9002. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651">22 U.S.C. 2651 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this division:</chapeau>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/s9002/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of USAID.</content>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/s9002/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/s9002/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless otherwise specified, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department</term>” means the Department of State.</content>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/s9002/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless otherwise specified, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of State.</content>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/s9002/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USAID.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">USAID</term>” means the United States Agency for International Development.</content>
                </paragraph>
            </section>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCI">TITLE XCI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9101">SEC. 9101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9101/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary should take steps to address staffing shortfalls in the chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons issue areas in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance and in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9101/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintaining a fully staffed and resourced Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance and Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation is necessary to effectively confront the threat of increased global proliferation; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9101/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance and the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, should increase efforts and dedicate resources to combat the dangers posed by the People’s Republic of China’s conventional and nuclear build-
up, the Russian Federation’s tactical nuclear weapons and new types of nuclear weapons, bioweapons proliferation, dual use of life sciences research, and chemical weapons.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9102">SEC. 9102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED STATES NATIONALS UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9102/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, as expeditiously as possible,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">review</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9102/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Referrals to Special Envoy; Notification to Congress.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon a determination by the Secretary of State, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there is credible information that the detention of a United States national abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and regardless of whether the detention is by a foreign government or a nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expeditiously transfer responsibility for such case from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State to the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 14 days after such determination, notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of such determination and provide such committees with a summary of the facts that led to such determination.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The notification described in paragraph (1)(B) may be classified, if necessary.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9103">SEC. 9103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741a) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Family Engagement Coordinator.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There shall be, in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, a Family Engagement Coordinator, who shall ensure—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any interaction by executive branch officials with any family member of such United States national occurs in a coordinated fashion;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such family member receives consistent and accurate information from the United States Government; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriate coordination with the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for a United States national held hostage abroad, that any engagement with a family member is coordinated with, consistent with, and not duplicative of the efforts of the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2).”</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9104">SEC. 9104. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REWARDS FOR JUSTICE. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9104/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or (10);</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(10), or (14);</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9104/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (12), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9104/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9104/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the prevention, frustration, or resolution of the hostage taking of a United States person, the identification, location, arrest, or conviction of a person responsible for the hostage taking of a United States person, or the location of a United States person who has been taken hostage, in any country.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9105">SEC. 9105. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PASSPORT AGENCIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that Department initiatives to expand passport services and accessibility, including through online modernization projects, should include the construction of new physical passport agencies.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct a review of the geographic diversity and accessibility of existing passport agencies to identify—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the geographic areas in the continental United States that are farther than 6 hours’ driving distance from the nearest passport agency;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the per capita demand for passport services in the areas described in paragraph (1); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to ensure that in-person services at physical passport agencies are accessible to all eligible Americans, including Americans living in large population centers, in rural areas, and in States with a high per capita demand for passport services.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall consider the metrics identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) when determining locations for the establishment of new physical passport agencies.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9105/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that contains the findings of the review conducted pursuant to subsection (b).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9106" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9106">SEC. 9106. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to use up to $1,200,000 for grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9107" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9107">SEC. 9107. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OFFICE OF SANCTIONS COORDINATION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9107/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension of Authorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended, in paragraph (4)(B) of subsection (l), as redesignated by section 9502(a)(2) of this Act, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">December 31, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9107/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s designee, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the steps that the Office of Sanctions Coordination has taken to coordinate its activities with the Department of the Treasury and humanitarian aid programs, in an effort to help ensure appropriate flows of humanitarian assistance and goods to countries subject to United States sanctions.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9108">SEC. 9108. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STRATEGIC PLAN REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S UNIT FOR SUBNATIONAL DIPLOMACY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Municipal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">municipal</quotedText>” means the government of a city in the United States with a population of not fewer than 100,000 people.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</quotedText>” means the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subnational engagement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subnational engagement</quotedText>” means formal meetings or events between elected officials of a State or municipal government and their foreign counterparts.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the growth of subnational cooperation has enabled States and municipalities to play an increasingly significant role in foreign policy and complement the efforts of the Department;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department’s recently established Unit for Subnational Diplomacy will play a critical role in leveraging the Department’s resources to support State and municipal governments in conducting subnational engagement and increasing cooperation with foreign allies and partners; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in facilitating such subnational engagements, the Department should engage with a broad array of United States cities without regard to their population size or location;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy shall submit a strategic plan to the appropriate congressional committees for the operations of the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy, including the Department’s plans for—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting subnational engagements involving policymakers from urban and rural areas to improve United States foreign policy effectiveness;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing the awareness, understanding, and involvement of United States citizens, including citizens residing in urban and rural areas, in the foreign policy process;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">countering subnational diplomacy efforts from adversarial nations;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strengthening engagement with foreign subnational governments; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other operations that the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to preclude—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy Office from being elevated to a bureau within the Department; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCI/s9108/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy from being elevated to an Assistant Secretary if the addition of such Assistant Secretary position does not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions at the Department above the number of such positions authorized under section 1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCII">TITLE XCII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PERSONNEL ISSUES </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9201">SEC. 9201. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2737">22 U.S.C. 2737</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEPARTMENT OF STATE PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish the Department of State Student Internship Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”) to offer internship opportunities at the Department to eligible students to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization of United States foreign policy objectives.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An applicant is eligible to participate in the Program if the applicant is enrolled at—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an institution of higher education based outside the United States, as determined by the Secretary of State.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional eligibility criteria.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An applicant in the Program should be—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enrolled at least half-time in an institution described in paragraph (1) or have graduated from such an institution within the six months preceding application to the Program; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">eligible to receive and hold an appropriate security clearance.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for students to be admitted into the Program that includes a demonstrated interest in a career in foreign affairs and gives preference as appropriate to individuals who have not previously completed internships within the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">widely advertise the Program, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the internet;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">through the Department’s Diplomats in Residence program; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">through other outreach and recruiting initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate students; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct targeted outreach to encourage participation in the Program from—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals belonging to an underrepresented group; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">students enrolled at minority-serving institutions (which shall include any institution listed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Housing assistance.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Abroad.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall provide housing assistance to any student participating in the Program whose permanent address is within the United States if the location of the internship in which such student is participating is outside of the United States.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Domestic.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide housing assistance to a student participating in the Program whose permanent address is within the United States if the location of the internship in which such student is participating is more than 50 miles away from such student’s permanent address.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel assistance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall provide a student participating in the Program whose permanent address is within the United States with financial assistance that is sufficient to cover the travel costs of a single round trip by air, train, bus, or other appropriate transportation between the student’s permanent address and the location of the internship in which such student is participating if such location is—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">more than 50 miles from the student’s permanent address; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outside of the United States.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Working With Institutions of Higher Education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall structure internships to ensure that such internships satisfy criteria for academic credit at the institutions of higher education in which participants in such internships are enrolled.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition Period.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), beginning not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary shall convert unpaid internship programs of the Department, including the Foreign Service Internship Program, to internship programs that offer compensation; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon selection as a candidate for entry into an internship program of the Department, a participant in such internship program may refuse compensation, including if doing so allows such participant to receive college or university curricular credit.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The transition required under paragraph (1) shall not apply to unpaid internship programs of the Department that are part of the Virtual Student Federal Service internship program.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a particular unpaid internship program if the Secretary, not later than 30 days after making a determination that the conversion of such internship program to a compensated internship program would not be consistent with effective management goals, submits a report explaining such determination to—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriate congressional committees;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subparagraph (A) shall—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the reasons why converting an unpaid internship program of the Department to an internship 
program that offers compensation would not be consistent with effective management goals; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii)</num><subclause class="inline" identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide justification for maintaining such unpaid status indefinitely; or</content></subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/g/3/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any additional authorities or resources that would be necessary to convert such unpaid internship program to offer compensation in the future.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the committees referred to in subsection (g)(3)(A) that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data, to the extent the collection of such information is permissible by law, regarding the number of students who applied to the Program, were offered a position, and participated, respectively, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, institution of higher education, home State, State where each student graduated from high school, and disability status;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data regarding the number of security clearance investigations initiated for the students described in paragraph (1), including the timeline for such investigations, whether such investigations were completed, and when an interim security clearance was granted;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information on Program expenditures;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/h/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information regarding the Department’s compliance with subsection (g); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/h/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of internship participants subsequently employed by the Department, if any, following their participation in the Program.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Voluntary Participation.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed to compel any student who is a participant in an internship program of the Department to participate in the collection of the data or divulge any personal information. Such students shall be informed that their participation in the data collection under this section is voluntary.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Privacy protection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any data collected under this section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Hiring Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, with respect to the number of interns to be hired each year, may—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">select, appoint, and employ individuals for up to 1 year through compensated internships in the excepted service; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remove any compensated intern employed pursuant to paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions of law governing appointments in the excepted service.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Work Hours Flexibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Students participating in the Program may work fewer than 40 hours per week and a minimum of 24 hours per week to accommodate their academic schedules, provided that the total duration of the internship remains consistent with program requirements.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9201/l" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mentorship Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and Administrator are authorized to establish a mentoring and coaching program that pairs Foreign Service or Civil Service employees with interns who choose to participate throughout the duration of their internship.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9202">SEC. 9202. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF, AND THE RESPONSE TO, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND RELATED RETALIATION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary should develop and strengthen policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, and related retaliation, including policies for—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addressing, reporting, and providing transitioning support;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advocacy, service referrals, and travel accommodations; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disciplining personnel that violate Department policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, or related retaliation.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disciplinary Action.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Separation for cause.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 610(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(1)), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">decide to</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including upon receiving notification from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security that such member has engaged in criminal misconduct, such as murder, rape, or other sexual assault</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4010">22 U.S.C. 4010 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update to manual.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of Global Talent Management shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">update the “Grounds for Disciplinary Action” and “List of Disciplinary Offenses and Penalties” sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the amendments made under paragraph (1); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communicate such updates to Department staff through publication in Department Notices.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4821">22 U.S.C. 4821 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the Diplomatic Security Service’s Victims’ Resource Advocacy Program—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is appropriately staffed by advocates who are physically present at—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the headquarters of the Department; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">major domestic and international facilities and embassies, as determined by the Secretary;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">considers the logistics that are necessary to allow for the expedient travel of victims from Department facilities that do not have advocates; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9202/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses funds available to the Department to provide emergency food, shelter, clothing, and transportation for victims involved in matters being investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9203" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9203">SEC. 9203. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d(e)(3)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$500,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$2,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9204" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9204">SEC. 9204. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2385">22 U.S.C. 2385 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACKLOGS IN HIRING AND INVESTIGATIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9204/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall seek to increase the number of personnel within the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office of Civil Rights to address backlogs in hiring and investigations into complaints conducted by the Office of Civil Rights.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9204/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Employment Targets.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall seek to employ—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9204/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office of Civil Rights (compared to the number of personnel so employed as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9204/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not fewer than 15 additional personnel in such Bureau and Office (compared to the number of personnel so employed as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the date that is 1 year after such date of enactment.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9205">SEC. 9205. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719a">22 U.S.C. 2719a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress has recognized, including in division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), that the Department is a crucial national security agency, whose employees, both Foreign Service and Civil Service, require the best possible training and professional development at every stage of their careers to prepare them to promote and defend United States national interests and the health and safety of United States citizens abroad; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the new and evolving challenges of national security in the 21st century necessitate the expansion of standardized training and professional development opportunities linked to equal, accountable, and transparent promotion and leadership practices for Department and other national security agency personnel.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719b">22 U.S.C. 2719b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training and Professional Development Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5108(c) of division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training and Professional Development Prioritization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to provide the Civil Service and the Foreign Service with the level of professional development and training needed to effectively advance United States interests across the world, the Secretary of State shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase relevant offerings provided by the Department of State—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">of interactive virtual instruction to make training and professional development more accessible and useful to personnel deployed throughout the world; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">at partner organizations, including universities, industry entities, and nongovernmental organizations, throughout the United States to provide useful outside perspectives to Department of State personnel by providing such personnel—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a more comprehensive outlook on different sectors of United States society;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">practical experience dealing with commercial corporations, universities, labor unions, and other institutions critical to United States diplomatic success; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">courses specifically focused on commercial diplomacy that increase the understanding of private 
sector needs that arise as United States companies enter and compete in the international market;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the opportunity to participate in courses using computer-based or computer-assisted simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision making in a crisis environment, and encourage officers of the Department of State, and reciprocally, officers of other Federal departments to participate in similar exercises held by the Department of State or other government organizations and the private sector;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the duration and expand the focus of certain training and professional development courses, including by extending—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the A-100 entry-level course to as long as 12 weeks, which better matches the length of entry-level training and professional development provided to the officers in other national security departments and agencies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Chief of Mission course to as long as 6 weeks for first time Chiefs of Mission and creating comparable courses for new Assistant Secretaries and Deputy Assistant Secretaries to more accurately reflect the significant responsibilities accompanying such roles; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that Foreign Service officers who are assigned to a country experiencing significant population displacement due to the impacts of climatic and non-climatic shocks and stresses, including rising sea levels and lack of access to affordable and reliable energy and electricity, receive specific instruction on United States policy with respect to resiliency and adaptation to such climatic and non-climatic shocks and stresses.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fellowships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director General of the Foreign Service shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand and establish new fellowship programs for Foreign Service and Civil Service officers that include short- and long-term opportunities at organizations, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">think tanks and nongovernmental organizations;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of Defense and other relevant Federal agencies;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">industry entities, especially such entities related to technology, global operations, finance, and other fields directly relevant to international affairs; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">schools of international relations and other relevant programs at universities throughout the United States; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress that describes how the Department could expand the Pearson Fellows Program for Foreign Service Officers and the Brookings Fellow Program for Civil Servants to provide fellows in such programs with the opportunity to undertake a follow-on assignment within the Department in an office in which fellows will gain practical knowledge of the people and processes of Congress, including offices other than the Legislative Affairs Bureau, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the current state of congressional fellowships, including the demand for fellowships, support for applicants to pursue and perform such fellowships, and 
the value the fellowships provide to both the career of the officer and to the Department; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the options for making congressional fellowships for both the Foreign Service and the Civil Service more career-enhancing.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute (referred to in this subsection as the “Board”). It is the sense of Congress that the Board should be established not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board authorized by this subsection shall be comprised of 12 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall provide the Secretary with independent advice and recommendations regarding organizational management, strategic planning, resource management, curriculum development, and other matters of interest to the Foreign Service Institute, including regular observations about how well the Department is integrating training and professional development into the work of the Bureau for Global Talent Management.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the Board shall be appointed from among individuals who—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are not officers or employees of the Federal Government; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are eminent authorities in the fields of diplomacy, national security, management, leadership, economics, trade, technology, or advanced international relations education.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outside expertise.—</heading>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not fewer than 6 members of the Board shall have a minimum of 10 years of relevant expertise outside the field of diplomacy.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prior senior service at the department.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 6 members of the Board may be persons who previously served in the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service at the Department.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Terms.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">4 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">4 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">4 members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chairperson; vice chairperson.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Approval.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Board shall be approved by the Secretary of State based upon a recommendation from the members of the Board.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board shall meet—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at the call of the Director of the Foreign Service Institute and the Chairperson; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not fewer than 2 times per year.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each member of the Board shall serve without compensation, except that a member of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of service for the Board. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncompensated service of members of the Board.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/e/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability of federal advisory committee act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Board established under this subsection.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Provost of the Foreign Service Institute.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established in the Foreign Service Institute the position of Provost.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment; reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Provost shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be appointed by the Secretary; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">report to the Director of the Foreign Service Institute.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Provost, who should be a member of the Senior Executive Service, shall have—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">experience in the field of diplomacy, national security, education, management, leadership, economics, history, trade, adult education, or technology; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">significant experience outside the Department, whether in other national security agencies or in the private sector, and preferably in positions of authority in educational institutions or the field of professional development and mid-career training with oversight for the evaluation of academic programs.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Provost shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oversee, review, evaluate, and coordinate the academic curriculum for all courses taught and administered by the Foreign Service Institute; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate the development of an evaluation system to ascertain the utility of the information and skills imparted by each such course, such that, to the extent practicable, performance assessments can be included in the personnel records maintained by the Bureau of Global Talent Management and utilized in Foreign Service Selection Boards.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Provost shall receive a salary commensurate with the rank and experience of a member of the Senior Executive Service, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Agency Responsibilities and Opportunities for Congressional Staff.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">National security agencies other than the Department should be afforded the ability to increase the enrollment of their personnel in courses at the Foreign Service Institute and other training and professional development facilities of the Department to promote a whole-of-government approach to mitigating national security challenges.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional staff.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall  
submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that describes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the training and professional development opportunities at the Foreign Service Institute and other Department facilities available to congressional staff;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the budget impacts of offering such opportunities to congressional staff; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/g/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">potential course offerings.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy for Adapting Training Requirements for Modern Diplomatic Needs.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for adapting and evolving training requirements to better meet the Department’s current and future needs for 21st century diplomacy.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Integrating training requirements into the Department’s promotion policies, including establishing educational and professional development standards for training and attainment to be used as a part of tenure and promotion guidelines.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Addressing multiple existing and emerging national security challenges, including—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">democratic backsliding and authoritarianism;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">countering, and assisting United States allies to address, state-sponsored disinformation, including through the Global Engagement Center;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cyber threats;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the aggression and malign influence of Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Maduro Regime, and the Chinese Communist Party’s multi-faceted and comprehensive challenge to the rules-based order;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implications of climate change for United States diplomacy; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">nuclear threats.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of the likely advantages and disadvantages of establishing residential training for the A-100 orientation course administered by the Foreign Service Institute and evaluating the feasibility of residential training for other long-term training opportunities.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An examination of the likely advantages and disadvantages of establishing a press freedom curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center that enables Foreign Service officers to better understand issues of press freedom and the tools that are available to help protect journalists and promote freedom of the press norms, which may include—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the historic and current issues facing press freedom, including countries of specific concern;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department’s role in promoting press freedom as an American value, a human rights issue, and a national security imperative;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ways to incorporate press freedom promotion into other aspects of diplomacy; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">existing tools to assist journalists in distress and methods for engaging foreign governments and institutions on behalf of individuals engaged in journalistic activity who are at risk of harm.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The expansion of external courses offered by the Foreign Service Institute at academic institutions or professional associations on specific topics, including in-person and virtual courses on monitoring and evaluation, audience analysis, and the use of emerging technologies in diplomacy.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Utilization of existing resources.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In examining the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a residential training program pursuant to paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate with other national security departments and agencies that employ residential training for their orientation courses; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/h/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider using the Department’s Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report and Briefing Requirements.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/i/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a strategy for broadening and deepening professional development and training at the Department, including assessing current and future needs for 21st century diplomacy;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/i/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process used and resources needed to implement the strategy referred to in subparagraph (A) throughout the Department; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/i/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results and impact of the strategy on the workforce of the Department, particularly the relationship between professional development and training and promotions for Department personnel, and the measurement and evaluation methods used to evaluate such results.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the information required to be included in the report.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign Language Maintenance Incentive Program.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to establish and implement an incentive program, with a similar structure as the Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus offered by the Department of Defense, to encourage members of the Foreign Service who possess language proficiency in any of the languages that qualify for additional incentive pay, as determined by the Secretary, to maintain critical foreign language skills.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9205/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes a detailed plan for implementing the program authorized under paragraph (1), including anticipated resource requirements to carry out such program.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9206">SEC. 9206. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2719c">22 U.S.C. 2719c</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that recognition throughout the Department of the value and importance of training and professional development for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel is vital to the development and maintenance by such personnel of the skills and expertise required for the Department to contribute fully and effectively to the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study and Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a study of the feasibility and cost of establishing a diplomatic officers’ reserve corps or similar mechanism to augment the Department’s personnel needs at any level on a temporary or permanent basis.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether the diplomatic officers’ reserve corps should be modeled on the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps established under chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, to encourage the recruitment and retention of personnel who have the critical language skills necessary to meet the requirements of the Foreign Service by providing financial assistance to students studying critical languages at institutions of higher education.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training and Development in Promotion Precepts and Evaluation Criteria.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure accountability and transparency in the evaluation of the precepts described in section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) upon which the selection boards established pursuant to section 602 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4002) make recommendations for the promotion of members of the Foreign Service under section 601 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4001) by affording equal consideration to the undertaking of training, professional development, and foreign language acquisition and retention among any other objective criteria considered by selection boards in making such recommendations.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civil service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure that the performance standards for any job performance appraisal system for Civil Service personnel of the Department afford equal consideration to the undertaking of training, professional development, and foreign language acquisition and retention among any other objective criteria in the evaluation of the job performance of such personnel.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Response to Subordinate Training and Development Needs in Evaluation of Supervisor Performance.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure that the evaluation of precepts for recommendations for promotion described in subsection (c)(1) for members of the Foreign Service in supervisory positions 
incorporates the extent to which such members appropriately address the training and professional development needs of the personnel under their supervision.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9206/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civil service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure that the performance standards described in subsection (c)(2) for Civil Service personnel of the Department in supervisory positions afford appropriate weight to addressing the training and professional development needs of the personnel under their supervision.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9207" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9207">SEC. 9207. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECURITY CLEARANCE APPROVAL PROCESS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9207/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit recommendations to the appropriate congressional committees for streamlining the security clearance approval process within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security so that the security clearance approval process for Civil Service and Foreign Service applicants is completed within 6 months, on average, and within 1 year, in the vast majority of cases.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9207/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the recommendations are submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9207/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes the status of the efforts of the Department to streamline the security clearance approval process; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9207/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies any remaining obstacles preventing security clearances from being completed within the time frames set forth in subsection (a), including lack of cooperation or other actions by other Federal departments and agencies.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9208">SEC. 9208. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an addendum to the report required under section 5302 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (division E of Public Law 117-81), which shall be entitled the “Report on Bidding for Domestic and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled Positions”. The addendum shall be prepared using input from the same federally funded research and development center that prepared the analysis conducted for the purposes of such report.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The addendum required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total number of domestic and overseas positions open during the most recent summer bidding cycle;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total number of bids each position received;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of unfilled positions at the conclusion of the most recent summer bidding cycle, disaggregated by bureau; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">detailed recommendations and a timeline for—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing the number of qualified bidders for underbid positions; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9208/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">minimizing the number of unfilled positions at the end of the bidding season.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9209">SEC. 9209. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3921">22 U.S.C. 3921 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIVERS OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Curtailments Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding curtailments of Department personnel from overseas posts.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant information about any post that, during the 6-month period preceding the report—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">had more than 5 curtailments; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">had curtailments representing more than 5 percent of Department personnel at such post; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each post referred to in subparagraph (A), the number of curtailments, disaggregated by month of occurrence.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional contents for initial report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The initial report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall identify—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of curtailments at the Deputy Chief of Mission or Principal Officer level for each of the previous 5 years; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/C/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of such curtailments that were voluntary and the number of such curtailments that were involuntary; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/a/2/C/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of those curtailed who left the service within 1 year after such curtailment.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Removal of Diplomats.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 20 days after the date on which any United States personnel under Chief of Mission authority is declared persona non grata by a host government, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of such declaration; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include with such notification—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the official reason for such declaration (if provided by the host government);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date of the declaration; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the Department responded by declaring a host government’s diplomat in the United States persona non grata.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of Privileges and Immunities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 15 days after any waiver of privileges and immunities pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, that is applicable to an entire diplomatic post or to the majority of United States personnel under Chief of Mission authority, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver and the reason for such waiver.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9209/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9210" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9210">SEC. 9210. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9210/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of requiring that each member of the Foreign Service, at the time of entry into the Foreign Service and thereafter, be worldwide available, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9210/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9210/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility of a worldwide availability requirement for all members of the Foreign Service;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9210/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">considerations if such a requirement were to be implemented, including the potential effect on recruitment and retention; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9210/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for exclusions and limitations, including exemptions for medical reasons, disability, and other circumstances.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9211" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9211">SEC. 9211. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4023">22 U.S.C. 4023 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9211/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall strongly encourage that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the Senior Foreign Service participate in professional development described in subsection (c).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9211/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit recommendations on requiring that Foreign Service officers complete professional development described in subsection (c) to be eligible for entry into the Senior Foreign Service.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9211/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Professional Development Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Professional development described in this subsection is not less than 6 months of training or experience outside of the Department, including time spent—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9211/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as a detailee to another government agency, including Congress or a State, Tribal, or local government; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9211/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in Department-sponsored and -funded university training that results in an advanced degree, excluding time spent at a university that is fully funded or operated by the Federal Government.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9211/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Promotion Precepts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall instruct promotion boards to consider positively long-term training and out-of-agency detail assignments as described in this section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9212">SEC. 9212. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3921">22 U.S.C. 3921 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall annually conduct, at each diplomatic and consular post, a voluntary survey, which shall be offered to all staff assigned to that post who are citizens of the United States (excluding the Chief of Mission) to assess the management and leadership of that post by the Chief of Mission, the Deputy Chief of Mission, and the Charge d’Affaires.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Anonymity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">All responses to the survey shall be—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fully anonymized; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made available to the Director General of the Foreign Service.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The survey shall seek to assess—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the general morale at post;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the presence of any hostile work environment;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the presence of any harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other mistreatment; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effective leadership and collegial work environment.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Director General Recommendations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon compilation and review of the surveys, the Director General of the Foreign Service shall issue recommendations to posts, as appropriate, based on the findings of the surveys.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Referral.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the surveys reveal any action that is grounds for referral to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, the Director General of the Foreign Service may refer the matter to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, who shall, as the Inspector General considers appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in accordance with section 209(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(b)).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director General of the Foreign Service shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any trends or summaries from the surveys;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the posts where corrective action was recommended or taken in response to any issues identified by the surveys; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of referrals to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, as applicable.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9212/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Basis.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The surveys and reports required under this section shall be carried out on an initial basis for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9213" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9213">SEC. 9213. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROMOTION POLICIES. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a comprehensive review of the policies, personnel, organization, and processes related to promotions within the Department, including—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9213/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9213/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the selection and oversight of Foreign Service promotion panels; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9213/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of quantitative data and metrics in such panels;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9213/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the promotion practices of the Department, including how promotion processes are communicated to the workforce and appeals processes; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9213/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for improving promotion panels and promotion practices.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9214" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9214">SEC. 9214. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s3921">22 U.S.C. 3921 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for third parties to verify the employment of, and the validity of permanent change of station (PCS) orders received by, members of the Foreign Service, in a manner that protects the safety, security, and privacy of sensitive employee information.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9215" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9215">SEC. 9215. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON SENATE-CONFIRMED OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9215/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9215/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress and the executive branch have recognized the importance of preventing and mitigating the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, including with respect to senior United States officials working on behalf of foreign governments; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9215/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress and the executive branch should jointly evaluate the status and scope of post-employment restrictions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9215/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restrictions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">“(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extended Post-employment Restrictions for Certain Senate-confirmed Officials.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Country of concern.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">country of concern</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the People’s Republic of China;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Russian Federation;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Islamic Republic of Iran;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Republic of Cuba; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Syrian Arab Republic.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign government entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">foreign governmental entity</quotedText>’ includes—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any person employed by—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any department, agency, or other entity of a foreign government at the national, regional, or local level;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any governing party or coalition of a foreign government at the national, regional, or local level; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any entity majority-owned or majority-controlled by a foreign government at the national, regional, or local level; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a country of concern, any company, economic project, cultural organization, exchange program, or nongovernmental organization that is more than 33 percent owned or controlled by the government of such country.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Representation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">representation</quotedText>’ does not include representation by an attorney, who is duly licensed and authorized to provide legal advice in a United States jurisdiction, of a person or entity in a legal capacity or for the purposes of rendering legal advice.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of state and deputy secretary of state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a person serving as the Secretary of State or the Deputy Secretary of State, the restrictions described in section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to any such person who knowingly represents, aids, or advises a foreign governmental entity before an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official duties at any time after the termination of such person’s service as Secretary or Deputy Secretary.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Under secretaries, assistant secretaries, and ambassadors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a person serving as an Under Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or Ambassador at the Department of State or as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the restrictions described in section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to any such person who knowingly represents, aids, or advises—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a foreign governmental entity before an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official duties for 3 years after the termination of such person’s service in a position described in this paragraph, or the duration of the term or terms of the President who appointed that person to their position, whichever is longer; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a foreign governmental entity of a country of concern before an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official duties at any time after the termination of such person’s service in a position described in this paragraph.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Penalties and injunctions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any violations of the restrictions under paragraphs (2) or (3) shall be subject to the penalties and injunctions provided for under section 216 of title 18, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice of restrictions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person subject to the restrictions under this subsection shall be provided notice of these restrictions by the Department of State—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon appointment by the President; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon termination of service with the Department of State.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The restrictions under this subsection shall apply only to persons who are appointed by the President to the positions referenced in this subsection on or after 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The restrictions under this subsection shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9216" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9216">SEC. 9216. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN MONTHLY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 901 of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">“(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expansion of Authorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of any Federal agency may exercise the authorities of this section, including to designate an incident, whether the incident occurred in the United States or abroad, for purposes of subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(4) when the incident affects United States Government employees of the agency or their dependents who are not under the security responsibility of the Secretary of State as set forth in section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802) or when operational control of overseas security responsibility for such employees or dependents has been delegated to the head of the agency.”</content>
                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9217">SEC. 9217. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of State for Management shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the implementation of the pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service required under section 404(b) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323; 130 Stat. 1928).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to Be Included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current status of implementation of the pilot program, including a summary of concrete steps taken by the Department to implement the pilot program;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of any delays in implementation of the pilot program;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of mid-career individuals from the Civil Service of the Department and the private sector who are expected to participate in the pilot program during fiscal year 2023, disaggregated, to the extent practicable and to the maximum extent that the collection of such data is permissible by law, by sex, age, race and ethnicity, geographic origin, and past occupation;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the skills gap identified by the Department for the use of the pilot program’s flexible-hiring mechanism;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any legal justification provided by the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Department if the Department did not implement the pilot program; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9217/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated date by which the Department is expected to implement the pilot program.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9218" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9218">SEC. 9218. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than December 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing and justifying any changes made during fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to the Foreign Service entry process, including—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9218/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of artificial intelligence, including deep textual analysis, in any portion of the entry process and its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign Service;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9218/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of virtual formats for any portion of the entry process and its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign Service; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9218/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the entities, groups, or individuals informed of or consulted on any changes to the Foreign Service entry process during the 1-year period immediately preceding the implementation of such changes.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9219" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9219">SEC. 9219. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SERVING IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9219/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 101(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3901(b)(2)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">handicapping condition</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disability</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9219/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 105 (22 U.S.C. 3905), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">handicapping condition</quotedText>” each place such term appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disability</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9219/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1002(11)(A) (22 U.S.C. 4102(11)(A)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">handicapping condition</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disability</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9219/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1015(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 4115(b)(4)), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">handicapping condition</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">disability</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9220">SEC. 9220. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE CIVIL SERVANTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 47 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the Civil Service</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with the Foreign Service</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Foreign service Act of 1980</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Foreign Service Act of 1980</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the Civil Service</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Foreign Service</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days before expanding participation to include civil servants in any fellowship program of the Department, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies the affected fellowship program; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">justifies expanding participation in such program.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCII/s9220/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Follow-up Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the expansion of any fellowship program authorized under this section, the Secretary shall submit a follow-up report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes how the expansion of participation in such program has impacted the effectiveness of the program.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCIII">TITLE XCIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9301">SEC. 9301. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION AND COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801">22 U.S.C. 4801 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 U.S.C. 4865 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix G of Public Law 106-113) was a necessary response to bombings on August 7, 1998, at the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that were destroyed by simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explosions killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United States Foreign Service were killed in the attacks.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Those bombings, followed by the expeditionary diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, demonstrated the need to prioritize the security of United States posts and personnel abroad above other considerations.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Between 1999 and 2022, the risk calculus of the Department impacted the ability of United States diplomats around the world to advance the interests of the United States through access to local populations, leaders, and places.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">America’s competitors and adversaries do not have the same restrictions that United States diplomats have, especially in critically important medium-threat and high-threat posts.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department’s 2021 Overseas Security Panel report states that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirement for setback and collocation of diplomatic posts under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) hasled to skyrocketing costs of new embassies and consulates; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the locations of such posts have become less desirable, creating an extremely suboptimal nexus that further hinders United States diplomats who are willing to accept more risk in order to advance United States interests.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the setback and collocation requirements referred to in subsection (b)(5)(A), even with available waivers, no longer provide the security such requirements used to provide because of advancement in technologies, such as remote controlled drones, that can evade walls and other such static barriers;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department should focus on creating performance security standards that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">attempt to keep the setback requirements of diplomatic posts as limited as possible; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide diplomats access to local populations as much as possible, while still providing a necessary level of security;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collocation of diplomatic facilities is often not feasible or advisable, particularly for public diplomacy spaces whose mission is to reach and be accessible to wide sectors of the public, including in countries with repressive governments, since such spaces are required to permit the foreign public to enter and exit the space easily and openly;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau of Diplomatic Security should—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fully utilize the waiver process provided under paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) of section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appropriately exercise such waiver process as a tool to right-size the appropriate security footing at each diplomatic post rather than only approving waivers in extreme circumstances;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the return of great power competition requires—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States diplomats to do all they can to outperform our adversaries; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department to better optimize use of taxpayer funding to advance United States national interests; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">this section will better enable United States diplomats to compete in the 21st century, while saving United States taxpayers millions in reduced property and maintenance costs at embassies and consulates abroad.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 U.S.C. 4865 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of United States Diplomatic Facility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 603 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix G of Public Law 106-113) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="603">“SEC. 603. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“In this title, the terms ‘United States diplomatic facility’ and ‘diplomatic facility’ mean any chancery, consulate, or other office that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is considered by the Secretary of State to be diplomatic or consular premises, consistent with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and was notified to the host government as such; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is otherwise subject to a publicly available bilateral agreement with the host government (contained in the records of the United States Department of State) that recognizes the official status of the United States Government personnel present at the facility.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance and Requirements for Diplomatic Facilities.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5606(a) of the Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-81; 22 U.S.C. 1475g note) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to preserve public diplomacy facilities that are accessible to the publics of foreign countries, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022, the Secretary of State shall adopt guidelines to collect and utilize information from each diplomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy compound or new consulate compound could result in the closure or co-location of an American Space that is owned and operated by the United States Government, generally known as an American Center, or any other public diplomacy facility under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.).”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security requirements for united states diplomatic facilities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the threat</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a range of threats, including that</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in a location that has certain minimum ratings under the Security Environment Threat List as determined by the Secretary in his or her discretion</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">abroad</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, personnel of the Peace Corps, and personnel of any other type or category of facility that the Secretary may identify</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">military commander</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending clause (i) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary of State may waive subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in consultation with, as appropriate, the head of each agency employing personnel that would not be located at the site, if applicable, determines that it is in the national interest of the United States 
after taking account of any considerations the Secretary in his or her discretion considers relevant, which may include security conditions.”</content>
                                        </clause></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(ii) Chancery or consulate building.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">15 days prior</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chancery or consulate building.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior”</content>
                                        </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each newly acquired United States diplomatic facility in a location that has certain minimum ratings under the Security Environment Threat List as determined by the Secretary of State in his or her discretion shall—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be constructed or modified to meet the measured building blast performance standard applicable to a diplomatic facility sited not less than 100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the facility is situated; or</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fulfill the criteria described in clause (ii).</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternative engineering equivalency standard requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each facility referred to in clause (i) may, instead of meeting the requirement under such clause, fulfill such other criteria as the Secretary is authorized to employ to achieve an engineering standard of security and degree of protection that is equivalent to the numerical perimeter distance setback described in such clause seeks to achieve.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i)—</chapeau>
                                        <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C/ii/I/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security considerations permit and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                        </item>
                                        <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C/ii/I/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">after taking account of any considerations the Secretary in his or her discretion considers relevant, which may include security conditions</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national interest of the United States</quotedText>”;</content>
                                        </item>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(ii) Chancery or consulate building.—</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">15 days prior</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chancery or consulate building.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior”</content>
                                        </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9301/e/2/C/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iii), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an annual</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a quarterly</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9302">SEC. 9302. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801">22 U.S.C. 4801 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4801">22 U.S.C. 4801 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A robust overseas diplomatic presence is part of an effective foreign policy, particularly in volatile environments 
where a flexible and timely diplomatic response can be decisive in preventing and addressing conflict.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Diplomats routinely put themselves and their families at great personal risk to serve their country overseas where they face threats related to international terrorism, violent conflict, and public health.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department has a remarkable record of protecting personnel while enabling an enormous amount of global diplomatic activity, often in unsecure and remote places and facing a variety of evolving risks and threats. With support from Congress, the Department has revised policy, improved physical security through retrofitting and replacing old facilities, deployed additional security personnel and armored vehicles, and greatly enhanced training requirements and training facilities, including the new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing and ambitious external engagement to advance United States interests as diverse as competing with China’s malign influence around the world, fighting terrorism and transnational organized crime, preventing and addressing violent conflict and humanitarian disasters, promoting United States businesses and trade, protecting the rights of marginalized groups, addressing climate change, and preventing pandemic disease.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts to protect personnel overseas have often resulted in inhibiting diplomatic activity and limiting engagement between embassy personnel and local governments and populations.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Given that Congress currently provides annual appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for embassy security, construction, and maintenance, the Department should be able to ensure a robust overseas presence without inhibiting the ability of diplomats to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meet outside United States secured facilities with foreign leaders to explain, defend, and advance United States priorities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">understand and report on foreign political, social, and economic conditions through meeting and interacting with community officials outside of United States facilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide United States citizen services; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate and, at times, compete with other diplomatic missions, particularly those, such as that of the People’s Republic of China, that do not have restrictions on meeting locations.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Given these stakes, Congress has a responsibility to empower, support, and hold the Department accountable for implementing an aggressive strategy to ensure a robust overseas presence that mitigates potential risks and adequately considers the myriad direct and indirect consequences of a lack of diplomatic presence.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Encouraging Expeditionary Diplomacy.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote strengthened security measures, institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of apparent 
gross negligence or breach of duty, recommend that the Secretary investigate accountability for United States Government personnel with security-related responsibilities under chief of mission authority;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support a culture of risk management, instead of risk avoidance, that enables the Department of State to pursue its vital goals with full knowledge that it is neither desirable nor possible for the Department to avoid all risks;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings on embassy security.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 105(a)(1) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4804(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">any plans to open or reopen a high risk, high threat post</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">progress towards opening or reopening a high risk, high threat post, and the risk to national security of the continued closure or any suspension of operations and remaining barriers to doing so</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the risk to United States national security of the post’s continued closure or suspension of operations,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">national security of the United States,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the type and level of security threats such post could encounter, and</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security ‘tripwires’ </quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security Review Committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">accountability review boards</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security review committees</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Convening the security review committee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any case of a serious security incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property at, or related to, a United States Government diplomatic mission abroad (referred to in this title as a ‘Serious Security Incident’), and in any case of a serious breach of security involving intelligence activities of a foreign government directed at a United States Government mission abroad, the Secretary of State shall convene a Security Review Committee, which shall issue a report providing a full account of what occurred, consistent with section 304.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Committee composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall designate a Chairperson and may designate additional personnel of commensurate seniority to serve on the Security Review Committee, which shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the Office of Management Strategy and Solutions;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary responsible for the region where the incident occurred;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Assistant Secretary-level representative from any involved United States Government department or agency; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other personnel determined to be necessary or appropriate.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subclause (B)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of defense facilities and personnel</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Exceptions to convening a security review committee</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Secretary of State is not required to convene a Board in the case</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State is not required to convene a Security Review Committee—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Secretary determines that the incident involves only causes unrelated to security, such as when the security at issue is outside of the scope of the Secretary of State’s security responsibilities under section 103;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if operational control of overseas security functions has been delegated to another agency in accordance with section 106;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the incident is a cybersecurity incident and is covered by other review mechanisms; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In any such case</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department of defense investigations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of an incident described in subparagraph (A)(iv)”</content>
                                    </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations defining the membership and operating procedures for the Security Review Committee and provide such guidance to the Chair and ranking members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Boards</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Security Review Committees</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall convene a Security Review Committee not later than 60 days after the occurrence of an incident described in subsection (a)(1), or 60 days after the Department first becomes aware of such an incident, whichever is earlier, except that the 60-day period for convening a Security Review Committee may be extended for one additional 60-day period if the Secretary determines that the additional period is necessary.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional Notification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever the Secretary of State convenes a Security Review Committee, the Secretary shall promptly inform the chair and ranking member of—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical and Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 302 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4832) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">accountability review board</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security review committee</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a Board</quotedText>” each place such term appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a Security Review Committee</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Serious Security Incident Investigation Process.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4833) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="303">“SEC. 303. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investigation Process.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initiation upon reported incident.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A United States mission shall submit an initial report of a Serious Security Incident not later than 3 days after such incident occurs, whenever feasible, at which time an investigation of the incident shall be initiated.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investigation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 10 days after the submission of a report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall direct the Diplomatic Security Service to assemble an investigative team to investigate the incident and independently establish what occurred. Each investigation under this subsection shall cover—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of what occurred, who perpetrated or is suspected of having perpetrated the Serious Security Incident, and whether applicable security procedures were followed;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the event the Serious Security Incident involved a United States diplomatic compound, motorcade, residence, or other facility, an assessment of whether adequate security countermeasures were in effect based on a known threat at the time of the incident;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the incident involved an individual or group of officers, employees, or family members under Chief of Mission security responsibility conducting approved operations or movements outside the United States mission, an assessment of whether proper security briefings and procedures were in place and whether weighing of risk of the operation or movement took place; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether the failure of any officials or employees to follow procedures or perform their duties contributed to the security incident.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investigative team.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The investigative team assembled pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist of individuals from the Diplomatic Security Service who shall provide an independent examination of the facts surrounding the incident and what occurred. The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, 
shall review the makeup of the investigative team for a conflict, appearance of conflict, or lack of independence that could undermine the results of the investigation and may remove or replace any members of the team to avoid such an outcome.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report of Investigation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the occurrence of a Serious Security Incident, the investigative team investigating the incident shall prepare and submit a Report of Investigation to the Security Review Committee that includes—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed description of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), including all related findings;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a complete and accurate account of the casualties, injuries, and damage resulting from the incident; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of security procedures and directives in place at the time of the incident.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Confidentiality.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The investigative team investigating a Serious Security Incident shall adopt such procedures with respect to confidentiality as determined necessary, including procedures relating to the conduct of closed proceedings or the submission and use of evidence in camera, to ensure in particular the protection of classified information relating to national defense, foreign policy, or intelligence matters. The Director of National Intelligence shall establish the level of protection required for intelligence information and for information relating to intelligence personnel included in the report required under subsection (b). The Security Review Committee shall determine the level of classification of the final report prepared pursuant to section 304(b), and shall incorporate the same confidentiality measures in such report to the maximum extent practicable.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings and Recommendations of the Security Review Committee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="304">“SEC. 304. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND REPORT </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Security Review Committee shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the Report of Investigation prepared pursuant to section 303(b), and all other evidence, reporting, and relevant information relating to a Serious Security Incident at a United States mission abroad, including an examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding any serious injuries, loss of life, or significant destruction of property resulting from the incident; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine, in writing—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the incident was security related and constituted a Serious Security Incident;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the incident involved a diplomatic compound, motorcade, residence, or other mission facility—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the security systems, security countermeasures, and security procedures operated as intended; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether such systems worked to materially mitigate the attack or were found to be inadequate to mitigate the threat and attack;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the incident involved an individual or group of officers conducting an approved operation outside the mission, whether a valid process was followed in evaluating 
the requested operation and weighing the risk of the operation, which determination shall not seek to assign accountability for the incident unless the Security Review Committee determines that an official breached his or her duty;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact of intelligence and information availability, and whether the mission was aware of the general operating threat environment or any more specific threat intelligence or information and took that into account in ongoing and specific operations; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other facts and circumstances that may be relevant to the appropriate security management of United States missions abroad.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to secretary of state.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after receiving the Report of Investigation prepared pursuant to section 303(b), the Security Review Committee shall submit a report to the Secretary of State that includes—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings described in subsection (a); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any related recommendations.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after receiving the report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall submit a copy of the report to—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel Recommendations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If in the course of conducting an investigation under section 303, the investigative team finds reasonable cause to believe any individual described in section 303(a)(2)(D) has breached the duty of that individual or finds lesser failures on the part of an individual in the performance of his or her duties related to the incident, it shall be reported to the Security Review Committee. If the Security Review Committee finds reasonable cause to support the determination, it shall be reported to the Secretary for appropriate action.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Relation to Other Proceedings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 305 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4835) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a) No Effect on Existing Remedies or Defenses.—</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Nothing in this title</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Future Inquiries.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title may be construed to preclude the Secretary of State from convening a follow-up public board of inquiry to investigate any security incident if the incident was of such magnitude or significance that an internal process is deemed insufficient to understand and investigate the incident. All materials gathered during the procedures provided under this title shall be provided to any related board of inquiry convened by the Secretary.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training for Foreign Service Personnel on Risk Management Practices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees for training  
and educating Foreign Service personnel regarding appropriate risk management practices while conducting their duties in high risk, high threat environments that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">plans to continue to develop and offer additional training courses, or augment existing courses, for Department personnel regarding the conduct of their duties in high risk, high threat environments outside of diplomatic compounds, including for diplomatic personnel, such as political officers, economic officers, and consular officers;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">plans to educate Senior Foreign Service personnel serving abroad, including ambassadors, chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs of missions, and regional security officers, regarding appropriate risk management practices to employ while evaluating requests for diplomatic operations in high risk, high threat environments outside of diplomatic compounds; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">plans and strategies for effectively balancing safety risks with the need for in-person engagement with local governments and populations.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress Regarding the Establishment of the Expeditionary Diplomacy Award.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourage expeditionary diplomacy, proper risk management practices, and regular and meaningful engagement with civil society at the Department by establishing an annual award, which shall be known as the “Expeditionary Diplomacy Award”, to be awarded to deserving officers and employees of the Department; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish procedures for selecting the recipients of the Expeditionary Diplomacy Award, including any financial terms associated with such award.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Promotion in the Foreign Service.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the third sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and when occupying positions for which the following is, to any degree, an element of the member’s duties,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">as the case may be,</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">when occupying positions for which such willingness and ability is, to any degree, an element of the member’s duties, or</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/k/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other demonstrated experience in public diplomacy; or”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/k/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a willingness and ability to regularly and meaningfully engage with civil society and other local actors in country;”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/k/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3), as redesignated, the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability to effectively manage and assess risk associated with the conduct of diplomatic operations.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/l" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting Requirement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the Department’s risk management efforts, including information relating to—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/l/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implementing this section and section 102(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4801), as amended by subsection (c);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/l/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encouraging and incentivizing appropriate Foreign Service personnel to regularly and meaningfully engage with civil society and other local actors in-country;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/l/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting a more effective culture of risk management and greater risk tolerance among all Foreign Service personnel, including through additional risk management training and education opportunities; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9302/l/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporating the provisions of this section into the Foreign Affairs Manual regulations and implementing the Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee established and convened pursuant to section 302(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4832(b)) to more closely align Department procedures with the procedures used by other Federal departments and agencies to analyze, weigh, and manage risk.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9303">SEC. 9303. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2656">22 U.S.C. 2656 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, AND TONGA AND A DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN VANUATU. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Pacific Islands are vital to United States national security and national interests in the Indo-Pacific region and globally.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Pacific Islands region spans 15 percent of the world’s surface area and controls access to open waters in the Central Pacific, sea lanes to the Western Hemisphere, supply lines to United States forward-deployed forces in East Asia, and economically important fisheries.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Pacific Islands region is home to the State of Hawaii, 11 United States territories, United States Naval Base Guam, and United States Andersen Air Force Base.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pacific Island countries cooperate with the United States and United States partners on maritime security and efforts to stop illegal, unreported, and destructive fishing.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Pacific Islands are rich in biodiversity and are on the frontlines of environmental challenges and climate issues.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The People’s Republic of China seeks to increase its influence in the Pacific Islands region, including through infrastructure development under the People’s Republic of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative and its new security agreement with the Solomon Islands.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States closed its embassy in the Solomon Islands in 1993.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea manages the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, and the United States Embassy in Fiji manages the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic of Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States requires a physical and more robust diplomatic presence in the Republic of Vanuatu, the Republic of Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, and the Kingdom of Tonga, to ensure the physical and operational security of our efforts 
in those countries to deepen relations, protect United States national security, and pursue United States national interests.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Increasing the number of United States embassies dedicated solely to a Pacific Island country demonstrates the United States’ ongoing commitment to the region and to the Pacific Island countries.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Embassies.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As soon as possible, the Secretary should—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish physical United States embassies in the Republic of Kiribati and in the Kingdom of Tonga;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upgrade the United States consular agency in the Solomon Islands to an embassy; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a physical United States Government presence in the Republic of Vanuatu.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other strategies.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Physical infrastructure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing embassies pursuant to paragraph (1) and creating the physical infrastructure to ensure the physical and operational safety of embassy personnel, the Secretary may pursue rent or purchase existing buildings or co-locate personnel in embassies of like-minded partners, such as Australia and New Zealand.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing a physical presence in the Republic of Vanuatu pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may assign 1 or more United States Government personnel to the Republic of Vanuatu as part of the United States mission in Papua New Guinea.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may waive the requirements under paragraph (1) for a period of one year if the President determines and reports to Congress in advance that such waiver is necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">$40,200,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish and maintain the 3 embassies authorized to be established under subsection (b); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish a physical United States Government presence in the Republic of Vanuatu;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to maintain such embassies; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish a physical United States Government presence in the Republic of Vanuatu;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Progress report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the status of activities carried out to achieve the objectives described in this section;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of when embassies and a physical presence will be fully established pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an update on events in the Pacific Islands region relevant to the establishment of United States embassies, including activities by the People’s Republic of China.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on final disposition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">confirms the establishment of the 3 embassies and the physical presence required under subsection (b)(1); or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIII/s9303/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the embassies and physical presence required in subsection (b)(1) have not been established, a justification for such failure to comply with such requirement.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCIV">TITLE XCIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9401">SEC. 9401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON BARRIERS TO APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9401/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies any barriers for applicants applying for employment with the Department;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9401/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides demographic data of online applicants during the most recent 3 years disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, veteran status, disability, geographic region;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9401/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses any barriers that exist for applying online for employment with the Department, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, veteran status, disability, geographic region; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9401/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes recommendations for addressing any disparities identified in the online application process.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9402">SEC. 9402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF WORKFORCE DATA. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes disaggregated demographic data and other information regarding the diversity of the workforce of the Department.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include, to the maximum extent that the collection and dissemination of such data can be done in a way that protects the confidentiality of individuals and is otherwise permissible by law—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">demographic data on each element of the workforce of the Department during the 3-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, disaggregated by rank and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals hired to join the workforce;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals promoted, including promotions to and within the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign Service;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals serving as special assistants in any of the offices of the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State, the Counselor of the Department of State, the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Under Secretary of State for Management, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals serving in each bureau’s front office;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals serving as detailees to the National Security Council;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals serving on applicable selection boards;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members of any external advisory committee or board who are subject to appointment by individuals at senior positions in the Department;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals participating in professional development programs of the Department and the extent to which such participants have been placed into senior positions within the Department after such participation;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals participating in mentorship or retention programs; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">individuals who separated from the agency, including individuals in the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign Service;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of agency compliance with the essential elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 2003;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data on the overall number of individuals who are part of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce corresponding to each element specified in paragraph (1), and the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade equivalent; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total amount of funds spent by the Department for the purposes of advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility during each of the 4 previous fiscal years, disaggregated, to the extent practicable, by bureau and activity, including, as outlined in the Department’s 2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic Plan—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">workforce pay and compensation;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruitment, hiring, promotions, and retention;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reasonable accommodations for disability and religion;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">safe workplaces; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/b/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addressing sexual harassment and discrimination.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effectiveness of Department Efforts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall describe and assess the effectiveness of the efforts of the Department—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in the work environment, both domestically and abroad;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, both domestically and at posts overseas;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and training;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to prevent retaliation against employees for participating in a protected equal employment opportunity activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual assault;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified employees and applicants with disabilities;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to recruit a representative workforce by—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruiting women, persons with disabilities, and minorities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruiting at women’s colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and other institutions serving a significant percentage of minority students;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and minorities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and rural communities and at land-grant colleges or universities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing opportunities through the Foreign Service Internship Program under chapter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.), and other hiring initiatives;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recruiting mid-level and senior-level professionals through programs designed to increase representation in international affairs of people belonging to traditionally underrepresented groups;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">offering the Foreign Service written and oral assessment examinations in several locations throughout the United States or via online platforms to reduce the burden of applicants having to travel at their own expense to take either or both such examinations;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expanding the use of paid internships; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting recruiting and hiring opportunities through—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/I/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/I/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/6/I/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other initiatives, including agency-wide policy initiatives; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to ensure transparency and accountability in the work of the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, particularly by—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">avoiding any duplication of existing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts, including with the Bureau of Global Talent Management, the Office of Civil Rights, and other Department offices; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/c/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring measurable impacts in hiring, retention, and other aspects of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic Plan.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the publication of the report required under subsection (a), and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, and make such report available on the Department’s website, that includes, without compromising the confidentiality of individuals and to the extent otherwise consistent with law—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disaggregated demographic data, to the maximum extent that collection of such data is permissible by law, relating to the workforce and information on the status of diversity and inclusion efforts of the Department;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of applicant flow data, to the maximum extent that collection of such data is permissible by law; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disaggregated demographic data relating to participants in professional development programs of the Department and the rate of placement into senior positions for participants in such programs.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9402/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Combination with other annual report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) may be combined with another annual report required by law, to the extent practicable.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9403">SEC. 9403. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this section are—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to advance the values and interests of the United States overseas through programs that foster innovation, competitiveness, and a plethora of backgrounds, views, and experience in the formulation and implementation of United States foreign policy and assistance; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to create opportunities for specialized research, education, training, professional development, and leadership opportunities for individuals belonging to an underrepresented group within the Department and USAID.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Administrator of USAID shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and Assistance (referred to in this section as the “Centers of Excellence”) within institutions that serve individuals belonging to an underrepresented group to focus on 1 or more of the areas described in paragraph (2).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator, respectively, shall consider—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">opportunities to enter into public-private partnerships that will—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase interest in foreign affairs and foreign assistance Federal careers;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prepare an assorted cadre of students (including nontraditional, mid-career, part-time, and 
heritage students) and nonprofit or business professionals with the skills and education needed to meaningfully contribute to the formulation and execution of United States foreign policy and assistance;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the conduct of research, education, and extension programs that reflect a wide range of perspectives and views of world regions and international affairs—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assist in the development of regional and functional foreign policy skills;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to strengthen international development and humanitarian assistance programs; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to strengthen democratic institutions and processes in policymaking, including in education, health, wealth, justice, and other sectors;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enable domestic and international educational, internship, fellowship, faculty exchange, training, employment or other innovative programs to acquire or strengthen knowledge of foreign languages, cultures, societies, and international skills and perspectives;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support collaboration among institutions of higher education, including community colleges, nonprofit organizations, and corporations, to strengthen the engagement between experts and practitioners in the foreign affairs and foreign assistance fields; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/A/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">leverage additional public-private partnerships with nonprofit organizations, foundations, corporations, institutions of higher education, and the Federal Government; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">budget and staffing requirements, including appropriate sources of funding, for the establishment and conduct of operations of such Centers of Excellence.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9403/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9404" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9404">SEC. 9404. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2734g">22 U.S.C. 2734g</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKFORCE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9404/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary should establish a mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of Department career employees to staff positions in the Office of the Secretary, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State, the Office of the Counselor of the Department, any office of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, and any office of an Under Secretary of State, and details to the National Security Council, are transparent, competitive, inclusive, and merit-based.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9404/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the mechanism established pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9404/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9404/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use transparent, competitive, inclusive, and merit-based processes for appointments and details to the staff positions specified in subsection (a); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9404/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that such positions are equally available to all employees of the Civil Service and the Foreign Service of the Department.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCIV/s9405" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9405">SEC. 9405. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2734g">22 U.S.C. 2734g note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title may be construed as altering existing law regarding merit system principles.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCV">TITLE XCV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9501">SEC. 9501. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10301">22 U.S.C. 10301</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE POLICY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet governed by the multi-stakeholder model, which—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, including freedom of expression;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supports the ability to innovate, communicate, and promote economic prosperity; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is designed to protect privacy and guard against deception, malign influence, incitement to violence, harassment and abuse, fraud, and theft;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to encourage and aid United States allies and partners in improving their own technological capabilities and resiliency to pursue, defend, and protect shared interests and values, free from coercion and external pressure; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in furtherance of the efforts described in paragraphs (1) and (2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide incentives to the private sector to accelerate the development of the technologies referred to in such paragraphs;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to modernize and harmonize with allies and partners export controls and investment screening regimes and associated policies and regulations; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enhance United States leadership in technical standards-setting bodies and avenues for developing norms regarding the use of digital tools.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In implementing the policy described in subsection (a), the President, in consultation with outside actors, as appropriate, including private sector companies, nongovernmental organizations, security researchers, and other relevant stakeholders, in the conduct of bilateral and multilateral relations, shall strive—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to clarify the applicability of international laws and norms to the use of information and communications technology (referred to in this subsection as “ICT”);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to reduce and limit the risk of escalation and retaliation in cyberspace, damage to critical infrastructure, and other malicious cyber activity that impairs the use and operation of critical infrastructure that provides services to the public;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to cooperate with like-minded countries that share common values and cyberspace policies with the United States, including respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, to advance such values and policies internationally;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to encourage the responsible development of new, innovative technologies and ICT products that strengthen a secure internet architecture that is accessible to all;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to secure and implement commitments on responsible country behavior in cyberspace, including commitments by countries—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not to conduct, or knowingly support, cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to take all appropriate and reasonable efforts to keep their territories clear of intentionally wrongful acts using ICT in violation of international commitments;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not to conduct or knowingly support ICT activity that intentionally damages or otherwise impairs the use and operation of critical infrastructure providing services to the public, in violation of international law;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to take appropriate measures to protect the country’s critical infrastructure from ICT threats;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not to conduct or knowingly support malicious international activity that harms the information systems of authorized international emergency response teams (also known as “computer emergency response teams” or “cybersecurity incident response teams”) of another country or authorize emergency response teams to engage in malicious international activity, in violation of international law;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to respond to appropriate requests for assistance to mitigate malicious ICT activity emanating from their territory and aimed at the critical infrastructure of another country;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not to restrict cross-border data flows or require local storage or processing of data; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/5/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to protect the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms on the internet, while recognizing that the human rights that people have offline also need to be protected online; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9501/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to advance, encourage, and support the development and adoption of internationally recognized technical standards and best practices.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9502">SEC. 9502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9502/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9502/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsection (j) and (k), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9502/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by section 361(a)(1) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260)) as subsection (l); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9502/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (h) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established, within the Department of State, the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Bureau’). The head of the Bureau shall have the rank and status of ambassador and shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Bureau shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State shall prescribe, including implementing the diplomatic and foreign policy aspects of the policy described in section 9501(a) of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The principal duties and responsibilities of the head of the Bureau shall, in furtherance of the diplomatic and foreign policy mission of the Department of State, be—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to serve as the principal cyberspace policy official within the senior management of the Department of State and as the advisor to the Secretary of State for cyberspace and digital issues;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to lead, coordinate, and execute, in coordination with other relevant bureaus and offices, the Department of State’s diplomatic cyberspace, and cybersecurity efforts (including efforts related to data privacy, data flows, internet governance, information and communications technology standards, and other issues that the Secretary has assigned to the Bureau);</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to coordinate with relevant Federal agencies and the Office of the National Cyber Director to ensure the diplomatic and foreign policy aspects of the cyber strategy in section 9501 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 and any other subsequent strategy are implemented in a manner that is fully integrated with the broader strategy;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure information and communications technology infrastructure globally;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to represent the Secretary of State in interagency efforts to develop and advance Federal Government cyber priorities and activities, including efforts to develop credible national capabilities, strategies, and policies to deter and counter cyber adversaries, and carry out the purposes of title V of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to engage civil society, the private sector, academia, and other public and private entities on relevant international cyberspace and international information and communications technology issues;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support United States Government efforts to uphold and further develop global deterrence frameworks for malicious cyber activity;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to advise the Secretary of State and coordinate with foreign governments regarding responses to national security-level cyber incidents, including coordination on diplomatic response efforts to support allies and partners threatened by malicious cyber activity, in conjunction with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and like-minded countries;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote the building of foreign capacity relating to cyberspace policy priorities;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">“(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure information and communications technology infrastructure globally and an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable internet governed by the multi-stakeholder model;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote an international environment for technology investments and the internet that benefits United States economic and national security interests;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xii">“(xii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote cross-border flow of data and combat international initiatives seeking to impose unreasonable requirements on United States businesses;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xiii">“(xiii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote international policies to protect the integrity of United States and international telecommunications infrastructure from foreign-based threats, including cyber-enabled threats;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xiv">“(xiv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to lead engagement, in coordination with relevant executive branch agencies, with foreign governments on relevant international cyberspace, cybersecurity, cybercrime, and digital economy issues described in title V of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xv">“(xv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote international policies, in coordination with the Department of Commerce, to secure radio frequency spectrum in the best interests of the United States;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xvi">“(xvi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote and protect the exercise of human rights, including freedom of speech and religion, through the internet;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xvii">“(xvii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to build capacity of United States diplomatic officials to engage on cyberspace issues;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xviii">“(xviii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to encourage the development and adoption by foreign countries of internationally recognized standards, policies, and best practices;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xix">“(xix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support efforts by the Global Engagement Center to counter cyber-enabled information operations against the United States or its allies and partners; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xx">“(xx) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to conduct such other matters as the Secretary of State may assign.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Bureau should be an individual of demonstrated competency in the fields of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cybersecurity and other relevant cyberspace and information and communications technology policy issues; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">international diplomacy.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Organizational placement.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial placement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the head of the Bureau shall report to the Deputy Secretary of State.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subsequent placement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The head of the Bureau may report to an Under Secretary of State or to an official holding a higher position than Under Secretary if, not later than 15 days before any change in such reporting structure, the Secretary of State—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consults with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">submits a report to such committees that—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">indicates that the Secretary, with respect to the reporting structure of the Bureau, has consulted with and solicited feedback from—</chapeau>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other relevant Federal entities with a role in international aspects of cyber policy; and</content>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the elements of the Department of State with responsibility for aspects of cyber policy, including the elements reporting to—</chapeau>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs;</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights;</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CC">“(CC) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment;</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="DD">“(DD) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs;</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="EE">“(EE) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of State for Management; and</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="FF">“(FF) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                </item>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes the new reporting structure for the head of the Bureau and the justification for such new structure; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes a plan describing how the new reporting structure will better enable the head of the Bureau to carry out the duties described in paragraph (2), including the security, economic, and human rights aspects of cyber diplomacy.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special hiring authorities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State may—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appoint up to 25 employees to cyber positions in the Bureau without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments in the competitive service; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fix the rates of basic pay of such employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title regarding classification and General Schedule pay rates, provided that the rates for such positions do not exceed the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In implementing the duties prescribed under paragraph (2), the head of the Bureau shall coordinate with the heads of other Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce, the Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal agencies that the National Cyber Director deems appropriate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection may be construed—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to preclude the head of the Bureau from being designated as an Assistant Secretary, if such an Assistant Secretary position does not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions at the Department above the number authorized under subsection (c)(1); or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to alter or modify the existing authorities of any other Federal agency or official.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9502/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau established under section 1(i) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by subsection (a), should have a diverse workforce composed of qualified individuals, including individuals belonging to an underrepresented group.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9502/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10301">22 U.S.C. 10301 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United Nations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to oppose any measure that is inconsistent with the policy described in section 9501(a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9503">SEC. 9503. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10302">22 U.S.C. 10302</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY STRATEGY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary, and in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop an international cyberspace and digital policy strategy.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of actions and activities undertaken to support the policy described in section 9501(a);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the Department with regard to foreign countries, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting bilateral and multilateral activities—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to develop and support the implementation of norms of responsible country behavior in cyberspace consistent with the commitments listed in section 9501(b)(5);</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to reduce the frequency and severity of cyberattacks on United States individuals, businesses, governmental agencies, and other organizations;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to reduce cybersecurity risks to United States and allied critical infrastructure;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve allies’ and partners’ collaboration with the United States on cybersecurity issues, including information sharing, regulatory coordination and improvement, and joint investigatory and law enforcement operations related to cybercrime; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to share best practices and advance proposals to strengthen civilian and private sector resiliency to threats and access to opportunities in cyberspace; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reviewing the status of existing efforts in relevant multilateral fora, as appropriate, to obtain commitments on international norms regarding cyberspace;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of alternative concepts for international norms regarding cyberspace offered by foreign countries;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed description, in consultation with the Office of the National Cyber Director and relevant Federal agencies, of new and evolving threats regarding cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state-sponsored actors, and non-state actors to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States national security;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal and private sector cyberspace infrastructure of the United States;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intellectual property in the United States; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the privacy and security of citizens of the United States;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of the policy tools available to the President to deter and de-escalate tensions with foreign countries, state-sponsored actors, and private actors regarding—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">threats in cyberspace;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the degree to which such tools have been used; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether such tools have been effective deterrents;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of resources required to conduct activities to build responsible norms of international cyber behavior;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review, in coordination with the Office of the National Cyber Director and the Office of Management and Budget, to determine whether the budgetary resources, technical expertise, legal authorities, and personnel available to the Department are adequate to achieve the actions and activities undertaken by the Department to support the policy described in section 9501(a);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review to determine whether the Department is properly organized and coordinated with other Federal agencies to achieve the objectives described in section 9501(b); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan of action, developed in coordination with the Department of Defense and in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and agencies as the President may direct, with respect to the inclusion of cyber issues in mutual defense agreements.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form of Strategy.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be available to the public in unclassified form, including through publication in the Federal Register.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified annex.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) may include a classified annex.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the completion of the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives regarding the strategy, including any material contained in a classified annex.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be updated—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 90 days after any material change to United States policy described in such strategy; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9503/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 1 year after the inauguration of each new President.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9504">SEC. 9504. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON CYBER DIPLOMACY. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall  
submit a report and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the extent to which United States diplomatic processes and other efforts with foreign countries, including through multilateral fora, bilateral engagements, and negotiated cyberspace agreements, advance the full range of United States interests regarding cyberspace, including the policy described in section 9501(a);</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the Department’s organizational structure and approach to managing its diplomatic efforts to advance the full range of United States interests regarding cyberspace, including a review of—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the establishment of a Bureau within the Department to lead the Department’s international cyber mission;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current or proposed diplomatic mission, structure, staffing, funding, and activities of such Bureau;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the establishment of such Bureau has impacted or is likely to impact the structure and organization of the Department; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">what challenges, if any, the Department has faced or will face in establishing such Bureau; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9504/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matters that the Comptroller General determines to be relevant.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9505" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9505">SEC. 9505. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO CYBER THREATS AGAINST ALLIES AND PARTNERS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the capabilities of the Department to provide civilian-led support for acute cyber incident response in ally and partner countries that includes—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9505/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description and assessment of the Department’s coordination with cyber programs and operations of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9505/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations on how to improve coordination and executive of Department involvement in programs or operations to support allies and partners in responding to acute cyber incidents; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9505/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the budgetary resources, technical expertise, legal authorities, and personnel needed for the Department to formulate and implement the programs described in this section.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9506">SEC. 9506. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10303">22 U.S.C. 10303</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that improving computer programming language proficiency will improve—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cybersecurity effectiveness of the Department; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of foreign service officers to engage with foreign audiences on cybersecurity matters.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technology Talent Acquisition.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish positions within the Bureau of Global Talent Management that are solely dedicated to the recruitment and retention of Department personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application development, artificial intelligence, 
critical and emerging technology, and technology and digital policy.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Goals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The goals of the positions described in paragraph (1) shall be—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to fulfill the critical need of the Department to recruit and retain employees for cybersecurity, digital, and technology positions;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to actively recruit relevant candidates from academic institutions, the private sector, and related industries;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to work with the Office of Personnel Management and the United States Digital Service to develop and implement best strategies for recruiting and retaining technology talent; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to inform and train supervisors at the Department on the use of the authorities listed in subsection (c)(1).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan to the appropriate congressional committees that describes how the objectives and goals set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) will be implemented.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report on Hiring Authorities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of the hiring authorities available to the Department to recruit and retain personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application development, artificial intelligence, critical and emerging technology, and technology and digital policy;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of which hiring authorities described in paragraph (1) have been used during the previous 5 years;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of employees in qualified positions hired, aggregated by position and grade level or pay band;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of employees who have been placed in qualified positions, aggregated by bureau and offices within the Department;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the rate of attrition of individuals who begin the hiring process and do not complete the process and a description of the reasons for such attrition;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of individuals who are interviewed by subject matter experts and the number of individuals who are not interviewed by subject matter experts; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reducing the attrition rate referred to in paragraph (5) by 5 percent each year;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional hiring authorities needed to acquire needed technology talent;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/7/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hiring personnel to hold public trust positions until such personnel can obtain the necessary security clearance; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/c/7/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">informing and training supervisors within the Department on the use of the authorities listed in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incentive Pay for Cybersecurity Professionals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To increase the number of qualified candidates available to fulfill the cybersecurity needs of the Department, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include computer programming languages within the Recruitment Language Program; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide appropriate language incentive pay.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall provide a list to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the computer programming languages included within the Recruitment Language Program and the language incentive pay rate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9506/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of individuals benefitting from the inclusion of such computer programming languages in the Recruitment Language Program and language incentive pay.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9507" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9507">SEC. 9507. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10304">22 U.S.C. 10304</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9507/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and begin providing, for senior officials of the Department, a course addressing how the most recent and relevant technologies affect the activities of the Department.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9507/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Throughput Objectives.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary should ensure that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9507/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">during the first year that the course developed pursuant to subsection (a) is offered, not fewer than 20 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9507/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in each subsequent year, until the date on which 80 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course, an additional 10 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9508">SEC. 9508. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10305">22 U.S.C. 10305</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional Technology Officer Program.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a program, which shall be known as the “Regional Technology Officer Program” (referred to in this section as the “Program”), and shall be administered by the Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy<ref class="footnoteRef" idref="ID62E2A6AF6ABF4F7A91BFF63DA81412EC" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref">2</ref>.</content><footnote id="ID62E2A6AF6ABF4F7A91BFF63DA81412EC" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">2</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The reference to the short title of this division by section 7301 of division G of Public Law 118–159 probably should have been made to the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of State Authorization Act of 2022</quotedText>” instead of “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of State Authorization[s] Act of 2022</quotedText>”.  Such amendment was executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress. </p></footnote>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Goals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The goals of the Program shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Promoting United States leadership in technology abroad.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Working with partners to increase the deployment of critical and emerging technology in support of democratic values.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Shaping diplomatic agreements in regional and international fora with respect to critical and emerging technologies.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Building diplomatic capacity for handling critical and emerging technology issues.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Facilitating the role of critical and emerging technology in advancing the foreign policy objectives of the United States through engagement with research labs, incubators, and venture capitalists.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintaining the advantages of the United States with respect to critical and emerging technologies.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an implementation plan to the appropriate congressional committees that outlines strategies for—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hiring Regional Technology Officers and increasing the competitiveness of the Program within the Foreign Service bidding process;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expanding the Program to include a minimum of 15 Regional Technology Officers; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assigning not fewer than 2 Regional Technology Officers to posts within—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each regional bureau of the Department; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the status of the implementation plan required under subsection (b).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9508/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated up to $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9509">SEC. 9509. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s10306">22 U.S.C. 10306</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM REPORT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bug bounty program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">bug bounty program</quotedText>” means a program under which an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the Department in exchange for compensation.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information technology.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">information technology</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vulnerability Disclosure Policy.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (referred to in this section as the “VDP”) to improve Department cybersecurity by—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">creating Department policy and infrastructure to receive reports of and remediate discovered vulnerabilities in line with existing policies of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security Binding Operational Directive 20-01 or any subsequent directive; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing a report on such policy and infrastructure to Congress.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the VDP pursuant to paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report on the VDP to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that includes information relating to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and severity of all security vulnerabilities reported;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities remediated as a result;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current number of outstanding previously unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of State remediation plans;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the average time between the reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation of such vulnerabilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the resources, surge staffing, roles, and responsibilities within the Department used to implement the VDP and complete security vulnerability remediation;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how the VDP identified vulnerabilities are incorporated into existing Department vulnerability prioritization and management processes;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any challenges in implementing the VDP and plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of the VDP across Department information systems; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/b/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other topic that the Secretary determines to be relevant.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bug Bounty Program Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes any ongoing efforts by the Department or a third-party vendor under contract with the Department to establish or carry out a bug bounty program that identifies security vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the Department.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which any bug bounty program is established, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding such program, including information relating to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies involved in such program, disaggregated by the number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies that—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">registered;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">were approved;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submitted security vulnerabilities; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">received compensation;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and severity of all security vulnerabilities reported as part of such program;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such program;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current number of outstanding previously unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department remediation plans for such outstanding vulnerabilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the average length of time between the reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation of such vulnerabilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types of compensation provided under such program;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the lessons learned from such program;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the public accessibility of contact information for the Department regarding the bug bounty program;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the incorporation of bug bounty program identified vulnerabilities into existing Department vulnerability prioritization and management processes; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCV/s9509/c/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any challenges in implementing the bug bounty program and plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of the bug bounty program across Department information systems.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCVI">TITLE XCVI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUBLIC DIPLOMACY </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9601">SEC. 9601. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), subject to subsections (c) and (d), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Department up to $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027<ref class="footnoteRef" idref="ID100B5213FB9148FE9EC86C05001114F5" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref">3</ref> for United States participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including for the construction and operation of a United States pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.</content><footnote id="ID100B5213FB9148FE9EC86C05001114F5" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">3</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The reference to the short title of this division by section 7402 of division G of Public Law 118–159 probably should have been made to the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of State Authorization Act of 2022</quotedText>” instead of “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Department of State Authorization[s] Act of 2022</quotedText>”.  Such amendment was executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress. </p></footnote>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost-share Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (b) to the Department for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at an international fair or exposition abroad shall be made available on a cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent practicable, from sources other than the United States Government.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No funds made available pursuant to subsection (b) to the Department for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at an international fair or exposition abroad may be obligated until at least 15 days after the appropriate committees of Congress have been notified of such intended obligation.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matters to be included.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each notification under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the source of such funds, including any funds reprogrammed or transferred by the Department to be made available for such pavilion or other major exhibit abroad;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the amount of investment such pavilion or other major exhibit abroad could bring to the United States; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the strategy of the Department to identify and obtain such matching funds from sources other than the United States Government, in accordance with subsection (c).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which a United States pavilion or other major exhibit abroad is opened at an international fair or exposition in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of United States businesses that participated in such pavilion or other major exhibit; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9601/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the dollar amount and source of any matching funds obtained by the Department.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9602">SEC. 9602. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Financial and Human Resources Coordination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (D), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate the allocation and management of the financial and human resources for public diplomacy, including for—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau of Global Public Affairs;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Global Engagement Center; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the public diplomacy functions within the regional and functional bureaus.”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress on the Importance of Filling the Position of Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that since a vacancy in the position of Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs is detrimental to the national security interests of the United States, the President should expeditiously nominate a qualified individual to such position whenever such vacancy occurs to ensure that the bureaus reporting to such position are able to fulfill their mission of—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expanding and strengthening relationships between the people of the United States and citizens of other countries; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9602/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engaging, informing, and understanding the perspectives of foreign audiences.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9603">SEC. 9603. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the May 2019 merger of the Bureau of Public Affairs and the Bureau of International Information Programs to form the Bureau of Global Public Affairs with respect to—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efficacy of the current configuration of the bureaus reporting to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in achieving the mission of the Department;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the metrics before and after such merger, including personnel data, disaggregated by position and location, content production, opinion polling, program evaluations, and media appearances;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the results of a survey of public diplomacy practitioners to determine their opinion of the efficacy of such merger and any adjustments that still need to be made; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan for evaluating and monitoring, not less frequently than once every 2 years, the programs, activities, messaging, professional development efforts, and structure of the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, and submitting a summary of each such evaluation to the appropriate congressional committees; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a review of recent outside recommendations for modernizing diplomacy at the Department with respect to public diplomacy efforts, including—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts in each of the bureaus reporting to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to address issues of diversity and inclusion in their work, structure, data collection, programming, and personnel, including any collaboration with the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proposals to collaborate with think tanks and academic institutions working on public diplomacy issues to implement recent outside recommendations; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9603/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional authorizations and appropriations necessary to implement such recommendations.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9604">SEC. 9604. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROMOTING PEACE, EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH MUSIC DIPLOMACY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">music is an important conveyer of culture and can be used to communicate values and build understanding between communities;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">musical artists play a valuable role in cross-cultural exchange, and their works and performances can promote peacebuilding and conflict resolution efforts;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the music industry in the United States has made important contributions to American society and culture, and musicians and industry professionals in the United States can offer valuable expertise to young musical artists around the world; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the United States Government should promote exchange programs, especially programs that leverage the expertise and resources of the private sector, that give young musical artists from around the world the chance—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve their skills;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">share ideas;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">learn about American culture; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/a/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop the necessary skills to support conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts in their communities and broader societies.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Music-related Exchange Programs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.; commonly known as the Fulbright-Hays Act) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 102(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(2))—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iii), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (iv)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including in coordination and consultation with the private sector,</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">similar</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 112(a) (22 U.S.C. 2460(a))—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">exchange programs, including in coordination and consultation with the private sector, focused on music and the performing arts that provide opportunities for foreign nationals and Americans to build cross-cultural understanding and advance peace abroad.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2460">22 U.S.C. 2460 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Private Sector Partnerships.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary should continue—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to partner with the private sector in support of music-related exchange programs implemented by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (referred to in this section as the “ECA”);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to leverage private sector expertise in developing and implementing such programs; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to expand networking and mentorship opportunities for program participants.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of certain partnerships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to partner with the private sector to recognize musicians—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whose works or performances have advanced peace abroad; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who could contribute to networking and mentorship opportunities for participants of music-related exchange programs implemented by ECA.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives for advancing United States foreign policy goals, including conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts, through music-related exchange programs implemented by ECA. Such strategy shall include—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of clearly defined annual goals, targets, and planned outcomes for each music-related exchange program;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to monitor and evaluate each music-related exchange program and progress made toward achieving such goals, targets, and planned outcomes, including measurable benchmarks;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to ensure that music-related exchange programs are promoting United States foreign policy objectives, including ensuring such programs are clearly branded and paired with robust public diplomacy efforts;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to pursue partnerships with the private sector while implementing music-related exchange programs, including leveraging industry expertise and expanding networking and mentorship opportunities for program participants;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examples of how ECA’s music-related exchange programs have contributed to conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts to date, including through participant and alumni actions;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of lessons learned regarding how to better encourage conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts through ECA’s music-related exchange programs; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan to incorporate such lessons learned into relevant current and future programming.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVI/s9604/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the strategy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees and relevant private sector partners.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCVII">TITLE XCVII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER MATTERS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9701">SEC. 9701. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s276c-6">22 U.S.C. 276c-6</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department should continue to eliminate the unreasonable barriers United States nationals face to obtain employment in the United Nations Secretariat, funds, programs, and agencies; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department should bolster efforts to increase the number of qualified United States nationals who are candidates for leadership and oversight positions in the United Nations system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international organizations.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to promote the employment and advancement of United States citizens by international organizations and bodies, including by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing stipends, consultation, and analytical services to support United States citizen applicants; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making grants for the purposes described in paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Using Diplomatic Programs Funding To Promote the Employment of United States Citizens by International Organizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts appropriated under the heading “<headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Diplomatic Programs</headingText>” in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs are authorized to be appropriated for grants, programs, and activities described in subsection (b).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy to Establish Junior Professional Program.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet  
members, shall publish a strategy for encouraging United States citizens to pursue careers with international organizations, particularly organizations that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set international scientific, technical, or commercial standards; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are involved in international finance and development.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet members, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of United States citizens who are involved in relevant junior professional programs in an international organization;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the distribution of individuals described in subparagraph (A) among various international organizations; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9701/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types of pre-deployment training that are available to United States citizens through a junior professional program at an international organization.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9702" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9702">SEC. 9702. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e-1(2)), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">30</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">41</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9703" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9703">SEC. 9703. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s287e-4">22 U.S.C. 287e-4</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“SEC. 12. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities under this Act may be made available for an international peacekeeping operation that has not been expressly authorized by the United Nations Security Council.”</content>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9704" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9704">SEC. 9704. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BOARDS OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, RADIO FREE ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, AND THE OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="307">“SEC. 307. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6206">22 U.S.C. 6206</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GRANTEE CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The corporate board of directors of each grantee under this title—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be bipartisan;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, have the sole responsibility to operate their respective grantees within the jurisdiction of their respective States of incorporation;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be composed of not fewer than 5 members, who shall be qualified individuals who are not employed in the public sector; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall appoint successors in the event of vacancies on their respective boards, in accordance with applicable bylaws.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Not Federal Employees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No employee of any grantee under this title may be a Federal employee.”</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9705" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9705">SEC. 9705. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BROADCASTING ENTITIES NO LONGER REQUIRED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 310 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6209) is amended. to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="310">“SEC. 310. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCORPORATION AND NON-FEDERAL STATUS OF BROADCASTING ENTITIES </heading>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this chapter—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">grant</quotedText>’ includes agreements under section 6305 of title 31, United States Code; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">grantee</quotedText>’ includes recipients of an agreement described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Incorporation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to incorporate grantees in accordance with the regular notification procedures of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Status.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this chapter or in any other Act, and no action taken pursuant to this chapter or any other Act, may be construed to make a grantee incorporated pursuant to subsection (b), or any other grantee or entity provided funding by the Agency, a Federal agency or instrumentality.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leadership of Grantee Organizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The chief executive officer or the equivalent official of RFE/RL Inc., Radio Free Asia, the Open Technology Fund, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, and any other organization that is established or authorized under this chapter, shall serve at the pleasure of, and may be named by, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, with the concurrence of the Grantee Board and subject to the approval of the Advisory Board pursuant to section 306.”</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9706" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9706">SEC. 9706. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 305(a) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9706/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">direct and</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9706/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (20);</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9706/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (21), (22), and (23) as paragraphs (20), (21), and (22), respectively; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9706/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (22), as redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and to condition grants</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting a period.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9707">SEC. 9707. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s6217">22 U.S.C. 6217</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the policy of the United States to promote internet freedom through programs of the Department and USAID that preserve and expand the internet as an open, 
global space for freedom of expression and association, which shall be prioritized for countries—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the internet; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that are important to the national interest of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose and Coordination With Other Programs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Global internet freedom programming under this section—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be coordinated with other United States foreign assistance programs that promote democracy and support the efforts of civil society—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to counter the development of repressive internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to internet freedom at international organizations;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to combat violence against bloggers and other civil society activists who utilize the internet; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall seek to assist efforts—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to research key threats to internet freedom;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to continue the development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the internet, including circumvention tools that bypass internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to maintain the technological advantage of the Federal Government over the censorship techniques described in subparagraph (B); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be incorporated into country assistance and democracy promotion strategies, as appropriate.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$75,000,000 to the Department and USAID, to continue efforts to promote internet freedom globally, and shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the Federal Government, including the private sector; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">$49,000,000 to the United States Agency for Global Media (referred to in this section as the “USAGM”) and its grantees, for internet freedom and circumvention technologies that are designed—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for open-source tools and techniques to securely develop and distribute digital content produced by the USAGM and its grantees;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate audience access to such digital content on websites that are censored;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to coordinate the distribution of such digital content to targeted regional audiences; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Agency for Global Media Activities.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual certification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any new tools or techniques authorized under subsection (c)(2), the Chief Executive Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the President of the Open Technology Fund (referred to in this subsection as the “OTF”) and relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
shall submit an annual certification to the appropriate congressional committees that verifies they—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have evaluated the risks and benefits of such new tools or techniques; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have established safeguards to minimize the use of such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information sharing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not direct programs or policy of the USAGM or the OTF, but may share any research and development with relevant Federal departments and agencies for the exclusive purposes of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sharing information, technologies, and best practices; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing the effectiveness of such technologies.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United states agency for global media.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chief Executive Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the President of the OTF, shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate international broadcasting programs and incorporate such programs into country broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit project proposals through an open, transparent, and competitive application process, including by seeking input from technical and subject matter experts; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support internet circumvention tools and techniques for audiences in countries that are strategic priorities for the OTF, in accordance with USAGM’s annual language service prioritization review.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USAGM Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Office of the USAGM shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">as of the date of the report—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the full scope of internet freedom programs within the USAGM, including—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of the Office of Internet Freedom; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the efforts of the Open Technology Fund;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capacity of internet censorship circumvention tools supported by the Office of Internet Freedom and grantees of the Open Technology Fund that are available for use by individuals in foreign countries seeking to counteract censors; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any barriers to the provision of the efforts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), including access to surge funding; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">successful examples from the Office of Internet Freedom and Open Technology Fund involving—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">responding rapidly to internet shutdowns in closed societies; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring uninterrupted circumvention services for USAGM entities to promote internet freedom within repressive regimes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joint Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID shall jointly submit a report, which may include a classified annex, to the appropriate congressional committees that describes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">as of the date of the report—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the full scope of internet freedom programs within the Department and USAID, including—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Department circumvention efforts; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">USAID efforts to support internet infrastructure;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capacity of internet censorship circumvention tools supported by the Federal Government that are available for use by individuals in foreign countries seeking to counteract censors; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any barriers to provision of the efforts enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (e)(1)(A), including access to surge funding; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any new resources needed to provide the Federal Government with greater capacity to provide and boost internet access—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to respond rapidly to internet shutdowns in closed societies; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide internet connectivity to foreign locations where the provision of additional internet access service would promote freedom from repressive regimes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security Audits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before providing any support for open source technologies under this section, such technologies must undergo comprehensive security audits to ensure that such technologies are secure and have not been compromised in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of the United States or to the interests of individuals and organizations benefitting from programs supported by such funding.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Surge.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, up to $2,500,000 to support internet freedom programs in closed societies, including programs that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/h/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are carried out in crisis situations by vetted entities that are already engaged in internet freedom programs;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/h/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">involve circumvention tools; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/h/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the overseas bandwidth for companies that received Federal funding during the previous fiscal year.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be expended until the Secretary has certified to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that the use of such funds is in the national interest of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9707/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Term.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">internet censorship circumvention tool</quotedText>” means a software application or other tool that an individual can use to evade foreign government restrictions on internet access.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9708" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9708">SEC. 9708. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(e)) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9708/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g) of section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and by subsections 136 STAT. 3919
(a) and (c) of section 12 of such Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsections (c) and (d) of section 1760 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819), and by subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(7), (c), and (h) of section 1761 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4820)</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9708/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">11(c)(2)(B) of such Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1760(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(2))</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9708/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">11(c) of the Export Administration Act of 1979</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 1760(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c))</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9708/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$500,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the greater of $1,200,000 or the amount that is twice the value of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to which the penalty is imposed.</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9709" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9709">SEC. 9709. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT AVAILABLE WITHOUT APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 10(a) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 301(a)), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$50,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$100,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9710" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9710">SEC. 9710. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON UNITED STATES ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES ABROAD. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that details, with regard to the Department—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9710/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">diplomatic efforts to ensure United States access to critical minerals acquired from outside of the United States that are used to manufacture clean energy technologies; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9710/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaboration with other parts of the Federal Government to build a robust supply chain for critical minerals necessary to manufacture clean energy technologies.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9711">SEC. 9711. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OVERSEAS UNITED STATES STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment of Impact to United States National Security of Infrastructure Projects by the People’s Republic of China in the Developing World.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives regarding the One Belt, One Road Initiative, which is the global infrastructure development strategy initiated by the Government of the People’s Republic of China in 2013.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the nature and cost of One Belt, One Road Initiative investments, operation, and construction of strategic infrastructure projects, including logistics, refining, and processing industries and resource facilities, and critical and strategic mineral resource extraction projects, including an assessment of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the strategic benefits of such investments that are derived by the People’s Republic of China and the host nation; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the negative impacts of such investments to the host nation and to United States interests;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the nature and total funding of United States’ strategic infrastructure investments and construction, such as projects financed through initiatives such as Prosper Africa and the Millennium Challenge Corporation;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the national security threats posed by the foreign infrastructure investment gap between the People’s Republic of China and the United States, including strategic infrastructure, such as ports, market access to, and the security of, critical and strategic minerals, digital and telecommunications infrastructure, threats to the supply chains, and general favorability towards the People’s Republic of China and the United States among the populations of host countries;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the opportunities and challenges for companies based in the United States and companies based in United States partner and allied countries to invest in foreign strategic infrastructure projects in countries where the People’s Republic of China has focused these types of investments;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify challenges and opportunities for the United States Government and United States partners and allies to more directly finance and otherwise support foreign strategic infrastructure projects, including an assessment of the authorities and capabilities of United States agencies, departments, public-private partnerships, and international or multilateral organizations to support such projects without undermining United States domestic industries, such as domestic mineral deposits; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9711/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include recommendations for United States Government agencies to undertake or increase support for United States businesses to support foreign, large-scale, strategic infrastructure projects, such as roads, power grids, and ports.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9712" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9712">SEC. 9712. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2651a">22 U.S.C. 2651a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROVISION OF PARKING SERVICES AND RETENTION OF PARKING FEES. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State may—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9712/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide parking services, including electric vehicle charging and other parking services, in facilities operated by or for the Department; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9712/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">charge fees for such services that may be deposited into the appropriate account of the Department, to remain available until expended for the purposes of such account, provided that the fees shall not exceed the cost of the providing such services.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9713" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9713">SEC. 9713. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2713">22 U.S.C. 2713 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION AREAS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9713/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Term.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reception areas</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 41(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713(c)).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9713/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may sell goods and services at fair market value and use the proceeds of such sales for administration and related support of the reception areas.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9713/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amounts Collected.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts collected pursuant to the authority provided under subsection (b) may be deposited into an account in the Treasury, to remain available until expended.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9714">SEC. 9714. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s213">22 U.S.C. 213 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RETURN OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS THROUGH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CERTIFIED MAIL. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a procedure that provides, to any individual applying for a new United States passport or to renew the United States passport of the individual by mail, the option to have supporting documents for the application returned to the individual by the United States Postal Service through certified mail.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cost of returning supporting documents to an individual as described in subsection (a) shall be the responsibility of the individual.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fee.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The fee charged to the individual by the Secretary for returning supporting documents as described in subsection (a) shall be the sum of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the retail price charged by the United States Postal Service for the service; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated cost of processing the return of the supporting documents.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the establishment of the procedure required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">details the costs included in the processing fee described in paragraph (2); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9714/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes an estimate of the average cost per request.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9715" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9715">SEC. 9715. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES RELATED TO ORDERED DEPARTURES AND POST CLOSURES. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9715/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how Department personnel and resources dedicated to Mission Afghanistan were reallocated following the closure of diplomatic posts in Afghanistan in August 2021; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9715/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which Department personnel and resources for Mission Iraq were reallocated following ordered departures for diplomatic posts in March 2020, and how such resources were reallocated.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9716" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9716">SEC. 9716. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9716/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certification of Effectiveness of the Australia Group.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2(7) of Senate Resolution 75 (105th Congress) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9716/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2452">22 U.S.C. 2452 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plans to Implement the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act (subtitle D of title III of division FF of Public Law 116-260) is amended by striking section 336.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9716/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Progress Report on Jerusalem Embassy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) is amended by striking section 6.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9716/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s287e">22 U.S.C. 287e note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Presidential Anti-pedophilia Certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking subsection (g).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9716/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Microenterprise for Self-reliance Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title III of the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-309; 22 U.S.C. 2462 note) is amended by striking section 304.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9717">SEC. 9717. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5304">5 U.S.C. 5304 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOCALITY PAY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS UNDER DOMESTIC EMPLOYEE TELEWORKING OVERSEAS AGREEMENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civil service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">civil service</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered employee.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered employee</quotedText>” means an employee who—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">occupies a position in the civil service; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is working overseas under a Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas agreement.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Locality pay.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">locality pay</quotedText>” means a locality-based comparability payment paid in accordance with subsection (b).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonforeign area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nonforeign area</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 591.205 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Overseas.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">overseas</quotedText>” means any geographic location that is not in—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the continental United States; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nonforeign area.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payment of Locality Pay.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each covered employee shall be paid locality pay in an amount that is equal to the lesser of—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of a locality-based comparability payment that the covered employee would have been paid under section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code, had the official duty station of the covered employee not been changed to reflect an overseas location under the applicable Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas agreement; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of a locality-based comparability payment that the covered employee would be paid under section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32), as limited under section 9802(c)(2) of this Act, if the covered employee were an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in subsection (b) of such section 1113).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Locality pay paid to a covered employee under this section—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall begin to be paid not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9717/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be treated in the same manner, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as a locality-based comparability payment paid under section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9718">SEC. 9718. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON COUNTERING THE ACTIVITIES OF MALIGN ACTORS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation  
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives regarding United States diplomatic efforts in Africa in achieving United States policy goals and countering the activities of malign actors.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">case studies from Mali, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, and South Sudan, with the goal of assessing the effectiveness of diplomatic tools during the 5-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent and effectiveness of certain diplomatic tools to advance United States priorities in the respective case study countries, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in-country diplomatic presence;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">humanitarian and development assistance;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/i/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support for increased 2-way trade and investment;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/i/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">United States security assistance;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/i/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public diplomacy; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/i/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accountability measures, including sanctions;</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the use of the diplomatic tools described in clause (i) achieved the diplomatic ends for which they were intended; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the means by which the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China exploited any openings for diplomatic engagement in the case study countries.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVII/s9718/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Classified Briefing Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly brief Congress regarding the report required under subsection (b).</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="XCVIII">TITLE XCVIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9801" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9801">SEC. 9801. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4865">22 U.S.C. 4865 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of calculating the costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in any fiscal year, in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares for such fiscal year in a manner that is proportional to the contribution of the Department of State for this purpose.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9802">SEC. 9802. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXTENSION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s214">22 U.S.C. 214 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Passport Fees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2010</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2026</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s2385">22 U.S.C. 2385 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USAID Civil Service Annuitant Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">October 1, 2010</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">September 30, 2024</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Overseas Pay Comparability and Limitation.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided under section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2024.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority described in paragraph (1) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32)) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspector General Annuitant Waiver.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authorities provided under section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212)—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall remain in effect through September 30, 2024; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons for oversight of programs in Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4831">22 U.S.C. 4831 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security Review Committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided under section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan and shall apply to facilities in Ukraine through September 30, 2024, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9802/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t22/s4064">22 U.S.C. 4064 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department of State Inspector General Waiver Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Inspector General of the Department may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), on a case-by-case basis, for an annuitant reemployed by the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to the same constraints and in the same manner by which the Secretary of State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant to subsection (g) of such section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9803">SEC. 9803. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Commission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established, in the legislative branch, the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State (referred to in this section as the “Commission”).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the Commission are—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to examine the changing nature of diplomacy and the ways in which the Department can modernize to advance the interests of the United States; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to offer recommendations to the President and Congress related to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the organizational structure of the Department;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">personnel-related matters, including recruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the Department’s workforce in order to foster effective diplomacy worldwide, including measures to strengthen diversity and inclusion to ensure that the Department’s workforce represents all of America;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Department of State’s domestic and overseas facilities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the link among diplomacy and defense, development, commercial, health, law enforcement, science, technology, and other core United States interests;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">legislation that authorizes United States diplomacy, including the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/c/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">related regulations, rules, and processes that define United States diplomatic efforts, including the Foreign Affairs Manual.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall be composed of 16 members, of whom—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">4 members shall be appointed by the President in a nonpartisan manner;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">2 members (1 of whom may be a Member of Congress) shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 member shall be appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 member shall be appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any member of the Commission who is not a Member of Congress shall be a private United States citizen who is nationally recognized and has significant depth of experience in international relations, data-
driven management, and the policymaking, programmatic, and personnel aspects of the Department.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restrictions.—</heading>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Foreign agents registration act of 1938.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No member of the Commission may be a current or former registrant under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.).</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Members of congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 4 members of the Commission may be Members of Congress, who may only be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives in accordance with paragraph (1). None of the members of the Commission may be individuals who are eligible to make such appointments.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointments.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the Commission shall be appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Period of appointment; vacancies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the Commission shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the powers of the Commission and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notifications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Individuals making appointments pursuant to paragraph (1) shall notify the Chair and Ranking Member of the appropriate committees of Congress and the Secretary of State of such appointments.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Co-chairpersons.—</heading>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/3/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Democratic leaders.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Democratic leader in the Senate and the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives shall jointly select 1 member of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) to serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission.</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/3/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Republican leaders.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Republican leader in the Senate and the Republican leader in the House of Representatives shall jointly select 1 member of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) to serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Removal.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member may be removed from the Commission for cause by the individual serving in the position responsible for the original appointment of such member under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notice was provided to such member describing the cause for removal; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such removal was voted and agreed upon by a majority of the members serving on the Commission.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial meeting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after a majority of the members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the first meeting and shall begin operations as soon as practicable.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Frequency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chairpersons, acting jointly.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/d/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quorum.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A majority of the members of the Commission, or a majority of the members of a panel, 
shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions of Commission.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (j), the Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of the Commission voting and present.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Panels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may establish panels composed of less than the full membership of the Commission for purposes of carrying out the duties of the Commission under this section. The membership of such panels should reflect the bipartisan composition of the Commission. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations made by such a panel may not be considered the findings and determinations of the Commission unless such findings and determinations are approved by a majority of the Commission, including both co-chairpersons.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Powers of Commission.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Hearings and evidence.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out the purposes of the Commission described in subsection (c), the Commission or any panel of the Commission may, with the joint approval of the co-chairpersons—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hold such hearings and meetings, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the Commission or such designated panel considers necessary;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">request the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission or such designated panel considers necessary; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">secure from the Department, USAID, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps, the United States Trade Development Agency, and the United States Agency for Global Media information and data necessary to enable it to carry out its mission.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, may enter into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support From Other Agencies.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information from federal agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out the purposes of the Commission described in subsection (c), upon the receipt of a joint written request by the co-chairpersons of the Commission to any of the heads of the Department, USAID, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Peace Corps, the Trade Development Agency, or the United States Agency for Global Media, the heads of such entities shall expeditiously furnish the requested information to the Commission.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assistance from federal agencies.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of State and other Federal departments and agencies may provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such administrative services, staff, and other support services as are necessary for the performance of the Commission’s duties under this section, at the request of the Commission.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Liaison.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may designate at least 1 officer or employee of the Department to serve as a liaison officer between the Department and the Commission.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recommendations from independent organizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may review recommendations by independent organizations and outside experts relating to reform and modernization of the Department.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the initial meeting of the Commission, and not less frequently than semiannually thereafter, the Commission shall provide a briefing to Congress regarding the work of the Commission.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Staff and Compensation.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Staff.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The co-chairpersons of the Commission shall appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Detail of government employees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The co-chairs of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Status as federal employees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the requirements under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, the members of the commission shall be deemed to be Federal employees.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commission members.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compensation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (C), each member of the Commission shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Commission.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of certain provisions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064) are waived for an annuitant on a temporary basis so as to be compensated for work performed as part of the Commission.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction for members of congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any Member of Congress serving as a member of the Commission shall not receive any additional compensation or pay for their service on the Commission.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Travel expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of service for the Commission, members and staff of the Commission, and any Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission, shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Security clearances for commission members and staff.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members and staff shall have or be eligible to receive the appropriate security clearance to conduct their duties.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/i/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expedited processing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of Senate Security shall ensure the expedited processing of appropriate security clearances for members, officers, and employees of the Commission.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 24 months after the first date on which a majority of the members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall submit a final report to the Secretary and Congress that includes—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/j/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/j/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the recommendations of the Commission for such legislative and administrative actions as the Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of the study, including the anticipated amount of time and resources required to implement such recommendations.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department response.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall have the right to review and respond to all Commission recommendations before the Commission submits its final report to the Secretary and Congress. The Commission shall provide the Department with its recommendations not later than 90 days before the date of submission of its final report.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of Commission.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission, and all the authorities under this section, shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the final report is submitted pursuant to subsection (j)(1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative activities before termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning its reports and disseminating the report.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated up to $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 to carry out this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfers; support.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to other transfers and support otherwise authorized by law, the Secretary may—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transfer any amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Commission; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use the amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) to provide non-reimbursable support to the Commission.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commission accounts.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Treasury may establish 1 or more accounts to facilitate transfers to the Commission of amounts authorized under paragraph (2)(A).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of funds.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts transferred to the Commission pursuant to subparagraph(A) may be used for the activities of the Commission, including—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the payment of Commission expenses;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/l/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the compensation of Commission members, officers, and employees.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/m" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Term.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/m/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/m/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/m/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dI/tXCVIII/s9803/m/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">DIVISION J—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE </heading>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/s10000" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10000">SEC. 10000. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TABLE OF CONTENTS. </heading>
                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for this division is as follows:<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10000.</designator><label> Table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE C—</designator><label>CORAL REEF CONSERVATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10001.</designator><label> Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>United States Coral Reef Task Force</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10011.</designator><label> Establishment.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10012.</designator><label> Duties.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10013.</designator><label> Membership.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10014.</designator><label> Responsibilities of Federal agency members.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10015.</designator><label> Working groups.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10016.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Department of the Interior Coral Reef Authorities</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10021.</designator><label> Coral reef conservation and restoration assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10031.</designator><label> Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem>
                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CI—</designator><label>BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORATION OF THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS, AND ESTUARIES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10101.</designator><label> Purpose.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10102.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10103.</designator><label> Workforce study.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10104.</designator><label> Accelerating innovation at Cooperative Institutes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10105.</designator><label> Blue Economy valuation.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10106.</designator><label> No additional funds authorized.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem>
                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CII—</designator><label>REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10201.</designator><label> Findings; purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10202.</designator><label> Regional Ocean Partnerships.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem>
                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CIII—</designator><label>NATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10301.</designator><label> Findings.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10302.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10303.</designator><label> Ocean Policy Committee.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10304.</designator><label> National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10305.</designator><label> Modifications to the ocean exploration program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10306.</designator><label> Repeal.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10307.</designator><label> Modifications to ocean and coastal mapping program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10308.</designator><label> Modifications to Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem>
                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CIV—</designator><label>MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND RESPONSE</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10401.</designator><label> Data collection and dissemination.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10402.</designator><label> Stranding or entanglement response agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10403.</designator><label> Unusual mortality event activity funding.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10404.</designator><label> Liability.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10405.</designator><label> National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank and tissue analysis.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10406.</designator><label> Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid Response Fund.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10407.</designator><label> Health MAP.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10408.</designator><label> Reports to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10409.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10410.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10411.</designator><label> Study on marine mammal mortality.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem>
                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CV—</designator><label>VOLCANIC ASH AND FUMES</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10501.</designator><label> Modifications to National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem>
                <groupItem>
                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CVI—</designator><label>LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW DEVELOPERS</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 10601.</designator><label> Learning excellence and good examples from new developers.</label></referenceItem>
                </groupItem></toc></content>
            </section>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">TITLE C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF CONSERVATION </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10001">SEC. 10001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REAUTHORIZATION OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT OF 2000. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6401-6409">16 U.S.C. 6401-6409</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 202 through 210  and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="202">“SEC. 202. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6401">16 U.S.C. 6401</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PURPOSES </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The purposes of this title are—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to conserve and restore the condition of United States coral reef ecosystems challenged by natural and human-accelerated changes, including increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, coral diseases, water quality degradation, invasive species, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote the science-based management and sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems to benefit local communities and the Nation, including through improved integration and cooperation among Federal and non-Federal stakeholders responsible for managing coral reef resources;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to develop sound scientific information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems, continuing and emerging threats to such ecosystems, and the efficacy of innovative tools, technologies, and strategies to mitigate stressors and restore such ecosystems, including evaluation criteria to determine the 
effectiveness of management interventions, and accurate mapping for coral reef restoration;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assist in the preservation of coral reefs by supporting science-based, consensus-driven, and community-based coral reef management by covered States and covered Native entities, including monitoring, conservation, and restoration projects that empower local communities, small businesses, and nongovernmental organizations;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide financial resources, technical assistance, and scientific expertise to supplement, complement, and strengthen community-based management programs and conservation and restoration projects of non-Federal reefs;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish a formal mechanism for collecting and allocating monetary donations from the private sector to be used for coral reef conservation and restoration projects;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support rapid, effective, and science-based assessment and response to exigent circumstances that pose immediate and long-term threats to coral reefs, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral disease outbreaks;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">invasive or nuisance species;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral bleaching;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">natural disasters; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">industrial or mechanical disasters, including vessel groundings, hazardous spills, and coastal construction accidents; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to serve as a model for advancing similar international efforts to monitor, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="203">“SEC. 203. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6402">16 U.S.C. 6402</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Commerce may conduct activities described in subsection (b) to conserve and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems that are consistent with—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all applicable laws governing resource management in Federal and State waters, including this Act;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reef action plans in effect under section 205, as applicable.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities Described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities described in this subsection are activities to conserve, research, monitor, assess, and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems in waters managed under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency specified in subsection (c) or in coordination with a State in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such State, including—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing, including through the collection of requisite in situ and remotely sensed data, high-quality and digitized maps reflecting—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current and historical live coral cover data;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reef habitat quality data;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">priority areas for coral reef conservation to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function, including the reef matrix, that benefit coastal communities and living marine resources;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">priority areas for coral reef restoration to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function, 
including the reef matrix, to benefit coastal communities and living marine resources; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">areas of concern that may require enhanced monitoring of coral health and cover;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing compliance with Federal laws that prohibit or regulate—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the taking of coral products or species associated with coral reefs; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use and management of coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">long-term ecological monitoring of coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implementing species-specific recovery plans for listed coral species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">restoring degraded coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reducing land-based stressors to coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting ecologically sound navigation and anchorages, including through navigational aids and expansion of reef-safe anchorages and mooring buoy systems, to enhance recreational access while preventing or minimizing the likelihood of vessel impacts or other physical damage to coral reefs;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitoring and responding to severe bleaching or mortality events, disease outbreaks, invasive species outbreaks, and significant maritime accidents, including hazardous spill cleanup and the removal of grounded vessels;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting scientific research that contributes to the understanding, sustainable use, and long-term conservation of coral reefs;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems and their ecological and socioeconomic value; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">centrally archiving, managing, and distributing on a public website data sets and coral reef ecosystem assessments, including the data repositories of the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Agencies Specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Federal agency specified in this subsection is one of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Park Service.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of Insular Affairs.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="204">“SEC. 204. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6403">16 U.S.C. 6403</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL CORAL REEF RESILIENCE STRATEGY </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, develop a national coral reef resilience strategy; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">review and revise the strategy—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less frequently than once every 15 years;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less frequently than once every 5 years, in the case of guidance on best practices under subsection (b)(4); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as appropriate.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A discussion addressing—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continuing and emerging threats to the resilience of United States coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remaining gaps in coral reef ecosystem research, monitoring, and assessment;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of management cooperation and integration among Federal reef managers and covered reef managers;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of efforts to manage and disseminate critical information, and enhance interjurisdictional data sharing, related to research, reports, data sets, and maps;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">areas of special focus, which may include—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving natural coral recruitment;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preventing avoidable losses of corals and their habitat;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhancing the resilience of coral populations;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting a resilience-based management approach;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing, coordinating, and implementing watershed management plans;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">building and sustaining watershed management capacity at the local level;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing data essential for coral reef fisheries management;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">“(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">building capacity for coral reef fisheries management;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">“(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing understanding of coral reef ecosystem services;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">“(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">educating the public on the importance of coral reefs, threats and solutions; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">“(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluating intervention efficacy;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of conservation efforts, including the use of marine protected areas to serve as replenishment zones developed consistent with local practices and traditions and in cooperation with, and with respect for the scientific, technical, and management expertise and responsibilities of, covered reef managers;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">science-based adaptive management and restoration efforts; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">management of coral reef emergencies and disasters.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A statement of national goals and objectives designed to guide—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">future Federal coral reef management and restoration activities authorized under section 203;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conservation and restoration priorities for grants awarded under section 211; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research priorities for the reef research coordination institutes designated under section 213(b)(1)(B).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A designation of priority areas for conservation, and priority areas for restoration, to support the review and approval of grants under section 211(e).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Technical assistance in the form of general templates for use by covered reef managers and Federal reef managers to guide the development of coral reef action plans under section 205, including guidance on the best science-based practices 
to respond to coral reef emergencies that can be included in coral reef action plans.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing all elements of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Task Force, covered States, and covered Native entities;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage stakeholders, including covered States, coral reef stewardship partnerships, reef research institutes and research centers described in section 213, and recipients of grants under section 211; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit public review and comment regarding scoping and the draft strategy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to Congress; Publication.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the strategy required by subsection (a) and any revisions to the strategy to the appropriate congressional committees; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">publish the strategy and any such revisions on public websites of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Task Force.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="205">“SEC. 205. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6404">16 U.S.C. 6404</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF ACTION PLANS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plans Prepared by Federal Reef Managers.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and 2 years after the date of publication of each National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy, each Federal reef manager shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prepare a coral reef action plan to guide management and restoration activities to be undertaken within the responsibilities and jurisdiction of the manager; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a reef under the jurisdiction of a Federal reef manager for which there is an action plan in effect as of such date of enactment, update that plan to comply with the requirements of this subsection.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan prepared under paragraph (1) by a Federal reef manager shall include a discussion of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Short- and medium-term coral reef conservation and restoration objectives within the jurisdiction of the manager.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A current adaptive management framework to inform research, monitoring, and assessment needs.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tools, strategies, and partnerships necessary to identify, monitor, and address pollution, water quality, and other negative impacts to coral reef ecosystems within the jurisdiction of the manager.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The status of efforts to improve coral reef ecosystem management cooperation and integration between Federal reef managers and covered reef managers, including the identification of existing research and monitoring activities that can be leveraged for coral reef status and trends assessments within the jurisdiction of the manager.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Estimated budgetary and resource considerations necessary to carry out the plan.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Contingencies for response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of an updated plan, annual records of significant management and restoration actions taken under the previous plan, cash and noncash resources used to undertake the actions, and the source of such resources.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Documentation by the Federal reef manager that the plan is consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A data management plan to ensure data, assessments, and accompanying information are appropriately preserved, curated, publicly accessible, and broadly reusable.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to task force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each Federal reef manager shall submit a plan prepared under paragraph (1) to the Task Force.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of administrative procedure act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each plan prepared under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plans Prepared by Covered Reef Managers.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A covered reef manager may elect to prepare, submit to the Task Force, and maintain a coral reef action plan to guide management and restoration activities to be undertaken within the responsibilities and jurisdiction of the manager.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective period.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan prepared under this subsection shall remain in effect for 5 years, or until an updated plan is submitted to the Task Force, whichever occurs first.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan prepared under paragraph (1) by a covered reef manager—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall contain a discussion of—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">short- and medium-term coral reef conservation and restoration objectives within the jurisdiction of the manager;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimated budgetary and resource considerations necessary to carry out the plan;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an updated plan, annual records of significant management and restoration actions taken under the previous plan, cash and noncash resources used to undertake the actions, and the source of such resources; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contingencies for response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may contain a discussion of—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of efforts to improve coral reef ecosystem management cooperation and integration between Federal reef managers and covered reef managers, including the identification of existing research and monitoring activities that can be leveraged for coral reef status and trends assessments within the jurisdiction of the manager;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a current adaptive management framework to inform research, monitoring, and assessment needs;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">tools, strategies, and partnerships necessary to identify, monitor, and address pollution and water quality impacts to coral reef ecosystems within the jurisdiction of the manager; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a data management plan to ensure data, assessments, and accompanying information are appropriately preserved, curated, publicly accessible, and broadly reusable.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator and the Task Force shall make reasonable efforts to provide technical assistance upon request by a Federal reef manager or covered reef manager developing a coral reef action plan under this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall publish each coral reef action plan prepared and submitted to the Task Force under this section on the public website of the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="206">“SEC. 206. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6405">16 U.S.C. 6405</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF STEWARDSHIP PARTNERSHIPS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To further community-based stewardship of coral reefs, coral reef stewardship partnerships for Federal and non-Federal coral reefs may be established in accordance with this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standards and Procedures.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall develop and adopt—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">standards for identifying individual coral reefs and ecologically significant units of coral reefs; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">processes for adjudicating multiple applicants for stewardship of the same coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a reef to ensure no geographic overlap in representation among stewardship partnerships authorized by this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership for Federal Coral Reefs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A coral reef stewardship partnership that has identified, as the subject of its stewardship activities, a coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a coral reef that is fully or partially under the management jurisdiction of any Federal agency specified in section 203(c) shall, at a minimum, include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">That Federal agency, a representative of which shall serve as chairperson of the coral reef stewardship partnership.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A State or county’s resource management agency to the extent that such partnership covers a reef within such States or county’s jurisdiction.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A coral reef research center designated under section 212(b).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A nongovernmental organization.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A covered Native entity culturally affiliated with the subject reef or ecologically significant unit, if any.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other members as the partnership considers appropriate, such as interested stakeholder groups and covered Native entities.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership for Non-Federal Coral Reefs.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A coral reef stewardship partnership that has identified, as the subject of its stewardship activities, a coral reef or ecologically significant component of a coral reef that is not under the management jurisdiction of any Federal agency specified in section 203(c) shall, at a minimum, include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A State or county’s resource management agency or a covered Native entity, a representative of which shall serve as the chairperson of the coral reef stewardship partnership.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A coral reef research center designated under section 212(b).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A nongovernmental organization.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other members as the partnership considers appropriate, such as interested stakeholder groups.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional members.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (B), a coral reef stewardship partnership described in paragraph (1) may also include representatives of one or more Federal agencies.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requests; approval.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A representative of a Federal agency described in subparagraph (A) may become a member of a coral reef stewardship partnership described in paragraph (1) if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the representative submits a request to become a member to the chairperson of the partnership referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the chairperson consents to the request.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to coral reef stewardship partnerships under this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="207">“SEC. 207. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6406">16 U.S.C. 6406</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BLOCK GRANTS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2023 and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall provide block grants of financial assistance of not less than $500,000 to each covered State to support management and restoration activities and further the implementation of coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 by covered States and non-Federal coral reef stewardship partnerships in accordance with this section. The Administrator shall review each covered State’s application for block grant funding to ensure that applications are consistent with applicable action plans and the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities of the Administrator.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator is responsible for—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing guidance on the proper documentation of expenditures authorized under this Act;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issuing annual solicitations to covered States for awards under this section; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determining the appropriate allocation of additional amounts among covered States in accordance with this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibilities of Covered States.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each covered State is responsible for documenting and reporting—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such State’s use of Federal funds received under this Act; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such expenditures of non-Federal funds made in furtherance of coral reef management and restoration as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator may seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with a covered State to fund coral reef conservation and restoration activities in waters managed under the jurisdiction 
of such covered State that are consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy and any applicable action plan under section 205.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">All Islands Committee.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may enter into a cooperative agreement with the All Islands Committee of the Task Force to provide support for its activities.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="208">“SEC. 208. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6407">16 U.S.C. 6407</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF STEWARDSHIP FUND </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), authorizing the Foundation to receive, hold, and administer funds received under this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fund.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Foundation shall establish an account, which shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be known as the ‘Coral Reef Stewardship Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serve as the successor to the account known before the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 as the Coral Reef Conservation Fund and administered through a public-private partnership with the Foundation.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deposits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Foundation shall deposit funds received under this section into the Fund.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Fund shall be available solely to support coral reef stewardship activities that—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">further the purposes of this title; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">are consistent with—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reef action plans in effect, if any, under section 205 covering a coral reef or ecologically significant component of a coral reef to be impacted by such activities, if applicable.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investment of amounts.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investment of amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Foundation shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interest and proceeds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of performance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall conduct a continuing review of all deposits into, and disbursements from, the Fund. Each review shall include a written assessment concerning the extent to which the Foundation has implemented the goals and requirements of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">this section; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization To Solicit Donations.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept, receive, 
solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift (including, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, donations of services) to further the purposes of this title.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deposits in fund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, any funds received as a gift shall be deposited and maintained in the Fund.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a), and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator may transfer funds appropriated for such purposes to carry out this title to the Foundation. Amounts received by the Foundation under this subsection may be used for matching, in whole or in part, contributions (whether in money, services, or property) made to the Foundation by private persons, State or local government agencies, or covered Native entities.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="209">“SEC. 209. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6408">16 U.S.C. 6408</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 215, the Administrator may provide emergency assistance to any covered State or coral reef stewardship partnership to respond to immediate harm to coral reefs or coral reef ecosystems arising from any of the exigent circumstances described in subsection (b).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral Reef Exigent Circumstances.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall develop a list of, and criteria for, circumstances that pose an exigent threat to coral reefs, including—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">new and ongoing outbreaks of disease;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">new and ongoing outbreaks of invasive or nuisance species;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">new and ongoing coral bleaching events;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">natural disasters;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">industrial or mechanical incidents, such as vessel groundings, hazardous spills, or coastal construction accidents; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other circumstances as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report on Exigent Circumstances.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">On February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes locations with exigent circumstances described in subsection (b) that were considered but declined for emergency assistance, and the rationale for the decision; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to each instance in which emergency assistance under this section was provided—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the location and a description of the exigent circumstances that prompted the emergency assistance, the entity that received the assistance, and the current and expected outcomes from the assistance;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that were curtailed as a result of providing the emergency assistance; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of whether further action is needed to restore the affected coral reef, recommendations for such 
restoration, and a cost estimate to implement such recommendations.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="210">“SEC. 210. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6409">16 U.S.C. 6409</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF DISASTER FUND </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), authorizing the Foundation to receive, hold, and administer funds received under this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fund.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Foundation shall establish an account, to be known as the ‘Coral Reef Disaster Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deposits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Foundation shall deposit funds received under this section into the Fund.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Fund shall be available solely to support the long-term recovery of coral reefs from exigent circumstances described in section 209(b)—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in partnership with non-Federal stakeholders; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in a manner that is consistent with—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reef action plans in effect, if any, under section 205.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investment of amounts.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investment of amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Foundation shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interest and proceeds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The interest on, and the proceeds from, the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of performance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall conduct continuing reviews of all deposits into, and disbursements from, the Fund.  Each such review shall include a written assessment concerning the extent to which the Foundation has implemented the goals and requirements of this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization To Solicit Donations.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift (including, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, donations of services) to further the purposes of this title.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deposits in fund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, any funds received as a gift shall be deposited and maintained in the Fund.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="211">“SEC. 211. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6410">16 U.S.C. 6410</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RUTH D. GATES CORAL REEF CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a program (to be known as the ‘Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program’) to provide grants for projects for the conservation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems (in this section referred to as ‘coral reef projects’) pursuant to proposals approved by the Administrator in accordance with this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matching Requirements for Grants.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (3), Federal funds for any coral reef project for which a grant is provided under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Non-federal share.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The non-Federal share of the cost of a coral reef project may be provided by in-kind contributions and other noncash support.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may waive all or part of the matching requirement under paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines that no reasonable means are available through which an applicant can meet the matching requirement with respect to a coral reef project and the probable benefit of the project outweighs the public interest in the matching requirement.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An entity described in paragraph (2) may submit to the Administrator a proposal for a coral reef project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Entities described.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An entity described in this paragraph is—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a covered reef manager or a covered Native entity;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a regional fishery management council established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a coral reef stewardship partnership seeking to implement a coral reef action plan in effect under section 205;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a coral reef research center designated under section 212(b); or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nongovernmental organization or research institution with demonstrated expertise in the conservation or restoration of coral reefs in practice or through significant contributions to the body of existing scientific research on coral reefs.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Proposals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each proposal for a grant under this section for a coral reef project shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The name of the individual or entity responsible for conducting the project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the qualifications of the individual or entity.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A succinct statement of the purposes of the project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the funds and time required to complete the project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Evidence of support for the project by appropriate representatives of States or other government jurisdictions in which the project will be conducted.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information regarding the source and amount of matching funding available to the applicant.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of how the project meets one or more of the criteria under subsection (e)(2).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a proposal submitted by a coral reef stewardship partnership, a description of how the project aligns with the applicable coral reef action plan in effect under section 205.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other information the Administrator considers to be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the project for a grant under this subsection.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Project Review and Approval.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall review each coral reef project proposal submitted under this section to determine if the project meets the criteria set forth in subsection (f).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization of conservation projects.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall prioritize the awarding of funding for projects that meet the criteria for approval described in—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subparagraphs (A) through (G) of subsection (f)(2) that are proposed to be conducted within priority areas identified for coral reef conservation by the Administrator under the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subparagraphs (E) through (L) of subsection (f)(2) that are proposed to be conducted within priority areas identified for coral reef restoration by the Administrator under the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review; approval or disapproval.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after receiving a proposal for a coral reef project under this section, the Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">request and consider written comments on the proposal from each Federal agency, State government, covered Native entity, or other government jurisdiction, including the relevant regional fishery management councils established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or any National Marine Sanctuary or Marine National Monument, with jurisdiction or management authority over coral reef ecosystems in the area where the project is to be conducted, including the extent to which the project is consistent with locally established priorities, unless such entities were directly involved in the development of the project proposal;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide for the merit-based peer review of the proposal and require standardized documentation of that peer review;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after considering any written comments and recommendations based on the reviews under subparagraphs (A) and (B), approve or disapprove the proposal; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide written notification of that approval or disapproval, with summaries of all written comments, recommendations, and peer reviews, to the entity that submitted the proposal, and each of those States, covered Native entity, and other government jurisdictions that provided comments under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria for Approval.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may not approve a proposal for a coral reef project under this section unless the project—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is consistent with—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Federal or non-Federal coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 covering a coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a coral reef to be affected by the project; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">will enhance the conservation and restoration of coral reefs by—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addressing conflicts arising from the use of environments near coral reefs or from the use of corals, species associated with coral reefs, and coral products, including supporting consensus-driven and community-based planning and management initiatives for the protection of coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improving compliance with laws that prohibit or regulate the taking of coral products or species associated with coral reefs or regulate the use and management of coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designing and implementing networks of real-time water quality monitoring along coral reefs, including data collection related to turbidity, nutrient availability, harmful algal blooms, and plankton assemblages, with an emphasis on coral reefs impacted by agriculture and urban development;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promoting ecologically sound navigation and anchorages, including mooring buoy systems to promote enhanced recreational access, near coral reefs;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">furthering the goals and objectives of coral reef action plans in effect under section 205;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mapping the location and distribution of coral reefs and potential coral reef habitat;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to conserve and restore coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implementing research to ensure the population viability of coral species in United States waters listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as detailed in the population-based recovery criteria included in species-specific recovery plans established under such Act;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and implementing cost-effective methods to restore degraded coral reef ecosystems or to create geographically appropriate coral reef ecosystems in suitable waters, including by improving habitat or promoting success of keystone species, with an emphasis on novel restoration strategies and techniques to advance coral reef recovery and growth near population centers threatened by rising sea levels and storm surge;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">translating and applying coral genetics research to coral reef ecosystem restoration, including research related to traits that promote resilience to increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, coral diseases, and invasive species;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">“(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and maintaining in situ native coral propagation sites; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">“(L) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing and maintaining ex situ coral propagation nurseries and land-based coral gene banks to—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conserve or augment genetic diversity of native coral populations;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support captive breeding of rare coral species; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance resilience of native coral populations to increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, and coral diseases through selective breeding, conditioning, or other approaches that target genes, gene expression, phenotypic traits, or phenotypic plasticity.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent practicable based upon proposals for coral reef projects submitted to the Administrator, the Administrator shall ensure that funding for grants awarded under this section during a fiscal year is distributed as follows:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 40 percent of funds available shall be awarded for projects in areas of the Pacific Ocean subject to the jurisdiction or control of the United States.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 40 percent of the funds available shall be awarded for projects in areas of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Caribbean Sea subject to the jurisdiction or control of the United States.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent there are viable applications made by eligible coral reef stewardship partners, not more than 67 percent of funds distributed in each region in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) may be made exclusively available to projects that are—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submitted by a coral reef stewardship partnership; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent with the coral reef action plan in effect under section 205 by such a partnership.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the funds distributed to support projects in accordance with paragraph (3), not less than 20 percent and not more than 33 percent shall be awarded for projects submitted by a Federal coral reef stewardship partnership, to the extent there are viable applications made by eligible Federal coral reef stewardship partnerships.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Task Force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the Task Force to obtain guidance in establishing priorities and evaluating proposals for coral reef projects under this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="212">“SEC. 212. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6411">16 U.S.C. 6411</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF RESEARCH </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reef Research Coordination Institutes.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall designate 2 reef research coordination institutes for the purpose of advancing and sustaining essential capabilities in coral reef research, one each in the Atlantic and Pacific basins, to be known as the ‘Atlantic Reef Research Coordination Institute’ and the ‘Pacific Reef Research Coordination Institute’, respectively.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each institute designated under paragraph (1) shall be housed within a single coral reef research center designated by the Administrator under subsection (b).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The institutes designated under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct federally directed research to fill national and regional coral reef ecosystem research gaps and improve understanding of, and responses to, continuing and emerging threats to the resilience of United States 
coral reef ecosystems consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support ecological research and monitoring to study the effects of conservation and restoration activities funded by this title on promoting more effective coral reef management and restoration; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">through agreements—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate directly with States, covered Native entities, covered coral reef managers, nonprofit organizations, and other coral reef research centers designated under subsection (b);</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist in the development and implementation of—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reef action plans under section 205;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">build capacity within non-Federal governmental resource management agencies to establish research priorities and translate and apply research findings to management and restoration practices; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct public education and awareness programs for policymakers, resource managers, and the general public on—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">best practices for coral reef ecosystem management and restoration;</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value of coral reefs; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the threats to the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems.</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral Reef Research Centers.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">periodically solicit applications for designation of qualifying institutions in covered States as coral reef research centers; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designate all qualifying institutions in covered States as coral reef research centers.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifying institutions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of paragraph (1), an institution is a qualifying institution if the Administrator determines that the institution—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is operated by an institution of higher education or nonprofit marine research organization;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has established management-driven national or regional coral reef research or restoration programs;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has demonstrated abilities to coordinate closely with appropriate Federal and State agencies, and other academic and nonprofit organizations; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintains significant local community engagement and outreach programs related to coral reef ecosystems.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="213">“SEC. 213. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6412">16 U.S.C. 6412</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF PRIZE COMPETITIONS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the head of any Federal agency with a representative serving on the United States Coral Reef Task Force established by section 10011 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, may, individually or in cooperation with  
one or more agencies, carry out a program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any program carried out under this section shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to preserve, sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority Programs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Priority shall be given to establishing programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress as a result of the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems, including—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">scientific research and monitoring that furthers the understanding of causes behind coral reef decline and degradation and the generally slow recovery following disturbances, including changing ocean chemistry, temperature-related bleaching, disease, and their associated impacts on coral physiology;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by damage to coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural communities and businesses; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the development of adaptation and management options for impacted tourism industries.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="214">“SEC. 214. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6413">16 U.S.C. 6413</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATION </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (b) a report on the administration of this title during the 2-year period preceding submission of the report, including—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of all activities undertaken to implement the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a statement of all funds obligated under the authorities of this title; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary, disaggregated by State, of Federal and non-Federal contributions toward the costs of each project or activity funded, in full or in part, under this title.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Committees Specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The committees specified in this subsection are—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="215">“SEC. 215. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6414">16 U.S.C. 6414</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this title which shall remain available until 
expended. Of such amounts, there is authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal year—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$12,000,000 to carry out section 207;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,500,000 for activities authorized under section 211; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$4,500,000 to be provided to the cooperative institutes designated under section 212(a) to carry out the functions described in such section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may be used for program administration or overhead costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Department of Commerce.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="216">“SEC. 216. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6415">16 U.S.C. 6415</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“In this title:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</term>’ means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alaska native corporation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Alaska Native Corporation</term>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Native Corporation</term>’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>’ means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conservation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">conservation</term>’ means the use of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain native corals and associated species as diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems with minimal impacts from invasive species, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all activities associated with resource management, such as monitoring, assessment, protection, restoration, sustainable use, management of habitat, and maintenance or augmentation of genetic diversity;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mapping;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">scientific expertise and technical assistance in the development and implementation of management strategies for marine protected areas and marine resources required by Federal law;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">law enforcement;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conflict resolution initiatives;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">community outreach and education; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promotion of safe and ecologically sound navigation and anchoring.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coral</term>’ means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals, organ pipe corals, gorgonians), and Helioporacea (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all species of the order Anthoathecata (fire corals and other hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral products.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coral products</term>’ means any living or dead specimens, parts, or derivatives, or any 
product containing specimens, parts, or derivatives, of any species of coral.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral reef.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coral reef</term>’ means calcium carbonate structures in the form of a reef or shoal, composed in whole or in part by living coral, skeletal remains of coral, crustose coralline algae, and other associated sessile marine plants and animals.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral reef ecosystem.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coral reef ecosystem</term>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">corals and other geographically and ecologically associated marine communities of other reef organisms (including reef plants and animals) associated with coral reef habitat; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the biotic and abiotic factors and processes that control or significantly affect coral calcification rates, tissue growth, reproduction, recruitment, abundance, coral-algal symbiosis, and biodiversity in such habitat.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral reef ecosystem services.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coral reef ecosystem services</term>’ means the attributes and benefits provided by coral reef ecosystems including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protection of coastal beaches, structures, and infrastructure;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">habitat for organisms of economic, ecological, biomedical, medicinal, and cultural value;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">serving as centers for the promulgation, performance, and training of cultural practices representative of traditional ecological knowledge; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">aesthetic value.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered native entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Native entity</term>’ means a Native entity with interests in a coral reef ecosystem.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered reef manager.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered reef manager</term>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a management unit of a covered State with jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a covered State; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a coral reef stewardship partnership under section 206.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">“(12) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered State</term>’ means Florida, Hawaii, and the territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal reef manager.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal reef manager</term>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a management unit of a Federal agency specified in subparagraph (B) with lead management jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a coral reef stewardship partnership under section 206(c).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal agencies specified.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Federal agency specified in this subparagraph is one of the following:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Park Service.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of Insular Affairs.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Institution of higher education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institution of higher education</term>’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interested stakeholder groups.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">interested stakeholder groups</term>’ means any of the following with interest in an applicable coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a coral reef:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A business.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A commercial or recreational fisherman.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A recreationalist.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Federal, State, Tribal, or local government unit with related jurisdiction.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A nongovernmental organization.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National coral reef resilience strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy</term>’ means the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy in effect under section 204.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">“(17) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Native entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Native entity</term>’ means any of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An Alaska Native Corporation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Office of Hawaiian Affairs.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">“(18) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonprofit organization.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nonprofit organization</term>’ means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization, not including an institution of higher education, that—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not organized primarily for profit; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operations of the organization.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">“(19) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restoration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">restoration</term>’ means the use of methods and procedures necessary to enhance, rehabilitate, recreate, or create a functioning coral reef or coral reef ecosystem, in whole or in part, within suitable waters of the historical geographic range of such ecosystems, to provide ecological, economic, cultural, or coastal resiliency services associated with healthy coral reefs and benefit native populations of coral reef organisms.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">“(20) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Resilience.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">resilience</term>’ means the capacity for corals within their native range, coral reefs, or coral reef ecosystems to resist and recover from natural and human disturbances, and maintain structure and function to provide coral reef ecosystem services, as determined by clearly identifiable, measurable, and science-based standards.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">“(21) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</term>’ means the Secretary of Commerce.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">“(22) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">State</term>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any State of the United States that contains a coral reef ecosystem within its seaward boundaries;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the United States Virgin Islands; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other territory or possession of the United States or separate sovereign in free association with the United States that contains a coral reef ecosystem within its seaward boundaries.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="23">“(23) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Stewardship.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">stewardship</term>’, with respect to a coral reef, includes conservation, restoration, and public outreach and education.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">“(24) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Task force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Task Force</term>’ means the United States Coral Reef Task Force established under section 10011 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment to National Oceans and Coastal Security Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 905(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7504(a)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and coastal infrastructure</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, coastal infrastructure, and ecosystem services provided by natural systems such as coral reefs</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Comptroller General Review of Coral Reef Conservation Programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a report that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examines the budget and accounting practices of the coral reef conservation programs of such Administration, including expenditure tracking across line and program offices;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examines the process for determining appropriate project goals and funding priorities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes recommendations on policies or best practices that may improve the transparency and accountability of coral reef conservation programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stA/s10001/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6401">16 U.S.C. 6401 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">None of the amendments made by or provisions of this title may be construed to enlarge the management authority of a Federal agency or coral reef stewardship partnership to coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems outside the boundaries of such agency’s or partnership’s jurisdiction.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">United States Coral Reef Task Force </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10011" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10011">SEC. 10011. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6451">16 U.S.C. 6451</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a task force to lead, coordinate, and strengthen Federal Government actions to better preserve, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems, to be known as the “United States Coral Reef Task Force” (in this subtitle referred to as the “Task Force”).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10012">SEC. 10012. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6452">16 U.S.C. 6452</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DUTIES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duties of the Task Force shall be—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to coordinate, in cooperation with covered States, covered Native entities, Federal reef managers, covered reef managers, coral reef research centers designated under section 212(b) of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (as added by this division), and other nongovernmental and academic partners as appropriate, activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, research, conservation, mitigation, and restoration of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to monitor and advise regarding implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Executive Order 13089 (63 Fed. Reg. 32701; relating to coral reef protection); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to work in coordination with the other members of the Task Force—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assess the United States role in international trade and protection of coral species;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to encourage implementation of appropriate strategies and actions to promote conservation and sustainable use of coral reef resources worldwide; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to collaborate with international communities successful in managing coral reefs;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide technical assistance for the development and implementation, as appropriate, of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reef action plans under section 205 of that Act; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to produce a report each year, for submission to the appropriate congressional committees and publication on the public website of the Task Force, highlighting the status of the coral reef resources of a covered State on a rotating basis, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of recent coral reef management and restoration activities undertaken in that State; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10012/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">updated estimates of the direct and indirect economic activity supported by, and other benefits associated with, those coral reef resources.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10013">SEC. 10013. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6453">16 U.S.C. 6453</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MEMBERSHIP. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Voting Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The voting members of the Task Force shall be—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Secretary of Interior, who shall be co-chairpersons of the Task Force;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such representatives from other Federal agencies as the President, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines appropriate; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of each covered State.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonvoting Members.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force shall have the following nonvoting members:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council who is designated by the Governor of Florida under section 302(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(1)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council who is designated by the Governor of Florida under such section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council who is designated under such section and selected as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31 of the calendar year during which such date of enactment occurs, the member shall be selected jointly by the Governors of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each calendar year thereafter, the Governors of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall, on a rotating basis, take turns selecting the member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Caribbean Fishery Management Council who is designated under such section and selected as follows:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31 of the calendar year during which such date of enactment occurs, the member shall be selected jointly by the Governors of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each calendar year thereafter, the Governors of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands shall, on an alternating basis, take turns selecting the member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member appointed by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member appointed by the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10013/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member appointed by the President of the Republic of Palau.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10014">SEC. 10014. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6454">16 U.S.C. 6454</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCY MEMBERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Task Force described in section 10013(a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the actions of the agency that member represents that may affect coral reef ecosystems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use the programs and authorities of that agency to protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems, including through the promotion of basic and applied scientific research;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate with the Task Force to appropriately reflect budgetary needs for coral reef conservation and restoration activities in all agency budget planning and justification documents and processes; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage in any other coordinated efforts approved by the Task Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Co-chairpersons.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to their responsibilities under subsection (a), the co-chairpersons of the Task Force shall perform the administrative functions of the Task Force and facilitate the coordination of the members of the Task Force described in section 10013(a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10014/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 30 days before each meeting of the Task Force, the program offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration responsible for implementing this title 
shall provide a briefing to the relevant congressional committees on efforts and spending associated with such implementation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10015" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10015">SEC. 10015. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6455">16 U.S.C. 6455</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WORKING GROUPS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10015/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The co-chairpersons of the Task Force may establish working groups as necessary to meet the goals and carry out the duties of the Task Force.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10015/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requests From Members.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Task Force may request that the co-chairpersons establish a working group under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10015/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Participation by Nongovernmental Organizations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The co-chairpersons may allow nongovernmental organizations as appropriate, including academic institutions, conservation groups, and commercial and recreational fishing associations, to participate in a working group established under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10015/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to working groups established under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10016" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10016">SEC. 10016. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6456">16 U.S.C. 6456</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10016/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10016/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10016/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10016/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10016/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stB/s10016/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conservation, coral, coral reef, etc.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “conservation”, “coral”, “coral reef”, “coral reef ecosystem”, “covered reef manager”, “covered State”, “Federal reef manager”, “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”, “restoration”, “resilience”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Department of the Interior Coral Reef Authorities </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10021">SEC. 10021. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6471">16 U.S.C. 6471</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CORAL REEF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior may provide scientific expertise and technical assistance, and subject to the availability of appropriations, financial assistance for the conservation and restoration of coral reefs consistent with all applicable laws governing resource management in Federal, State, and Tribal waters, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division, as applicable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral Reef Initiative.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may establish a Coral Reef Initiative Program—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide grant funding to support local management, conservation, and protection of coral reef ecosystems in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coastal areas of covered States; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Freely Associated States;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enhance resource availability of National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System management units to implement coral reef conservation and restoration activities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to complement the other conservation and assistance activities conducted under this Act or the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by section 10001; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide other technical, scientific, and financial assistance and conduct conservation and restoration activities that advance the purposes of this title and the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation With the Department of Commerce.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coral reef conservation and restoration activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior may consult with the Secretary of Commerce regarding the conduct of any activities to conserve and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems in waters managed under the jurisdiction of the Federal agencies specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 203(c) of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Award of coral reef management fellowship.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce to award the Susan L. Williams Coral Reef Management Fellowship under subtitle D.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative Agreements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with covered reef managers to fund coral reef conservation and restoration activities in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such managers that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are consistent with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support and enhance the success of coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conservation, coral, coral reef, etc.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “conservation”, “coral reef”, “covered reef manager”, “covered State”, “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”, “restoration”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stC/s10021/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribe; tribal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “Tribe” and “Tribal” refer to Indian Tribes (as defined in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10031">SEC. 10031. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s6481">16 U.S.C. 6481</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUSAN L. WILLIAMS NATIONAL CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alaska native corporation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Alaska Native Corporation</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “Native  
Corporation” in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fellow.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fellow</quotedText>” means a National Coral Reef Management Fellow.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fellowship.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fellowship</quotedText>” means the National Coral Reef Management Fellowship established in subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered native entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered Native entity</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered State</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Native entity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Native entity</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 216 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as added by this division.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of Commerce.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Fellowship Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the fellowship are—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to encourage future leaders of the United States to develop additional coral reef management capacity in States and local communities with coral reefs;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide management agencies of covered States and covered Native entities with highly qualified candidates whose education and work experience meet the specific needs of each covered State or covered Native entity; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide fellows with professional experience in management of coastal and coral reef resources.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fellowship Awards.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall award a fellowship in accordance with this subsection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Term of fellowship.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A fellowship awarded under this subsection shall be for a term of not more than 2 years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualifications.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall award a fellowship to individuals who have demonstrated—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an intent to pursue a career in marine services and outstanding potential for such a career;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">leadership potential, actual leadership experience, or both;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">possession of a college or graduate degree in biological science, a college or graduate degree in resource management with experience that correlates with aptitude and interest for marine management, or both;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proficient writing and speaking skills; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/c/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other attributes as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Matching Requirement.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the non-Federal share of the costs of a fellowship under this section shall be 25 percent of such costs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tC/stD/s10031/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver of matching requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a fellowship if the Secretary finds that such waiver is necessary to support a project that the Secretary has identified as a high priority.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CI">TITLE CI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORATION OF THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS, AND ESTUARIES </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10101">SEC. 10101. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 U.S.C. 3612 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PURPOSE. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of this title is to promote and support—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10101/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the monitoring, understanding, and exploration of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10101/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the collection, analysis, synthesis, and sharing of data related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to facilitate scientific research and operational decisionmaking.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10102" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10102">SEC. 10102. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 U.S.C. 3612 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this title:</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10102/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administration</term>” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10102/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</term>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10102/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10103">SEC. 10103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WORKFORCE STUDY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303(a) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, skillsets, or credentials</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">degrees</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or highly qualified technical professionals and tradespeople</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">atmospheric scientists</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, skillsets, or credentials</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">degrees</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">scientist</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, observations, and monitoring;</quotedText>”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">into Federal</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, technical professionals, and tradespeople into Federal career positions;</quotedText>”</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether there is a shortage in the number of individuals with technical or trade-based degrees, skillsets, or credentials suited to a career in oceanic and atmospheric data collection, processing, satellite production, or satellite operations;”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">workforce diversity and actions the Federal Government can take to increase diversity in the scientific workforce; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions the Federal Government can take to shorten the hiring backlog for such workforce.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(b)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(c)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to each committee</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 302 of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program and Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(d)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10103/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">academic partners</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">academic partners.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10104">SEC. 10104. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 U.S.C. 3612</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT COOPERATIVE INSTITUTES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10104/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Focus on Emerging Technologies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall consider evaluating the goals of 1 or more Cooperative Institutes of the Administration to include focusing on advancing or applying emerging technologies, which may include—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10104/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">applied uses and development of real-time and other advanced genetic technologies and applications, including such technologies and applications that derive genetic material directly from environmental samples without any obvious signs of biological source material;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10104/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deployment of, and improvements to the durability, maintenance, and other lifecycle concerns of, advanced unmanned vehicles, regional small research vessels, and other research vessels that support and launch unmanned vehicles and sensors; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10104/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supercomputing and big data management, including data collected through model outputs, electronic monitoring, and remote sensing.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10104/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination With Other Programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Cooperative Institutes shall work with the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing System, and other ocean observing programs to coordinate technology needs and the transition of new technologies from research to operations.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10105">SEC. 10105. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3613">33 U.S.C. 3613</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BLUE ECONOMY VALUATION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Measurement of Industries.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and subject to the availability of appropriations, shall establish a program to improve the collection, aggregation, and analysis of data to measure the value and impact of industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the economy of the United States, including military uses, living resources, marine construction, marine transportation, offshore energy development and siting including for renewable energy, offshore mineral production, ship and boat building, tourism, recreation, subsistence, commercial, recreational, and charter fishing, seafood processing, and other fishery-related businesses, aquaculture such as kelp and shellfish, and other industries the Administrator determines appropriate.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collaboration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work with the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies to develop a Coastal and Ocean Economy Satellite Account that includes national, Tribal, and State-level statistics to measure the contribution of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to the overall economy of the United States; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collaborate with national and international organizations and governments to promote consistency of methods, measurements, and definitions to ensure comparability of results between countries.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter until the date that is 20 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall publish a report that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">defines the Blue Economy in consultation with Indian Tribes and with input from academia, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and other relevant experts;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">makes recommendations for updating North American Industry Classification System reporting codes to reflect the Blue Economy; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides a comprehensive estimate of the value and impact of the Blue Economy with respect to each State and territory of the United States, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the value and impact of—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">economic activities that are dependent upon the resources of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the population and demographic characteristics of the population along the coasts;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">port and shoreline infrastructure;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the volume and value of cargo shipped by sea or across the Great Lakes;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data collected from the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, including such data collected by businesses that purchase and commodify the data, including weather prediction and seasonal agricultural forecasting; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/A/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">military uses; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent possible, the qualified value and impact of the natural capital of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts with respect to tourism, recreation, natural resources, and cultural heritage, including other indirect values.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Centralized Website for Resiliency Grants.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall create and regularly update a public website to improve education, outreach, and public information regarding grants and other public funding opportunities of the Administration related to resiliency.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents of website.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The website created under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hyperlinks, descriptions, deadlines, and resources to support applicants including technical assistance and other information as the Administrator determines appropriate relating to resilience grants administered by—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Administration;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other relevant Federal agencies; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">foundations in coordination with the Administration.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information described in subparagraph (A) that is specific to supporting Tribal Governments and Tribal Colleges and Universities, and, with respect to each such grant described in paragraph (1), the contact information for an individual of the Administration who can assist Tribal Governments and Tribal Colleges and Universities in applying for such grants.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information described in subparagraph (A) that is specific to supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and, with respect to each such grant described in paragraph (1), the contact information for an individual of the Administration who can assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities in applying for such grants.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall conduct outreach activities to inform State, Tribal, and local governments of resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation grants that are available to such governments.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Historically black colleges and universities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Historically Black Colleges and Universities</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">part B institution</quotedText>” in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10105/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal college or university.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribal College or University</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term  
in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCI/s10106" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10106">SEC. 10106. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3612">33 U.S.C. 3612 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds to carry out this title may, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts, only come from within amounts authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CII">TITLE CII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10201">SEC. 10201. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1468">16 U.S.C. 1468 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS; PURPOSES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ocean and coastal waters and the Great Lakes of the United States are foundational to the economy, security, global competitiveness, and well-being of the United States and continuously serve the people of the United States and other countries as an important source of food, energy, economic productivity, recreation, beauty, and enjoyment.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Over many years, the resource productivity and water quality of the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas of the United States have been diminished by pollution, increasing population demands, economic development, and natural and man-made hazard events, both acute and chronic.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas of the United States are managed by State and Federal resource agencies and Indian Tribes and regulated on an interstate and regional scale by various overlapping Federal authorities, thereby creating a significant need for interstate coordination to enhance regional priorities, including the ecological and economic health of those areas.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Indian Tribes have unique expertise and knowledge important for the stewardship of the ocean and coastal waters and the Great Lakes of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this title are as follows:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To complement and expand cooperative voluntary efforts intended to manage, conserve, and restore ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas spanning across multiple State and Indian Tribe jurisdictions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To expand Federal support for monitoring, data management, restoration, research, and conservation activities in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To commit the United States to a comprehensive cooperative program to achieve improved water quality in, and improvements in the productivity of living resources of, oceans, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To authorize Regional Ocean Partnerships as intergovernmental coordinators for shared regional priorities among States and Indian Tribes relating to the collaborative management of the large marine ecosystems, thereby reducing duplication of efforts and maximizing opportunities to leverage support in the ocean and coastal regions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To empower States to take a lead role in managing oceans, coastal, and Great Lakes areas.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To incorporate rights of Indian Tribes in the management of oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes resources and provide resources to support Indian Tribe participation in and engagement with Regional Ocean Partnerships.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10201/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To enable Regional Ocean Partnerships, or designated fiscal management entities of such partnerships, to receive Federal funding to conduct the scientific research, conservation, and restoration activities, and priority coordination on shared regional priorities necessary to achieve the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (6).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10202">SEC. 10202. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1468">16 U.S.C. 1468</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</quotedText>” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coastal state.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coastal State</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Coastal state</quotedText>” in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribe</quotedText>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional ocean partnership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Regional Ocean Partnership</quotedText>” means a Regional Ocean Partnership designated under subsection (b).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional Ocean Partnerships.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A coastal State or Indian Tribe may form a partnership with—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a coastal State that shares a common ocean or coastal area with the coastal State, without regard to whether the coastal States are contiguous; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">States—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that share a common ocean, coastal area, or watershed with the coastal State, without regard to whether the coastal States are contiguous; or</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that would contribute to the priorities of the partnership; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Indian Tribes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A partnership formed under paragraph (1) may apply for designation as a Regional Ocean Partnership in such time and manner as determined appropriate by the Secretary if the partnership—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is established to coordinate the management of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources among the members of the partnership;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas of the members participating in the partnership;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complements existing coastal and ocean management efforts of States and Indian Tribes on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not have a regulatory function; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership designated under paragraph (3), as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation of certain entities as regional ocean partnerships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following entities are designated as Regional Ocean Partnerships:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Gulf of Mexico Alliance, comprised of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Northeast Regional Ocean Council, comprised of the States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, comprised of the States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The West Coast Ocean Alliance, comprised of the States of California, Oregon, and Washington and the coastal Indian Tribes therein.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great lakes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A partnership established under this section for the purposes described in subsection (d) with respect to a Great Lake may be known as a “Regional Coastal Partnership” or a “Regional Great Lakes Partnership”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Governing Bodies of Regional Ocean Partnerships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Regional Ocean Partnership shall have a governing body that—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be comprised, at a minimum, of voting members from each coastal state participating in the Regional Ocean Partnership, designated by the Governor of the coastal state; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may include such other members as the partnership considers appropriate.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Regional Ocean Partnership may perform the following functions:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Promote coordination of the actions of the agencies of governments participating in the partnership with the actions of the appropriate officials of Federal agencies, State governments, and Indian Tribes in developing strategies—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to conserve living resources, increase valuable habitats, enhance coastal resilience and ocean management, promote ecological and economic health, and address such other issues related to the shared ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes areas as are determined to be a shared, regional priority by those states; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to manage regional data portals and develop associated data products for purposes that support the priorities of the partnership.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In cooperation with appropriate Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, and local authorities, develop and implement specific action plans to carry out coordination goals.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coordinate and implement priority plans and projects, and facilitate science, research, modeling, monitoring, data collection, and other activities that support the goals of the partnership through the provision of grants and contracts under subsection (f).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Engage, coordinate, and collaborate with relevant governmental entities and stakeholders to address ocean and coastal related matters that require interagency or intergovernmental solutions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Implement outreach programs for public information, education, and participation to foster stewardship of the resources of the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas, as relevant.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Develop and make available, through publications, technical assistance, and other appropriate means, information pertaining to cross-jurisdictional issues being addressed through the coordinated activities of the partnership.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/d/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Serve as a liaison with, and provide information to, international counterparts, as appropriate on priority issues for the partnership.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination, Consultation, and Engagement.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Regional Ocean Partnership shall maintain mechanisms for coordination, consultation, and engagement with the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Government.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Indian Tribes.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/e/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nongovernmental entities, including academic organizations, nonprofit organizations, and private sector entities.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/e/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other federally mandated regional entities, including the Regional Fishery Management Councils, the regional associations of the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System, and relevant Marine Fisheries Commissions.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be construed as affecting any requirement to consult with Indian Tribes under Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 5301 note; relating to consultation and coordination with Indian Tribal Governments) or any other applicable law or policy.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grants and Contracts.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Regional Ocean Partnership may, in coordination with existing Federal, State, and Tribal management programs, from amounts made available to the partnership by the Administrator or the head of another Federal agency, subject to appropriations for such purpose, provide grants and enter into contracts for the purposes described in paragraph (2).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes described in this paragraph include any of the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Monitoring the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems and coastal communities.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Researching and addressing the effects of natural and human-induced environmental changes on—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ocean and coastal ecosystems; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coastal communities.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Developing and executing cooperative strategies that—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address regional data issues identified by the partnership; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/f/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will result in more effective management of common ocean and coastal areas.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Regional Ocean Partnerships, shall submit to Congress a report on the partnerships.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the overall status of the work of the Regional Ocean Partnerships.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effectiveness of the partnerships in supporting regional priorities relating to the management of common ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effectiveness of the strategies that the partnerships are supporting or implementing and the extent to which the priority needs of the regions covered by the partnerships are being met through such strategies.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of how the efforts of the partnerships support or enhance Federal and State efforts consistent with the purposes of this title.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such recommendations as the Administrator may have for improving—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">efforts of the partnerships to support the purposes of this title; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collective strategies that support the purposes of this title in coordination with all relevant Federal and State entities and Indian Tribes.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/g/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The distribution of funds from each partnership for each fiscal year covered by the report.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Federal Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to amounts made available to the Regional Ocean Partnerships by the Administrator under this section, the head of any other Federal agency may provide grants to, enter into contracts with, or otherwise provide funding to such partnerships, subject to availability of appropriations for such purposes.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section establishes any new legal or regulatory authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or of the Regional Ocean Partnerships, other than—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authority of the Administrator to provide amounts to the partnerships; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authority of the partnerships to provide grants and enter into contracts under subsection (f).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorizations.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regional ocean partnerships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator the following amounts to be made available to the Regional Ocean Partnerships or designated fiscal management entities of such partnerships to carry out activities of such partnerships under this title:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,100,000 for fiscal year 2023.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,202,000 for fiscal year 2024.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,306,040 for fiscal year 2025.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,412,160 for fiscal year 2026.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,520,404 for fiscal year 2027.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distribution of amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts made available under this subsection shall be divided evenly among the Regional Ocean Partnerships.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCII/s10202/j/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal government participation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to be distributed to Indian Tribes for purposes of participation in or engagement with the Regional Ocean Partnerships.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CIII">TITLE CIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10301">SEC. 10301. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3408">33 U.S.C. 3408 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Congress makes the following findings:</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The health and resilience of the ocean are vital to the security and economy of the United States and to the lives of the people of the United States.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States depends on the ocean to regulate weather and climate, to sustain and protect the diversity of life, for maritime shipping, for national defense, and for food, energy, medicine, recreation, and other services essential to the people of the United States and all humankind.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prosperity, security, and well-being of the United States depend on successful understanding and stewardship of the ocean.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Interdisciplinary cooperation and engagement among government agencies, research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, States, Indian Tribes, and the private sector are essential for successful stewardship of ocean and coastal environments, national economic growth, national security, and development of agile strategies that develop, promote, and use new technologies.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ocean exploration can help the people of the United States understand how to be effective stewards of the ocean and serve as catalysts and enablers for other sectors of the economy.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mapping, exploration, and characterization of the ocean provides basic, essential information to protect and restore the marine environment, stimulate economic activity, and provide security for the United States.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A robust national ocean exploration program engaging multiple Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and academia is—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">essential to the interests of the United States and vital to its security and economy and the health and well-being of all people of the United States; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10301/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">critical to reestablish the United States at the forefront of global ocean exploration and stewardship.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10302" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10302">SEC. 10302. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3408">33 U.S.C. 3408 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this title:</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10302/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Characterization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">characterization</term>” means activities that provide comprehensive data and interpretations for a specific area of interest of the sea floor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic features, including water masses and currents, in direct support of specific research, environmental protection, resource management, policymaking, or applied mission objectives.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10302/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exploration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">exploration</term>” means activities that provide—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10302/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a multidisciplinary view of an unknown or poorly understood area of the seafloor, sub-bottom, or water column; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10302/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an initial assessment of the physical, chemical, geological, biological, archeological, or other characteristics of such an area.</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10302/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Indian tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribe</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10302/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mapping.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mapping</term>” means activities that provide comprehensive data and information needed to understand seafloor characteristics, such as depth, topography, bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora and fauna.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10303">SEC. 10303. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OCEAN POLICY COMMITTEE. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subcommittees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subcommittees.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall include—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a subcommittee to be known as the ‘Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee’; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a subcommittee to be known as the ‘Ocean Resource Management Subcommittee’.</content>
                            </subparagraph></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In discharging its responsibilities in support of agreed-upon scientific needs, and to assist in the execution of the responsibilities described in subsection (b), the Committee may delegate responsibilities to the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee, the Ocean Resource Management Subcommittee, or another subcommittee of the Committee, as the Committee determines appropriate.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increased Access to Geospatial Data for More Efficient and Informed Decisionmaking.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of document system.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8932(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for projects under the purview of the Committee, establish or designate one or more systems for ocean-related and ocean-mapping-related documents prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), in accordance with subsection (h).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8932 of such title is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10303/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h):<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements of Document System.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The systems established or designated under subsection (b)(5) may include the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A publicly accessible, centralized digital archive of documents described in subsection (b)(5) that are finalized after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">environmental impact statements;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">environmental assessments;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">records of decision; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other relevant documents as determined by the lead agency on a project.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Geospatially referenced data, if any, contained in the documents under paragraph (1).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A mechanism to retrieve information through geo-information tools that can map and integrate relevant geospatial information, such as—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ocean Report Tools;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Environmental Studies Program Information System;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Regional Ocean Partnerships; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Integrated Ocean Observing System.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security equities.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10304">SEC. 10304. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3408">33 U.S.C. 3408</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL OCEAN MAPPING, EXPLORATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION COUNCIL. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall establish a council, to be known as the “National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council” (in this section referred to as the “Council”).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">update national priorities for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate and facilitate activities to advance those priorities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall report to the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall be composed of senior-level representatives from the appropriate Federal agencies.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Co-Chairs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall be co-chaired by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">two senior-level representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one senior-level representative from the Department of the Interior.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities and strategies;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cultivate and facilitate transparent and sustained partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities and related technology development;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate improved processes for data compilation, management, access, synthesis, and visualization with respect to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization, with a focus on building on existing ocean data management systems and with appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security equities, as appropriate;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourage education, workforce training, and public engagement activities that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advance interdisciplinary principles that contribute to ocean mapping, exploration, research, and characterization;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve public engagement with and understanding of ocean science; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide opportunities for underserved populations;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate activities as appropriate with domestic and international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives or programs; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish and monitor metrics to track progress in achieving the priorities set under paragraph (1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall establish a new interagency working group to be known as the “Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall be comprised of senior representatives from Federal agencies with ocean exploration and characterization responsibilities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall support the Council and the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code, on ocean exploration and characterization activities and associated technology development across the Federal Government, State governments, Indian Tribes, private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oversight.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Council shall oversee—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization established under subsection (g)(1); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 12203 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council shall develop or update and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for an integrated cross-sectoral ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiative.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required by paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">discuss the utility and benefits of ocean exploration and characterization;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and describe national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and describe Federal and federally funded ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization programs;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitate and incorporate non-Federal input into national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure effective coordination of ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities among programs described in subparagraph (C);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify opportunities for combining overlapping or complementary needs, activities, and resources of Federal agencies and non-Federal organizations relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization while not reducing benefits from existing mapping, explorations, and characterization activities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote new and existing partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private industry,  
academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct or support ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities and technology development needs, including through coordination under section 3 of the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4102) and the National Oceanographic Partnership Program under section 8931 of title 10, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a transparent and sustained mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder engagement in strategic planning and mission execution to be implemented not later than December 31, 2023, for coordinating such activities with—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/H/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), the private sector, philanthropic organizations, and nonprofits; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/H/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">international partners for activities relating to maritime areas (including the sea floor) beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Government;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish standardized collection and data management protocols, including with respect to metadata, for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization which—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/I/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are publicly accessible and locatable via appropriate Federal repositories;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/I/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">can facilitate the integration of ocean data into products and use innovations from non-Federal partners; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/I/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">have appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">encourage the development, testing, demonstration, and adoption of innovative ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization technologies and applications;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote protocols for accepting data, equipment, approaches, or other resources that support national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify best practices for the protection of marine life during mapping, exploration, and characterization activities;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify training, technology, and other resource requirements for enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other appropriate Federal agencies to support a coordinated national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization effort;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify and facilitate a centralized mechanism or office for coordinating data collection, compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination activities relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization that meets Federal mandates for data accuracy and accessibility;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designate repositories responsible for archiving and managing ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization data;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set forth a timetable and estimated costs for implementation and completion of the plan;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/Q" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="Q">(Q) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent practicable, align ocean exploration and characterization efforts with existing programs and identify key gaps; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/R" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="R">(R) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify criteria for determining the optimal frequency of observations; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/i/2/S" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="S">(S) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide recommendations, developed in coordination with the private sector, to improve incentives, access, and processes for the private sector to share ocean-related data with the public and Federal Government.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Council shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">progress made toward meeting the national priorities described in subsection (i)(2)(B); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for meeting such priorities, such as additional authorities that may be needed to develop a mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder engagement described in subsection (i)(2)(H).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10304/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10305">SEC. 10305. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO THE OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12001 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3401) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and the national undersea research program</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Established.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12002 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3402) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the first sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and undersea</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the second sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and undersea research and exploration</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Powers and Duties of the Administrator.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12003(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3403(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, in consultation with the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932 of title 10, United States Code,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administration</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">voyages</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">expeditions</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal agencies</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and survey</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal and State agencies, Tribal Governments, private industry, academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations, to map, explore, and characterize</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">characterize,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">observe,</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of the exclusive economic zone</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">deep ocean regions</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">voyages</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">expeditions</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, in consultation with the National Science Foundation,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support technological innovation of the United States marine science community by promoting the development and use of new and emerging technologies for research, communication, navigation, and data collection, such as sensors and autonomous vehicles;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">forum</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide guidance, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council, to Federal and State agencies, Tribal Governments, private industry, academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations on data standards, protocols for accepting data, and coordination of data collection, compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination for data relating to ocean exploration and characterization; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with applicable ocean mapping, ocean monitoring, and ocean observation programs to maximize coordination and collaboration opportunities, prevent duplication of such activities and identify gaps in data.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Donations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12003(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3403(b)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Donations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of mapping, exploring, and characterizing the oceans or increasing the knowledge of the oceans, the Administrator may—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accept monetary donations, which shall be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accept donations of property, data, and equipment; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">pay all necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of exclusive economic zone.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12003 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3403) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Exclusive Economic Zone.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">exclusive economic zone</quotedText>’ means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note).”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeal of Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Technology and Infrastructure Task Force.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12004 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3404) is repealed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Education, Workforce Training, and Outreach.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such Act is further amended by inserting after section 12003 the following new section 12004:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12004">“SEC. 12004. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3404">33 U.S.C. 3404</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND OUTREACH </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct education and outreach efforts in order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the discoveries made by the program under section 12002;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the extent possible, coordinate the efforts described in paragraph (1) with the outreach strategies of other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a fellowship program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide year-long fellowships to undergraduate students from institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Education and Outreach Efforts.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Efforts described in subsection (a)(1) may include—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">education of the general public, teachers, students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to encourage development of ocean-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics technical training programs involving secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, including institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach Strategy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on the discoveries made by the program under section 12002.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item relating to section 12004 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12004.</designator><label> Education, workforce training, and outreach.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ocean Exploration Advisory Board.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12005(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3505(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including representatives from academic, commercial, nonprofit, philanthropic, policy, and Tribal entities</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">relevant fields</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to advise the Administrator on priority areas for survey, discovery, and opportunities for extramural collaboration and partnerships;”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/f/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/f/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to identify best practices to improve data management, processing, storage, and archiving standards; and”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12005(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3505(c)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">part</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12006 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3406) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this part</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this part $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such Act is further amended by inserting after section 12006 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12007">“SEC. 12007. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3407">33 U.S.C. 3407</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“In this part:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Characterization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘characterization’, ‘characterize’, and ‘characterizing’ mean activities that provide comprehensive data and interpretations for a specific area of interest of the sea floor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic features, such as water masses and currents, in direct support of specific research, environmental protection, resource management, policymaking, or applied mission objectives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exploration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">exploration</term>’, ‘explore’, and ‘exploring’ means activities that provide—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a multidisciplinary view of an unknown or poorly understood area of the sea floor, sub-bottom, or water column; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an initial assessment of the physical, chemical, geological, biological, archaeological, or other characteristics of such an area.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mapping.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms ‘map’ and ‘mapping’ mean activities that provide comprehensive data and information needed to understand sea floor characteristics, including depth, topography, bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora and fauna.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10305/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 12006 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12007.</designator><label> Definitions.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10306" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10306">SEC. 10306. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10306/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3401note">33 U.S.C. 3401note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of 2009 (part II of subtitle A of title XII of Public Law 111-11; 33 U.S.C. 3421 et seq.) is repealed.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10306/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the items relating to part II of subtitle A of title XII of such Act.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10307">SEC. 10307. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Program.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12202(a) of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3501(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">establish a program to develop a coordinated and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">establish and maintain a program to coordinate</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">plan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">efforts</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">that enhances</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“that—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhances ecosystem approaches in decisionmaking for natural resource and habitat management restoration and conservation, emergency response, and coastal resilience and adaptation;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishes research and mapping priorities;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supports the siting of research and other platforms; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">advances ocean and coastal science.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12202 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3501) is amended by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program parameters.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b) of section 12202 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3501), as redesignated by paragraph (2), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">developing</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">maintaining</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and for leveraging existing Federal geospatial services capacities and contract vehicles for efficiencies</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coastal mapping</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with coastal state and local government programs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with mapping programs, in conjunction with Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of real-time tide data and the development</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of tide data and water-level data and the development and dissemination</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/a/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">“(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">support—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of the National Ocean Exploration Act.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Name change.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 12202 (33 U.S.C. 3501)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 12203</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Committee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Working Group</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 12203 (33 U.S.C. 3502)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">working group</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Working Group</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Working Group</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (f), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">committee</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Working Group</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 12208 (33 U.S.C. 3507), by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Working group.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Working Group</quotedText>’ means the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 12203.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(a)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">within 30 days</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, shall use the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping in existence as of the date of the enactment of such Act to implement section 12202.</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">senior</quotedText>” both places it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">senior-level</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the second sentence;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Minerals Management Service</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior, the Office of the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the Interior</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Chief of Naval Operations</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Department of the Navy</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Co-chairs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(c)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Co-Chairs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Working Group shall be co-chaired by one representative from each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Department of the Interior.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subordinate groups.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(d)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subordinate Groups.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The co-chairs may establish such permanent or temporary subordinate groups as determined appropriate by the Working Group.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(e)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each subcommittee and each working group</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each subordinate group</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203(f) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(f)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other Federal efforts;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">international mapping activities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coastal States;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coastal Indian Tribes;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data acquisition and user groups through workshops, partnerships, and other appropriate mechanisms; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">representatives of nongovernmental entities.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advisory panel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502) is amended by striking subsection (g).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12203 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502), as amended by paragraph (8), is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support Functions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Working Group shall support the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of the National Ocean Exploration Act and the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code, on ocean mapping activities and associated technology development across the Federal Government, State governments, coastal Indian Tribes, private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item relating to section 12203 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12203.</designator><label> Interagency working group on ocean and coastal mapping.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Biennial Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12204 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3503) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">No later</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">House of Representatives</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, and biennially thereafter until 2040, the co-chairs of the Working Group, in coordination with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 of such Act, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives,</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including the data maintained by the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mapping data</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including a plan to map the coasts of the United States on a requirements-based cycle, with mapping agencies and partners coordinating on a unified approach that factors in recent related studies, meets multiple user requirements, and identifies gaps</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">accomplished</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (10) and redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with coastal State and local government programs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">with international, coastal State, and local government and nongovernmental mapping programs</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (11), as redesignated by paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">increase</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">streamline and expand</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for the purpose of fulfilling Federal mapping and charting responsibilities, plans, and strategies</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">entities</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a progress report on the development of new and innovative technologies and applications through research and development, including cooperative or other agreements with joint or cooperative research institutes and centers and other nongovernmental entities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of best practices in data processing and distribution and leveraging opportunities among agencies represented on the Working Group and with coastal States, coastal Indian Tribes, and nongovernmental entities;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">“(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any training, technology, or other requirements for enabling Federal mapping programs, vessels, and aircraft to support a coordinated ocean and coastal mapping program; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">“(16) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timetable for implementation and completion of the plan described in paragraph (3), including recommendations for integrating new approaches into the program.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Centers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12205(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3504(c)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">3</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">three</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and uncrewed</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sensing</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12205 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3504) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">plan</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">noaa joint ocean and coastal mapping centers</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (a), (b), and (d); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(c) NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.—</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item relating to section 12205 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12205.</designator><label> NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping centers.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding Opportunity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3505-3507">33 U.S.C. 3505-3507</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating sections 12206, 12207, and 12208 as sections 12208, 12209, and 12210, respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after section 12205 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12206">“SEC. 12206. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3504a">33 U.S.C. 3504a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator shall develop an integrated ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding match opportunity, to be known as the ‘Brennan Ocean Mapping Fund’ in memory of Rear Admiral Richard T. Brennan, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Federal, State, Tribal, local, nonprofit, private industry, or academic partners in order to increase the coordinated acquisition, processing, stewardship, and archival of new ocean and coastal mapping data in United States waters.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rules.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall develop administrative and procedural rules for the ocean and coastal mapping Federal 
funding match opportunity developed under subsection (a), to include—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specific and detailed criteria that must be addressed by an applicant, such as geographic overlap with preestablished priorities, number and type of project partners, benefit to the applicant, coordination with other funding opportunities, and benefit to the public;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determination of the appropriate funding match amounts and mechanisms to use, such as grants, agreements, or contracts; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other funding award criteria as are necessary or appropriate to ensure that evaluations of proposals and decisions to award funding under this section are based on objective standards applied fairly and equitably to those proposals.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Geospatial Services and Contract Vehicles.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding match opportunity developed under subsection (a) shall leverage Federal expertise and capacities for geospatial services and Federal geospatial contract vehicles using the private sector for acquisition efficiencies.</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12207">“SEC. 12207. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3504b">33 U.S.C. 3504b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AGREEMENTS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the head of a Federal agency that is represented on the Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping may enter into agreements with any other agency that is so represented to provide, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, facilities, equipment, services, personnel, and other support services to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Financial Assistance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator may make financial assistance awards (grants of cooperative agreements) to any State or subdivision thereof or any public or private organization or individual to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12209 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subtitle</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subtitle $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subtitle</quotedText>” and all that follows and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">this subtitle $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding Opportunity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of amounts authorized pursuant to subsection (a), $20,000,000 is authorized to carry out section 12206.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ocean and coastal mapping.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (5) of section 12210 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">processing, and management</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">processing, management, maintenance, interpretation, certification, and dissemination</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coastal indian tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12210 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coastal indian tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">coastal Indian Tribe</quotedText>’ means an ‘Indian Tribe’, as defined in section 4 of the  
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), the land of which is located in a coastal State.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10307/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 12206 through 12208 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12206.</designator><label> Ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding opportunity.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12207.</designator><label> Cooperative agreements, contracts, and grants.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12208.</designator><label> Effect on other laws.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12209.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 12210.</designator><label> Definitions.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10308">SEC. 10308. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 302(4)(A) of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892(4)(A)) is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">hydrodynamic forecast and datum transformation models,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nautical information databases,</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions of the Administrator.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 892a(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">precision navigation,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">promote</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and hydrodynamic forecast models</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">monitoring systems</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and provide foundational information and services required to support coastal resilience planning for coastal transportation and other infrastructure, coastal protection and restoration projects, and related activities</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">efficiency</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quality Assurance Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 304(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 892b(a)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">product produced</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">product or service produced or disseminated</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 306(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 892d(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$70,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$71,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$34,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$29,932,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$26,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIII/s10308/d/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$30,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CIV">TITLE CIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND RESPONSE </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10401">SEC. 10401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 402 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421a) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or entangled</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">stranded</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">strandings,</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">strandings and entanglements, including unusual mortality events,</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">stranding</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">region</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">marine mammals; and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">marine mammals and entangled marine mammals to allow comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in stranded marine mammals and entangled marine mammals with physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">analyses, that would allow comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in stranded marine mammals with physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters.</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">analyses.</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10401/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Required To Be Submitted and Collected.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After each response to a stranding or entanglement event, the Secretary shall collect (including from any staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that respond directly to such an event), and shall require each stranding network participant who responds to that stranding or entanglement to submit to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data on the stranding event, including NOAA Form 89-864 (OMB #0648-0178), NOAA Form 89-878 (OMB #0648-0178), similar successor forms, or similar information in an appropriate format required by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for species under its management authority;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">supplemental data to the data described in subparagraph (A), which may include, as available, relevant information about—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">weather and tide conditions;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">offshore human, predator, or prey activity;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">morphometrics;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">behavior;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">health assessments;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">life history samples; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">“(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">stomach and intestinal contents; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">data and results from laboratory analysis of tissues, which may include, as appropriate and available—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">histopathology;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">toxicology;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">microbiology;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">virology; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">parasitology.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timeline.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A stranding network participant shall submit—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the data described in paragraph (1)(A) not later than 30 days after the date of a response to a stranding or entanglement event;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the compiled data described in paragraph (1)(B) not later than 30 days after the date on which the data is available to the stranding network participant; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the compiled data described in paragraph (1)(C) not later than 30 days after the date on which the laboratory analysis has been reported to the stranding network participant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Online data input system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the stranding network and the Office of Evaluation Sciences of the General Services Administration, shall establish an online system for the purposes of efficient and timely submission of data described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Data.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall develop a program to make information, including any data and metadata collected under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) or subsection (c), available to researchers, stranding network participants, and the public—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve real-time coordination of response to stranding and entanglement events across geographic areas and between stranding coordinators;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to identify and quickly disseminate information on potential public health risks;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate integrated interdisciplinary research;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate peer-reviewed publications;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to archive regional data into 1 national database for future analyses; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for education and outreach activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to data.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that any data or metadata collected under subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that responded directly to a stranding or entanglement event is available to the public through the Health MAP and the Observation System not later than 30 days after that data or metadata is collected by, available to, or reported to the Secretary; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by a stranding network participant that responded directly to a stranding or entanglement event is made available to the public through the Health MAP and the Observation System 2 years after the date on which that data are submitted to the Secretary under subsection (c).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Written release.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary may make data described in paragraph (2)(B) publicly available earlier than 2 years after the date on which that data are submitted to the Secretary under 
subsection (c), if the stranding network participant has completed a written release stating that such data may be made publicly available.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Law enforcement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Secretary may withhold data for a longer period than the period of time described in paragraph (2) in the event of a law enforcement action or legal action that may be related to that data.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the marine mammal stranding community, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make publicly available guidance about uniform data and metadata standards to ensure that data collected in accordance with this section can be archived in a form that is readily accessible and understandable to the public through the Health MAP and the Observation System; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">periodically update such guidance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In collaboration with the regional stranding networks, the Secretary shall develop, and periodically update, a data management and public outreach collaboration policy for stranding or entanglement events.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorship Agreements and Acknowledgment Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall include authorship agreements or other acknowledgment considerations for use of data by the public, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not require submission of research data that are not described in subsection (c).”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10402">SEC. 10402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRANDING OR ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE AGREEMENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 403 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421b) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or entanglement</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">response</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or entanglement.</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a description of the data management and public outreach policy established under section 402(f).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10402/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-522; 86 Stat. 1027) is amended by striking the item related to section 403 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 403.</designator><label> Stranding or entanglement response agreements.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10403">SEC. 10403. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT ACTIVITY FUNDING. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 405(b) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421d(b)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Uses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts in the Fund shall be available only for use by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and dispersed among claimants based on budgets approved by the Secretary prior to expenditure—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to make advance, partial, or progress payments under contracts or other funding mechanisms for property, supplies, salaries, services, and travel costs incurred in acting in accordance with the contingency plan issued under section 404(b) or under the direction of an Onsite Coordinator for an unusual mortality event designated under section 404(a)(2)(B)(iii);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for reimbursing any stranding network participant for costs incurred in the collection, preparation, analysis, and transportation of marine mammal tissues and samples collected with respect to an unusual mortality event for the Tissue Bank; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the care and maintenance of a marine mammal seized under section 104(c)(2)(D); and”</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10404" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10404">SEC. 10404. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIABILITY. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 406(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421e(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10404/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or entanglement</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to a stranding</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10404/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">government</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Government</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10405" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10405">SEC. 10405. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL TISSUE BANK AND TISSUE ANALYSIS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 407 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10405/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the health of marine mammals and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">marine mammal health and mortality and the health of</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10405/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">public</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">access</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10406">SEC. 10406. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE AND RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM AND RAPID RESPONSE FUND. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f-1) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the section heading and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">marine mammal rescue and response grant program and rapid response fund</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (a) through (d) and subsections (f) through (h);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emergency assistance.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">emergency assistance</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or entanglement event that—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">causes an immediate increase in the cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation that is greater than the usual cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation;</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is cyclical or endemic; or</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">involves a marine mammal that is out of the normal range for that marine mammal; or</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or an entanglement event that—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the applicable Secretary considers to be an emergency; or</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with the concurrence of the applicable Secretary, a State, territorial, or Tribal Government considers to be an emergency.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">emergency assistance</quotedText>’ does not include financial assistance to respond to an unusual mortality event.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(12)(A).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Stranding region.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">stranding region</quotedText>’ means a geographic region designated by the applicable Secretary for purposes of administration of this title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The applicable Secretary shall carry out a grant program, to be known as the ‘John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program’ (referred to in this section as the ‘grant program’), to award grants to eligible stranding network participants or stranding network collaborators, as described in this subsection.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the grant program are to provide for—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or entangled marine mammals;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">responses to marine mammal stranding events that require emergency assistance;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the collection of data and samples from living or dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research or assessments regarding marine mammal health;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facility operating costs that are directly related to activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">development of stranding network capacity, including training for emergency response, where facilities do not exist or are sparse.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contract, grant, and cooperative agreement authority.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The applicable Secretary may enter into a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any eligible stranding network participant or stranding network collaborator, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, for the purposes described in paragraph (2).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emergency award flexibility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following a request for emergency award flexibility and analysis of the merits of and necessity for such a request, the applicable Secretary may—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amend any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph, including provisions concerning the period of performance; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waive the requirements under subsection (f) for grant applications submitted during the provision of emergency assistance.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Equitable distribution of funds.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that funds awarded under the grant program are distributed equitably among the stranding regions.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining priorities among the stranding regions under this paragraph, the Secretary may consider—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">equitable distribution within the stranding regions, including the subregions (including, but not limited to, the Gulf of Mexico);</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any episodic stranding, entanglement, or mortality events, except for unusual mortality events, that occurred in any stranding region in the preceding year;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any data with respect to average annual stranding, entanglements, and mortality events per stranding region;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the size of the marine mammal populations inhabiting a stranding region;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the importance of the region’s marine mammal populations to the well-being of indigenous communities; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the conservation of protected, depleted, threatened, or endangered marine mammal species.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strandings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of this program, priority is to be given to applications focusing on marine mammal strandings.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To be eligible for a grant under the grant program, a stranding network participant shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit an application in such form and manner as the applicable Secretary prescribes; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be in compliance with the data reporting requirements under section 402(d) and any applicable reporting requirements of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for species under its management jurisdiction.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, a representative from each of the stranding regions, and other individuals who represent public and private organizations that are actively involved in rescue, rehabilitation, release, scientific research, marine conservation, and forensic science with respect to stranded marine mammals under that Department’s jurisdiction, develop criteria for awarding grants under their respective grant programs.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum grant amount.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No grant made under the grant program for a single award may exceed $150,000 in any 12-month period.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative costs and expenses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary’s administrative costs and expenses related to reviewing and awarding grants under the grant program, in any fiscal year may not exceed the greater of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">6 percent of the amounts made available each fiscal year to carry out the grant program; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$80,000.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transparency.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make publicly available a list of grant proposals for the upcoming fiscal year, funded grants, and requests for grant flexibility under this subsection.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established in the Treasury of the United States an interest-bearing fund, to be known as the ‘Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Rapid Response Fund’).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts in the Rapid Response Fund shall be available only for use by the Secretary to provide emergency assistance.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the grant program $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028, to remain available until expended, of which for each fiscal year—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$6,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of Commerce; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Derivation of funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds to carry out the activities under this section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (A) that are enacted after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Joseph r. geraci marine mammal rescue and rapid response fund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Rapid Response Fund $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acceptance of Donations.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests without any further approval or administrative action.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monetary donations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A monetary gift, devise, or bequest accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the Department of Commerce and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Edits.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f-1), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended in subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection (a)(3)—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the costs of an activity conducted with a grant under this section shall be</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a project conducted with funds awarded under the grant program under this section shall be not less than</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such costs</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such project</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">an activity</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a project</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the activity</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the project</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10406/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-522; 86 Stat. 1027) (as amended by section 5503(b)) is amended by striking the item related to section 408 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 408.</designator><label> Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid Response Fund.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10407" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10407">SEC. 10407. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HEALTH MAP. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10407/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 408 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="408A">“SEC. 408A. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH MONITORING AND ANALYSIS PLATFORM (HEALTH MAP) </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a marine mammal health monitoring and analysis platform (referred to in this Act as the ‘Health MAP’);</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incorporate the Health MAP into the Observation System; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the Health MAP—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publicly accessible through the web portal of the Observation System; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interoperable with other national data systems or other data systems for management or research purposes, as practicable.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of the Health MAP are—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interdisciplinary research among individuals with knowledge and experience in marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, medical science, and oceanography, and with other marine scientists;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">timely and sustained dissemination and availability of marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality data;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identification of spatial and temporal patterns of marine mammal mortality, disease, and stranding;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluation of marine mammal health in terms of mortality, as well as sublethal marine mammal health impacts;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improved collaboration and forecasting of marine mammal and larger ecosystem health events;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">rapid communication and dissemination of information regarding marine mammal strandings that may have implications for human health, such as those caused by harmful algal blooms; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increased accessibility of data in a user friendly visual interface for public education and outreach; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to contribute to an ocean health index that incorporates marine mammal health data.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Health MAP shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrate in situ, remote, and other marine mammal health, stranding, and mortality data, including visualizations and metadata, collected by marine mammal stranding networks, Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, private partners, and academia; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">be designed—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enhance data and information availability, including data sharing among stranding network participants, scientists, and the public within and across stranding network regions;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate data and information access across scientific disciplines, scientists, and managers;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate public access to national and regional marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality data, including visualizations and metadata, through the national and regional data portals of the Observation System; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in collaboration with, and with input from, States and stranding network participants.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedures and Guidelines.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish and implement policies, protocols, and standards for—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reporting marine mammal health data collected by stranding networks consistent with subsections (c) and (d) of section 402;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promptly transmitting health data from the stranding networks and other appropriate data providers to the Health MAP;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disseminating and making publicly available data on marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality data in a timely and sustained manner; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrating additional marine mammal health, stranding, or other relevant data as the Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall maintain and update the Health MAP in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acceptance of Donations.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests without any further approval or administrative action.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Monetary donations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A monetary gift, devise, or bequest accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the Department of Commerce and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10407/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-522; 86 Stat. 1027) (as amended by section 5507(b))  is amended by inserting after the item related to section 408 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 408A.</designator><label> Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform (Health MAP).”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10408" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10408">SEC. 10408. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS TO CONGRESS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10408/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) (as amended by section 5508(a)) is amended by inserting after section 408A the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="408B">“SEC. 408B. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1421f-3">16 U.S.C. 1421f-3</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS TO CONGRESS </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Health MAP Status Report.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, and the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the status of the Health MAP.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed evaluation of the data made publicly available through the Health MAP;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed list of any gaps in data collected pursuant to the Health MAP, a description of the reasons for those gaps, and recommended actions to close those gaps;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the effectiveness of using the website of the Observation System as the platform to collect, organize, visualize, archive, and disseminate marine mammal stranding and health data;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of publications, presentations, or other relevant work product resulting from, or produced in collaboration with, the Health MAP;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of emerging marine mammal health concerns and the applicability of those concerns to human health;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the feasibility of the Observation System being used as an alert system during stranding events, entanglement events, and unusual mortality events for the stranding network, Observation System partners, Health MAP partners, Federal and State agencies, and local and Tribal governments;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an evaluation of the use of Health MAP data to predict broader ecosystem events and changes that may impact marine mammal or human health and specific 
examples of proven or potential uses of Observation System data for those purposes; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for the Health MAP with respect to—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">filling any identified data gaps;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">standards that could be used to improve data quality, accessibility, transmission, interoperability, and sharing;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other strategies that would contribute to the effectiveness and usefulness of the Health MAP; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the funding levels needed to maintain and improve the Health MAP.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data Gap Analysis.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date on which the report required under subsection (b)(1) is submitted, and every 10 years thereafter, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make publicly available a report on the data gap analysis described in paragraph (2); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning that data gap analysis.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The data gap analysis under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an overview of existing participants within a marine mammal stranding network;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of coverage needs and participant gaps within a network;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of data and reporting gaps from members of a network; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of how stranding and health data are shared and made available to scientists, academics, State, local, and Tribal governments, and the public.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Marine Mammal Response Capabilities in the Arctic.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States Geologic Survey, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, shall—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make publicly available a report describing the response capabilities for sick and injured marine mammals in the Arctic regions of the United States; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on that report.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Arctic.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Arctic</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description, developed in consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, of all marine mammal stranding agreements in place for the Arctic region of the United States, including species 
covered, response capabilities, facilities and equipment, and data collection and analysis capabilities;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a list of State and local government agencies that have personnel trained to respond to marine mammal strandings in the Arctic region of the United States;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of potential response and data collection partners and sources of local information and knowledge, including Alaska Native people and villages;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of spatial and temporal trends in marine mammal strandings and unusual mortality events that are correlated with changing environmental conditions in the Arctic region of the United States;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of training and other resource needs to meet emerging response requirements in the Arctic region of the United States;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of oiled marine mammal response and rehabilitation capabilities in the Arctic region of the United States, including personnel, equipment, facilities, training, and husbandry capabilities, and an assessment of factors that affect response and rehabilitation success rates; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations to address future stranding response needs for marine mammals in the Arctic region of the United States.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10408/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-522; 86 Stat. 1027) (as amended by section 5508(b)) is amended by inserting after the item related to section 408A the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 408B.</designator><label> Reports to Congress.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10409" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10409">SEC. 10409. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 409 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421g) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10409/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1993 and 1994;</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023 through 2028;</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10409/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">1993 and 1994;</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2023 through 2028;</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10409/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 1993.</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10410" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10410">SEC. 10410. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 410 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421h) is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10410/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10410/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">entangle</term>’ or ‘entanglement’ means an event in the wild in which a living or dead marine mammal has gear, rope, line, net, or other material wrapped around or attached to the marine mammal and is—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States, including beaches and shorelines; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States, including any navigable waters.”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10410/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The term</term>” and inserting “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Except as used in section 408, the term</term>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10410/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Health MAP</term>’ means the Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform established under section 408A(a)(1).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Observation System</term>’ means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603).”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10411" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10411">SEC. 10411. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON MARINE MAMMAL MORTALITY. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10411/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, conduct a study evaluating the connections among marine heat waves, frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms, prey availability, and habitat degradation, and the impacts of these conditions on marine mammal mortality.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCIV/s10411/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall prepare, post to a publicly available website, and brief the appropriate committees of Congress on, a report containing the results of the study described in subsection (a). The report shall identify priority research activities, opportunities for collaboration, and current gaps in effort and resource limitations related to advancing scientific understanding of how ocean heat waves, harmful algae blooms, availability of prey, and habitat degradation impact marine mammal mortality. The report shall include recommendations for policies needed to mitigate and respond to mortality events.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CV">TITLE CV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">VOLCANIC ASH AND FUMES </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10501">SEC. 10501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) of section 5001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary of commerce.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary of Commerce</quotedText>’ means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Volcanic ash advisory center.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Volcanic Ash Advisory Center</quotedText>’ means an entity designated by the International Civil Aviation Organization that is responsible for informing aviation interests about the presence of volcanic ash in the airspace.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to strengthen the warning and monitoring systems of volcano observatories in the United States by integrating relevant capacities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers located in Anchorage, Alaska, and Washington, D.C., to observe and model emissions of gases, aerosols, and ash, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, and ocean chemistry resulting from volcanic eruptions.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">System Components.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” before  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">spectrometry</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and unoccupied aerial vehicles</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">emissions</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Memorandum of understanding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall develop and execute a memorandum of understanding to establish cooperative support for the activities of the System from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including environmental observations, modeling, and temporary duty assignments of personnel to support emergency activities, as necessary or appropriate.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Management.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update.—</heading>
                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National oceanic and atmospheric administration cost estimates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Secretary annual cost estimates for modernization activities and support of the System for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Update of management plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall update the management plan submitted under clause (i) to include the cost estimates submitted under subclause (I).”</content>
                                </subclause>
                            </clause></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collaboration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Commerce shall collaborate with the Secretary to implement activities carried out under this section related to the expertise of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including observations and modeling of emissions of gases, aerosols, and ash, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, and ocean chemistry resulting from volcanic eruptions.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c) of such section is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the paragraph heading, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, united states geological survey</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriations</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to the United States Geological Survey</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriated</quotedText>”;.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations, national oceanic and atmospheric administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States Geological Survey</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/e/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of the United States Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">programs</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation Plan.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development of plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall develop a plan to implement the amendments made by this Act during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the plan is developed.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall include an estimate of the cost and schedule required for the implementation described in such paragraph.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCV/s10501/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the plan developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall make the plan publicly available.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CVI">TITLE CVI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW DEVELOPERS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10601">SEC. 10601. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s8512a">15 U.S.C. 8512a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW DEVELOPERS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administration</quotedText>” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</quotedText>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Earth prediction innovation center.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Earth Prediction Innovation Center</quotedText>” means the community global weather research modeling system described in paragraph (5)(E) of section 102(b) of the Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)), as redesignated by this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Model.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">model</quotedText>” means any vetted numerical model and associated data assimilation of the Earth’s system or its components—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">developed, in whole or in part, by scientists and engineers employed by the Administration; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise developed, in whole or in part, using Federal funds.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Open license.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">open license</quotedText>” has the same meaning given such term in section 3502(21) of title 44, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operational model.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">operational model</quotedText>” means any model that has an output used by the Administration for operational functions.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Suitable model.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">suitable model</quotedText>” means a model that meets the requirements described in paragraph (5)(E)(ii) of section 102(b) of the Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)), as redesignated by this title, as determined by the Administrator.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this section are—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support innovation in modeling by allowing interested stakeholders to have easy and complete access to operational model codes and to other models, as the Administrator determines appropriate; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to use vetted innovations arising from access described in paragraph (1) to improve modeling by the Administration.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan and Implementation of Plan To Make Certain Models and Data Available to the Public.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall develop and implement a plan to make available to the public, at no cost and with no restrictions on copying, publishing, distributing, citing, adapting, or otherwise using under an open license, the following:</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operational models developed by the Administration.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Models that are not operational models, including experimental and developmental models, as the Administrator determines appropriate.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Applicable information and documentation for models described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), including a description of intended model outputs.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (f), all data owned by the Federal Government and data that the Administrator has the legal right to redistribute that are associated with models made available to the public pursuant to the plan and used in operational forecasting by the Administration, including—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/1/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant metadata; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/1/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data used for operational models used by the Administration as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accommodations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing and implementing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator may make such accommodations as the Administrator considers appropriate to ensure that the public release of any model, information, documentation, or data pursuant to the plan do not jeopardize—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">national security;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intellectual property or redistribution rights, including under titles 17 and 35, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any trade secret or commercial or financial information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any models or data that are otherwise restricted by contract or other written agreement; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the mission of the Administration to protect lives and property.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing and implementing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize making available to the public the models described in paragraph (1)(A).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protections for privacy and statistical information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing and implementing the plan under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that all requirements incorporated into any models described in paragraph (1)(A) ensure compliance with statistical laws and other relevant data protection requirements, including the protection of any personally identifiable information.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion of certain models.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing and implementing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator may exclude models that the Administrator determines will be retired or superseded in fewer than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Platforms.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administrator may use government servers, contracts or agreements with a private vendor, or any other platform consistent with the purpose of this title.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall plan for and establish a program to support infrastructure, including telecommunications and technology infrastructure of the Administration and the platforms described in paragraph (6), relevant to making operational models and data available to the public pursuant to the plan under subsection (a).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/c/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical correction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 102(b) of the Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)) is amended by redesignating the second paragraph (4) (as added by section 4(a) of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-423; 132 Stat. 5456)) as paragraph (5).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement To Review Models and Leverage Innovations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Administrator shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent with the mission of the Earth Prediction Innovation Center, periodically review innovations and improvements made by persons not employed by the Administration as Federal employees to the operational models made available to the public pursuant to the plan under subsection (c)(1) in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of forecasts of the Administration; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the Administrator identifies an innovation for a suitable model, develop and implement a plan to use the innovation to improve the model.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Implementation.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section that includes a description of—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the implementation of the plan required by subsection (c);</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process of the Administration under subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for engaging with interested stakeholders to learn what innovations those stakeholders have found;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for reviewing those innovations; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for operationalizing innovations to improve suitable models; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of any Federal financial assistance, including under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 3719) or the Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act (15 U.S.C. 3724), in order to facilitate and incentivize the sharing of externally developed improvements for testing, evaluation, validation, and application to further improve the mission of the Administration, and any other Administration priorities.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/e/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Protection of National Security Interests.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for models developed in whole or in part with the Department of Defense, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall withhold any model or data if the Administrator or the Secretary of Defense determines doing so to be necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any other provision of law governing the protection of the national security interests of the United States.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dJ/tCVI/s10601/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
        </division>
        <division identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK" style="-uslm-dtd:division" styleType="OLC">
            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">DIVISION K—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022 </heading>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11001" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11001">SEC. 11001. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. </heading>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11001/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This division may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11001/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for this division is as follows:<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11001.</designator><label> Short title; table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11002.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11003.</designator><label> Rule of construction.</label></referenceItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXI—</designator><label>AUTHORIZATIONS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11101.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11102.</designator><label> Authorized levels of military strength and training.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11103.</designator><label> Authorization for certain programs and services.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11104.</designator><label> Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11105.</designator><label> Shoreside infrastructure and facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11106.</designator><label> Coast Guard yard resilient infrastructure and construction improvement.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXII—</designator><label>COAST GUARD</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Infrastructure and Assets</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11201.</designator><label> Report on shoreside infrastructure and facilities projects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11202.</designator><label> Report and briefing on resourcing strategy for Western Pacific region.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11203.</designator><label> Study and report on national security and drug trafficking threats in Florida Straits, Cuba, and Caribbean region.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11204.</designator><label> Coast Guard Yard.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11205.</designator><label> Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to procure cost-effective technology for mission needs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11206.</designator><label> Improvements to infrastructure and operations planning.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11207.</designator><label> Aqua alert notification system pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11208.</designator><label> Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through condition-based maintenance.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11209.</designator><label> Study on laydown of Coast Guard Cutters.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11210.</designator><label> Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11211.</designator><label> Disposition of infrastructure related to E-LORAN.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Great Lakes</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11212.</designator><label> Great Lakes winter commerce.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11213.</designator><label> Database on icebreaking operations in Great Lakes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11214.</designator><label> Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11215.</designator><label> Great Lakes snowmobile acquisition plan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11216.</designator><label> Great Lakes barge inspection exemption.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11217.</designator><label> Study on sufficiency of Coast Guard aviation assets to meet mission demands.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Arctic</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11218.</designator><label> Establishment of medium icebreaker program office.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11219.</designator><label> Arctic activities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11220.</designator><label> Study on Arctic operations and infrastructure.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11221.</designator><label> Pribilof Island transition completion actions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11222.</designator><label> Report on shipyards of Finland and Sweden.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11223.</designator><label> Acquisition of icebreaker.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Maritime Cyber and Artificial Intelligence</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11224.</designator><label> Enhancing maritime cybersecurity.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11225.</designator><label> Establishment of unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11226.</designator><label> Artificial intelligence strategy.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11227.</designator><label> Review of artificial intelligence applications and establishment of performance metrics.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11228.</designator><label> Cyber data management.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11229.</designator><label> Data management.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11230.</designator><label> Study on cyber threats to United States marine transportation system.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Aviation</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11231.</designator><label> Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft: program authorization and eligible recipients.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11232.</designator><label> Report on Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hangar.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11233.</designator><label> Study on operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft and strategy for Coast Guard Aviation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle F—</designator><label>Workforce Readiness</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11234.</designator><label> Authorized strength.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11235.</designator><label> Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on active duty.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11236.</designator><label> Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion list.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11237.</designator><label> Career incentive pay for marine inspectors.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11238.</designator><label> Expansion of ability for selection board to recommend officers of particular merit for promotion.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11239.</designator><label> Modification to education loan repayment program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11240.</designator><label> Retirement of Vice Commandant.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11241.</designator><label> Report on resignation and retirement processing times and denial.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11242.</designator><label> Calculation of active service.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11243.</designator><label> Physical Disability Evaluation System procedure review.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11244.</designator><label> Expansion of authority for multirater assessments of certain personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11245.</designator><label> Promotion parity.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11246.</designator><label> Partnership program to diversify Coast Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11247.</designator><label> Expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11248.</designator><label> Improving representation of women and racial and ethnic minorities among Coast Guard active-duty members.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11249.</designator><label> Strategy to enhance diversity through recruitment and accession.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11250.</designator><label> Support for Coast Guard Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11251.</designator><label> Training for congressional affairs personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11252.</designator><label> Strategy for retention of cuttermen.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11253.</designator><label> Study on performance of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11254.</designator><label> Study on frequency of weapons training for Coast Guard personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle G—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Provisions</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11255.</designator><label> Modification of prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11256.</designator><label> Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11257.</designator><label> Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11258.</designator><label> Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11259.</designator><label> National Coast Guard Museum funding plan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11260.</designator><label> Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11261.</designator><label> Transfer and conveyance.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11262.</designator><label> Transparency and oversight.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11263.</designator><label> Study on safety inspection program for containers and facilities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11264.</designator><label> Operational data sharing capability.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11265.</designator><label> Feasibility study on construction of Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11266.</designator><label> Procurement of tethered aerostat radar system for Coast Guard Station South Padre Island.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11267.</designator><label> Prohibition on major acquisition contracts with entities associated with Chinese Communist Party.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11268.</designator><label> Review of drug interdiction equipment and standards; testing for fentanyl during interdiction operations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11269.</designator><label> Public availability of information on monthly migrant interdictions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11270.</designator><label> Cargo waiting time reduction.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11271.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard oversight and investigations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle H—</designator><label>Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11272.</designator><label> Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11273.</designator><label> Policy on requests for permanent changes of station or unit transfers by persons who report being the victim of sexual assault.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11274.</designator><label> Sex offenses and personnel records.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11275.</designator><label> Study on Special Victims’ Counsel program.</label></referenceItem>
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                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXIII—</designator><label>ENVIRONMENT</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Marine Mammals</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11301.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11302.</designator><label> Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11303.</designator><label> Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large cetaceans.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11304.</designator><label> Pilot program to establish a Cetacean Desk for Puget Sound region.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11305.</designator><label> Monitoring ocean soundscapes.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Oil Spills</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11306.</designator><label> Report on changing salvors.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11307.</designator><label> Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response contracts.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11308.</designator><label> Improving oil spill preparedness.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11309.</designator><label> Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11310.</designator><label> Coast Guard claims processing costs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11311.</designator><label> Calculation of interest on debt owed to national pollution fund.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11312.</designator><label> Per-incident limitation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11313.</designator><label> Access to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11314.</designator><label> Cost-reimbursable agreements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11315.</designator><label> Oil spill response review.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11316.</designator><label> Additional exceptions to regulations for towing vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11317.</designator><label> Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Environmental Compliance</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11318.</designator><label> Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established anchorage grounds.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11319.</designator><label> Study on impacts on shipping and commercial, Tribal, and recreational fisheries from development of renewable energy on West Coast.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11320.</designator><label> Use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of marking fishing gear.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Environmental Issues</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11321.</designator><label> Notification of communication outages.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11322.</designator><label> Improvements to communication with fishing industry and related stakeholders.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11323.</designator><label> Advance notification of military or other exercises.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11324.</designator><label> Modifications to Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund administration.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11325.</designator><label> Load lines.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11326.</designator><label> Actions by National Marine Fisheries Service to increase energy production.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11327.</designator><label> Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11328.</designator><label> Safety standards.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle E—</designator><label>Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11329.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="chapter" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Chapter 1—</designator><label>Combating Human Trafficking Through Seafood Import Monitoring</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11330.</designator><label> Enhancement of Seafood Import Monitoring Program Message Set in Automated Commercial Environment system.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11331.</designator><label> Data sharing and aggregation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11332.</designator><label> Import audits.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11333.</designator><label> Availability of fisheries information.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11334.</designator><label> Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11335.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="chapter" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Chapter 2—</designator><label>Strengthening International Fisheries Management To Combat Human Trafficking</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11336.</designator><label> Denial of port privileges.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11337.</designator><label> Identification and certification criteria.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11338.</designator><label> Equivalent conservation measures.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11339.</designator><label> Capacity building in foreign fisheries.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11340.</designator><label> Training of United States observers.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11341.</designator><label> Regulations.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXIV—</designator><label>SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD WORKFORCE</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Support for Coast Guard Members and Families</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11401.</designator><label> Coast Guard child care improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11402.</designator><label> Armed Forces access to Coast Guard child development services.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11403.</designator><label> Cadet pregnancy policy improvements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11404.</designator><label> Combat-related special compensation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11405.</designator><label> Study on food security.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Healthcare</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11406.</designator><label> Development of medical staffing standards for Coast Guard.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11407.</designator><label> Healthcare system review and strategic plan.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11408.</designator><label> Data collection and access to care.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11409.</designator><label> Behavioral health policy.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11410.</designator><label> Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11411.</designator><label> Improvements to Physical Disability Evaluation System and transition program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11412.</designator><label> Expansion of access to counseling.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11413.</designator><label> Expansion of postgraduate opportunities for members of Coast Guard in medical and related fields.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11414.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11415.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard telemedicine program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Housing</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11416.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard housing access, cost, and challenges.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11417.</designator><label> Audit of certain military housing conditions of enlisted members of Coast Guard in Key West, Florida.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11418.</designator><label> Study on Coast Guard housing authorities and privatized housing.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11419.</designator><label> Strategy to improve quality of life at remote units.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11420.</designator><label> Report on availability of emergency supplies for Coast Guard personnel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11421.</designator><label> Fleet mix analysis and shore infrastructure investment plan.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXV—</designator><label>MARITIME</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Vessel Safety</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11501.</designator><label> Responses to safety recommendations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11502.</designator><label> Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11503.</designator><label> Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passenger vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11504.</designator><label> At-sea recovery operations pilot program.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11505.</designator><label> Historic wood sailing vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11506.</designator><label> Certificates of numbers for undocumented vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11507.</designator><label> Comptroller General review and report on Coast Guard oversight of third-party organizations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11508.</designator><label> Articulated tug-barge manning.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11509.</designator><label> Fishing vessel safety.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11510.</designator><label> Exemptions for certain passenger vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Merchant Mariner Credentialing</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11511.</designator><label> Modernizing merchant mariner credentialing system.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11512.</designator><label> Assessment regarding application process for merchant mariner credentials.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11513.</designator><label> GAO report.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11514.</designator><label> Military to Mariners Act of 2022.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11515.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11516.</designator><label> Nonoperating individual.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11517.</designator><label> Oceanographic research vessels.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11518.</designator><label> Port access routes briefing.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11519.</designator><label> Definition of stateless vessel.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11520.</designator><label> Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in aquaculture activities.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11521.</designator><label> Report on securing vessels and cargo.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11522.</designator><label> Report on enforcement of coastwise laws.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11523.</designator><label> Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11524.</designator><label> Prohibition on entry and operation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11525.</designator><label> Floating dry docks.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11526.</designator><label> Updated requirements for fishing crew agreements.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXVI—</designator><label>SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11601.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11602.</designator><label> Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11603.</designator><label> Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11604.</designator><label> Accommodation; notices.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11605.</designator><label> Protection against discrimination.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11606.</designator><label> Alcohol at sea.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11607.</designator><label> Surveillance requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11608.</designator><label> Master key control.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11609.</designator><label> Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11610.</designator><label> Safety management system.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11611.</designator><label> Reports to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
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                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXVII—</designator><label>NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11701.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11702.</designator><label> Requirement for appointments.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11703.</designator><label> Repeal of requirement to promote ensigns after 3 years of service.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11704.</designator><label> Authority to provide awards and decorations.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11705.</designator><label> Retirement and separation.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11706.</designator><label> Improving professional mariner staffing.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11707.</designator><label> Legal assistance.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11708.</designator><label> Acquisition of aircraft for agency air, atmosphere, and weather reconnaissance and research mission.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11709.</designator><label> Report on professional mariner staffing models.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="subtitle" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Other Matters</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11710.</designator><label> Conveyance of certain property of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau, Alaska.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem>
                    <groupItem>
                        <referenceItem class="centered" role="title" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>TITLE CXVIII—</designator><label>TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11801.</designator><label> Terms and vacancies.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11802.</designator><label> Passenger vessel security and safety requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11803.</designator><label> Technical corrections.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11804.</designator><label> Transportation worker identification credential technical amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11805.</designator><label> Reinstatement.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11806.</designator><label> Determination of budgetary effects.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11807.</designator><label> Technical amendment.</label></referenceItem>
                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>Sec. 11808.</designator><label> Lighthouse service amendments.</label></referenceItem>
                    </groupItem></toc></content>
                </subsection>
            </section>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11002" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11002">SEC. 11002. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s106">14 U.S.C. 106 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this division:</chapeau>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11002/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commandant.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Commandant</term>” means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.</content>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11002/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</content>
                </paragraph>
            </section>
            <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11003" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11003">SEC. 11003. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s245">6 U.S.C. 245 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. </heading>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11003/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this division may be construed—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11003/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to satisfy any requirement for government-to-government consultation with Tribal governments; or</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11003/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Tribal government.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </subsection>
                <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/s11003/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal Government Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribal government</quotedText>” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).</content>
                </subsection>
            </section>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXI">TITLE CXI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATIONS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11101">SEC. 11101. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$10,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content>
                            </clause></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$17,035,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$23,456,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, (A)(ii) $17,376,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(A)(ii), $24,353,000</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content>
                            </clause></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,400,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content>
                            </clause>
                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$20,808,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content>
                            </clause></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$7,476,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$14,681,084 for fiscal year 2023.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11101/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$240,577,000 for fiscal year 2022; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$252,887,000 for fiscal year 2023.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11102" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11102">SEC. 11102. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11102/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11102/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11103" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11103">SEC. 11103. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, there are authorized to the Commandant for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11103/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$25,000,000 for the child care subsidy program as established under section 11401and any additional eligible uses established by the Commandant under the amendment made by subsection (c) of section 11401;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11103/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,300,000 for expansion of behavioral health services in the Coast Guard under section 11412;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11103/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$3,000,000 for the Aqua Alert Notification System pilot program established under section 11207; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11103/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$1,000,000 to prepare the evaluation of requirements for the Arctic Security Cutter.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11104">SEC. 11104. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL VESSELS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 11101, for fiscal year 2023—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$300,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of a twelfth National Security Cutter;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$420,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of 6 Fast Response Cutters;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$172,500,000 is authorized for the program management, design, and acquisition of 12 Pacific Northwest heavy weather boats that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 52-foot motor surfboat;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$167,200,000 is authorized for the third Polar Security Cutter;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$150,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition or procurement of an available icebreaker (as such term is defined under section 11223);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in addition to amounts authorized under paragraph (6), $20,000,000 shall be authorized for the design and selection of icebreaking cutters for operation in the Great Lakes, the Northeastern United States, and the Arctic as appropriate, that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 140-foot icebreaking tugs; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$650,000,000 is authorized for the continued acquisition of Offshore Patrol Cutters.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11104/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Acquired Cutter.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any cutter acquired using amounts authorized under subsection (a) shall be in addition to the National Security Cutters and Fast Response Cutters approved under the existing acquisition baseline in the program of record for the National Security Cutter and Fast Response Cutter.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11105">SEC. 11105. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $1,000,000,000 is authorized to fund maintenance, construction, and repairs for Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for fiscal year 2023, $127,000,000 is authorized for improvements to facilities of the Coast Guard Yard.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Set-asides.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts authorized under subsection (a)(1)—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to $60,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase I, in fiscal year 2022, and $60,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase II, in fiscal year 2023, for the recapitalization of the barracks at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$67,500,000 is authorized for the construction of additional new child care development centers not constructed using funds authorized by title V of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">up to $1,200,000 is authorized to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complete repairs to the United States Coast Guard Station, New York, waterfront, including repairs to the concrete pier; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">replace floating piers Alpha and Bravo, the South Breakwater and Ice Screen, the North Breakwater and Ice Screen and the seawall.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11105/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mitigation of Hazard Risks.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out projects with funds authorized under subsection (a), the Coast Guard shall mitigate, to the greatest extent practicable, natural hazard risks identified in any Shore Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment for Phase I related to such projects.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11106" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11106">SEC. 11106. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COAST GUARD YARD RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for the Secretary—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11106/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$273,000,000 for the purposes of improvements to facilities of the Coast Guard Yard; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXI/s11106/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$236,000,000 for the acquisition of a new floating drydock at the Yard.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXII">TITLE CXII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COAST GUARD </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Infrastructure and Assets </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11201" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11201">SEC. 11201. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5102">14 U.S.C. 5102 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES PROJECTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11201/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than annually, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11201/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed list of Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure projects contemplated in each Coast Guard Sector area of responsibility and planned within the 7 years following the submission of the annual report for all Coast Guard facilities located within each Coast Guard Sector area of responsibility in the order of priority, including recapitalization, maintenance needs in excess of $100,000, dredging, and other shoreside infrastructure needs of the Coast Guard;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11201/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the estimated cost of projects to fulfill each project, to the extent available; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11201/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a general description of the state of planning, including design and engineering, for each such project.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11201/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include all unfunded shoreside infrastructure and facility priorities meeting the criteria under subsection (a) recommended to the Commandant for consideration for inclusion in the unfunded priority list report to Congress under section 5108 of title 14, United States Code, regardless of whether the unfunded shoreside infrastructure project is included in the final annual unfunded priority list to Congress.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11202">SEC. 11202. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT AND BRIEFING ON RESOURCING STRATEGY FOR WESTERN PACIFIC REGION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Coast Guard Commander of the Pacific Area, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report outlining the resourcing needs of the Coast Guard to achieve optimum operations in the Western Pacific region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the risks and associated needs—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to United States strategic maritime interests, in particular such interests in areas west of the International Date Line, including risks to bilateral maritime partners of the United States, posed by not fully staffing and equipping Coast Guard operations in the Western Pacific region;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to the Coast Guard mission and force posed by not fully staffing and equipping Coast Guard operations in the Western Pacific region; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to support the call of the President, as set forth in the Indo-Pacific Strategy, to expand Coast Guard presence and cooperation in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands, with a focus on advising, training, deployment, and capacity building.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the additional resources, including shoreside resources, required to fully implement the needs described in subparagraph (A), including the United States commitment to bilateral fisheries law enforcement in the Pacific Ocean.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the operational and personnel assets required and a dispersal plan for available and projected future Coast Guard cutters and aviation forces to conduct optimum operations in the Western Pacific region.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis with respect to whether a national security cutter or fast response cutter located at a United States military installation in a foreign country in the Western Pacific region would enhance United States national security, partner country capacity building, and prevention and effective response to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the benefits and associated costs involved in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing staffing of Coast Guard personnel within the command elements of United States Indo-Pacific Command or subordinate commands; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designating a Coast Guard patrol force under the direct authority of the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command with associated forward-based assets and personnel.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of any additional authority necessary, including proposals for legislative change, to meet the needs identified in accordance with subparagraphs (A) through (E) and any other mission requirement in the Western Pacific region.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Form.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11202/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Commandant submits the report under subsection (a), the Commandant, or a designated individual, shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the findings and conclusions of such report.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11203">SEC. 11203. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY AND REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING THREATS IN FLORIDA STRAITS, CUBA, AND CARIBBEAN REGION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall conduct a study on threats to national security, drug trafficking, and other relevant threats the Commandant considers appropriate in the Florida Straits and Caribbean region, including Cuba.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">new technology and evasive maneuvers used by transnational criminal organizations to evade detection and interdiction by Coast Guard law enforcement units and interagency partners; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">capability gaps of the Coast Guard with respect to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the detection and interdiction of illicit drugs in the Florida Straits and Caribbean region, including Cuba; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the detection of national security threats in such region.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the critical technological advancements required for the Coast Guard to meet current and anticipated threats in such region;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capabilities required to enhance information sharing and coordination between the Coast Guard and interagency partners, foreign governments, and related civilian entities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any significant developing threats to the United States posed by illicit actors in such region.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11203/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11204">SEC. 11204. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COAST GUARD YARD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the Coast Guard Yard, the uses of the amounts authorized under sections 11105(a)(2) and 11106 are to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve resilience and capacity;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintain and expand Coast Guard organic manufacturing capacity;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand training and recruitment;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enhance safety;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improve environmental compliance; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the Coast Guard Yard is prepared to meet the growing needs of the modern Coast Guard fleet.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that the Coast Guard Yard receives improvements that include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Facilities upgrades needed to improve resilience of the shipyard, its facilities, and associated infrastructure.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Acquisition of a large-capacity drydock.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Improvements to piers and wharves, drydocks, and capital equipment utilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Environmental remediation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Construction of a new warehouse and paint facility.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Acquisition of a new travel lift.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Dredging necessary to facilitate access to the Coast Guard Yard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Workforce Development Plan.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall  
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, a workforce development plan that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">outlines the workforce needs of the Coast Guard Yard with respect to civilian employees and active duty members of the Coast Guard, including engineers, individuals engaged in trades, cyber specialists, and other personnel necessary to meet the evolving mission set of the Coast Guard Yard; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11204/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes recommendations for Congress with respect to the authorities, training, funding, and civilian and active-duty recruitment, including the recruitment of women and underrepresented minorities, necessary to meet workforce needs of the Coast Guard Yard for the 10-year period beginning on the date of submission of the plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11205">SEC. 11205. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN CONTRACTS AND GRANTS TO PROCURE COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR MISSION NEEDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1158">“SEC. 1158. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1158">14 U.S.C. 1158</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to procure cost-effective, advanced technology for mission-critical needs </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Commandant may enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) to operate, test, and acquire cost-effective technology for the purpose of meeting the mission needs of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation, Testing, and Acquisition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Operation, testing, and acquisition of technologies under subsection (a) shall be—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carried out in accordance with Coast Guard policies and guidance; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent with the operational requirements of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may not enter into a transaction under subsection (a) with respect to a technology that—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not comply with the cybersecurity standards of the Coast Guard; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is sourced from an entity domiciled in the People’s Republic of China, unless the Commandant determines that the prototype or procurement of such a technology is for the purpose of—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">counter-UAS or surrogate testing; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare, testing, and analysis.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Education and Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall ensure that management, technical, and contracting personnel of the Coast Guard involved in the award or administration of transactions under this section are provided adequate education and training with respect to the authority under this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall prescribe regulations as necessary to carry out this section.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Counter-UAS Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">counter-UAS</quotedText>’ has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1157 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“1158.</designator><label> Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to procure cost-effective, advanced technology for mission-critical needs.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describes the use of the authority pursuant to section 1158 of title 14, United States Code (as added by this section); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses the mission and operational benefits of such authority.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11205/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11206" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11206">SEC. 11206. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PLANNING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11206/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall incorporate the most recent oceanic and atmospheric data relating to the increasing rates of extreme weather, including flooding, into planning scenarios for Coast Guard infrastructure and mission deployments with respect to all Coast Guard Missions.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11206/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination With National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11206/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to ensure the incorporation of the most recent environmental and climatic data; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11206/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">request technical assistance and advice from the Under Secretary in planning scenarios, as appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11206/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the manner in which the best-available science from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been incorporated into at least 1 key mission area of the Coast Guard, and the lessons learned from incorporating such science.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11207">SEC. 11207. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s521">14 U.S.C. 521 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AQUA ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish a pilot program to improve the issuance of alerts to facilitate cooperation with the public to render  
aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Program Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Commandant shall, to the maximum extent possible—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a voluntary opt-in program under which members of the public, as appropriate, and the entities described in subsection (c), may receive notifications on cellular devices regarding Coast Guard activities to render aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, United States Code;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cover areas located within the area of responsibility of 3 different Coast Guard sectors in diverse geographic regions; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that the dissemination of an alert shall be limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the rendering of aid to distressed individuals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the pilot program under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the head of any relevant Federal agency;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the government of any relevant State;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any Tribal Government;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the government of any relevant territory or possession of the United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any relevant political subdivision of an entity described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2026, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11207/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall make the report submitted under paragraph (1) available to the public.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11208">SEC. 11208. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROJECT FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD CUTTER READINESS THROUGH CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a pilot project to enhance cutter readiness and reduce lost patrol days through the deployment of condition-based program standards for cutter maintenance, in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Criteria for Condition-Based Maintenance Evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the pilot project under subsection (a), the Commandant, in cooperation with government and industry partners, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">select at least 1 class of cutters under construction with respect to which the application of the pilot project would enhance readiness;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use condition-based program standards which incorporate artificial, intelligence, prognostic based maintenance planning;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">create and model a full ship digital twin for the cutters selected under paragraph (1);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">install or modify instrumentation capable of producing full hull, mechanical, and electrical data necessary to analyze cutter operational conditions with active maintenance alerts; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate and weight efficacy of potential emergent repairs as well as planned depot maintenance activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to developing the pilot project in this section, the Commandant shall evaluate commercially available products, technology, applications, standards, and technology for development and implementation of the pilot program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an interim report not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act on the progress in carrying out the pilot project described in subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a final report not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act on the results of the pilot project described in subsection (a) that includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">options to integrate condition-based program standards with prognostic based maintenance planning to Coast Guard cutters; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11208/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">plans to deploy condition-based program standards with prognostic based maintenance planning to Coast Guard cutters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11209" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11209">SEC. 11209. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON LAYDOWN OF COAST GUARD CUTTERS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the laydown of Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters to assess Coast Guard mission readiness and to identify areas of need for asset coverage.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11210" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11210">SEC. 11210. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACQUISITION LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1132(e) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Types of estimates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For each Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program, in addition to life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall require that—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1) be updated before—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">each milestone decision is concluded; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the project or program enters a new acquisition phase; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an independent cost estimate or independent cost assessment, as appropriate, be developed to validate life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1).”</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stA/s11211" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11211">SEC. 11211. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO E-LORAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 914 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="914">“SEC. 914. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disposition of infrastructure related to E-LORAN </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commandant may dismantle or dispose of any real or personal property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard and used for the LORAN-C system.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">No action described in subsection (a) may be taken unless and until—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commandant notifies the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense in writing of the proposed dismantling or disposal of a LORAN-C system; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a period of 90 calendar days expires following the day on which the notice has been submitted.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Receipt of Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, not later than 90 calendar days of receipt of the written notification under subsection (b), the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Defense notifies the Commandant, in writing, of a determination under section 312(d) of title 49 that the property is required to provide a positioning, navigation, and timing system to provide redundant capability in the event the Global Positioning System signals are disrupted, the Commandant shall transfer the property to the Department of Transportation without any consideration.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification Expiration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, at the end of the 90 calendar day period no notification under subsection (b) has been received, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate that the period in subsection (b)(2) has expired, and may proceed with the dismantling and disposal of the personal property, and disposing of the real property in accordance with section 2945 of this title.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition on actions in subsection (b) does not apply to actions necessary for the safety of human life.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great Lakes </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11212">SEC. 11212. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GREAT LAKES WINTER COMMERCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great Lakes Icebreaking Operations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Government accountability office report.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on Coast Guard icebreaking in the Great Lakes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subparagraph (A) shall evaluate—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the economic impact of vessel delays or cancellations associated with ice coverage on the Great Lakes;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">mission needs of the Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking program;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the impact that the proposed standards described in paragraph (2) would have on—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/iii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard operations in the Great Lakes;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/iii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Northeast icebreaking missions; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/iii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inland waterway operations;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a fleet mix analysis for meeting such proposed standards;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the resources necessary to support the fleet mix resulting from such fleet mix analysis, including billets for crew and operating costs; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/1/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations to the Commandant for Improvements to the Great Lakes icebreaking program, including with respect to facilitating commerce and meeting all Coast Guard mission needs.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proposed standards for icebreaking operations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The proposed standards described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Commandant shall keep ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes open to navigation during not less than 90 percent of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit such ice-covered waterways.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to navigation, because of ice of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10 years, the Commandant shall keep ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes open to navigation during not less than 70 percent of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit such ice-covered waterways.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report by commandant.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Comptroller General submits the report under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan for Coast Guard implementation of any recommendation made by the Comptroller General under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) that the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any recommendation made under such paragraph that the Commandant declines to implement and a justification for such decision.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of, and a proposed implementation plan for, the results of the fleet mix analysis under paragraph (1)(B)(iv).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/a/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any proposed modifications to the standards for icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial vessel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial vessel</quotedText>” means any privately owned cargo vessel operating in the Great Lakes during the winter season of at least 500 tons, as measured under section 14502 of title 46, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of such title, as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great lakes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Great Lakes</quotedText>” means the United States waters of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, their connecting waterways, and their adjacent harbors, and the connecting channels (including the following rivers and tributaries of such rivers: Saint Mary’s River, Saint Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Illinois River, Chicago River, Fox River, Grand River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, 
Menominee River, Muskegon River, Kalamazoo River, and Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ice-covered waterway.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">ice-covered waterway</quotedText>” means any portion of the Great Lakes in which commercial vessels or ferries operate that is 70 percent or greater covered by ice, but does not include any waters adjacent to piers or docks for which commercial icebreaking services are available and adequate for the ice conditions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Open to navigation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">open to navigation</quotedText>” means navigable to the extent necessary, in no particular order of priority, to meet the reasonable demands of commerce, minimize delays to passenger ferries, extricate vessels and individuals from danger, prevent damage due to flooding, and conduct other Coast Guard missions (as required).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11212/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reasonable demands of commerce.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reasonable demands of commerce</quotedText>” means the safe movement of commercial vessels and ferries transiting ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes, regardless of type of cargo, at a speed consistent with the design capability of Coast Guard icebreakers operating in the Great Lakes and appropriate to the ice capability of the commercial vessel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11213">SEC. 11213. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATABASE ON ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS IN GREAT LAKES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall establish and maintain a database for collecting, archiving, and disseminating data on icebreaking operations and commercial vessel and ferry transit in the Great Lakes during ice season.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The database required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Attempts by commercial vessels and ferries to transit ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes that are unsuccessful because of inadequate icebreaking.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The period of time that each commercial vessel or ferry was unsuccessful at transit described in paragraph (1) due to inadequate icebreaking.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of time elapsed before each such commercial vessel or ferry was successfully broken out of the ice and whether it was accomplished by the Coast Guard or by commercial icebreaking assets.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Relevant communications of each such commercial vessel or ferry with the Coast Guard and with commercial icebreaking services during such period.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any mitigating circumstance, such as Coast Guard icebreaker diversions to higher priority missions, that may have contributed to the amount of time described in paragraph (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Voluntary Reporting.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any reporting by operators of commercial vessels or ferries under this section shall be voluntary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall make the database available to the public on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation With Industry.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to the Great Lakes icebreaking operations of the Coast Guard and the development of the database required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult operators of commercial vessels and ferries.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1 after the first winter in which the Commandant is subject to the requirements of section 564 of title 14, United States Code, the Commandant shall publish on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard a report on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of such section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commercial vessel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commercial vessel</quotedText>” means any privately owned cargo vessel operating in the Great Lakes during the winter season of at least 500 tons, as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of such title, as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of such title.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Great lakes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Great Lakes</quotedText>” means the United States waters of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, their connecting waterways, and their adjacent harbors, and the connecting channels (including the following rivers and tributaries of such rivers: Saint Mary’s River, Saint Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Illinois River, Chicago River, Fox River, Grand River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, Menominee River, Muskegon River, Kalamazoo River, and Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Ice-covered waterway.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">ice-covered waterway</quotedText>” means any portion of the Great Lakes in which commercial vessels or ferries operate that is 70 percent or greater covered by ice, but does not include any waters adjacent to piers or docks for which commercial icebreaking services are available and adequate for the ice conditions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Open to navigation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">open to navigation</quotedText>” means navigable to the extent necessary to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">extricate vessels and individuals from danger;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prevent damage due to flooding;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meet the reasonable demands of commerce;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">minimize delays to passenger ferries; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct other Coast Guard missions as required.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11213/g/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reasonable demands of commerce.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">reasonable demands of commerce</quotedText>” means the safe movement of commercial vessels and ferries transiting ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes, regardless of type of cargo, at a speed consistent with the design capability of Coast Guard icebreakers operating in the Great Lakes and appropriate to the ice capability of the commercial vessel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11214" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11214">SEC. 11214. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR GREAT LAKES OIL SPILL SEARCH AND RESPONSE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 807(d) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (14 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Great Lakes</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Ontario;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Erie;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Michigan;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Superior; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the connecting channels (including the following rivers and tributaries of such rivers: Saint Mary’s River, Saint Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Illinois River, Chicago River, Fox River, Grand River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, Menominee River, Muskegon River, Kalamazoo River, and Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border).”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11215">SEC. 11215. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GREAT LAKES SNOWMOBILE ACQUISITION PLAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall develop a plan to expand snowmobile procurement for Coast Guard units for which snowmobiles may improve ice rescue response times while maintaining the safety of Coast Guard personnel engaged in ice search and rescue. The plan shall include consideration of input from Officers in Charge, commanding officers, and commanders of such units.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a consideration of input from Officers in Charge, commanding officers, and commanders of Coast Guard units described in subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed description of the estimated costs of procuring, maintaining, and training members of the Coast Guard at such units to use snowmobiles; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the degree to which snowmobiles may improve ice rescue response times while maintaining the safety of Coast Guard personnel engaged in ice search and rescue;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operational capabilities of a snowmobile, as compared to an airboat, and a force laydown assessment with respect to the assets needed for effective operations at Coast Guard units conducting ice search and rescue activities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the potential risks to members of the Coast Guard and members of the public posed by the use of snowmobiles by members of the Coast Guard for ice search and rescue activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11215/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall finalize the plan required under subsection (a) and make the plan available on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11216" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11216">SEC. 11216. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GREAT LAKES BARGE INSPECTION EXEMPTION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3302(m) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11216/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or a Great Lakes barge</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">seagoing barge</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11216/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 3301(6) of this title</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (6) or (13) of section 3301 of this title</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11217">SEC. 11217. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON SUFFICIENCY OF COAST GUARD AVIATION ASSETS TO MEET MISSION DEMANDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the force laydown of Coast Guard aviation assets; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any geographic gaps in coverage by Coast Guard assets in areas in which the Coast Guard has search and rescue responsibilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The distance, time, and weather challenges that MH-65 and MH-60 units may face in reaching the outermost limits of the area of operation of Coast Guard District 8 and Coast Guard District 9 for which such units are responsible.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the advantages that Coast Guard fixed-wing assets, or an alternate rotary wing asset, would offer to the outermost limits of any area of operation for purposes of search and rescue, law enforcement, ice operations, and logistical missions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of advantages and disadvantages of the manner in which each of the Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft would operate in the outermost limits of any area of operation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stB/s11217/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A specific assessment of the coverage gaps, including gaps in fixed-wing coverage, and potential solutions to address such gaps in the area of operation of Coast Guard District 8 and Coast Guard District 9, including the eastern region of such area of operation with regard to Coast Guard District 9 and the southern region of such area of operation with regard to Coast Guard District 8.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Arctic </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11218">SEC. 11218. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s561">14 U.S.C. 561 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDIUM ICEBREAKER PROGRAM OFFICE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the heads of the other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report to establish a fleet mix analysis with respect to polar icebreakers and icebreaking tugs.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a full fleet mix of heavy and medium icebreaker and 140-foot icebreaking tug replacements, including cost and timelines for the acquisition of such vessels;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a revised time table showing the construction, commissioning, and acceptance of planned Polar Security Cutters 1 through 3, as of the date of report;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a comparison and alternatives analysis of the costs and timeline of constructing 2 Polar Security Cutters beyond the construction of 3 such vessels rather than constructing 3 Arctic Security Cutters, including the cost of planning, design, and engineering of a new class of ships, which shall include the increased costs resulting from the delays in building a new class of cutters rather than building 2 additional cutters from an ongoing production line;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operational benefits, limitations, and risks of a common hull design for polar icebreaking cutters for operation in the polar regions;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operational benefits, limitations, and risks of a common hull design for icebreaking tugs for operation in the Northeastern United States; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost and timetable for replacing the Coast Guard Cutter <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Healy</i> (WAGB 20) as—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Polar Security Cutter;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Arctic Security Cutter; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other platform as determined by the Commandant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of quarterly acquisition briefings provided by the Commandant to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Commandant shall include an update on the status of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all acquisition activities related to the Polar Security Cutter;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the performance of the entity which the Coast Guard has contracted with for detailed design and construction of the Polar Security Cutter; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements for the planning, detailed design, engineering, and construction of the—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Arctic Security Cutter; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Great Lakes Icebreaker.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required to be submitted under subsection (a) shall not include an analysis of the Great Lakes Icebreaker authorized under section 11104.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of the Arctic Security Cutter Program Office.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Commandant shall determine if constructing additional Polar Security Cutters is more cost effective and efficient than constructing 3 Arctic Security Cutters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Commandant determines under paragraph (1) that it is more cost effective to build 3 Arctic Security Cutters than to build additional Polar Security Cutters or if the Commandant fails to make a determination under paragraph (1) by June 1, 2024, the Commandant shall establish a program office for the acquisition of the Arctic Security Cutter not later than January 1, 2025.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements and design phase.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date on which the Commandant establishes a program office under paragraph (2), the Commandant shall complete the evaluation of requirements for the Arctic Security Cutter and initiate the design phase of the Arctic Security Cutter vessel class.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11218/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Quarterly Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than quarterly until the date on which a contract for acquisition of the Arctic Security Cutter is awarded under chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of requirements evaluations, design of the vessel, and schedule of the program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11219" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11219">SEC. 11219. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARCTIC ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11219/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Arctic Operational Implementation Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the ability and timeline to conduct a transit of the Northern Sea Route and periodic transits of the Northwest Passage.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11219/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11219/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11219/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11219/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11219/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Arctic.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Arctic</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11220" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11220">SEC. 11220. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON ARCTIC OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11220/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the Arctic operations and infrastructure of the Coast Guard.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11220/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall assess the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11220/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent of the collaboration between the Coast Guard and the Department of Defense to assess, manage, and mitigate security risks in the Arctic region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11220/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actions taken by the Coast Guard to manage risks to Coast Guard operations, infrastructure, and workforce planning in the Arctic.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11220/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plans the Coast Guard has in place for managing and mitigating the risks to commercial maritime operations and the environment in the Arctic region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11220/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11221">SEC. 11221. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PRIBILOF ISLAND TRANSITION COMPLETION ACTIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Actual Use and Occupancy Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the degree to which Coast Guard personnel and equipment are deployed to St. Paul Island, Alaska, in actual occupancy of the facilities, as required under section 524 of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of the activities described in subsections (c) and (d) until such activities have been completed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aircraft Hanger.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into a lease for a hangar to house deployed Coast Guard aircraft if such hanger was previously under lease by the Coast Guard for purposes of housing such aircraft; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into an agreement with the lessor of such a hanger in which the Secretary may carry out repairs necessary to support the deployment of such aircraft and the cost of such repairs may be offset under the terms of the lease.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fuel Tank.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall notify the Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul Island, Alaska of the availability of any fuel tank—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which is located on property on St. Paul Island, Alaska, which is leased by the Coast Guard for the purpose of housing such a fuel tank; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for which the Commandant has determined that the Coast Guard no longer has an operational need.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If not later than 30 days after a notification under subsection (a), the Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul Island, Alaska requests that the ownership of the tank be transferred to such corporation then the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after conducting any necessary environmental remediation pursuant to the lease referred to in paragraph (1)(A), transfer ownership of such fuel tank to such corporation; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">upon the date of such transfer, terminate the lease referred to in paragraph (1)(A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11221/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any rights of the Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul to receive conveyance of all or part of the lands and improvements related to Tract 43 under the same terms and conditions as prescribed in section 524 of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11222" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11222">SEC. 11222. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SHIPYARDS OF FINLAND AND SWEDEN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit to Congress a report that analyzes the shipyards of Finland and Sweden to assess future opportunities for technical assistance related to engineering to aid the Coast Guard in fulfilling its future mission needs.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11223">SEC. 11223. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s561">14 U.S.C. 561 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACQUISITION OF ICEBREAKER. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may acquire or procure 1 United States built available icebreaker.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemptions From Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sections 1131, 1132(2), 1132(c), 1133, and 1171 of title 14, United States Code, shall not apply to an acquisition or procurement under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional exceptions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) and subsections (b), (d), and (e) of section 1132 of title 14, United States Code, shall not apply to an acquisition or procurement under subsection (a) until the first phase of the initial acquisition or procurement is complete and initial operating capacity is achieved.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Science Mission Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a), the Commandant 
shall ensure scientific research capacity comparable to the Coast Guard Cutter <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Healy</i> (WAGB 20), for the purposes of hydrographic, bathymetric, oceanographic, weather, atmospheric, climate, fisheries, marine mammals, genetic and other data related to the Arctic, and other research as the Under Secretary determines appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operations and Agreements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coast guard.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a), the Secretary shall be responsible for any acquisition, retrofitting, operation, and maintenance costs necessary to achieve full operational capability, including testing, installation, and acquisition, including for the suite of hull-mounted, ship-provided scientific instrumentation and equipment for data collection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National oceanic and atmospheric administration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall not be responsible for the costs of retrofitting any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a), including costs relating to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vessel maintenance, construction, operations, and crewing other than the science party; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making such icebreaker capable of conducting the research described in subsection (c), including design, procurement of laboratory space and equipment, and modification of living quarters.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsibility of under secretary.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall be responsible for costs related to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the science party;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the scientific mission; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other scientific assets and equipment that augment such icebreaker beyond full operational capacity as determined by the Under Secretary and Commandant.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Memorandum of agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant and the Under Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of agreement to facilitate science activities, data collection, and other procedures necessary to meet the requirements of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction and Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the appropriate congressional committees with respect to available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a) on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a proposed concept of operations of such icebreaker;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed cost estimate for such icebreaker, including estimated costs for acquisition, modification, shoreside infrastructure, crewing, and maintaining such an icebreaker by year for the estimated service life of such icebreaker; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the expected capabilities of such icebreaker as compared to the capabilities of a fully operational Coast Guard built Polar Security Cutter for each year in which such an icebreaker is anticipated to serve in lieu of such a cutter and the projected annual costs to achieve such anticipated capabilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than every 90 days thereafter until any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a) has reached full operational capability, the Commandant shall provide to the appropriate Committees of Congress an interim report of the status and progress of all elements under subsection (d).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall effect acquisitions of vessels by the Under Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any operations necessary for the saving of life or property at sea, response to environmental pollution, national security, defense readiness, or other missions as determined by the Commandant shall take priority over any scientific or economic missions under subsection (c).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Augmentation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any available icebreaker acquired or procured under subsection (a) shall augment the Coast Guard mission in the Arctic, including by conducting operations and missions that are in addition to missions conducted by the Coast Guard Cutter <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Healy</i> (WAGB 20) in the region.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Arctic.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Arctic</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Available icebreaker.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">available icebreaker</quotedText>” means a vessel that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is capable of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supplementing United States Coast Guard polar icebreaking capabilities in the Arctic region of the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">projecting United States sovereignty;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring a continuous operational capability in the Arctic region of the United States;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">carrying out the primary duty of the Coast Guard described in section 103(7) of title 14, United States Code; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collecting hydrographic, environmental, and climate data; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is documented with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/i/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Under secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary</quotedText>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stC/s11223/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sunset.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority under subsections (a) through (c) shall expire on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maritime Cyber and Artificial Intelligence </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11224">SEC. 11224. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCING MARITIME CYBERSECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cyber incident.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">cyber incident</quotedText>” means an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information on an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an information system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maritime operators.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">maritime operators</quotedText>” means the owners or operators of vessels engaged in commercial service, the owners or operators of facilities, and port authorities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Facilities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">facilities</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">facility</quotedText>” in section 70101 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Availability of Cybersecurity Tools and Resources.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall identify and make available to the public a list of tools and resources, including the resources of the Coast Guard and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, designed to assist maritime operators in identifying, detecting, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commandant, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall identify tools and resources that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comply with the cybersecurity framework for improving critical infrastructure established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use the guidelines on maritime cyber risk management issued by the International Maritime Organization on July 5, 2017 (or successor guidelines).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11224/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may consult with maritime operators, other Federal agencies, industry stakeholders, and cybersecurity experts to identify tools and resources for purposes of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11225">SEC. 11225. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ESTABLISHMENT OF UNMANNED SYSTEM PROGRAM AND AUTONOMOUS CONTROL AND COMPUTER VISION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 319 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="319">“SEC. 319. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unmanned System Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish, under the control of the Commandant, an unmanned system program for the use by the Coast Guard of land-based, cutter-based, and aircraft-based unmanned systems for the purpose of increasing effectiveness and efficiency of mission execution.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Autonomous Control and Computer Vision Technology Project.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall conduct a project to retrofit 2 or more existing Coast Guard small boats deployed at operational units with—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">commercially available autonomous control and computer vision technology; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such sensors and methods of communication as are necessary to control, and technology to assist in conducting, search and rescue, surveillance, and interdiction missions.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data collection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the project required under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall collect and evaluate field-collected operational data from the retrofit described in such paragraph to inform future requirements.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the project required under paragraph (1) is completed, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the project that includes an evaluation of the data collected from the project.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unmanned System Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unmanned system</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49);</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an unmanned marine surface system; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an unmanned marine subsurface system.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 319 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“319.</designator><label> Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed description of the strategy of the Coast Guard to implement unmanned systems across mission areas, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the steps taken to implement actions recommended in the consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions: A Strategic Imperative”, published on November 12, 2020;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the strategic goals and acquisition strategies for proposed uses and procurements of unmanned systems;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a strategy to sustain competition and innovation for procurement of unmanned systems and services for the Coast Guard, including defining opportunities for new and existing technologies; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the timeline, costs, staff resources, technology, or other resources necessary to accomplish the strategy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11225/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to Congress an estimate of the costs associated with implementing the amendments made by this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11226">SEC. 11226. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination of Data and Artificial Intelligence Activities Relating to Identifying, Demonstrating, and Where Appropriate Transitioning to Operational Use.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall coordinate data and artificial intelligence activities relating to identifying, demonstrating and where appropriate transitioning to operational use of artificial intelligence technologies when such technologies enhance mission capability or performance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Emphasis.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The set of activities established under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">apply data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning solutions to operational and mission-support problems; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate activities involving artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities within the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designated Official.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall designate a senior official of the Coast Guard (referred to in this section as the “designated official”) with the principal responsibility for the coordination of data and artificial intelligence activities relating to identifying, demonstrating, and, where appropriate, transitioning to operational use artificial intelligence and machine learning for the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Governance and oversight of artificial intelligence and machine learning policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The designated official shall regularly convene appropriate officials of the Coast Guard—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to integrate the functional activities of the Coast Guard with respect to data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to ensure that there are efficient and effective data, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning capabilities throughout the Coast Guard, where appropriate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to develop and continuously improve research, innovation, policy, joint processes, and procedures to facilitate the coordination of data and artificial intelligence activities relating to identification, demonstration, and, where appropriate, transition into operational use artificial intelligence and machine learning throughout the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategic Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The designated official shall develop a strategic plan to coordinate activities relating to identifying, demonstrating, and transitioning artificial intelligence technologies into operational use where appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A strategic roadmap for the coordination of data and artificial intelligence activities for the identification, demonstration, and transition to operational use, where appropriate, artificial intelligence technologies and key enabling capabilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The continuous identification, evaluation, and adaptation of relevant artificial intelligence capabilities 
adopted by the Coast Guard and developed and adopted by other organizations for military missions and business operations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Consideration of the identification, adoption, and procurement of artificial intelligence technologies for use in operational and mission support activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to commandant.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the designated official shall submit to the Commandant the plan developed under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11226/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission to congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the plan developed under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11227">SEC. 11227. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the potential applications of artificial intelligence and digital technology to the platforms, processes, and operations of the Coast Guard;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the resources necessary to improve the use of artificial intelligence and digital technology in such platforms, processes, and operations; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for the incorporation of artificial intelligence and digital readiness into such platforms, processes, and operations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Performance Objectives and Accompanying Metrics.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Skill gaps.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">skill gaps in the fields of software development, software engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the qualifications of civilian personnel needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the qualifications of military personnel (officer and enlisted) needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish recruiting, training, and talent management performance objectives and accompanying metrics for achieving and maintaining staffing levels needed to fill identified gaps and meet the needs of the Coast Guard for skilled personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AI modernization activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess investment by the Coast Guard in artificial intelligence innovation, science and technology, and research and development;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess investment by the Coast Guard in test and evaluation of artificial intelligence capabilities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the integration of, and the resources necessary to better use artificial intelligence in wargames, exercises, and experimentation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the application of, and the resources necessary to better use, artificial intelligence in logistics and sustainment systems;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess the integration of, and the resources necessary to better use, artificial intelligence for administrative functions;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for artificial intelligence modernization activities of the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify the resources necessary to effectively use artificial intelligence to carry out the missions of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the completion of the review required under subsection (a)(1), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of the Commandant with respect to such review and any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Commandant, and the resources necessary to address such findings;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the performance objectives and accompanying metrics established under subsections (a)(3) and (b)(1)(B); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11227/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendation with respect to proposals for legislative change necessary to successfully implement artificial intelligence applications within the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11228">SEC. 11228. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CYBER DATA MANAGEMENT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop policies, processes, and operating procedures governing—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">access to and the ingestion, structure, storage, and analysis of information and data relevant to the Coast Guard Cyber Mission, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intelligence data relevant to Coast Guard missions;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">internet traffic, topology, and activity data relevant to such missions; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cyber threat information relevant to such missions; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">data management and analytic platforms relating to such missions; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate data management platforms referred to in paragraph (1)(B) to ensure that such platforms operate consistently with the Coast Guard Data Strategy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and  
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the progress on the activities required by subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11228/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any recommendation with respect to funding or additional authorities necessary, including proposals for legislative change, to improve Coast Guard cyber data management.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11229" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11229">SEC. 11229. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA MANAGEMENT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 504(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11229/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (24) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11229/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (25) by striking the period and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11229/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="26">“(26) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop data workflows and processes for the leveraging of mission-relevant data by the Coast Guard to enhance operational effectiveness and efficiency.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11230">SEC. 11230. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON CYBER THREATS TO UNITED STATES MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on cyber threats to the United States marine transportation system.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under paragraph (1) shall assess the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Coast Guard, in collaboration with other Federal agencies, sets standards for the cybersecurity of facilities and vessels regulated under part 104, 105, or 106 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The manner in which the Coast Guard ensures cybersecurity standards are followed by port, vessel, and facility owners and operators.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which maritime sector-specific planning addresses cybersecurity, particularly for vessels and offshore platforms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The manner in which the Coast Guard, other Federal agencies, and vessel and offshore platform operators exchange information regarding cyber risks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Coast Guard is developing and deploying cybersecurity specialists in port and vessel systems and collaborating with the private sector to increase the expertise of the Coast Guard with respect to cybersecurity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The cyber resource and workforce needs of the Coast Guard necessary to meet future mission demands.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stD/s11230/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Facility Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">facility</quotedText>” has the meaning given the term in section 70101 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aviation </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11231" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11231">SEC. 11231. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL ON COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT: PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11231/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="509">“SEC. 509. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s509">14 U.S.C. 509</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may establish a program to provide transportation on Coast Guard aircraft on a space-available basis to the categories of eligible individuals described in subsection (c) (in this section referred to as the ‘program’).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy development.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the program is established, the Commandant shall develop a policy for the operation of the program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation of Program.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall operate the program in a budget-neutral manner.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no additional funds may be used, or flight hours performed, for the purpose of providing transportation under the program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">De minimis expenditures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may make de minimis expenditures of resources required for the administrative aspects of the program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reimbursement not required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Eligible individuals described in subsection (c) shall not be required to reimburse the Coast Guard for travel provided under this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Categories of Eligible Individuals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (d), the categories of eligible individuals described in this subsection are the following:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the armed forces on active duty.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the Selected Reserve who hold a valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Retired members of a regular or reserve component of the armed forces, including retired members of reserve components who, but for being under the eligibility age applicable under section 12731 of title 10, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (f), veterans with a permanent service-connected disability rated as total.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such categories of dependents of individuals described in paragraphs (1) through (3) as the Commandant shall specify in the policy under subsection (a)(2), under such conditions and circumstances as the Commandant shall specify in such policy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such other categories of individuals as the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In operating the program, the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the sole discretion of the Commandant, establish an order of priority for transportation for categories of eligible 
individuals that is based on considerations of military necessity, humanitarian concerns, and enhancement of morale;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">give priority in consideration of transportation to the demands of members of the armed forces in the regular components and in the reserve components on active duty and to the need to provide such members, and their dependents, a means of respite from such demands; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement policies aimed at ensuring cost control (as required under subsection (b)) and the safety, security, and efficient processing of travelers, including limiting the benefit under the program to 1 or more categories of otherwise eligible individuals, as the Commandant considers necessary.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transportation.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), in establishing space-available transportation priorities under the program, the Commandant shall provide transportation for an individual described in paragraph (2), and a single dependent of the individual if needed to accompany the individual, at a priority level in the same category as the priority level for an unaccompanied dependent over the age of 18 years traveling on environmental and morale leave.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Individuals covered.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (3), paragraph (1) applies with respect to an individual described in subsection (c)(3) who—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">resides in or is located in a Commonwealth or possession of the United States; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is referred by a military or civilian primary care provider located in that Commonwealth or possession to a specialty care provider for services to be provided outside of such Commonwealth or possession.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application to certain retired individuals.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an individual described in subsection (c)(3) is a retired member of a reserve component who is ineligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10 by reason of being under the eligibility age applicable under section 12731 of title 10, paragraph (1) applies to the individual only if the individual is also enrolled in the TRICARE program for certain members of the Retired Reserve authorized under section 1076e of title 10.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The priority for space-available transportation required by this subsection applies with respect to—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the travel from the Commonwealth or possession of the United States to receive the specialty care services; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the return travel.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Primary care provider and specialty care provider defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the terms ‘primary care provider’ and ‘specialty care provider’ refer to a medical or dental professional who provides health care services under chapter 55 of title 10.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations on Travel.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Travel may not be provided under this section to a veteran eligible for travel pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (c) in priority over any member eligible for travel under paragraph (1) of that subsection or any dependent of such a member eligible for travel under this section.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (c)(4) may not be construed as—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affecting or in any way imposing on the Coast Guard, any armed force, or any commercial entity with which the Coast Guard or an armed force contracts, an obligation or expectation that the Coast Guard or such armed force will retrofit or alter, in any way, military aircraft or commercial aircraft, or related equipment or facilities, used or leased by the Coast Guard or such armed force to accommodate passengers provided travel under such authority on account of disability; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preempting the authority of an aircraft commander to determine who boards the aircraft and any other matters in connection with safe operation of the aircraft.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of Section.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority to provide transportation under the program is in addition to any other authority under law to provide transportation on Coast Guard aircraft on a space-available basis.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11231/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 508 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“509.</designator><label> Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11232">SEC. 11232. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON COAST GUARD AIR STATION BARBERS POINT HANGAR. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on facilities requirements for constructing a hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point at Oahu, Hawaii.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$45,000,000 phase one design for the hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 1132); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">phase two facility improvements referenced in the U.S. Coast Guard Unfunded Priority List for fiscal year 2023.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the full facilities requirements for such hangar and maintenance facility improvements to house, maintain, and operate the MH-65 and HC-130J, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">storage and provision of fuel; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintenance and parts storage facilities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of facilities growth requirements for possible future basing of the MH-60 with the C-130J at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of and cost estimate for each project phase for the construction of such hangar and maintenance facility improvements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the plan for sheltering in the hangar during extreme weather events aircraft of the Coast Guard and partner agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11232/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the risks posed to operations at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point if future project phases for the construction of such hangar are not funded.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11233">SEC. 11233. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY OF COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT AND STRATEGY FOR COAST GUARD AVIATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which the fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft of the Coast Guard have met annual operational availability targets in recent years;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the challenges the Coast Guard may face with respect to such aircraft meeting operational availability targets, and the effects of such challenges on the ability of the Coast Guard to meet mission requirements; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of Coast Guard efforts to upgrade or recapitalize its fleet of such aircraft to meet growth in future mission demands globally, such as in the Western Hemisphere, the Arctic region, and the Western Pacific region.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendation with respect to the operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The resource and workforce requirements necessary for Coast Guard Aviation to meet current and future mission demands specific to each rotary-wing and fixed-wing airframe type in the current inventory of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On completion of the study required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Commandant a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coast Guard Aviation Strategy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the study under subsection (a) is completed, the Commandant shall develop a comprehensive strategy for Coast Guard Aviation that is informed by the relevant recommendations and findings of the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to aircraft of the Coast Guard—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/A/i/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current and future operations and future resource needs, including the potential need for a second rotary wing airframe to carry out cutter-based operations and National Capital Region air interdiction mission; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/A/i/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the manner in which such future needs are integrated with the Future Vertical Lift initiatives of the Department of Defense; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimated timeline with respect to when such future needs will arise.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The projected number of aviation assets, the locations at which such assets are to be stationed, the cost 
of operation and maintenance of such assets, and an assessment of the capabilities of such assets as compared to the missions they are expected to execute, at the completion of major procurement and modernization plans.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A procurement plan, including an estimated timetable and the estimated appropriations necessary for all platforms, including unmanned aircraft.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A training plan for pilots and aircrew that addresses—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the use of simulators owned and operated by the Coast Guard, and simulators that are not owned or operated by the Coast Guard, including any such simulators based outside the United States; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs associated with attending training courses.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Current and future requirements for cutter and land-based deployment of aviation assets globally, including in the Arctic, the Eastern Pacific, the Western Pacific, the Caribbean, the Atlantic Basin, and any other area the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the feasibility of deploying, and the resource requirements necessary to deploy, rotary-winged assets onboard all future Arctic cutter patrols.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of current and future facilities needs for Coast Guard aviation units.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of pilot and aircrew training and retention needs, including aviation career incentive pay, retention bonuses, and any other workforce tools the Commandant considers necessary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stE/s11233/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the strategy required under paragraph (1) is completed, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the strategy.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">Subtitle F—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Workforce Readiness </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11234" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11234">SEC. 11234. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZED STRENGTH. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3702 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may vary the authorized end strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves for a fiscal year by a number equal to not more than 3 percent of such end strength upon a determination by the Secretary that varying such authorized end strength is in the national interest.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may increase the authorized end strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves by a number equal to not more than 2 percent of such authorized end strength upon a determination by the Commandant that such increase would enhance manning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or ratings.”</content>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11235" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11235">SEC. 11235. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS WITH CERTAIN CRITICAL SKILLS ON ACTIVE DUTY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11235/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2165 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2166">“SEC. 2166. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2166">14 U.S.C. 2166</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain critical skills </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may authorize an officer in a grade above grade O-2 to remain on active duty after the date otherwise provided for the retirement of such officer in section 2154 of this title, if the officer possesses a critical skill, or specialty, or is in a career field designated pursuant to subsection (b).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Critical Skills, Specialty, or Career Field.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall designate any critical skill, specialty, or career field eligible for continuation on active duty as provided in subsection (a).</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration of Continuation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An officer continued on active duty pursuant to this section shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 40 years of active service.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall carry out this section by prescribing policy which shall specify the criteria to be used in designating any critical skill, specialty, or career field for purposes of subsection (b).”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11235/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2165 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2166.</designator><label> Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain critical skills.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11236" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11236">SEC. 11236. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11236/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum Number of Officers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2103(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Maximum Total Number.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of Coast Guard commissioned officers on the active duty promotion list, excluding warrant officers, shall not exceed—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">7,100 in fiscal year 2022;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">7,200 in fiscal year 2023;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">7,300 in fiscal year 2024; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">7,400 in fiscal year 2025 and each subsequent fiscal year.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary increase.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commandant may temporarily increase the total number of commissioned officers permitted under such paragraph by up to 4 percent for not more than 60 days after the date of the commissioning of a Coast Guard Academy class.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after exceeding the total number of commissioned officers permitted under paragraphs (1) and (2), and each 30 days thereafter until the total number of commissioned officers no longer exceeds the number of such officers permitted under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate of the number of officers on the active duty promotion list on the last day of the preceding 30-day period.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11236/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Officers Not on Active Duty Promotion List.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11236/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5113">“SEC. 5113. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5113">14 U.S.C. 5113</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Officers not on active duty promotion list </heading>
                                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the number of Coast Guard officers serving at other Federal entities on a reimbursable basis, and the number of Coast Guard officers who are serving at other Federal agencies on a non-reimbursable basis, but not on the active duty promotion list.”</content>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11236/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“5113.</designator><label> Officers not on active duty promotion list.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11237">SEC. 11237. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t37/s352">37 U.S.C. 352 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR MARINE INSPECTORS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority To Provide Assignment Pay or Special Duty Pay.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide assignment pay or special duty pay under section 352 of title 37, United States Code, to a member of the Coast Guard serving in a prevention position and assigned as a marine inspector or marine investigator pursuant to section 312 of title 14, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Briefing.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on any uses of the authority under subsection (a) during the preceding year.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of members of the Coast Guard serving as marine inspectors or marine investigators pursuant to section 312 of title 14, United States Code, who are receiving assignment pay or special duty pay under section 352 of title 37, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the impact of the use of the authority under this section on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Coast Guard in administering the laws and regulations for the promotion of safety of life and property on and under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effects of assignment pay and special duty pay on retention of marine inspectors and investigators.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the authority provided in subsection (a) is not exercised, a detailed justification for not exercising such authority, including an explanation of the efforts the Secretary is taking to ensure that the Coast Guard workforce 
contains an adequate number of qualified marine inspectors.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, shall conduct a study on the health of marine inspectors and marine investigators who have served as such inspectors or investigators for a period of not less than 10 years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the daily vessel inspection duties of marine inspectors and marine investigators, including the examination of internal cargo tanks and voids and new construction activities;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">major incidents to which marine inspectors and marine investigators have had to respond, and any other significant incident, such as a vessel casualty, that has resulted in the exposure of marine inspectors and marine investigators to hazardous chemicals or substances; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the types of hazardous chemicals or substances to which marine inspectors and marine investigators have been exposed relative to the effects such chemicals or substances have had on marine inspectors and marine investigators.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review and analysis of the current Coast Guard health and safety monitoring systems, and recommendations for improving such systems, specifically with respect to the exposure of members of the Coast Guard to hazardous substances while carrying out inspections and investigation duties.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other element the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study and recommendations for actions the Commandant should take to improve the health and exposure of marine inspectors and marine investigators.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11237/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided by subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11238" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11238">SEC. 11238. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF ABILITY FOR SELECTION BOARD TO RECOMMEND OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT FOR PROMOTION. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2116(c)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">three times</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">may not exceed</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11239" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11239">SEC. 11239. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION TO EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11239/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2772 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2772">“SEC. 2772. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Education loan repayment program for members on active duty in specified military specialties </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repayment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary may repay—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any loan made under part D of such title (the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any loan made under part E of such title (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.); or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any loan incurred for educational purposes made by a lender that is—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an agency or instrumentality of a State;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a financial or credit institution (including an insurance company) that is subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the United States or any State;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a pension fund approved by the Secretary for purposes of this section; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nonprofit private entity designated by a State, regulated by such State, and approved by the Secretary for purposes of this section.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Repayment of any such loan shall be made on the basis of each complete year of service performed by the borrower.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may repay loans described in paragraph (1) in the case of any person for service performed on active duty as a member in an officer program or military specialty specified by the Secretary.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amount.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The portion or amount of a loan that may be repaid under subsection (a) is 33⅓ percent or $1,500, whichever is greater, for each year of service.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interest Accrual.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a portion of a loan is repaid under this section for any year, interest on the remainder of such loan shall accrue and be paid in the same manner as is otherwise required.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize refunding any repayment of a loan.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fractional Credit for Transfer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual who transfers from service making the individual eligible for repayment of loans under this section (as described in subsection (a)(3)) to service making the individual eligible for repayment of loans under section 16301 of title 10 (as described in subsection (a)(2) or (g) of that section) during a year shall be eligible to have repaid a portion of such loan determined by giving appropriate fractional credit for each portion of the year so served, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary concerned.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Schedule for Allocation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall prescribe a schedule for the allocation of funds made available to carry out the provisions of this section and section 16301 of title 10 during any year for which funds are not sufficient to pay the sum of the amounts eligible for repayment under subsection (a) and section 16301(a) of title 10.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Failure to Complete Period of Service.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except an individual described in subsection (e) who transfers to service making the individual eligible for repayment of loans under section 16301 of title 10, a member of the Coast Guard who fails to complete the period of service required to qualify for loan repayment under this section shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to Issue Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may prescribe procedures for implementing this section, including standards for qualified loans and authorized payees and other terms and conditions for making loan repayments. Such regulations may include exceptions that would allow for the payment as a lump sum of any loan repayment due to a member under a written agreement that existed at the time of a member’s death or disability.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11239/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2772 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2772.</designator><label> Education loan repayment program for members on active duty in specified military specialties.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11240" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11240">SEC. 11240. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RETIREMENT OF VICE COMMANDANT. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 303 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11240/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (a)(2) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A Vice Commandant who is retired while serving as Vice Commandant, after serving not less than 2 years as Vice Commandant, shall be retired with the grade of admiral, except as provided in section 306(d).”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11240/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or Vice Commandant</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or as an officer serving as Vice Commandant who has served less than 2 years as Vice Commandant</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11241">SEC. 11241. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2502">14 U.S.C. 2502 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT PROCESSING TIMES AND DENIAL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that evaluates resignation and retirement processing timelines.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">statistics on the number of resignations, retirements, and other separations that occurred;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the processing time for each action described in paragraph (1);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of requests for such actions that had a command endorsement;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of requests for such actions that did not have a command endorsement; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11241/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each denial of a request for a command endorsement and each failure to take action on such a request, a detailed description of the rationale for such denial or failure to take such action.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11242" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11242">SEC. 11242. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CALCULATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11242/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2515">“SEC. 2515. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2515">14 U.S.C. 2515</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Calculation of active service </heading>
                                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“Any service described, including service described prior to the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, in writing, including by electronic communication, by a representative of the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center as service that counts toward total active service for regular retirement under section 2152 or section 2306 shall be considered by the President as active service for purposes of applying section 2152 or section 2306 with respect to the determination of the retirement qualification for any officer or enlisted member to whom a description was provided.”</content>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11242/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2515 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2515.</designator><label> Calculation of active service.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11242/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2515">14 U.S.C. 2515 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendment made by subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11242/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall only apply to officers of the Coast Guard that entered active service after January 1, 1997, temporarily separated for a period of time, and have retired from the Coast Guard before January 1, 2024; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11242/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not apply to any member of any other uniformed service, or to any Coast Guard member regarding active service of the member in any other uniformed service.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11243">SEC. 11243. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM PROCEDURE REVIEW. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a study on the Coast Guard Physical Disability Evaluation System and medical retirement procedures.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In completing the study required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall review, and provide recommendations to address, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies relating to the Physical Disability Evaluation System and the Medical Evaluation Board.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard compliance with timelines set forth in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the instruction of the Commandant entitled “Physical Disability Evaluation System” issued on May 19, 2006 (COMDTNST M1850.2D); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Physical Disability Evaluation System Transparency Initiative (ALCGPSC 030/20).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of Coast Guard processes in place to ensure the availability, consistency, and effectiveness of counsel appointed by the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General to represent members of the Coast Guard undergoing an evaluation under the Physical Disability Evaluation System.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Coast Guard has and uses processes to ensure that such counsel may perform the functions of such counsel in a manner that is impartial, including being able to perform such functions without 
undue pressure or interference by the command of the affected member of the Coast Guard, the Personnel Service Center, and the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The frequency, including the frequency aggregated by member pay grade, with which members of the Coast Guard seek private counsel in lieu of counsel appointed by the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The timeliness of determinations, guidance, and access to medical evaluations necessary for retirement or rating determinations and overall well-being of the affected member of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The guidance, formal or otherwise, provided by the Personnel Service Center and the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General, other than the counsel directly representing affected members of the Coast Guard, in communication with medical personnel examining members.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The guidance, formal or otherwise, provided by the medical professionals reviewing cases within the Physical Disability Evaluation System to affected members of the Coast Guard, and the extent to which such guidance is disclosed to the commanders, commanding officers, or other members of the Coast Guard in the chain of command of such affected members.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/a/2/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The feasibility of establishing a program to allow members of the Coast Guard to select an expedited review to ensure completion of the Medical Evaluation Board report not later than 180 days after the date on which such review was initiated.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a) and recommendations for improving the Physical Disability Evaluation System process.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Updated Policy Guidance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report under subsection (b) is submitted, the Commandant shall issue updated policy guidance in response to the findings and recommendations contained in the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The updated policy guidance required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that a member of the Coast Guard, or the counsel of such a member, shall be informed of the contents of, and afforded the option to be present for, any communication between the member’s command and the Personnel Service Center, or other Coast Guard entity, with respect to the duty status of the member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An exception to the requirement described in subparagraph (A) that such a member, or the counsel of the member, is not required to be informed of the contents of such a communication if it is demonstrated that there is a legitimate health or safety need for the member to be excluded from such communications, supported by a medical opinion that such exclusion is necessary for the 
health or safety of the member, command, or any other individual.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An option to allow a member of the Coast Guard to initiate an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board if a Coast Guard healthcare provider, or other military healthcare provider, has raised a concern about the ability of the member to continue serving in the Coast Guard, in accordance with existing medical and physical disability policy.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11243/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An updated policy to remove the command endorsement requirement for retirement or separation unless absolutely necessary for the benefit of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11244" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11244">SEC. 11244. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MULTIRATER ASSESSMENTS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11244/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2182(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Officers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each officer of the Coast Guard shall undergo a multirater assessment before promotion to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of O-4;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of O-5; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of O-6.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enlisted members.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each enlisted member of the Coast Guard shall undergo a multirater assessment before advancement to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of E-7;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of E-8;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of E-9; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the grade of E-10.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Selection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual assessed shall not be permitted to select the peers and subordinates who provide opinions for the multirater assessment of such individual.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Post-assessment elements.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following an assessment of an individual pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3), the individual shall be provided appropriate post-assessment counseling and leadership coaching.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of results.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The supervisor of the individual assessed shall be provided with the results of the multirater assessment.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11244/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Assessment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11244/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an estimate of the costs associated with implementing the amendment made by subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11244/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11244/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11244/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11245">SEC. 11245. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROMOTION PARITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information To Be Furnished.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2115(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting a semicolon;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of an eligible officer considered for promotion to a rank above lieutenant, any credible information of an adverse nature, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from an officially documented investigation or inquiry and any information placed in the personnel service record of the officer under section 1745(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note), shall be furnished to the selection board in accordance with standards and procedures set out in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Special Selection Review Boards.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2120 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2120a">“SEC. 2120a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2120a">14 U.S.C. 2120a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Special selection review boards </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines that a person recommended by a promotion board for promotion to a grade at or below the grade of rear admiral is the subject of credible information of an adverse nature, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 2115(a)(3) of this title that was not furnished to the promotion board during its consideration of the person for promotion as otherwise required by such section, the Secretary shall convene a special selection review board under this section to review the person and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained.</content></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a person and the recommendation for promotion of the person is subject to review under this section by a special selection review board convened under this section, the name of the person—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not be disseminated or publicly released on the list of officers recommended for promotion by the promotion board recommending the promotion of the person; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall not be forwarded to the President or the Senate, as applicable, or included on a promotion list under section 2121 of this title.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Convening.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any special selection review board convened under this section shall be convened in accordance with the provisions of section 2120(c) of this title.</content></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any special selection review board convened under this section may review such number of persons, and recommendations for promotion of such persons, as the Secretary shall specify in convening such special selection review board.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information Considered.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In reviewing a person and recommending whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board convened under this section shall be furnished and consider the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The record and information concerning the person furnished in accordance with section 2115 of this title to the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any credible information of an adverse nature on the person, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from an officially documented investigation or inquiry described in section 2115(a)(3) of this title.</content>
                                        </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The furnishing of information to a special selection review board under paragraph (1)(B) shall be governed by the standards and procedures referred to in section 2115 of this title.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before information on a person described in paragraph (1)(B) is furnished to a special selection review board for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall ensure that—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such information is made available to the person; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the person is afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit comments on such information to the special selection review board before its review of the person and the recommendation for promotion of the person under this section.</content>
                                            </clause></subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If information on a person described in paragraph (1)(B) is not made available to the person as otherwise required by subparagraph (A)(i) due to the classification status of such information, the person shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be furnished a summary of such information appropriate to the person’s authorization for access to classified information.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An opportunity to submit comments on information is not required for a person under subparagraph (A)(ii) if—</chapeau>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such information was made available to the person in connection with the furnishing of such information under section 2115(a) of this title to the promotion board that recommended the promotion of the person subject to review under this section; and</content>
                                                </subclause>
                                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the person submitted comments on such information to that promotion board.</content>
                                                </subclause></clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The comments on information of a person described in clause (i)(II) shall be furnished to the special selection review board.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person may waive either or both of the following:</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The right to submit comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (A)(ii).</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The furnishing of comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (C)(ii).</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In considering the record and information on a person under this section, the special selection review board shall compare such record and information with an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers who were recommended for promotion by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion, and an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers who were considered by and not recommended for promotion by that promotion board.</content></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Records and information shall be presented to a special selection review board for purposes of paragraph (1) in a manner that does not indicate or disclose the person or persons for whom the special selection review board was convened.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In considering whether the recommendation for promotion of a person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board shall, to the greatest extent practicable, apply 
standards used by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only if the special selection review board determines that the person—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection review board as better qualified for promotion than the sample officer highest on the order of merit list who was considered by and not recommended for promotion by the promotion board concerned; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is comparable in qualification for promotion to those sample officers who were recommended for promotion by that promotion board.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only by a vote of a majority of the members of the special selection review board.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a special selection review board does not sustain a recommendation for promotion of a person under this section, the person shall be considered to have failed of selection for promotion.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each special selection review board convened under this section shall submit to the Secretary a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing the name of each person whose recommendation for promotion it recommends for sustainment and certifying that the board has carefully considered the record and information of each person whose name was referred to it.</content></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of sections 2117(a) of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a special selection review board convened under this section in the same manner as they apply to the report and proceedings of a promotion board convened under section 2106 of this title.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment of Persons.—</heading><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the report of a special selection review board convened under this section recommends the sustainment of the recommendation for promotion to the next higher grade of a person whose name was referred to it for review under this section, and the President approves the report, the person shall, as soon as practicable, be appointed to that grade in accordance with section 2121 of this title.</content></paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person who is appointed to the next higher grade as described in paragraph (1) shall, upon that appointment, have the same date of rank, the same effective date for the pay and allowances of that grade, and the same position on the active-duty list as the person would have had pursuant to the original recommendation for promotion of the promotion board concerned.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Promotion Board Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">promotion board</quotedText>’ means a selection board convened by the Secretary under section 2106 of this title.”</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2120 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2120a.</designator><label> Special selection review boards.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability of Information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2118 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary makes a recommendation under this section that the name of an officer be removed from a report of a selection 
board and the recommendation is accompanied by information that was not presented to that selection board, that information shall be made available to that officer. The officer shall then be afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit comments on that information to the officials making the recommendation and the officials reviewing the recommendation. If an eligible officer cannot be given access to such information because of its classification status, the officer shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be provided with an appropriate summary of the information.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11245/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Delay of Promotion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2121(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The promotion of an officer may be delayed without prejudice if any of the following applies:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The officer is under investigation or proceedings of a court-martial or a board of officers are pending against the officer.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A criminal proceeding in a Federal or State court is pending against the officer.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary determines that credible information of an adverse nature, including a substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 2115(a)(3), with respect to the officer will result in the convening of a special selection review board under section 2120a of this title to review the officer and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the officer should be sustained.</content>
                                </subparagraph></paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2)</num><subparagraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subparagraph (B), a promotion may be delayed under this subsection until, as applicable—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the completion of the investigation or proceedings described in subparagraph (A);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a final decision in the proceeding described in subparagraph (B) is issued; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the special selection review board convened under section 2120a of this title issues recommendations with respect to the officer.</content>
                                    </clause></subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless the Secretary determines that a further delay is necessary in the public interest, a promotion may not be delayed under this subsection for more than one year after the date the officer would otherwise have been promoted.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An officer whose promotion is delayed under this subsection and who is subsequently promoted shall be given the date of rank and position on the active duty promotion list in the grade to which promoted that he would have held had his promotion not been so delayed.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11246">SEC. 11246. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2301">14 U.S.C. 2301 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO DIVERSIFY COAST GUARD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall establish a program for the purpose of increasing the number of individuals in the enlisted ranks of the Coast Guard who are—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">underrepresented minorities; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from rural areas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Partnerships.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek to enter into 1 or more partnerships with eligible institutions—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to increase the visibility of Coast Guard careers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote curriculum development—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enable acceptance into the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve success on relevant exams, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide mentoring for students entering and beginning Coast Guard careers; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into a partnership with an existing Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for the purpose of promoting Coast Guard careers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible institution.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible institution</quotedText>” means an institution—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a junior or community college (as such term is defined in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a part B institution (as such term is defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061));</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Tribal College or University (as such term is defined in section 316(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)));</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Hispanic-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 502 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a));</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)));</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Predominantly Black institution (as such term is defined in section 371(c) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)));</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in section 320(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))); or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/1/B/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in section 319(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11246/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rural area.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">rural area</quotedText>” means an area that is outside of an urbanized area, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11247" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11247">SEC. 11247. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11247/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 320 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11247/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11247/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (c)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (d)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11247/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on December 31, 2025, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall maintain at all times a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program with not fewer than 1 such program established in each Coast Guard district.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11247/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost Assessment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress an estimate of the costs associated with implementing the amendments made by this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11248">SEC. 11248. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES AMONG COAST GUARD ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with the Advisory Board on Women at the Coast Guard Academy established under section 1904 of title 14, United States Code, and the minority outreach team program established by section 1905 of such title, the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine which recommendations in the RAND representation report may practicably be implemented to promote improved representation in the Coast Guard of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">women; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">racial and ethnic minorities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the actions the Commandant has taken, or plans to take, to implement such recommendations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Curriculum and Training.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any action the Commandant plans to take to implement recommendations described in subsection (a)(1) that relate to modification or development of curriculum and training, such modified curriculum and trainings shall be provided at—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">officer accession points, including the Coast Guard Academy and the Leadership Development Center;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enlisted member accession at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the officer, enlisted member, and civilian leadership courses managed by the Leadership Development Center.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11248/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of RAND Representation Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">RAND representation report</quotedText>” means the report of the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center of the RAND Corporation entitled “Improving the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-Duty Members”, issued on August 11, 2021.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11249">SEC. 11249. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND ACCESSION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall develop a 10-year strategy to enhance Coast Guard diversity through recruitment and accession—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at educational institutions at the high school and higher education levels; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the officer and enlisted ranks.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the strategy developed under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of existing Coast Guard recruitment and accession programs at educational institutions at the high school and higher education levels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the manner in which the strategy supports the overall diversity and inclusion action plan of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11249/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the manner in which existing programs and partnerships will be modified or expanded to enhance diversity in recruiting in high school and institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) and accession.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11250" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11250">SEC. 11250. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD ACADEMY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11250/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter II of chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="953">“SEC. 953. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s953">14 U.S.C. 953</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Support for Coast Guard Academy </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contracts and cooperative agreements.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may enter contract and cooperative agreements with 1 or more qualified organizations for the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 3201(e) of title 10, the Commandant may enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements on a sole source basis pursuant to section 3204(a) of title 10.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Coast Guard Academy.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Financial controls.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before entering into a contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall ensure that the contract or agreement includes appropriate financial controls to account for the resources of the Coast Guard Academy and the qualified organization concerned in accordance with accepted accounting principles.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any such contract or cooperative agreement shall contain a provision that allows the Commandant to review, as the Commandant considers necessary, the financial accounts of the qualified organization to determine whether the operations of the qualified organization—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are consistent with the terms of the contract or cooperative agreement; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Department of Homeland Security.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy, the Commandant may, consistent with section 504(a)(13), rent or lease real property located at the Coast Guard Academy to a qualified organization, 
except that proceeds from such a lease shall be retained and expended in accordance with subsection (f).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support Services.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent required by a contract or cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the Commandant may provide support services to a qualified organization while the qualified organization conducts support activities at the Coast Guard Academy only if the Commandant determines that the provision of such services is essential for the support of the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No liability of the united states.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Support services may only be provided without any liability of the United States to a qualified organization.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support services defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">support services</quotedText>’ includes utilities, office furnishings and equipment, communications services, records staging and archiving, audio and video support, and security systems, in conjunction with the leasing or licensing of property.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfers From Nonappropriated Fund Operation.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commandant may, subject to the acceptance of the qualified organization concerned, transfer to the qualified organization all title to and ownership of the assets and liabilities of the Coast Guard nonappropriated fund instrumentality, the function of which includes providing support for the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy, including bank accounts and financial reserves in the accounts of such fund instrumentality, equipment, supplies, and other personal property.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may not transfer under paragraph (1) any interest in real property.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acceptance of Support From Qualified Organization.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Commandant may accept from a qualified organization funds, supplies, and services for the support of the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Employees of qualified organization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section, employees or personnel of the qualified organization may not be considered to be employees of the United States.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funds received from ncaa.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may accept funds from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to support the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall ensure that contributions under this subsection and expenditure of funds pursuant to subsection (f) do not—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Coast Guard, any employee of the Coast Guard, or any member of the armed forces (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10) to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved in such a program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Trademarks and Service Marks.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement under subsection (a) may, consistent 
with section 2260 of title 10 (other than subsection (d) of such section), authorize a qualified organization to enter into licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks and service marks identifying the Coast Guard Academy, subject to the approval of the Commandant.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A licensing, marketing, or sponsorship agreement may not be entered into under paragraph (1) if—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such agreement would reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Coast Guard, any employee of the Coast Guard, or any member of the armed forces to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commandant determines that the use of the trademark or service mark would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Coast Guard or any individual involved in such a program.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retention and Use of Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds received by the Commandant under this section may be retained for use to support the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy and shall remain available until expended.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conditions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided in this section with respect to a qualified organization is available only so long as the qualified organization continues—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to operate in accordance with this section, the law of the State of Connecticut, and the constitution and bylaws of the qualified organization; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to operate exclusively to support the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Qualified Organization Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">qualified organization</quotedText>’ means an organization—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that operates as an organization under subsection (c)(3) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under subsection (a) of that section;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for which authorization under sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of title 10 may be provided; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">established by the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association solely for the purpose of supporting Coast Guard athletics.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="954">“SEC. 954. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s954">14 U.S.C. 954</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extracurricular programs </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a Coast Guard Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program, the Commandant may designate funds appropriated to the Coast Guard and available for that program to be treated as nonappropriated funds and expended for that program in accordance with laws applicable to the expenditure of nonappropriated funds. Appropriated funds so designated shall be considered to be nonappropriated funds for all purposes and shall remain available until expended.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Programs.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Coast Guard Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program</quotedText>’ means an athletic or recreational extracurricular program of the Coast Guard Academy to which each of the following applies:</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program is not considered a morale, welfare, or recreation program.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program is supported through appropriated funds.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program is supported by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program is not a private organization and is not operated by a private organization.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11250/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 952 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“953.</designator><label> Support for Coast Guard Academy.</label></referenceItem>
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“954.</designator><label> Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extracurricular programs.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11251" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11251">SEC. 11251. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRAINING FOR CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS PERSONNEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11251/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 315 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="315">“SEC. 315. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training for congressional affairs personnel </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall develop a training course, which shall be administered in person, on the workings of Congress for any member of the Coast Guard selected for a position as a fellow, liaison, counsel, or administrative staff for the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs or as any Coast Guard district or area governmental affairs officer.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Course Subject Matter.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The training course required under this section shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional budget process;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional appropriations process;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the congressional authorization process;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Senate advice and consent process for Presidential nominees;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Senate advice and consent process for treaty ratification;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff in the legislative process;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the concept and underlying purposes of congressional oversight within the governance framework of separation of powers;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the roles of Coast Guard fellows, liaisons, counsels, governmental affairs officers, the Coast Guard Office of Program Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters program offices, and any other entity the Commandant considers relevant; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the roles and responsibilities of Coast Guard public affairs and external communications personnel with respect to Members of Congress and the staff of such Members necessary to enhance communication between Coast Guard units, sectors, and districts and Member offices and committees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visibility of Coast Guard activities.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Detail within coast guard office of budget and programs.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the written request of a receiving congressional office, the training course required under this section shall include a multi-day detail within the Coast Guard Office of Budget and Programs to ensure adequate exposure to Coast Guard policy, oversight, and requests from Congress.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonconsecutive detail permitted.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A detail under this paragraph is not required to be consecutive with the balance of the training.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Completion of Required Training.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member of the Coast Guard selected for a position described in subsection (a) shall complete the training required by this section before the date on which such member reports for duty for such position.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11251/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 315 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“315.</designator><label> Training for congressional affairs personnel.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11252">SEC. 11252. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY FOR RETENTION OF CUTTERMEN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall publish a strategy to improve incentives to attract and retain a qualified workforce serving on Coast Guard cutters that includes underrepresented minorities, and servicemembers from rural areas, as such term is defined in section 54301(a)(12)(C) of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies to improve flexibility in the afloat career path, including a policy that enables members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters to transition between operations afloat and operations ashore assignments without detriment to the career progression of a member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of current officer requirements for afloat assignments at each pay grade, and an assessment as to whether such requirements are appropriate or present undue limitations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Strategies to improve crew comfort afloat, such as berthing modifications to accommodate all crewmembers.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Actionable steps to improve access to highspeed internet capable of video conference for the purposes of medical, educational, and personal use by members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the effectiveness of bonuses to attract members to serve at sea and retain talented members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters to serve as leaders in senior enlisted positions, department head positions, and command positions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies to ensure that high-performing members of the Coast Guard serving on Coast Guard cutters are competitive for special assignments, postgraduate education, senior service schools, and other career-enhancing positions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11252/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall ensure that the elements described in subsection (b) do not result in discrimination based on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or gender.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11253">SEC. 11253. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF COAST GUARD FORCE READINESS COMMAND. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the performance of the Coast Guard Force Readiness Command.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The actions the Force Readiness Command has taken to develop and implement training for the Coast Guard workforce.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Force Readiness Command—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has made an assessment of performance, policy, and training compliance across Force Readiness Command headquarters and field units, and the results of any such assessment; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is modifying and expanding Coast Guard training to match the future demands of the Coast Guard with respect to growth in workforce numbers, modernization of assets and infrastructure, and increased global mission demands relating to the Arctic and Western Pacific regions and cyberspace.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11253/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the study required by subsection (a) commences, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11254">SEC. 11254. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON FREQUENCY OF WEAPONS TRAINING FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall conduct a study to assess whether current weapons training required for Coast Guard law enforcement and other relevant personnel is sufficient.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess whether there is a need to improve weapons training for Coast Guard law enforcement and other relevant personnel; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the frequency of such training most likely to ensure adequate weapons training, proficiency, and safety among such personnel;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard law enforcement and other applicable personnel who should be prioritized to receive such improved training; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any challenge posed by a transition to improving such training and offering such training more frequently, and the resources necessary to address such a challenge.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stF/s11254/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">Subtitle G—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Miscellaneous Provisions </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11255">SEC. 11255. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8414 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 14 U.S.C. 1156 note) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the purposes of—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">counter-UAS system surrogate testing and training; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may waive the restriction under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing not later than 15 days after exercising such waiver to the Department of Homeland Security, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that the operation or procurement of a covered unmanned aircraft system is required in the national interest of the United States.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered foreign country.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered foreign country</quotedText>’ means any of the following:</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The People’s Republic of China.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Russian Federation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Islamic Republic of Iran.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered unmanned aircraft system.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered unmanned aircraft system</quotedText>’ means an unmanned aircraft system described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a).”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, and any related services and equipment</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">United States Code</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11255/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Replacement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, the Commandant shall replace covered unmanned aircraft systems of the Coast Guard with unmanned aircraft systems manufactured in the United States or an allied country (as that term is defined in section 2350f(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code).”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11256" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11256">SEC. 11256. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BUDGETING OF COAST GUARD RELATING TO CERTAIN OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11256/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5114">“SEC. 5114. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness missions </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and every February 1 thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that adequately represents a calculation of the annual costs and expenditures of performing and executing all defense readiness mission activities, including—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">all expenses related to the Coast Guard’s coordination, training, and execution of defense readiness mission activities in the Coast Guard’s capacity as an armed force (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10) in support of Department of Defense national security operations and activities or for any other military department or Defense Agency (as such terms are defined in such section);</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">costs associated with Coast Guard detachments assigned in support of the defense readiness mission of the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other related expenses, costs, or matters the Commandant considers appropriate or otherwise of interest to Congress.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11256/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 252(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“5114.</designator><label> Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness missions.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11257">SEC. 11257. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SAN DIEGO MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an overview of the maritime domain awareness in the area of responsibility of the Coast Guard sector responsible for San Diego, California, including—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the average volume of known maritime traffic that transited the area during fiscal years 2020 through 2022;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current sensor platforms deployed by such sector to monitor illicit activity occurring at sea in such area;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of illicit activity incidents at sea in such area that the sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2022;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate of the volume of traffic engaged in illicit activity at sea in such area and the type and description of any vessels used to carry out illicit activities that such sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2022; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the maritime domain awareness requirements to effectively meet the mission of such sector;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of current actions taken by the Coast Guard to partner with Federal, regional, State, and local entities to meet the maritime domain awareness needs of such area;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of any gaps in maritime domain awareness within the area of responsibility of such sector resulting from 
an inability to meet the enduring maritime domain awareness requirements of the sector or adequately respond to maritime disorder;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of current technology and assets the Coast Guard has to mitigate the gaps identified in paragraph (3);</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of capabilities needed to mitigate such gaps, including any capabilities the Coast Guard currently possesses that can be deployed to the sector;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of technology and assets the Coast Guard does not currently possess and are needed to acquire in order to address such gaps; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11257/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of any financial obstacles that prevent the Coast Guard from deploying existing commercially available sensor technology to address such gaps.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11258">SEC. 11258. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD VESSELS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s510">14 U.S.C. 510</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 914 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (14 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 111-281) is—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transferred to subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">added at the end so as to follow section 509 of such title, as added by this Act;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redesignated as section 510 of such title; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">amended so that the enumerator, the section heading, typeface, and typestyle conform to those appearing in other sections of title 14, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coast guard authorization act of 2010.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281) is amended by striking the item relating to section 914.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Title 14.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“510.</designator><label> Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance of Coast Guard Vessels for Public Purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 510 of title 14, United States Code, as transferred and redesignated by subsection (a), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On request by the Commandant, the Administrator of the General Services Administration may transfer ownership of a Coast Guard vessel or aircraft to an eligible entity for educational, cultural, historical, charitable, recreational, or other public purposes if such transfer is authorized by law.”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">as if the request were being processed</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">vessels</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Code of Federal Regulations</quotedText>”;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such title</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11258/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of the Coast Guard</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11259" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11259">SEC. 11259. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM FUNDING PLAN. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 316(c)(4) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">a third party entity qualified to undertake such a certification process</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11260">SEC. 11260. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON COAST GUARD EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the viability of establishing an explosive ordnance disposal program (in this section referred to as the “Program”) in the Coast Guard.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall contain, at a minimum, an explanation of the following with respect to such a Program:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Where within the organizational structure of the Coast Guard the Program would be located, including a discussion of whether the Program should reside in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maritime Safety and Security Teams;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maritime Security Response Teams;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a combination of the teams described under subparagraphs (A) and (B); or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">elsewhere within the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The vehicles and dive craft that are Coast Guard airframe and vessel transportable that would be required for the transportation of explosive ordnance disposal elements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Coast Guard stations at which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">portable explosives storage magazines would be available for explosive ordnance disposal elements; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">explosive ordnance disposal elements equipment would be pre-positioned.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">How the Program would support other elements within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and, in wartime, the Department of Defense to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">counter improvised explosive devices;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">counter unexploded ordnance;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">combat weapons of destruction;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/4/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide service in support of the President; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/4/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support national security special events.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The career progression of members of the Coast Guard participating in the Program from—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Seaman Recruit to Command Master Chief Petty Officer;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chief Warrant Officer 2 to that of Chief Warrant Officer 4; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ensign to that of Rear Admiral.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Initial and annual budget justification estimates on a single program element of the Program for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">civilian and military pay with details on military pay, including special and incentive pays such as—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">officer responsibility pay;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">officer SCUBA diving duty pay;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">officer demolition hazardous duty pay;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enlisted SCUBA diving duty pay;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enlisted demolition hazardous duty pay;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enlisted special duty assignment pay at level special duty-5;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enlisted assignment incentive pays;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enlistment and reenlistment bonuses;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">officer and enlisted full civilian clothing allowances;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/x" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="x">(x) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an exception to the policy allowing a third hazardous duty pay for explosive ordnance disposal-qualified officers and enlisted; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/A/xi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="xi">(xi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">parachutist hazardous duty pay;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">research, development, test, and evaluation;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">procurement;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other transaction agreements;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operations and support; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11260/b/6/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">overseas contingency operations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11261">SEC. 11261. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In accordance with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), the Commandant shall, without consideration, transfer in accordance with subsection (b) and convey in accordance with subsection (c) a parcel of the real property described in paragraph (2), including any improvements thereon.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The property described in this paragraph is real property at Dauphin Island, Alabama, located at 100 Agassiz Street, and consisting of a total of approximately 35.63 acres. The exact acreage and legal description of the parcel of such property to be transferred or conveyed in accordance with subsection (b) or (c), respectively, shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Commandant.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">To the Secretary of Health and Human Services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall transfer, as described in subsection (a), to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”), for use by the Food and Drug Administration, custody and control of a portion, consisting of approximately 4 acres, of the parcel of real property described in such subsection, to be identified by agreement between the Commandant and the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">To the State of Alabama.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall convey, as described in subsection (a), to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, a unit of the government of the State of Alabama, located at Dauphin Island, Alabama, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to such portion of the parcel described in such subsection that is not transferred to the Secretary under subsection (b).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payments and Costs of Transfer and Conveyance.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payments.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall pay costs to be incurred by the Coast Guard, or reimburse the Coast Guard for such costs incurred by the Coast Guard, to carry out the transfer and conveyance required by this section, 
including survey costs, appraisal costs, costs for environmental documentation related to the transfer and conveyance, and any other necessary administrative costs related to the transfer and conveyance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding section 780 of division B of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94), any amounts that are made available to the Secretary under such section and not obligated on the date of enactment of this Act shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose described in subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11261/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of amounts received.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts received by the Commandant as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the Coast Guard Housing Fund established under section 2946 of title 14, United States Code, or the account that was used to pay the costs incurred by the Coast Guard in carrying out the transfer or conveyance under this section, as determined by the Commandant, and shall be made available until expended. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11262" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11262">SEC. 11262. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11262/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5115">“SEC. 5115. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s5115">14 U.S.C. 5115</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Major grants, contracts, or other transactions </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress and the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs not later than 3 full business days in advance of the Coast Guard—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order for the Coast Guard on the multiple award contract, or issuing a letter of intent totaling more than $4,000,000;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Coast Guard funds;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">making a sole-source grant award; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">announcing publicly the intention to make or award an item described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Element.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A notification under this subsection shall include—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of the award;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the type of contract;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the entity awarded the contract, such as the name and location of the entity; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the account from which the funds are to be drawn.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Commandant determines that compliance with subsection (a) would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, the Commandant—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may make an award or issue a letter described in such subsection without the notification required under such subsection; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to funds that are not available for obligation.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11262/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“5115.</designator><label> Major grants, contracts, or other transactions.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11263">SEC. 11263. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR CONTAINERS AND FACILITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall complete a study on the safety inspection program for containers (as such term is defined in section 80501 of title 46, United States Code) and designated waterfront facilities receiving containers.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation and review of such safety inspection program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of container inspections conducted annually by the Coast Guard during the preceding 10-year period, as compared to the number of containers moved through United States ports annually during such period; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of qualified Coast Guard container and facility inspectors, and an assessment as to whether, during the preceding 10-year period, there have been a sufficient number of such inspectors to carry out the mission of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the training programs available to such inspectors and the adequacy of such training programs during the preceding 10-year period.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of areas of improvement for such program in the interest of commerce and national security, and the costs associated with such improvements.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11263/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the completion of the study required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
on the findings of the study required by subsection (a), including the personnel and resource requirements necessary for such program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11264">SEC. 11264. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t6/s245">6 U.S.C. 245</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OPERATIONAL DATA SHARING CAPABILITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, consistent with the ongoing Integrated Multi-Domain Enterprise joint effort by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, establish a secure, centralized capability to allow real-time, or near real-time, data and information sharing between Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard for purposes of maritime boundary domain awareness and enforcement activities along the maritime boundaries of the United States, including the maritime boundaries in the northern and southern continental United States and Alaska.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing the capability under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize enforcement areas experiencing the highest levels of enforcement activity.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The capability established under subsection (a) shall be sufficient for the secure sharing of data, information, and surveillance necessary for operational missions, including data from governmental assets, irrespective of whether an asset located in or around mission operation areas belongs to the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, or any other partner agency.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection and the Commandant shall jointly—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess and delineate the types of data and quality of data sharing needed to meet the respective operational missions of Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard, including video surveillance, seismic sensors, infrared detection, space-based remote sensing, and any other data or information necessary;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop appropriate requirements and processes for the credentialing of personnel of Customs and Border Protection and personnel of the Coast Guard to access and use the capability established under subsection (a); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a cost-sharing agreement for the long-term operation and maintenance of the capability and the assets that provide data to the capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the establishment of the capability under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11264/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, or any other partner agency to acquire, share, or transfer personal information relating to an individual in violation of any Federal or State law or regulation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11265">SEC. 11265. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION OF COAST GUARD STATION AT PORT MANSFIELD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall commence  
a feasibility study on construction of a Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield, Texas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the resources and workforce requirements necessary for a new Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of the enhancements to the missions and capabilities of the Coast Guard that a new Coast Guard station at Port Mansfield would provide.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the life-cycle costs of such a facility, including the costs of construction, maintenance costs, and staffing costs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A cost-benefit analysis of the enhancements and capabilities provided, as compared to the costs of construction, maintenance, and staffing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11265/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11266" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11266">SEC. 11266. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROCUREMENT OF TETHERED AEROSTAT RADAR SYSTEM FOR COAST GUARD STATION SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall procure not fewer than 1 tethered aerostat radar system, or similar technology, for use by the Coast Guard at and around Coast Guard Station South Padre Island.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11267" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11267">SEC. 11267. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON MAJOR ACQUISITION CONTRACTS WITH ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11267/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may not award any major acquisition contract until the Commandant receives a certification from the party that it has not, during the 10-year period preceding the planned date of award, directly or indirectly held an economic interest in an entity that is—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11267/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">owned or controlled by the People’s Republic of China; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11267/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">part of the defense industry of the Chinese Communist Party.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11267/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inapplicability to Taiwan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an economic interest in an entity owned or controlled by Taiwan.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11268">SEC. 11268. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s522">14 U.S.C. 522 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF DRUG INTERDICTION EQUIPMENT AND STANDARDS; TESTING FOR FENTANYL DURING INTERDICTION OPERATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a review of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the equipment, testing kits, and rescue medications used to conduct Coast Guard drug interdiction operations; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the safety and training standards, policies, and procedures with respect to such operations; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine whether the Coast Guard is using the latest equipment and technology and up-to-date training and standards for recognizing, handling, testing, and securing illegal drugs, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, and precursor chemicals during such operations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, as a result of the review required by subsection (a), the Commandant determines that the Coast Guard is not using the latest equipment and technology and up-to-date training and standards for recognizing, handling, testing, and securing illegal drugs, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, and precursor chemicals during drug interdiction operations, the Commandant shall ensure that the Coast Guard acquires and uses such equipment and technology, carries out such training, and implements such standards.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11268/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Testing for Fentanyl.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall ensure that Coast Guard drug interdiction operations include the testing of substances encountered during such operations for fentanyl, as appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11269" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11269">SEC. 11269. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s522">14 U.S.C. 522 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON MONTHLY MIGRANT INTERDICTIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than the 15th day of each month, the Commandant shall make available to the public on the website of the Coast Guard the number of migrant interdictions carried out by the Coast Guard during the preceding month.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11270" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11270">SEC. 11270. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CARGO WAITING TIME REDUCTION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11270/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an explanation of the extent to which vessels carrying cargo are complying with the requirements of chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11270/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of the investigation on the cause of the oil spill that occurred in October 2021 on the waters over the San Pedro Shelf related to an anchor strike, including the expected date on which the Marine Casualty Investigation Report with respect to such spill will be released; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11270/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to such vessels, a summary of actions taken or planned to be taken by the Commandant to provide 
additional protections against oil spills or other hazardous discharges caused by anchor strikes.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11271">SEC. 11271. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study to assess the oversight over Coast Guard activities, including investigations, personnel management, whistleblower protection, and other activities carried out by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the ability of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General to ensure timely, thorough, complete, and appropriate oversight over the Coast Guard, including oversight over both civilian and military activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the best practices with respect to such oversight; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and the Commandant to identify and achieve such best practices.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the methods, standards, and processes employed by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General and the inspectors generals of the armed forces (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), other than the Coast Guard, to conduct oversight and investigation activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the methods, standards, and processes of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General with respect to oversight over the civilian and military activities of the Coast Guard, as compared to the methods, standards, and processes described in paragraph (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the extent to which the Coast Guard Investigative Service completes investigations or other disciplinary measures after referral of complaints from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the staffing, expertise, training, and other resources of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, and an assessment as to whether such staffing, expertise, training, and other resources meet the requirements necessary for meaningful, timely, and effective oversight over the activities of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study, including recommendations with respect to oversight over Coast Guard activities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stG/s11271/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Reviews.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) may rely upon recently completed or ongoing reviews by the Comptroller General or other entities, as applicable.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">Subtitle H—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11272">SEC. 11272. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADMINISTRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION KITS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="564">“SEC. 564. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s564">14 U.S.C. 564</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Procedure.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before embarking on any prescheduled voyage, a Coast Guard vessel shall have in place a written operating procedure that ensures that an embarked victim of sexual assault shall have access to a sexual assault forensic examination—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">as soon as possible after the victim requests an examination; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is treated with the same level of urgency as emergency medical care.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The written operating procedure required by paragraph (1), shall, at a minimum, account for—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the health, safety, and privacy of a victim of sexual assault;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the proximity of ashore or afloat medical facilities, including coordination as necessary with the Department of Defense, including other military departments (as defined in section 101 of title 10);</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the availability of aeromedical evacuation;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operational capabilities of the vessel concerned;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the qualifications of medical personnel onboard;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordination with law enforcement and the preservation of evidence;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the means of accessing a sexual assault forensic examination and medical care with a restricted report of sexual assault;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the availability of nonprescription pregnancy prophylactics; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other unique military considerations.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 563 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“564.</designator><label> Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a study to assess challenges and prospective solutions associated with sexual assault at sea, to include the provision of survivor care, forensic examination of the victim, and evidence collection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, address the feasibility of crisis response services and physical evaluation through telemedicine and other options 
concerning immediate access to care whether onboard the vessel or at the nearest shore side facility, including best practices for administering sexual assault forensic examinations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into account—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the safety and security of the alleged victim of sexual assault;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the ability to properly identify, document, and preserve any evidence relevant to the allegation of sexual assault;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the applicable criminal procedural laws relating to authenticity, relevance, preservation of evidence, chain of custody, and any other matter relating to evidentiary admissibility; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">best practices of conducting sexual assault forensic examinations, as such term is defined in section 40723 of title 34, United States Code;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide any appropriate recommendation for changes to existing laws, regulations, or employer policies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit public stakeholder input from individuals and organizations with relevant expertise in sexual assault response including healthcare, advocacy services, law enforcement, and prosecution;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate the operational capabilities of the Coast Guard since 2013 in providing alleged victims of sexual assault immediate access to care onboard a vessel undertaking a prescheduled voyage that, at any point during such voyage, would require the vessel to travel 3 consecutive days or longer to reach a land-based or afloat medical facility, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the average of and range in the reported hours taken to evacuate an individual with any medical emergency to a land-based or afloat medical facility; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of alleged victims, subjects, and total incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment occurring while underway reported annually; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">summarize the financial cost, required operational adjustments, and potential benefits to the Coast Guard to provide sexual assault forensic examination kits onboard Coast Guard vessels undertaking a prescheduled voyage that, at any point during such voyage, would require the vessel to travel 3 consecutive days or longer to reach a land-based or afloat medical facility.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the study under paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s564">14 U.S.C. 564 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall submit to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate a report containing the number of sexual assault forensic examinations that were requested by, but not administered within 3 days to, alleged victims of sexual assault when such victims were onboard a vessel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11272/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In collecting the information required under paragraphs (2) and (3), the Commandant shall collect such information in a manner which protects the privacy rights of individuals who are subjects of such information.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11273" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11273">SEC. 11273. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">POLICY ON REQUESTS FOR PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION OR UNIT TRANSFERS BY PERSONS WHO REPORT BEING THE VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11273/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Update.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Director of the Health, Safety, and Work Life Directorate, shall issue an interim update to Coast Guard policy guidance to allow a member of the Coast Guard who has reported being the victim of a sexual assault, or any other offense covered by section 920, 920c, or 930 of title 10, United States Code (article 120, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to request an immediate change of station or an immediate unit transfer.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11273/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall issue a final policy based on the interim updates issued under the preceding sentence not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11274" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11274">SEC. 11274. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SEX OFFENSES AND PERSONNEL RECORDS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue final regulations or policy guidance required to fully implement section 1745 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) with respect to members of the Coast Guard.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11275">SEC. 11275. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a study on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Coast Guard;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard investigations of sexual assault offenses for cases in which the subject of the investigation is no longer under jeopardy for the alleged misconduct for reasons including the death of the accused, a lapse in the statute of limitations for the alleged offense, and a fully adjudicated criminal trial of the alleged offense in which all appeals have been exhausted; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">legal support and representation provided to members of the Coast Guard who are victims of sexual assault, including in instances in which the accused is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required by subsection (a) shall assess the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Coast Guard, including training, effectiveness, capacity to handle the number of cases referred, and experience with cases involving members of the Coast Guard or members of another armed force (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The experience of Special Victims’ Counsels in representing members of the Coast Guard during a court-martial.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies concerning the availability and detailing of Special Victims’ Counsels for sexual assault allegations, in particular such allegations in which the accused is a member of another armed force (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), and the impact that the cross-service relationship had on—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the competence and sufficiency of services provided to the alleged victim; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the interaction between—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the investigating agency and the Special Victims’ Counsels; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the prosecuting entity and the Special Victims’ Counsels.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Training provided to, or made available for, Special Victims’ Counsels and paralegals with respect to Department of Defense processes for conducting sexual assault investigations and Special Victims’ Counsel representation of sexual assault victims.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The ability of Special Victims’ Counsels to operate independently without undue influence from third parties, including the command of the accused, the command of the victim, the Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard, and the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The skill level and experience of Special Victims’ Counsels, as compared to special victims’ counsels available to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies regarding access to an alternate Special Victims’ Counsel, if requested by the member of the Coast Guard concerned, and potential improvements for such policies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the findings of the study required by such subsection;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations to improve the coordination, training, and experience of Special Victims’ Counsels of the Coast Guard so as to improve outcomes for members of the Coast Guard who have reported sexual assault; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXII/stH/s11275/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other recommendation the federally funded research and development center considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXIII">TITLE CXIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENVIRONMENT </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Marine Mammals </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11301">SEC. 11301. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1390">16 U.S.C. 1390 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</term>” means—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Core foraging habitats.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">core foraging habitats</term>” means areas—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with biological and physical oceanographic features that aggregate <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Calanus</i><i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">finmarchicus</i>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">where North Atlantic right whales foraging aggregations have been well documented.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusive economic zone.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">exclusive economic zone</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 107 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Institution of higher education.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">institution of higher education</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Large cetacean.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">large cetacean</term>” means all endangered or threatened species within—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the suborder Mysticeti;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the genera <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Physeter</i>; or</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the genera <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Orcinus</i>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Near real-time.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">near real-time</term>”, with respect to monitoring of whales, means that visual, acoustic, or other detections of whales are processed, transmitted, and reported as close to the time of detection as is technically feasible.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nonprofit organization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">nonprofit organization</term>” means an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget sound region.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Puget Sound region</term>” means the Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound area described in section 161.55 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as of the date of enactment of this Act).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribal government.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribal government</term>” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11301/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Under secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary</term>” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11302">SEC. 11302. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1390">16 U.S.C. 1390</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSISTANCE TO PORTS TO REDUCE IMPACTS OF VESSEL TRAFFIC AND PORT OPERATIONS ON MARINE MAMMALS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and implement mitigation measures that will lead to a quantifiable reduction in threats to marine mammals from vessel traffic, including shipping activities and port operations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible Uses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to develop, assess, and carry out activities that reduce threats to marine mammals by—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reducing underwater stressors related to marine traffic;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reducing mortality and serious injury from vessel strikes and other physical disturbances;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">monitoring sound;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reducing vessel interactions with marine mammals;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducting other types of monitoring that are consistent with reducing the threats to, and enhancing the habitats of, marine mammals; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">supporting State agencies and Tribal governments in developing the capacity to receive assistance under this section through education, training, information sharing, and collaboration to participate in the grant program under this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall prioritize providing assistance under subsection (a) for projects that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are based on the best available science with respect to methods to reduce threats to marine mammals;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collect data on the effects of such methods and the reduction of such threats;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assist ports that pose a higher relative threat to marine mammals listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are in close proximity to areas in which threatened or endangered cetaceans are known to experience other stressors; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow eligible entities to conduct risk assessments and to track progress toward threat reduction.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Outreach.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate, shall conduct coordinated outreach to ports to provide information with respect to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">how to apply for assistance under subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the benefits of such assistance; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilitation of best practices and lessons, including the best practices and lessons learned from activities carried out using such assistance.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than annually, the Under Secretary shall make available to the public on a publicly accessible website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a report that includes the following information:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The name and location of each entity to which assistance was awarded under subsection (a) during the year preceding submission of the report.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of each such award.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the activities carried out with each such award.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An estimate of the likely impact of such activities on the reduction of threats to marine mammals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Eligible Entity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">eligible entity</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a port authority for a port;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a State, regional, local, or Tribal government, or an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian entity that has jurisdiction over a maritime port authority or a port;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an academic institution, research institution, or nonprofit organization working in partnership with a port; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a consortium of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (3).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary, $10,000,000 is authorized to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11302/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11303">SEC. 11303. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1391">16 U.S.C. 1391</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR LARGE CETACEANS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall design and deploy a cost-effective, efficient, and results-oriented near real-time monitoring and mitigation program (referred to in this section as the “Program”) for threatened or endangered cetaceans.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the Program shall be to reduce the risk to large cetaceans posed by vessel collisions and to minimize other impacts on large cetaceans through the use of near real-time location monitoring and location information.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Program shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize species of large cetaceans for which impacts from vessel collisions are of particular concern;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize areas where such impacts are of particular concern;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be capable of detecting and alerting ocean users and enforcement agencies of the probable location of large cetaceans on an actionable real-time basis, including through real-time data whenever possible;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inform sector-specific mitigation protocols to effectively reduce takes (as defined in section 216.3 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations) of large cetaceans;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrate technology improvements; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be informed by technologies, monitoring methods, and mitigation protocols developed under the pilot project required under subsection (d).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pilot Project.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the Program, the Under Secretary shall first establish a pilot monitoring and mitigation project (referred to in this section as the “pilot project”) for North Atlantic right whales for the purposes of informing the Program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In designing and deploying the pilot project, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall, using the best available scientific information, identify and ensure coverage of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">core foraging habitats; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or migratory habitats of North Atlantic right whales that co-occur with areas of high risk of mortality or serious injury of such whales from vessels, vessel strikes, or disturbance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Components.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies and Tribal governments, and with input from affected stakeholders, shall design and deploy a near real-time monitoring system for North Atlantic right whales that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comprises the best available detection power, spatial coverage, and survey effort to detect and localize North Atlantic right whales within habitats described in paragraph (2);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is capable of detecting North Atlantic right whales, including visually and acoustically;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses dynamic habitat suitability models to inform the likelihood of North Atlantic right whale occurrence habitats described in paragraph (2) at any given time;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinates with the Integrated Ocean Observing System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Regional Ocean Partnerships to leverage monitoring assets;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrates historical data;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">integrates new near real-time monitoring methods and technologies as such methods and technologies become available;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accurately verifies and rapidly communicates detection data to appropriate ocean users;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">creates standards for contributing, and allows ocean users to contribute, data to the monitoring system using comparable near real-time monitoring methods and technologies;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communicates the risks of injury to large cetaceans to ocean users in a manner that is most likely to result in informed decision-making regarding the mitigation of those risks; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/3/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">minimizes additional stressors to large cetaceans as a result of the information available to ocean users.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preliminary report.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a preliminary report on the pilot project.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under clause (i) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the monitoring methods and technology in use or planned for deployment under the pilot project.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the efficacy of the methods and technology in use or planned for deployment for detecting North Atlantic right whales.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the manner in which the monitoring system designed and deployed under this subsection is directly informing and improving the management, health, and survival of North Atlantic right whales.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A prioritized identification of technology or research gaps.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/ii/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A plan to communicate the risks of injury to large cetaceans to ocean users in a manner that is most likely to result in informed decision making regarding the mitigation of such risks.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/A/ii/VI" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other information on the potential benefits and efficacy of the pilot project the Under Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final report.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a final report on the pilot project.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under clause (i) shall—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address the preliminary report required under subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">include—</chapeau>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II/aa" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an assessment of the benefits and efficacy of the pilot project;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II/bb" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a strategic plan to expand the pilot project to provide near real-time monitoring and mitigation measures—</chapeau>
                                                <subitem identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II/bb/AA" style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="AA">(AA) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to additional large cetaceans of concern for which such measures would reduce risk of serious injury or death; and</content>
                                                </subitem>
                                                <subitem identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II/bb/BB" style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="BB">(BB) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or migratory habitats of large cetaceans that co-occur with areas of high risk of mortality or serious injury from vessel strikes or disturbance;</content>
                                                </subitem>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II/cc" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a budget and description of funds necessary to carry out such plan;</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II/dd" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a prioritized plan for acquisition, deployment, and maintenance of monitoring technologies; and</content>
                                            </item>
                                            <item identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/d/4/B/ii/II/ee" style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the locations or species to which such plan would apply.</content>
                                            </item>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mitigation Protocols.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of the Interior, and with input from affected stakeholders, shall develop and deploy mitigation protocols that make use of any monitoring system designed and deployed under this section to direct sector-specific mitigation measures that avoid and significantly reduce risk of serious injury and mortality to North Atlantic right whales.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to Data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall provide access to data generated by any monitoring system designed and deployed under this section for purposes of scientific research and evaluation and public awareness and education, including through the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and WhaleMap or other successor 
public website portals, subject to review for national security considerations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary may enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out this section on such terms as the Under Secretary considers appropriate, consistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11303/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary $5,000,000 is authorized to support development, deployment, application, and ongoing maintenance of the Program and to otherwise carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11304">SEC. 11304. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1390">16 U.S.C. 1390 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A CETACEAN DESK FOR PUGET SOUND REGION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary, shall carry out a pilot program to establish a Cetacean Desk, which shall be—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">located and manned within the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">designed—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve coordination with the maritime industry to reduce the risk of vessel impacts on large cetaceans, including impacts from vessel strikes, disturbances, and other sources; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to monitor the presence and location of large cetaceans during the months during which such large cetaceans are present in Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the United States portion of the Salish Sea.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration and staffing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot program required under paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be for a duration of 4 years; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require not more than 1 full-time equivalent position, who shall also contribute to other necessary Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service duties and responsibilities as needed; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be supported by other existing Federal employees, as appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Engagement With Vessel Operators.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require personnel of the Cetacean Desk to engage with vessel operators in areas where large cetaceans have been seen or could reasonably be present to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and voluntary guidance, to reduce the impact of vessel traffic on large cetaceans.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In engaging with vessel operators as required under paragraph (1), personnel of the Cetacean Desk 
shall communicate where and when sightings of large cetaceans have occurred.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Memorandum of Understanding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Under Secretary may enter into a memorandum of understanding to facilitate real-time sharing of data relating to large cetaceans between the Quiet Sound program of the State of Washington, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service, and other relevant entities, as appropriate.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Data.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall leverage existing data collection methods, the program required by section 11303, and public data to ensure accurate and timely information on the sighting of large cetaceans.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultations.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with Tribal governments, the State of Washington, institutions of higher education, the maritime industry, ports in the Puget Sound region, and nongovernmental organizations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination with canada.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When appropriate, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Government of Canada, consistent with policies and agreements relating to management of vessel traffic in Puget Sound.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service Local Variance and Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary and in consultation with the Captain of the Port for the Puget Sound region—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall implement local variances, as authorized by subsection (c) of section 70001 of title 46, United States Code, to reduce the impact of vessel traffic on large cetaceans; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may enter into cooperative agreements, in accordance with subsection (d) of such section, with Federal, State, Tribal, and local officials to reduce the likelihood of vessel interactions with protected large cetaceans, which may include—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">communicating marine mammal protection guidance to vessels;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">training on requirements imposed by local, State, Tribal, and Federal laws and regulations and guidelines concerning—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vessel buffer zones;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vessel speed;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seasonal no-go zones for vessels;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">protected areas, including areas designated as critical habitat, as applicable to marine operations; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other activities to reduce the direct and indirect impact of vessel traffic on large cetaceans;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training to understand, utilize, and communicate large cetacean location data; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">training to understand and communicate basic large cetacean detection, identification, and behavior, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cues of the presence of large cetaceans such as spouts, water disturbances, breaches, or presence of prey;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">important feeding, breeding, calving, and rearing habitats that co-occur with areas of high risk of vessel strikes;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seasonal large cetacean migration routes that co-occur with areas of high risk of vessel strikes; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/f/2/D/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">areas designated as critical habitat for large cetaceans.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Commandant, in coordination with the Under Secretary and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluates the functionality, utility, reliability, responsiveness, and operational status of the Cetacean Desk established under this section, including a quantification of reductions in vessel strikes to large cetaceans as a result of the pilot program;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses the efficacy of communication between the Cetacean Desk and the maritime industry and provides recommendations for improvements;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluates the integration and interoperability of existing data collection methods, as well as public data, into the Cetacean Desk operations;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/g/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses the efficacy of collaboration and stakeholder engagement with Tribal governments, the State of Washington, institutions of higher education, the maritime industry, ports in the Puget Sound region, and nongovernmental organizations; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11304/g/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluates the progress, performance, and implementation of guidance and training procedures for Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service personnel, as required under subsection (f).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11305">SEC. 11305. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1392">16 U.S.C. 1392</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MONITORING OCEAN SOUNDSCAPES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary shall maintain and expand an ocean soundscape development program to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">award grants to expand the deployment of Federal and non-Federal observing and data management systems capable of collecting measurements of underwater sound for purposes of monitoring and analyzing baselines and trends in the underwater soundscape to protect and manage marine life;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continue to develop and apply standardized forms of measurements to assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes, and anthropogenic activities; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after coordinating with the Secretary of Defense, coordinate and make accessible to the public the datasets, modeling and analysis, and user-driven products and tools resulting from observations of underwater sound funded through grants awarded under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The program described in subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include the Ocean Noise Reference Station Network of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Park Service;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use and coordinate with the Integrated Ocean Observing System; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">coordinate with the Regional Ocean Partnerships and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall consider the geographic diversity of the recipients of such grants.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stA/s11305/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Funding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary, $1,500,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 to carry out this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oil Spills </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11306" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11306">SEC. 11306. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON CHANGING SALVORS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 311(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any case in which the President or the Federal On-Scene Coordinator authorizes a deviation from the salvor as part of a deviation under subparagraph (B) from the applicable response plan required under subsection (j), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing the deviation and the reasons for such deviation not less than 3 days after such deviation is authorized.”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11307" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11307">SEC. 11307. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 U.S.C. 1321 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITED INDEMNITY PROVISIONS IN STANDBY OIL SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11307/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a contract with the Coast Guard for the containment or removal of a discharge entered into by the President under section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)) shall contain a provision to indemnify a contractor for liabilities and expenses incidental to the containment or removal arising out of the performance of the contract that is substantially identical to the terms contained in subsections (d) through (h) of section H.4 (except for paragraph (1) of subsection (d)) of the contract offered by the Coast Guard in the solicitation numbered DTCG89-98- A-68F953, dated November 17, 1998.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11307/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11307/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Source of funds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provision required under subsection (a) shall include a provision that the obligation to indemnify is limited to funds available in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 at the time the claim for indemnity is made.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11307/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Uncompensated removal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A claim for indemnity under a contract described in subsection (a) shall be made as a claim for uncompensated removal costs under section 1012(a)(4) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11307/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total indemnity for a claim under a contract described in subsection (a) may not be more than $50,000 per incident.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11307/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability of Exemptions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (a), the United States shall not be obligated to indemnify a contractor for any act or omission of the contractor carried out pursuant to a contract entered into under this section where such act or omission is grossly negligent or which constitutes willful misconduct.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11308" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11308">SEC. 11308. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s2761">33 U.S.C. 2761 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING OIL SPILL PREPAREDNESS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall include in the Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills database (or a successor database) used by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oil weathering models new data, including peer-reviewed data, on properties of crude and refined oils, including data on diluted bitumen, as such data becomes publicly available.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11309">SEC. 11309. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WESTERN ALASKA OIL SPILL PLANNING CRITERIA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="323">“SEC. 323. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s323">14 U.S.C. 323</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program </heading>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established within the Coast Guard a Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’) to develop and administer the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria.</content>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Manager.—</heading>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commandant shall select a permanent civilian career employee through a competitive search process for a term of not less than 5 years to serve as the Western Alaska Oil Spill Criteria Program Manager (referred to in this section as the ‘Program Manager’)—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the primary duty of whom shall be to administer the Program; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who shall not be subject to frequent or routine reassignment.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conflicts of interest.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The individual selected to serve as the Program Manager shall not have conflicts of interest relating to entities regulated by the Coast Guard.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development of guidance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Program Manager shall develop guidance for—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approval, drills, and testing relating to the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">gathering input concerning such planning criteria from Federal agencies, State and local governments, Tribes, and relevant industry and nongovernmental entities.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Program Manager shall—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assess whether such existing planning criteria adequately meet the needs of vessels operating in the geographic area; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify methods for advancing response capability so as to achieve, with respect to a vessel, compliance with national planning criteria.</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Onsite verifications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Program Manager shall address the relatively small number and limited nature of verifications of response capabilities for vessel response plans by increasing, within the Seventeenth Coast Guard District, the quantity and frequency of onsite verifications of the providers identified in vessel response plans.</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall enhance the knowledge and proficiency of Coast Guard personnel with respect to the Program by—</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">developing formalized training on the Program that, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides in-depth analysis of—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the national planning criteria described in part 155 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section);</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">alternative planning criteria;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Captain of the Port and Federal On-Scene Coordinator authorities related to activation of a vessel response plan;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the responsibilities of vessel owners and operators in preparing a vessel response plan for submission; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">“(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">responsibilities of the Area Committee, including risk analysis, response capability, and development of alternative planning criteria;</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">explains the approval processes of vessel response plans that involve alternative planning criteria or Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria; and</content>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides instruction on the processes involved in carrying out the actions described in paragraphs (9)(D) and (9)(F) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)), including instruction on carrying out such actions—</chapeau>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in any geographic area in the United States; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifically in the Seventeenth Coast Guard District; and</content>
                                                </clause>
                                            </subparagraph>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing such training to all Coast Guard personnel involved in the Program.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternative planning criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">alternative planning criteria</quotedText>’ means criteria submitted under section 155.1065 or 155.5067 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section), for vessel response plans.</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tribe.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Tribe</quotedText>’ has the meaning given the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Indian Tribe</quotedText>’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessel response plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">vessel response plan</quotedText>’ means a plan required to be submitted by the owner  
or operator of a tank vessel or a nontank vessel under regulations issued by the President under section 311(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)).</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Western alaska oil spill planning criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria</quotedText>’ means the criteria required to be established under paragraph (9) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)).”</content>
                                        </paragraph>
                                    </subsection>
                                </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“323.</designator><label> Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Western alaska oil spill planning criteria program.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph:</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternative planning criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">alternative planning criteria</quotedText>’ means criteria submitted under section 155.1065 or 155.5067 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph), for vessel response plans.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prince william sound captain of the port zone.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone</quotedText>’ means the area described in section 3.85-15(b) of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>’ means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessel response plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">vessel response plan</quotedText>’ means a plan required to be submitted by the owner or operator of a tank vessel or a nontank vessel under regulations issued by the President under paragraph (5).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Western alaska captain of the port zone.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone</quotedText>’ means the area described in section 3.85-15(a) of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph).</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (I), for any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area, a vessel response plan with respect to a discharge of oil for such a vessel shall comply with the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Relation to national planning criteria.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i) shall, with respect to a discharge of oil from a vessel described in subparagraph (B), apply in lieu of any alternative planning criteria accepted for 
vessels operating, prior to the date on which the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria are established, in any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of western alaska oil spill planning criteria.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President, acting through the Commandant, in consultation with the Western Alaska Oil Spill Criteria Program Manager selected under section 323 of title 14, United States Code, shall establish—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria for a worst case discharge of oil, and a substantial threat of such a discharge, within any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">standardized submission, review, approval, and compliance verification processes for the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under this clause, including the quantity and frequency of drills and on-site verifications of vessel response plans approved pursuant to such planning criteria.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development of subregions.—</heading>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After establishing the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria under clause (i), and if necessary to adequately reflect the needs and capabilities of various locations within the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone, the President, acting through the Commandant, and in consultation with the Western Alaska Oil Spill Criteria Program Manager selected under section 323 of title 14, United States Code, may develop subregions for which planning criteria may differ from planning criteria for other subregions in the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any planning criteria for a subregion developed under this clause may not be less stringent than the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under clause (i).</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to developing a subregion, the President, acting through the Commandant, shall conduct an assessment on any potential impacts to the entire Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone to include quantity and availability of response resources in the proposed 
subregion and in surrounding areas and any changes or impacts to surrounding areas resulting in the development of a subregion with different standards.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting an assessment under this clause, the President, acting through the Commandant, shall consult with State and local governments, Tribes (as defined in section 323 of title 14, United States Code), the owners and operators that would operate under the proposed subregions, oil spill removal organizations, Alaska Native organizations, and environmental nongovernmental organizations, and shall take into account any experience with the prior use of subregions within the State of Alaska.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President, acting through the Commandant, shall submit the results of an assessment conducted under this clause to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i) shall include planning criteria for the following:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mechanical oil spill response resources that are required to be located within any part of the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone or the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone for which the Secretary has determined that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in such area.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Response times for mobilization of oil spill response resources and arrival on the scene of a worst case discharge of oil, or substantial threat of such a discharge, occurring within such part of such area.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pre-identified vessels for oil spill response that are capable of operating in the ocean environment.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ensuring the availability of at least 1 oil spill removal organization that is classified by the Coast Guard and that—</chapeau>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">“(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is capable of responding in all operating environments in such part of such area;</content>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">“(bb) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">controls oil spill response resources of dedicated and nondedicated resources within such part of such area, through ownership, contracts, agreements, or other means approved by the President, sufficient—</chapeau>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="AA">“(AA) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to mobilize and sustain a response to a worst case discharge of oil; and</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                    <subitem style="-uslm-dtd:subitem" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="BB">“(BB) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to contain, recover, and temporarily store discharged oil;</content>
                                                    </subitem>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="cc">“(cc) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has pre-positioned oil spill response resources in strategic locations throughout such part of such area in a manner that ensures the ability to support response personnel, marine operations, air cargo, or other related logistics infrastructure;</content>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="dd">“(dd) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has temporary storage capability using both dedicated and non-dedicated assets located within such part of such area;</content>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ee">“(ee) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has non-mechanical oil spill response resources capable of responding to a discharge of persistent oil and a discharge of nonpersistent oil, whether the discharged oil was carried by a vessel as fuel or cargo; and</content>
                                                </item>
                                                <item style="-uslm-dtd:item" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ff">“(ff) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has wildlife response resources for primary, secondary, and tertiary responses to support carcass collection, sampling, deterrence, rescue, and rehabilitation of birds, sea turtles, marine mammals, fishery resources, and other wildlife.</content>
                                                </item>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to tank barges carrying nonpersistent oil in bulk as cargo, oil spill response resources that are required to be carried on board.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">“(VI) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Specifying a minimum length of time that approval of a vessel response plan under this paragraph is valid.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VII">“(VII) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Managing wildlife protection and rehabilitation, including identified wildlife protection and rehabilitation resources in that area.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional considerations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i) may include planning criteria for the following:</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Vessel routing measures consistent with international routing measure deviation protocols.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maintenance of real-time continuous vessel tracking, monitoring, and engagement protocols with the ability to detect and address vessel operation anomalies.</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">“(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement for approval.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President may approve a vessel response plan for a vessel under this paragraph only if the owner or operator of the vessel demonstrates the availability of the oil spill response resources required to be included in the vessel response plan under the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">“(G) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic audits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance of vessel response plans and oil spill removal organizations within the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone and the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone with the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria established under subparagraph (D)(i).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">“(H) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary shall review each 
determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (B) that the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for a vessel operating in the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone and the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessels in cook inlet.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary, a vessel may only operate in Cook Inlet, Alaska, under a vessel response plan approved under paragraph (5) that meets the requirements of the national planning criteria established pursuant to this subsection.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">“(J) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings provisions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this paragraph affects—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements under this subsection applicable to vessel response plans for vessels operating within the area of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone, within Cook Inlet, Alaska;</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the requirements under this subsection applicable to vessel response plans for vessels operating within the area of responsibility of the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone that are subject to section 5005 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2735); or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authority of a Federal On-Scene Coordinator to use any available resources when responding to an oil spill.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 U.S.C. 1321 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of western alaska oil spill planning criteria.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria required to be established under paragraph (9)(D)(i) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing the Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria described in subparagraph (A), the President shall consult with the Federal agencies, State and local governments, Tribes (as defined in section 323 of title 14, United States Code), the owners and operators that would be subject to such planning criteria, oil spill removal organizations, Alaska Native organizations, and environmental nongovernmental organizations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11309/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Congressional report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the status of implementation of paragraph (9) of section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11310" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11310">SEC. 11310. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COAST GUARD CLAIMS PROCESSING COSTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1012(a)(4) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">damages;</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">damages, including, in the case of a spill of national significance that results in extraordinary Coast Guard claims processing activities, the administrative and personnel costs of the Coast Guard to process such claims (including the costs of commercial claims processing, expert services, training, and technical services), subject 136 STAT. 4086
to the condition that the Coast Guard shall submit to Congress a report describing each spill of national significance not later than 30 days after the date on which the Coast Guard determines it necessary to process such claims;</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11311" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11311">SEC. 11311. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CALCULATION OF INTEREST ON DEBT OWED TO NATIONAL POLLUTION FUND. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1005(b)(4) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2705(b)(4)) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11311/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The interest paid</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The interest paid for claims, other than Federal Government cost recovery claims,”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11311/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal cost recovery claims.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The interest paid for Federal Government cost recovery claims under this section shall be calculated in accordance with section 3717 of title 31, United States Code.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11312" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11312">SEC. 11312. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9509">26 U.S.C. 9509</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PER-INCIDENT LIMITATION. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subparagraph (A) of section 9509(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11312/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (i) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,000,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,500,000,000</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11312/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in clause (ii) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$500,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$750,000,000</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11312/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,000,000,000</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">$1,500,000,000</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11313" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11313">SEC. 11313. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCESS TO OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2752) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 1006(f), 1012(a)(4), or 5006; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an amount, which may not exceed $50,000,000 in any fiscal year, made available by the President from the Fund—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to carry out section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to initiate the assessment of natural resources damages required under section 1006.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fund advances.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent that the amount described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) is not adequate to carry out the activities described in such subparagraph, the Coast Guard may obtain 1 or more advances from the Fund as may be necessary, up to a maximum of $100,000,000 for each advance, with the total amount of advances not to exceed the amounts available under section 9509(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification to congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Coast Guard obtains an advance under subparagraph (A), the Coast Guard shall notify Congress of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount advanced; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the facts and circumstances that necessitated the advance.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repayment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts advanced under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Fund when, and to the extent that, removal costs are recovered by the Coast Guard from responsible parties for the discharge or substantial threat of discharge.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts to which this subsection applies shall remain available until expended.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11314" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11314">SEC. 11314. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COST-REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11314/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">by a Governor or designated State official</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an Indian tribe, pursuant to a cost-reimbursable agreement</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11314/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cost-Reimbursable Agreement.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)), the President may enter into cost-reimbursable agreements with a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an Indian tribe to obligate the Fund for the payment of removal costs consistent with the National Contingency Plan.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inapplicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 63 and section 1535 of title 31, United States Code shall not apply to a cost-reimbursable agreement entered into under this subsection.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11314/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11315">SEC. 11315. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s1321">33 U.S.C. 1321 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OIL SPILL RESPONSE REVIEW. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commandant shall develop and carry out a program—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to increase collection and improve the quality of incident data on oil spill location and response capability by periodically evaluating the data, documentation, and analysis of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard-approved vessel response plans, including vessel response plan audits and assessments;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oil spill response drills conducted under section 311(j)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(7)) that occur within the Marine Transportation System; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">responses to oil spill incidents that require mobilization of contracted response resources;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve the effectiveness of vessel response plans by—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">systematically reviewing the capacity of an oil spill response organization identified in a vessel response plan to provide the specific response resources, such as private personnel, equipment, other vessels identified in such vessel response plan; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approving a vessel response plan only after confirming the identified oil spill response organization has the capacity to provide such response resources;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to update, not less frequently than annually, information contained in the Coast Guard Response Resource Inventory and other Coast Guard tools used to document the availability 
and status of oil spill response equipment, so as to ensure that such information remains current; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”), to make data collected under paragraph (1) available to the public.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue a policy—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish processes to maintain the program under subsection (a) and support Coast Guard oil spill prevention and response activities, including by incorporating oil spill incident data from after-action oil spill reports and data ascertained from vessel response plan exercises and audits into—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review and approval process standards and metrics;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">alternative planning criteria review processes;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Area Contingency Plan development;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk assessments developed under section 70001 of title 46, United States Code, including lessons learned from reportable marine casualties;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">processes and standards which mitigate the impact of military personnel rotations in Coast Guard field units on knowledge and awareness of vessel response plan requirements, including knowledge relating to the evaluation of proposed alternatives to national planning requirements; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">processes and standards which evaluate the consequences of reporting inaccurate data in vessel response plans submitted to the Commandant pursuant to part 300 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and submitted for storage in the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement database pursuant to section 300.300 of such title (or any successor regulation);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to standardize and develop tools, training, and other relevant guidance that may be shared with vessel owners and operators to assist with accurately calculating and measuring the performance and viability of proposed alternatives to national planning criteria requirements and Area Contingency Plans administered by the Coast Guard;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve training of Coast Guard personnel to ensure continuity of planning activities under this section, including by identifying ways in which civilian staffing may improve the continuity of operations; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to increase Federal Government engagement with State, local, and Tribal governments and stakeholders so as to strengthen coordination and efficiency of oil spill responses.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than every 5 years, the Commandant shall update the processes established under subsection (b)(1) to incorporate relevant analyses of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">incident data on oil spill location and response quality;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oil spill risk assessments;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oil spill response effectiveness and the effects of such response on the environment;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">oil spill response drills conducted under section 311(j)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(7));</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">marine casualties reported to the Coast Guard; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">near miss incidents documented by a vessel traffic service center (as such terms are defined in sections 70001(m) of title 46, United States Code).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of ongoing and planned efforts to improve the effectiveness and oversight of the program established under subsection (a) and vessel response plan approvals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11315/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall publish the briefing required under paragraph (1) on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11316">SEC. 11316. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 U.S.C. 3306 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS TO REGULATIONS FOR TOWING VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing Coast Guard policies with respect to exceptions to the applicability of subchapter M of chapter I of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an oil spill response vessel, or a vessel of opportunity, while such vessel is—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">towing boom for oil spill response; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">participating in an oil response exercise; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a fishing vessel while that vessel is operating as a vessel of opportunity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall revise or issue any necessary policy to clarify the applicability of subchapter M of chapter I of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations) to the vessels described in subsection (a). Such a policy shall ensure safe and effective operation of such vessels.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fishing vessel; oil spill response vessel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms “fishing vessel” and “oil spill response vessel” have the meanings given such terms in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11316/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessel of opportunity.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">vessel of opportunity</quotedText>” means a vessel engaged in spill response activities that is normally and substantially involved in activities other than spill response and not a vessel carrying oil as a primary cargo.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11317">SEC. 11317. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PORT COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR POINT SPENCER. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 541 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120) is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b)(2) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">BSNC</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“BSNC (to serve as Council Chair).</chapeau>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Denali Commission.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An oil spill removal organization that serves the area in which such Port is located.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A salvage and marine firefighting organization that serves the area in which such Port is located.”</content>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B) by striking the semicolon and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>” and inserting the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at Point Spencer in support of the activities for which Congress finds a compelling need in section 531 of this subtitle.</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (D); and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stB/s11317/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Facilitate coordination among members of the Council on the development and use of the land and coastline of Point Spencer, as such development and use relate to activities of the Council at the Port of Point Spencer.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental Compliance </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11318">SEC. 11318. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS ANCHORED IN ESTABLISHED ANCHORAGE GROUNDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="70007">“SEC. 70007. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70007">46 U.S.C. 70007</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Anchorage grounds </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Anchorage Grounds.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall define and establish anchorage grounds in the navigable waters of the United States for vessels operating in such waters.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Relevant factors for establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account all relevant factors concerning navigational safety, protection of the marine environment, proximity to undersea pipelines and cables, safe and efficient use of Marine Transportation System, and national security.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessel Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Vessels, of certain sizes or type determined by the Secretary, shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">set and maintain an anchor alarm for the duration of an anchorage;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comply with any directions or orders issued by the Captain of the Port; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comply with any applicable anchorage regulations.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A vessel may not—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anchor in any Federal navigation channel unless authorized or directed to by the Captain of the Port;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anchor in near proximity, within distances determined by the Coast Guard, to an undersea pipeline or cable, unless authorized or directed to by the Captain of the Port; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">anchor or remain anchored in an anchorage ground during any period in which the Captain of the Port orders closure of the anchorage ground due to inclement weather, navigational hazard, a threat to the environment, or other safety or security concern.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Safety Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a vessel from taking actions necessary to maintain the safety of the vessel or to prevent the loss of life or property.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulatory Review.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing policies, final agency actions, regulations, or other rules relating to anchorage promulgated under section 70006 of title 46, United States Code and—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify any such regulations or rules that may need modification or repeal—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the interest of marine safety, security, and environmental concerns, taking into account undersea pipelines, cables, or other infrastructure; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to implement the amendments made by this section; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">complete a cost-benefit analysis for any modification or repeal identified under paragraph (1).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), but not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that summarizes such review.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70007">46 U.S.C. 70007 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall limit any authority available, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the captain of a port with respect to safety measures or any other authority as necessary for the safety of vessels located in anchorage grounds in the navigable waters of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70006 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“70007.</designator><label> Anchorage grounds.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11318/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70007">46 U.S.C. 70007 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability of Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by subsection (a) may not be construed to alter any existing rules, regulations, or final agency actions issued under section 70006 of title 46, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, until all regulations required under subsection (b) take effect.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11319">SEC. 11319. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON IMPACTS ON SHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL, TRIBAL, AND RECREATIONAL FISHERIES FROM DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ON WEST COAST. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall carry out a study to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify, document, and analyze—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">historic and current, as of the date of the study, Tribal, commercial, and recreational fishing grounds, as well as areas where fish stocks are likely to shift in the future in all covered waters;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">usual and accustomed fishing areas in all covered waters;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">historic, current, and potential future shipping lanes, based on projected growth in shipping traffic in all covered waters;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">current and expected Coast Guard operations relevant to commercial fishing activities, including search and rescue, radar, navigation, communications, and safety within and near renewable energy sites; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">key types of data needed to properly site renewable energy sites on the West Coast, with regard to assessing and mitigating conflicts;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">analyze—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">methods used to manage fishing, shipping, and other maritime activities; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">potential future interactions between such activities and the placement of renewable energy infrastructure and the associated construction, maintenance, and operation of such infrastructure, including potential benefits and methods of mitigating adverse impacts; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">review the current decision-making process for offshore wind in covered waters, and outline recommendations for governmental consideration of all impacted coastal communities, particularly Tribal governments and fisheries communities, in the decision-making process for offshore wind in covered waters, including recommendations for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensuring the appropriate governmental consideration of potential benefits of offshore wind in covered waters; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/a/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">risk reduction and mitigation of adverse impacts on Coast Guard operations relevant to commercial fishing activities.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit the study to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, including the review and outline provided under subsection (a)(3); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the study publicly available.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered waters.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered waters</quotedText>” means Federal or State waters off of the Canadian border and out to the furthest extent of the exclusive economic zone along the West Coast of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11319/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusive economic zone.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">exclusive economic zone</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 107 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11320" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11320">SEC. 11320. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">USE OF DEVICES BROADCASTING ON AIS FOR PURPOSES OF MARKING FISHING GEAR. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, within the Eleventh Coast Guard District, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Fourteenth Coast Guard District, and Seventeenth Coast Guard District, suspend enforcement of individuals using automatic identification systems devices to mark fishing equipment during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11320/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date that is 2 years after such date of enactment; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stC/s11320/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the Federal Communications Commission promulgates a final rule to authorize a device used to mark fishing equipment to operate in radio frequencies assigned for Automatic Identification System stations.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental Issues </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11321">SEC. 11321. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NOTIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION OUTAGES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Upgrades to Rescue 21 System in Alaska.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than August 30, 2023, the Commandant shall ensure the timely upgrade of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska so as to achieve 98 percent operational availability of remote fixed facility sites.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan to Reduce Outages.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop an operations and maintenance plan for the Rescue 21 system in Alaska that anticipates maintenance needs so as to reduce Rescue 21 system outages to the maximum extent practicable.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on a publicly accessible website.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contains a plan for the Coast Guard to notify mariners of radio outages for towers owned and operated by the Seventeenth Coast Guard District;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">addresses in such plan how the Seventeenth Coast Guard will—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disseminate updates regarding outages on social media not less frequently than every 48 hours;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide updates on a publicly accessible website not less frequently than every 48 hours;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop methods for notifying mariners in areas in which cellular connectivity does not exist; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and advertise a web-based communications update hub on AM/FM radio for mariners; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies technology gaps that need to be mitigated in order to implement the plan and provides a budgetary assessment necessary to implement the plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contingency Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, in collaboration with relevant Federal, State, Tribal, and other relevant entities (including the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, agencies of the State of Alaska, local radio stations, and stakeholders), establish a contingency plan to ensure that notifications of an outage of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska are broadly disseminated in advance of such an outage.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The contingency plan required under paragraph (1) shall require the Coast Guard to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">disseminate updates regarding outages of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska on social media not less frequently than every 48 hours during an outage;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide updates on a publicly accessible website not less frequently than every 48 hours during an outage;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify mariners in areas in which cellular connectivity does not exist;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and advertise a web-based communications update hub on AM/FM radio for mariners; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11321/d/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify technology gaps necessary to implement the plan and provides a budgetary assessment necessary to implement the plan.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11322" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11322">SEC. 11322. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4502">46 U.S.C. 4502 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNICATION WITH FISHING INDUSTRY AND RELATED STAKEHOLDERS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11322/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant, in coordination with the National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee established by section 15102 of title 46, United States Code, shall develop a publicly accessible website that contains all information related to fishing industry activities, including vessel safety, inspections, enforcement, hazards, training, regulations (including proposed regulations), outages of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska and similar outages, and any other fishing-related activities.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11322/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Automatic Communications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall provide methods for regular and automatic email communications with stakeholders who elect, through the website developed under subsection (a), to receive such communications.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11323" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11323">SEC. 11323. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY OR OTHER EXERCISES. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and commercial fishing industry participants, the Commandant shall develop and publish on a publicly available website a plan for notifying United States mariners and the operators of United States fishing vessels in advance of—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11323/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">military exercises in the exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)); or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11323/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other military activities that will impact recreational or commercial activities.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11324">SEC. 11324. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODIFICATIONS TO SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Available amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the fiscal year that includes November 15, 2021, the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$12,786,434; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor; and”</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized expenses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9(a) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">full-time</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on a full-time basis</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act Amendments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Available amounts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the fiscal year that includes November 15, 2021, the product obtained by multiplying—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">$12,786,434; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor; and”</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized expenses.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9(a) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">full-time</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11324/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (9) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on a full-time basis</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11325">SEC. 11325. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LOAD LINES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application to Certain Vessels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the report required under subsection (b) is submitted, the load line requirements of chapter 51 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to covered fishing vessels.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a report on the safety and seaworthiness of vessels described in section 5102(b)(5) of title 46, United States Code; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations for exempting certain vessels from the load line requirements under chapter 51 of title 46 of such Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of stability requirements of vessels referenced in section 5102(b)(5) of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of vessel casualties, mishaps, or other safety information relevant to load line requirements when a vessel is operating part-time as a fish tender vessel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any other safety information as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of all vessels that, as of the date of the report—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2/D/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are covered under section 5102(b)(5) of title 46, United States Code;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2/D/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are acting as part-time fish tender vessels; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/2/D/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are subject to any captain of the port zone subject to the oversight of the Commandant.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall consider consultation with, at a minimum, the maritime industry, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant Federal, State, and Tribal maritime associations and groups; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant federally funded research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall limit any authority available, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the captain of a port with respect to safety measures or any other authority as necessary for the safety of covered fishing vessels.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Covered Fishing Vessel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered fishing vessel</quotedText>” means a vessel that operates exclusively in one, or both, of the Thirteenth and Seventeenth Coast Guard Districts and that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was constructed, under construction, or under contract to be constructed as a fish tender vessel before January 1, 1980;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">was converted for use as a fish tender vessel before January 1, 2022, and—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has a valid stability letter issued in accordance with regulations prescribed under chapter 51 of title 46, United States Code; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the hull and internal structure of the vessel has been verified as suitable for intended service as examined by a marine surveyor of an organization accepted by the Secretary two times in the past five years with no interval of more than three years between such examinations; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11325/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operates part-time as a fish tender vessel for a period of less than 180 days.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11326" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11326">SEC. 11326. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACTIONS BY NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11326/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The National Marine Fisheries Service shall, immediately upon the enactment of this Act, take action to address the outstanding backlog of letters of authorization for the Gulf of Mexico.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11326/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of Congress that the National Marine Fisheries Service should—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11326/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take immediate action to issue a rule that allows the Service to approve outstanding and future applications for letters of authorization consistent with the permitting activities of the Service; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11326/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on or after the effective date of such rule, prioritize the consideration of applications in a manner that is consistent with applicable Federal law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11327">SEC. 11327. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recreational Vessel Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (17) as paragraphs (15) through (19), respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">“(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">‘State’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United States;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">“(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">‘recreational vessel’ has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362);”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Observers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Observers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The chairpersons designated under subsection (d) may invite representatives of nongovernmental entities to participate as observers of the Task Force.”</content>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (6) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the National Park Service;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Director of the Bureau of Land Management;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commissioner of Reclamation; and”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aquatic Nuisance Species Program.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (e) by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical assistance and recommendations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Task Force may provide technical assistance and recommendations for best practices to an agency or entity engaged in vessel inspections or decontaminations for the purpose of—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">effectively managing and controlling the movement of aquatic nuisance species into, within, or out of water of the United States; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inspecting recreational vessels in a manner that minimizes disruptions to public access for boating and recreation in non-contaminated vessels.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation and input.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (4), including the development of recommendations, the Task Force may consult with Indian Tribes and solicit input from—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State and Tribal fish and wildlife management agencies;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other State and Tribal agencies that manage fishery resources of the State or sustain fishery habitat; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant nongovernmental entities.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (k) by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, the Task Force shall submit a report to Congress recommending legislative, programmatic, or regulatory changes to eliminate remaining gaps in authorities between members of the Task Force to effectively manage and control the movement of aquatic nuisance species.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technical Corrections and Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1002(b)(2) by inserting a comma after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">funded</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1003 in paragraph (7) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Canandian</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Canadian</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1203(a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(F) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">research,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">encourage</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">encouraged</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1204(b)(4) in the paragraph heading by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Adminisrative</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrative</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11327/e/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 1209 by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 1202(a)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11328" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11328">SEC. 11328. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SAFETY STANDARDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11328/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11328/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (i)(4) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11328/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (j)(4) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11328/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 9 of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11328/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">fiscal year 2023</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stD/s11328/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (b) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2702(1)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">4902(1)</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">Subtitle E—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11329">SEC. 11329. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1885a">16 U.S.C. 1885a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Forced labor.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">forced labor</term>” means any labor or service provided for or obtained by any means described in section 1589(a) of title 18, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Human trafficking.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">human trafficking</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">severe forms of trafficking in persons</term>” in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing</term>” has the meaning given such term in the implementing regulations or any subsequent regulations issued pursuant to section 609(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oppressive child labor.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">oppressive child labor</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Seafood.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">seafood</term>” means all marine animal and plant life meant for consumption as food other than marine mammals and birds, including fish, shellfish, shellfish products, and processed fish.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Seafood import monitoring program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Seafood Import Monitoring Program</term>” means the Seafood Traceability Program established in subpart Q of part 300 
of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/s11329/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <chapter identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1" style="-uslm-dtd:chapter" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">CHAPTER 1—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11330" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11330">SEC. 11330. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENHANCEMENT OF SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM MESSAGE SET IN AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, develop a strategy to improve the quality and verifiability of already collected Seafood Import Monitoring Program Message Set data elements in the Automated Commercial Environment system. Such strategy shall prioritize the use of enumerated data types, such as checkboxes, dropdown menus, or radio buttons, and any additional elements the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds appropriate.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11331" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11331">SEC. 11331. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA SHARING AND AGGREGATION. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11331/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Fishing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3551(c) of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031(c)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11331/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (13) as paragraphs (5) through (14), respectively; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11331/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maximizing the utility of the import data collected by the members of the Working Group by harmonizing data standards and entry fields;”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11331/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s8031">16 U.S.C. 8031 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on Aggregated Catch Data for Certain Species. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, for the purposes of compliance with respect to Northern red snapper under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, the Secretary may not allow an aggregated harvest report of such species, regardless of vessel size.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11332">SEC. 11332. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1885">16 U.S.C. 1885 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPORT AUDITS. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audit Procedures.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, implement procedures to audit information and supporting records of sufficient numbers of imports of seafood and seafood products subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to support statistically robust conclusions that the samples audited are representative of all seafood imports covered by the Seafood Import Monitoring Program with respect to a given year.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expansion of Marine Forensics Laboratory.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, begin the process of expanding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Forensics Laboratory, including by establishing sufficient capacity for the development and deployment of rapid, and follow-up, analysis of field-based tests focused on identifying Seafood Import Monitoring Program species, and prioritizing such species at high risk of illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and seafood fraud.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Revision.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the procedures required in subsection (a), the Secretary shall use predictive analytics to inform whether to revise such procedures to prioritize for audit those imports originating from nations—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identified pursuant to section 609(a) or 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) or 1826k(a)) that have not yet received a subsequent positive certification pursuant to section 609(d) or 610(c) of such Act, respectively;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identified by an appropriate regional fishery management organization as being the flag state or landing location of vessels identified by other nations or regional fisheries management organizations as engaging in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identified as having human trafficking or forced labor in any part of the seafood supply chain, including on vessels flagged in such nation, and including feed for cultured production, in the most recent Trafficking in Persons Report issued by the Department of State in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.);</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identified as producing goods that contain seafood using forced labor or oppressive child labor in the most recent List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11332/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identified as at risk for human trafficking, including forced labor, in their seafood catching and processing industries by the report required under section 3563 of the Maritime SAFE Act (Public Law 116-92).</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11333" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11333">SEC. 11333. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AVAILABILITY OF FISHERIES INFORMATION. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 402(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a(b)(1)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11333/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (G) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11333/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end of such subparagraph and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11333/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to Federal agencies, to the extent necessary and appropriate, to administer Federal programs established to combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or forced labor (as such terms are defined in section 11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022), which shall not include an authorization for such agencies to release data to the public unless such release is related to enforcement.”</content>
                                </subclause></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11334">SEC. 11334. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1885a">16 U.S.C. 1885a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress and Public Availability of Reports. </heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes the National Marine Fisheries Service’s efforts to prevent the importation of seafood harvested through illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, particularly with respect to seafood harvested, produced, processed, or manufactured by forced 
labor. Each such report shall be made publicly available on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the volume and value of seafood species subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, reported by 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States codes, imported during the previous fiscal year;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the enforcement activities and priorities of the National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to implementing the requirements under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of import shipments subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program selected for inspection or the information or records supporting entry selected for audit, as described in section 300.324(d) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and types of instances of noncompliance with the requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number and types of instances of violations of State or Federal law discovered through the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the seafood species with respect to which violations described in paragraphs (4) and (5) were most prevalent;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the location of catch or harvest with respect to which violations described in paragraphs (4) and (5) were most prevalent;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the additional tools, such as high performance computing and associated costs, that the Secretary needs to improve the efficacy of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11334/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Seafood Import Monitoring Program.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch1/s11335" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11335">SEC. 11335. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out enforcement actions pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.</content>
                        </section>
                    </chapter>
                    <chapter identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2" style="-uslm-dtd:chapter" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">CHAPTER 2—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING </heading>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11336" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11336">SEC. 11336. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DENIAL OF PORT PRIVILEGES. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 101(a)(2) of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Denial of port privileges.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accordance with international law—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">withhold or revoke the clearance required by section 60105 of title 46, United States Code, for any large-scale driftnet fishing vessel of a nation that receives a negative certification under section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) or 1826k(c)), or fishing vessels of a nation that has been listed pursuant to section 609(b) or section 610(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(b) or 1826k(a)) in 2  
or more consecutive reports for the same type of fisheries activity, as described under section 607 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826h), until a positive certification has been received;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">withhold or revoke the clearance required by section 60105 of title 46, United States Code, for fishing vessels of a nation that has been listed pursuant to section 609(a) or 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) or 1826k(a)) in 2 or more consecutive reports as described under section 607 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826h); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">deny entry of that vessel to any place in the United States and to the navigable waters of the United States, except for the purposes of inspecting such vessel, conducting an investigation, or taking other appropriate enforcement action.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11337">SEC. 11337. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IDENTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION CRITERIA. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Denial of Port Privileges.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 609(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">For actions of a nation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall identify, and list in such report, a nation engaging in or endorsing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. In determining which nations to list in such report, the Secretary shall consider the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any nation that is violating, or has violated at any point during the 3 years preceding the date of the determination, conservation and management measures, including catch and other data reporting obligations and requirements, required under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any nation that is failing, or has failed in the 3-year period preceding the date of the determination, to effectively address or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing within its fleets in any areas where its vessels are fishing.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any nation that fails to discharge duties incumbent upon it under international law or practice as a flag, port, or coastal state to take action to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any nation that has been identified as producing for export to the United States seafood-related goods through forced labor or oppressive child labor (as those terms are defined in section 11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022) in the most recent List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make an identification under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time that the Secretary has sufficient information to make such identification.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Certification Determination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 609 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect of certification determination.—</heading>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect of negative certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of subsection (a) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a)and (b)(3) and (4)) shall apply to any nation that, after being identified and notified under subsection (b) has failed to take the appropriate corrective actions for which the Secretary has issued a negative certification under this subsection.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect of positive certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of subsection (a) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a)and (b)(3) and (4)) shall not apply to any nation identified under subsection (a) for which the Secretary has issued a positive certification under this subsection.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11337/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (d) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recordkeeping Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that seafood or seafood products authorized for entry under this section are imported consistent with the reporting and the recordkeeping requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program described in part 300.324(b) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).”</content>
                                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11338">SEC. 11338. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EQUIVALENT CONSERVATION MEASURES. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall identify and list in the report under section 607—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nation if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any fishing vessel of that nation is engaged, or has been engaged during the 3 years preceding the date of the determination, in fishing activities or practices on the high seas or within the exclusive economic zone of any nation, that have resulted in bycatch of a protected living marine resource; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vessel’s flag state has not adopted, implemented, and enforced a regulatory program governing such fishing designed to end or reduce such bycatch that is comparable in effectiveness to the regulatory program of the United States, taking into account differing conditions; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nation if—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any fishing vessel of that nation is engaged, or has engaged during the 3 years preceding the date of the determination, in fishing activities on the high seas or within the exclusive economic zone of another nation that target or incidentally catch sharks; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vessel’s flag state has not adopted, implemented, and enforced a regulatory program to provide for the conservation of sharks, including measures to prohibit removal of any of the fins of a shark, including the tail, before landing the shark in port, that is comparable to that of the United States.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make an identification under paragraph (1) at any time that the Secretary has sufficient information to make such identification.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation and Negotiation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 610(b) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation and Negotiation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State, acting in consultation with the Secretary, shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify, as soon as practicable, the President and nations that are engaged in, or that have any fishing vessels engaged in, fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of this Act;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">initiate discussions as soon as practicable with all foreign nations that are engaged in, or a fishing vessel of which has engaged in, fishing activities described in subsection (a), for the purpose of entering into bilateral and multilateral treaties with such nations to protect such species and to address any underlying failings or gaps that may have contributed to identification under this Act;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">seek agreements calling for international restrictions on fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a) through the United Nations, the Committee on Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and appropriate international fishery management bodies; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">initiate the amendment of any existing international treaty for the protection and conservation of such species to which the United States is a party in order to make such treaty consistent with the purposes and policies of this section.”</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conservation Certification Procedure.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the public and</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">comment by</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (4)—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that any such fish or fish products authorized for entry under this section are imported consistent with the reporting and the recordkeeping requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program established in subpart Q of part 300 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).”</content>
                                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (5) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(except to the extent that such provisions apply to sport fishing equipment or fish or fish products not caught by the vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11338/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Protected Living Marine Resource.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 610(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided in paragraph (2), means nontarget fish, sea turtles, or marine mammals that are protected under United States law or international agreement, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (16 U.S.C. 1822 note); and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249); but”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11339">SEC. 11339. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CAPACITY BUILDING IN FOREIGN FISHERIES. </heading>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s8018">16 U.S.C. 8018</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and carry out with partner governments and civil society—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">multi-year international environmental cooperation agreements and projects; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">multi-year capacity-building projects for implementing measures to address illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, fraud, forced labor, bycatch, and other conservation measures.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Capacity Building.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3543(d) of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8013(d)) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">as appropriate,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">as appropriate</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">for all priority regions identified by the Working Group</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3553 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8033) is amended—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (7) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11339/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">“(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the status of work with global enforcement partners.”</content>
                                    </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11340" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11340">SEC. 11340. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRAINING OF UNITED STATES OBSERVERS. </heading>
                            <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 403(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881b(b)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11340/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11340/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11340/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that each observer has received training to identify indicators of forced labor and human trafficking (as such terms are defined in section 11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022) and refer this information to appropriate authorities; and”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </section>
                        <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIII/stE/ch2/s11341" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11341">SEC. 11341. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s1826a">16 U.S.C. 1826a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REGULATIONS. </heading>
                            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.</content>
                        </section>
                    </chapter>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXIV">TITLE CXIV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD WORKFORCE </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Support for Coast Guard Members and Families </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11401">SEC. 11401. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COAST GUARD CHILD CARE IMPROVEMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Family Discount for Child Development Services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2922(b)(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of an active duty member with two or more children attending a Coast Guard child development center, the Commandant may modify the fees to be charged for attendance for the second and any subsequent child of such member by an amount that is 15 percent less than the amount of the fee otherwise chargeable for the attendance of the first such child enrolled at the center, or another fee as the Commandant determines appropriate, consistent with multiple children.”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Child Development Center Standards and Inspections.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2923(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Standards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall require each Coast Guard child development center to meet standards of operation—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that the Commandant considers appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children and employees at the center; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">necessary for accreditation by an appropriate national early childhood programs accrediting entity.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Child Care Subsidy Program.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter II of chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2927">“SEC. 2927. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2927">14 U.S.C. 2927</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Child care subsidy program </heading>
                                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may operate a child care subsidy program to provide financial assistance to eligible providers that provide child care services or youth program services to members of the Coast Guard, members of the Coast Guard with dependents who are participating in the child care subsidy program, and any other individual the Commandant considers appropriate, if—</chapeau>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing such financial assistance—</chapeau>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in the best interests of the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                                    </clause>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enables supplementation or expansion of the provision of Coast Guard child care services, while not supplanting or replacing Coast Guard child care services; and</content>
                                                    </clause>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commandant ensures, to the extent practicable, that the eligible provider is able to comply, and does comply, with the regulations, policies, and standards applicable to Coast Guard child care services.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible providers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A provider of child care services or youth program services is eligible for financial assistance under this section if the provider—</chapeau>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is licensed to provide such services under applicable State and local law or meets all applicable State and local health and safety requirements if licensure is not required;</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is either—</chapeau>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a family home daycare; or</content>
                                                    </clause>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a provider of family child care services that—</chapeau>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise provides federally funded or federally sponsored child development services;</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides such services in a child development center owned and operated by a private, not-for-profit organization;</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides a before-school or after-school child care program in a public school facility;</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducts an otherwise federally funded or federally sponsored school-age child care or youth services program; or</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">“(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conducts a school-age child care or youth services program operated by a not-for-profit organization; or</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                    </clause>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a provider of another category of child care services or youth program services the Commandant considers appropriate for meeting the needs of members or civilian employees of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Financial assistance for in-home child care.—</heading>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may provide financial assistance to members of the Coast Guard who pay for services provided by in-home child care providers.</content>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out such program, the Commandant shall establish a policy and procedures to—</chapeau>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">support the needs of families who request services provided by in-home childcare providers;</content>
                                                    </clause>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the appropriate amount of financial assistance to provide to families described in paragraph, that is at minimum consistent with the program authorized in subsection (a)(1); and</content>
                                                    </clause>
                                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the appropriate qualifications for such in-home child care provider, which shall at minimum—</chapeau>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into consideration qualifications for available in-home child care providers in the private sector; and</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that the qualifications the Commandant determines appropriate under this paragraph are comparable to the qualifications for a provider of child care services in a Coast Guard child development center or family home day care.</content>
                                                        </subclause>
                                                    </clause>
                                                </subparagraph>
                                            </paragraph>
                                        </subsection>
                                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Direct Payment.—</heading>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out a child care subsidy program under subsection (a)(1), subject to paragraph (3), the Commandant shall provide financial assistance under the program to an eligible member or individual the Commandant considers appropriate by direct payment to such eligible 
member or individual through monthly pay, direct deposit, or other direct form of payment.</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commandant shall establish a policy to provide direct payment as described in paragraph (1).</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Eligible provider funding continuation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With the approval of an eligible member or an individual the Commandant considers appropriate, which shall include the written consent of such member or individual, the Commandant may continue to provide financial assistance under the child care subsidy program directly to an eligible provider on behalf of such member or individual.</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect any preexisting reimbursement arrangement between the Coast Guard and a qualified provider.”</content>
                                            </paragraph>
                                        </subsection>
                                    </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2926 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                    <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                        <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2927.</designator><label> Child care subsidy program.”</label></referenceItem>
                                    </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2927">14 U.S.C. 2927 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expansion of child care subsidy program.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate potential eligible uses for the child care subsidy program established under section 2927 of title 14, United States Code (referred to in this paragraph as the “program”);</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">expand the eligible uses of funds for the program to accommodate the child care needs of members of the Coast Guard (including such members with nonstandard work hours and surge or other deployment cycles), including in-home care as described in section 2927(a)(3) of title 14, United States Code, and including by providing funds directly to such members instead of care providers; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">streamline enrollment policies, practices, paperwork, and requirements for eligible child care providers to reduce barriers for members to enroll in such providers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Considerations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In evaluating potential eligible uses under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall consider in-home child care services, care services such as supplemental care for children with disabilities, and any other child care delivery method the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In establishing expanded eligible uses of funds for the program, the Commandant shall ensure that such uses—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are in the best interests of the Coast Guard;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide flexibility for members of the Coast Guard, including such members and employees with nonstandard work hours; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/C/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure a safe environment for dependents of such members and employees.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall publish an updated Commandant Instruction Manual  
(referred to in this paragraph as the “manual”) that describes the expanded eligible uses of the program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report outlining the expansion of the program.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required by clause (i) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E/ii/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the considerations described in subparagraph (B).</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E/ii/II" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the analysis used to identify eligible uses that were evaluated and incorporated into the manual under subparagraph (D).</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E/ii/III" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A full analysis and justification with respect to the forms of care that were ultimately not included in the manual.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E/ii/IV" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendation with respect to funding or additional authorities necessary, including proposals for legislative change, to meet the current and anticipated future child care subsidy demands of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11401/c/2/E/ii/V" style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">(V) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the steps taken to streamline enrollment policies, practices, and requirements for eligible child care providers in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(iii).</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11402" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11402">SEC. 11402. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARMED FORCES ACCESS TO COAST GUARD CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2922(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a)</num><paragraph class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may make child development services available, in such priority as the Commandant considers to be appropriate and consistent with readiness and resources and in the best interests of dependents of members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard, for—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">surviving dependents of service members who have died on active duty, if such dependents were beneficiaries of a Coast Guard child development service at the time of the death of such members;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members of the armed forces (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal civilian employees.</content>
                            </subparagraph></paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Child development service benefits provided under the authority of this section shall be in addition to benefits provided under other laws.”</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11403" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11403">SEC. 11403. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s1901">14 U.S.C. 1901 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CADET PREGNANCY POLICY IMPROVEMENTS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11403/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall prescribe regulations for the Coast Guard Academy consistent with regulations required to be promulgated by section 559(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-81).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11403/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the development of the regulations required by subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11404">SEC. 11404. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report and Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the initial report is submitted under this subsection, the Commandant shall submit a report and provide an in-person briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the implementation of section 221 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120; 10 U.S.C. 1413a note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each report and briefing required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of methods to educate members and retirees on the combat-related special compensation program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Statistics regarding enrollment in such program for members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard retirees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities carried out relating to the education of members of the Coast Guard participating in the Transition Assistance Program with respect to the combat-related special compensation program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities carried out relating to the education of members of the Coast Guard who are engaged in missions in which they are susceptible to injuries that may result in qualification for combat-related special compensation, including flight school, the National Motor Lifeboat School, deployable special forces, and other training programs as the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities carried out relating to training physicians and physician assistants employed by the Coast Guard, or otherwise stationed in Coast Guard clinics, sickbays, or other locations at which medical care is provided to members of the Coast Guard, for the purpose of ensuring, during medical examinations, appropriate counseling and documentation of symptoms, injuries, and the associated incident that resulted in such injuries.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities relating to the notification of heath service officers with respect to the combat-related special compensation program.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The written guidance provided to members of the Coast Guard regarding necessary recordkeeping to ensure eligibility for benefits under such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matter relating to combat-related special compensation the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disability Due to Chemical or Hazardous Material Exposure.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 221(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120; 10 U.S.C. 1413a note) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">department is</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">department in</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and hazardous</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">hazardous</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or a duty in which chemical or other hazardous material exposure has occurred (such as during marine inspections or pollution response activities)</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">surfman)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B)—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11404/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, including—</quotedText>” and all that follows through  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">search and rescue; or</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; or</quotedText>”.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11405">SEC. 11405. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON FOOD SECURITY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall conduct a study on food insecurity among members of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the impact of food deserts on members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who live in areas with high costs of living, including areas with high-density populations and rural areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A comparison of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current method used by the Commandant to determine which areas are considered to be high cost-of-living areas;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">local-level indicators used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine a cost of living that indicates buying power and consumer spending in specific geographic areas; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">indicators of the cost of living used by the Department of Agriculture in market basket analyses and other measures of the local or regional cost of food.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the accuracy of the method and indicators described in subparagraph (B) in quantifying high cost of living in low-data and remote areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the manner in which data accuracy and availability affect the accuracy of cost-of-living allowance calculations and other benefits, as the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve access to high-quality, affordable food within a reasonable distance of Coast Guard units located in areas identified as food deserts;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to reduce transit costs for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are required to travel to access high-quality, affordable food; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/E/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for improving the accuracy of the calculations referred to in subparagraph (D).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The estimated costs of implementing each recommendation made under subparagraph (E).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall develop a detailed plan to implement the recommendations of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan required under paragraph (1), including the cost of implementation, proposals for legislative change, and any other result of the study the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stA/s11405/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Food Desert Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">food desert</quotedText>” means an area, as determined by the Commandant, in which it is difficult, even with a vehicle or an otherwise-available mode of transportation, to obtain affordable, high-quality fresh food in the immediate area in which members of the Coast Guard serve and reside.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Healthcare </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11406">SEC. 11406. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL STAFFING STANDARDS FOR COAST GUARD. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Defense Health Agency and any healthcare expert the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop medical staffing standards for the Coast Guard that are consistent with the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States set forth in the report titled “Coast Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for Determining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to Care” and published in February 2022.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inclusions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing the standards under subsection (a), the Commandant shall address and take into consideration the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Current and future operations of healthcare personnel in support of Department of Homeland Security missions, including surge deployments for incident response.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Staffing standards for specialized providers, including flight surgeons, dentists, behavioral health specialists, and physical therapists.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Staffing levels of medical, dental, and behavioral health providers for the Coast Guard who are—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">members of the Coast Guard;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assigned to the Coast Guard from the Public Health Service;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal civilian employees; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contractors hired by the Coast Guard to fill vacancies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Staffing levels at medical facilities for Coast Guard units in remote locations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any discrepancy between medical staffing standards of the Department of Defense and medical staffing standards of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review by Comptroller General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the Commandant completes the staffing standards required by subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit the standards 
to the Comptroller General, who shall review the standards and provide recommendations to the Commandant.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after developing the standards developed under subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the standards developed under subsection (a) and the recommendations provided under subsection (c) that includes a plan and a description of the resources and budgetary needs required to implement the standards.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification, Implementation, and Periodic Updates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">modify such standards, as necessary, based on the recommendations under subsection (c);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement the standards; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11406/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review and update the standards not less frequently than every 4 years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11407">SEC. 11407. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HEALTHCARE SYSTEM REVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the completion of the studies conducted by the Comptroller General of the United States under sections 8259 and 8260 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4679), the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct a comprehensive review of the Coast Guard healthcare system; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop a strategic plan for improvements to, and the modernization of, such system to ensure access to high-quality, timely healthcare for members of the Coast Guard, their dependents, and applicable Coast Guard retirees.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategic plan developed under subsection (a) shall seek to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maximize the medical readiness of members of the Coast Guard;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">optimize delivery of healthcare benefits;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure high-quality training of Coast Guard medical personnel; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prepare for the future needs of the Coast Guard.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Improving access to healthcare for members of the Coast Guard, their dependents, and applicable Coast Guard retirees.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Quality of healthcare.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The experience and satisfaction of members of the Coast Guard and their dependents with the Coast Guard healthcare system.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/b/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The readiness of members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard medical personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review Committee.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall establish a review committee to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Coast Guard healthcare system (referred to in this section as the “Review Committee”).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Review Committee shall be composed of members selected by the Commandant, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 or more members of the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) or Federal employees, either of which have expertise in—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the medical, dental, pharmacy, or behavioral health fields; or</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other field the Commandant considers appropriate;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 representative of the Defense Health Agency; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">1 medical representative from each Coast Guard district.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chairperson.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The chairperson of the Review Committee shall be the Director of the Health, Safety, and Work Life Directorate of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Staff.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Review Committee shall be staffed by employees of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to commandant.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the Review Committee is established, the Review Committee shall submit to the Commandant a report that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses, taking into consideration the medical staffing standards developed under section 11406, the recommended medical staffing standards set forth in the Comptroller General study required by section 8260 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4679), and compares such standards to the medical staffing standards of the Department of Defense and the private sector;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">addresses improvements needed to ensure continuity of care for members of the Coast Guard, including by evaluating the feasibility of having a dedicated primary care manager for each such member while the member is stationed at a duty station;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluates the effects of increased surge deployments of medical personnel on staffing needs at Coast Guard clinics;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies ways to improve access to care for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are stationed in remote areas, including methods to expand access to providers in the available network;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies ways the Coast Guard may better use Department of Defense Military Health System resources for members of the Coast Guard, their dependents, and applicable Coast Guard retirees;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identifies barriers to participation in the Coast Guard healthcare system and ways the Coast Guard may better use patient feedback to improve quality of care at Coast Guard-owned facilities, military treatment facilities, and specialist referrals;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes recommendations to improve the Coast Guard healthcare system; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/5/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other matter the Commandant or the Review Committee considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Review Committee shall terminate on the date that is 1 year after the date on which the Review Committee submits the report required under paragraph (5).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/c/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inapplicability of federal advisory committee act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Review Committee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the strategic plan for the Coast Guard medical system required under subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the report of the Review Committee submitted to the Commandant under subsection (c)(5); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11407/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the manner in which the Commandant plans to implement the recommendations of the Review Committee.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11408">SEC. 11408. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA COLLECTION AND ACCESS TO CARE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Defense Health Agency and any healthcare expert the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop, and make publicly available, a policy to require the collection of data regarding access by members of the Coast Guard and their dependents to medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare as recommended by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report entitled “Coast Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for Determining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to Care”, published in February 2022.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The policy required by subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods to collect data on access to care for—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">routine annual physical health assessments;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">flight physicals for aviators or prospective aviators;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sick call;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">injuries;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">dental health; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">behavioral health conditions.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collection of data on access to care for referrals.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Collection of data on access to care for members of the Coast Guard stationed at remote units, aboard Coast Guard cutters, and on deployments.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of the electronic health record system to improve data collection on access to care.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Use of data for addressing the standards of care, including time between requests for appointments and actual appointments, including appointments made with referral services.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication and Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the policy under subsection (a) is completed, or any subsequent updates to such policy, the Commandant shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publish the policy on a publicly accessible internet website of the Coast Guard; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the policy and the manner in which the Commandant plans to address access-to-care deficiencies.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11408/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Updates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than every 5 years, the Commandant shall review and update the policy required under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11409" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11409">SEC. 11409. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11409/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Behavioral Health Policy.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11409/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall establish an interim behavioral health policy for members of the Coast Guard that is in parity with section 5.28 (relating to behavioral health) of Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, volume 2, “Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention”.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11409/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The interim policy established under paragraph (1) shall remain in effect until the date on which the Commandant issues a permanent behavioral health policy for members of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11409/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Permanent Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In developing a permanent policy with respect to retention and behavioral health, the Commandant shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, the policy of the Coast Guard is in parity with section 5.28 (relating to behavioral health) of Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, volume 2, “Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11410" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11410">SEC. 11410. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MEMBERS ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11410/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2516">“SEC. 2516. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2516">14 U.S.C. 2516</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Medical Examination Required.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall ensure that a member of the Coast Guard who has performed Coast Guard operations or has been sexually assaulted during the preceding 2-year period, and who is diagnosed by an appropriate licensed or certified healthcare professional as experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury or who otherwise alleges, based on the service of the member or based on such sexual assault, the influence of such a condition, receives a medical examination to evaluate a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction on administrative separation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A member described in paragraph (1) shall not be administratively separated under conditions other than honorable, including an administrative separation in lieu of a court-martial, until the results of the medical examination have been reviewed by appropriate authorities responsible for evaluating, reviewing, and approving the separation case, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Post-traumatic stress disorder.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In a case involving post-traumatic stress disorder under this subsection, a medical examination shall be—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">performed by—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a licensed doctorate-level psychologist; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">performed under the close supervision of—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist; or</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a licensed doctorate-level psychologist, a doctorate-level mental health provider, a psychiatry resident, or a clinical or counseling psychologist who has completed a 1-year internship or residency.</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Traumatic brain injury.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In a case involving traumatic brain injury under this subsection, a medical examination shall be performed by a physiatrist, psychiatrist, neurosurgeon, or neurologist.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose of Medical Examination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The medical examination required under subsection (a) shall assess whether the effects of mental or neurocognitive disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, constitute matters in extenuation that relate to the basis for administrative separation under conditions other than honorable or the overall characterization of the service of the member as other than honorable.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inapplicability to Proceedings Under Uniform Code of Military Justice.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The medical examination and procedures required by this section do not apply to courts-martial or other proceedings conducted pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coast Guard Operations Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Coast Guard operations</quotedText>’ has the meaning given that term in section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468(a)).”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11410/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2515 (as added by this Act) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“2516.</designator><label> Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11411">SEC. 11411. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVEMENTS TO PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM AND TRANSITION PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Policy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop a temporary policy that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improves timeliness, communication, and outcomes for members of the Coast Guard undergoing the Physical Disability Evaluation System, or a related formal or informal process;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">affords maximum career transition benefits to members of the Coast Guard determined by a Medical Evaluation Board to be unfit for retention in the Coast Guard; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maximizes the potential separation and career transition benefits for members of the Coast Guard undergoing the Physical Disability Evaluation System, or a related formal or informal process.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The policy required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that any member of the Coast Guard who is undergoing the Physical Disability Evaluation System, or a related formal or informal process, shall be placed in a duty status that allows the member the opportunity to attend necessary medical appointments and other activities relating to the Physical Disability Evaluation System, including completion of any application of the Department of Veterans Affairs and career transition planning.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a Medical Evaluation Board report that is not completed not later than 120 days after the date on which an evaluation by the Medical Evaluation Board was initiated, the option for such a member to enter permissive duty status.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that the date of initiation of an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board shall include the date on which any verbal or written affirmation is made to the member, command, or medical staff that the evaluation by the Medical Evaluation Board has been initiated.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An option for such member to seek an internship under the SkillBridge program established under section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, and outside employment aimed at improving the transition of the member to civilian life, only if such an internship or employment does not interfere with necessary medical appointments required for the member’s physical disability evaluation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that not less than 21 days notice shall be provided to such a member for any such medical appointment, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the appointment timeline is in the best interests of the immediate health of the member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that the Coast Guard shall provide such a member with a written separation date upon the completion of a Medical Evaluation Board report that finds the member unfit to continue active duty.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To provide certainty to such a member with respect to a separation date, a policy that ensures—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/7/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that accountability measures are in place with respect to Coast Guard delays throughout the Physical Disability Evaluation System, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/7/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">placement of the member in an excess leave status after 270 days have elapsed since the date of initiation of an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board by any competent authority; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/7/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a calculation of the costs to retain the member on active duty, including the pay, allowances, and other associated benefits of the member, for the period beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of initiation of an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board by any competent authority and ending on the date on which the member is separated from the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/7/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the availability of administrative solutions to any such delay.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to a member of the Coast Guard on temporary limited duty status, an option to remain in the member’s current billet, to the maximum extent practicable, or to be transferred to a different active-duty billet, so as to minimize any negative impact on the member’s career trajectory.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that each respective command shall report to the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center any delay of more than 21 days between each stage of the Physical Disability Evaluation System for any such member, including between stages of the processes, the Medical Evaluation Board, the Informal Physical Evaluation Board, and the Formal Physical Evaluation Board.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that, not later than 7 days after receipt of a report of a delay described in paragraph (9), the Personnel Service Center shall take corrective action, which shall ensure that the Coast Guard exercises maximum discretion to continue the Physical Disability Evaluation System of such a member in a timely manner, unless such delay is caused by the member.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/11/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a member of the Coast Guard shall be allowed to make a request for a reasonable delay in the Physical Disability Evaluation System to obtain additional input and consultation from a medical or legal professional; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/b/11/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any such request for delay shall be approved by the Commandant based on a showing of good cause by the member.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Temporary Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a copy of the policy developed under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Permanent Policy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall publish a Commandant Instruction making the policy developed under subsection (a) a permanent policy of the Coast Guard.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on, and a copy of, the permanent policy.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual Report on Costs.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less frequently than annually, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, for the preceding fiscal year—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/f/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">details the total aggregate service-wide costs described in subsection (b)(7)(A)(ii) for members of the Coast Guard whose Physical Disability Evaluation System process has exceeded 90 days; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/f/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes for each such member—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/f/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an accounting of such costs; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/f/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of days that elapsed between the initiation and completion of the Physical Disability Evaluation System process.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11411/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personally identifiable information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A report under paragraph (1) shall not include the personally identifiable information of any member of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11412" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11412">SEC. 11412. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s504">14 U.S.C. 504 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO COUNSELING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11412/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall hire, train, and deploy not fewer than an additional 5 behavioral health specialists.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11412/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Through the hiring process required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall ensure that at least 35 percent of behavioral health specialists employed by the Coast Guard have experience in behavioral healthcare for the purpose of supporting members of the Coast Guard with needs for perinatal 
mental health care and counseling service for miscarriage, child loss, and postpartum depression.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11412/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Accessibility.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The support provided by the behavioral health specialists described in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11412/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may include care delivered via telemedicine; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11412/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be made widely available to members of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11413" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11413">SEC. 11413. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXPANSION OF POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD IN MEDICAL AND RELATED FIELDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11413/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s2770">14 U.S.C. 2770 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall expand opportunities for members of the Coast Guard to secure postgraduate degrees in medical and related professional disciplines for the purpose of supporting Coast Guard clinics and operations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11413/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of Law.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Individuals who receive assistance pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the service obligations required under section 2114 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11413/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Military Training Student Loads.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4904(b)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">350</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">385</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11414">SEC. 11414. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON COAST GUARD MEDICAL FACILITIES NEEDS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A list of Coast Guard medical facilities, including clinics, sickbays, and shipboard facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of capital needs for Coast Guard medical facilities, including construction and repair.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of equipment upgrade backlogs of Coast Guard medical facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of improvements to Coast Guard medical facilities, including improvements to information technology infrastructure, required to enable the Coast Guard to fully use telemedicine and implement other modernization initiatives.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the process used by the Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and construct Coast Guard medical facilities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the resources necessary to fully address all Coast Guard medical facilities needs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11414/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11415">SEC. 11415. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON COAST GUARD TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on the Coast Guard telemedicine program.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the current capabilities and limitations of the Coast Guard telemedicine program;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the degree of integration of such program with existing electronic health records;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the capability and accessibility of such program, as compared to the capability and accessibility of the telemedicine programs of the Department of Defense and commercial medical providers;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the manner in which the Coast Guard telemedicine program may be expanded to provide better clinical and behavioral medical services to members of the Coast Guard, including such members stationed at remote units or onboard Coast Guard cutters at sea; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the costs savings associated with the provision of—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">care through telemedicine; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/1/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">preventative care.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification of barriers to full use or expansion of such program.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of the resources necessary to expand such program to its full capability.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stB/s11415/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Housing </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11416">SEC. 11416. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON COAST GUARD HOUSING ACCESS, COST, AND CHALLENGES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on housing access, cost, and associated challenges facing members of the Coast Guard.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commandant has evaluated the sufficiency, availability, and affordability of housing options for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Coast Guard owns and leases housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the methods used by the Commandant to manage housing data, and the manner in which the Commandant uses such data—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to inform Coast Guard housing policy; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to guide investments in Coast Guard-owned housing capacity and other investments in housing, such as long-term leases and other housing options; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process used by the Commandant to gather and provide information used to calculate housing allowances for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents, including whether the Commandant has established best practices to manage low-data areas.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment as to whether the Department of Defense basic allowance for housing is sufficient for members of the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations for actions the Commandant should take to improve the availability and affordability of housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are stationed in—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remote units located in areas in which members of the Coast Guard and their dependents are eligible for TRICARE Prime Remote; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">units located in areas with a high number of vacation rental properties.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Strategy.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required under subsection (c), the Commandant shall publish a Coast Guard housing strategy that addresses the findings set forth in the report. Such strategy shall, at a minimum—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address housing inventory shortages and affordability; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11416/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a Coast Guard-owned housing infrastructure investment prioritization plan.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11417">SEC. 11417. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUDIT OF CERTAIN MILITARY HOUSING CONDITIONS OF ENLISTED MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, shall commence an audit to assess—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the conditions of housing units of enlisted members of the Coast Guard located at Naval Air Station Key West Sigsbee Park Annex;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the percentage of such units that are considered unsafe or unhealthy housing units for enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the process used by enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families to report housing concerns;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families experience unsafe or unhealthy housing units, relocate, receive a per diem, or expend similar expenses as a direct result of displacement that are not covered by a landlord, insurance, or claims process;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the feasibility of providing reimbursement for uncovered expenses described in paragraph (4); and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">what resources are needed to provide appropriate and safe housing for enlisted members of the Coast Guard and their families in Key West, Florida.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section , the Commandant shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the audit.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate committees of congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unsafe or unhealthy housing unit.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unsafe or unhealthy housing unit</quotedText>” means a unit of housing unit in which is present, at levels exceeding relevant governmental health or housing standards or guidelines, at least 1 of the following hazards:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Physiological hazards, including the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Dampness or microbial growth.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lead-based paint.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Asbestos or manmade fibers.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ionizing radiation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Biocides.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/vi" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Carbon monoxide.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/vii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Volatile organic compounds.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/viii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Infectious agents.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/A/ix" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ix">(ix) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fine particulate matter.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Psychological hazards, including the following:</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ease of access by unlawful intruders.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lighting issues.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Poor ventilation.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/B/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Safety hazards.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11417/c/2/B/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Other hazards similar to the hazards specified in clauses (i) through (iv).</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11418">SEC. 11418. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY ON COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND PRIVATIZED HOUSING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluates the authorities of the Coast Guard relating to construction, operation, and maintenance of housing provided to members of the Coast Guard and their dependents; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assesses other options to meet Coast Guard housing needs in rural and urban housing markets, including public-private partnerships, long-term lease agreements, privately owned housing, and any other housing option the Comptroller General identifies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of authorities, regulations, and policies available to the Secretary with respect to construction, maintenance, and operation of housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents, including unaccompanied member housing, that considers—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">housing that is owned and managed by the Coast Guard;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">long-term leasing or extended-rental housing;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">public-private partnerships or other privatized housing options for which the Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts with a private entity to build, maintain, and manage privatized housing for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/A/iv" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on-installation and off-installation housing options, and the availability of, and authorities relating to, such options; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/A/v" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">housing availability near Coast Guard units, readiness needs, and safety.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of the housing-related authorities, regulations, and policies available to the Secretary of Defense, and an identification of the differences between such authorities afforded to the Secretary of Defense and the housing-related authorities, regulations, and policies afforded to the Secretary.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of lessons learned, or recommendations for, the Coast Guard based on the use of private housing by the Department of Defense, including the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled “Privatized Military Housing: Update on DOD’s Efforts to Address Oversight Challenges” (GAO-22-105866), issued in March 2022.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary uses the authorities provided in subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of immediate and long-term costs associated with housing owned and operated by the Coast Guard, as compared to opportunities for long-term leases, private housing, and other public-private partnerships in urban and remote locations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report required under subsection (b) is submitted, the Commandant or the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the actions the Commandant has, or has not, taken with respect to the results of the study;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan for addressing areas identified in the report that present opportunities for improving the housing options available to members of the Coast Guard and their dependents; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the need for, or potential manner of use of, any authorities the Coast Guard does not have with respect to housing, as compared to the Department of Defense.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11418/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate Committees of Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate committees of Congress</quotedText>” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11419">SEC. 11419. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STRATEGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AT REMOTE UNITS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not more than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop a strategy to improve the quality of life for members of the Coast Guard and their dependents who are stationed in remote units.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The strategy developed under subsection (a) shall address the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods to improve the availability or affordability of housing options for such members and their dependents through—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard-owned housing; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard-facilitated housing.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A review of whether current methods for determining the amount of basic housing allowances received by such members of the Coast Guard accurately reflect the costs of privately owned or privately rented housing in such areas.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods to improve access by such members and their dependents to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">medical, dental, and pediatric care; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">behavioral health care that is covered under the TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods to increase access to child care services in such areas, including recommendations for increasing child care capacity and opportunities for care within the Coast Guard and in the private sector.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods to improve non-Coast Guard network internet access at remote units—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to improve communications between members of the Coast Guard on active duty who are assigned or attached to a remote unit and the family members of such members who are not located in the same location as such member; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for other purposes such as education and training.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Methods to support spouses and other dependents of members serving in such areas who face challenges specific to remote locations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/b/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other matter the Commandant considers appropriate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the strategy developed under subsection (a) is completed, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the strategy.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stC/s11419/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Remote Unit Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">remote unit</quotedText>” means a unit located in an area in which members of the Coast Guard and their dependents are eligible for TRICARE Prime Remote.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">Subtitle D—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11420">SEC. 11420. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the availability of appropriate emergency supplies at Coast Guard units.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the extent to which—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commandant ensures that Coast Guard units assess risks and plan accordingly to obtain and maintain appropriate emergency supplies; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard units have emergency food and water supplies available according to local emergency preparedness needs.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of any challenge the Commandant faces in planning for and maintaining adequate emergency supplies for Coast Guard personnel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Commandant shall publish a strategy and recommendations in response to the report that includes—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a plan for improving emergency preparedness and emergency supplies for Coast Guard units; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11420/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a process for periodic review and engagement with Coast Guard units to ensure emerging emergency response supply needs are achieved and maintained.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11421">SEC. 11421. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FLEET MIX ANALYSIS AND SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLAN. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fleet Mix Analysis.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall conduct an updated fleet mix analysis that provides for a fleet mix sufficient, as determined by the Commandant—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to carry out—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the missions of the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">emerging mission requirements; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to address—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">national security threats; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the global deployment of the Coast Guard to counter great power competitors.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the updated fleet mix analysis required under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Shore Infrastructure Investment Plan.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall develop an updated shore infrastructure investment plan that includes—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the construction of additional facilities to accommodate the updated fleet mix described in subsection (a)(1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">improvements necessary to ensure that existing facilities meet requirements and remain operational for 
the lifespan of such fleet mix, including necessary improvements to information technology infrastructure;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/b/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a timeline for the construction and improvement of the facilities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/b/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a cost estimate for construction and life-cycle support of such facilities, including for necessary personnel.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXIV/stD/s11421/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report under subsection (a)(2) is submitted, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report on the plan required under paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXV">TITLE CXV—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MARITIME </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessel Safety </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11501" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11501">SEC. 11501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESPONSES TO SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11501/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="721">“SEC. 721. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s721">14 U.S.C. 721</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header"> Responses to safety recommendations </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the National Transportation Safety Board submits to the Commandant a recommendation, and supporting justification for such recommendation, relating to transportation safety, the Commandant shall submit to the National Transportation Safety Board a written response to the recommendation, including whether the Commandant—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">concurs with the recommendation;</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">partially concurs with the recommendation; or</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not concur with the recommendation.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Explanation of Concurrence.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall include in a response submitted under subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a recommendation with which the Commandant concurs or partially concurs, an explanation of the actions the Commandant intends to take to implement such recommendation or part of such recommendation; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to a recommendation with which the Commandant does not concur, the reasons the Commandant does not concur.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Failure To Respond.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the National Transportation Safety Board has not received the written response required under subsection (a) by the end of the time period described in such subsection, the National Transportation Safety Board shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that such response has not been received.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11501/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“721.</designator><label> Responses to safety recommendations.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11502">SEC. 11502. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 U.S.C. 3306 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENTS FOR DUKW AMPHIBIOUS PASSENGER VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking Required.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall initiate a rulemaking to establish additional safety standards for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deadline for regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 18 months after the Commandant promulgates a final rule pursuant to such paragraph.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The regulations required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that operators of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or such other means as determined appropriate by the Commandant, in order to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An identification, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, of limiting environmental conditions, such as weather, in which DUKW amphibious passenger vessels may safely operate and a requirement that such limiting conditions be described in the certificate of inspection of each DUKW amphibious passenger vessel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Requirements that an operator of a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proceed to the nearest harbor or safe refuge in any case in which a watch or warning is issued for wind speeds exceeding the wind speed equivalent used to certify the stability of such DUKW amphibious passenger vessel; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintain and monitor a weather monitor radio receiver at the operator station of the vessel that is automatically activated by the warning alarm device of the National Weather Service.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operators of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels inform passengers that seat belts may not be worn during waterborne operations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">before the commencement of waterborne operations, a crew member shall visually check that the seatbelt of each passenger is unbuckled; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operators or crew maintain a log recording the actions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A requirement for annual training for operators and crew of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels, including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/5/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training for personal flotation and seat belt requirements, verifying the integrity of the vessel at the onset of each waterborne departure, identification of weather hazards, and use of National Weather Service resources prior to operation; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/b/5/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training for crew to respond to emergency situations, including flooding, engine compartment fires, man-overboard situations, and in water emergency egress procedures.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing the regulations required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consider whether personal 
flotation devices should be required for the duration of the waterborne transit of a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may waive the reserve buoyancy requirements described in subsection (b)(1) for a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel if the Commandant certifies in writing, using the best available science, to the appropriate congressional committees that such requirement is not practicable or technically or practically achievable for such vessel.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice to Passengers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A DUKW amphibious passenger vessel that receives a waiver under subsection (d) shall provide a prominently displayed notice on its website, ticket counter, and each ticket for passengers that the vessel is exempt from meeting Coast Guard safety compliance standards concerning reserve buoyancy.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to issuing final regulations pursuant to subsection (a) and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall require that operators of DUKW amphibious passenger vessels implement the following requirements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Remove the canopies and any window coverings of such vessels for waterborne operations, or install in such vessels a canopy that does not restrict horizontal or vertical escape by passengers in the event of flooding or sinking.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a canopy and window coverings are removed from any such vessel pursuant to paragraph (1), require that all passengers wear a personal flotation device approved by the Coast Guard before the onset of waterborne operations of such vessel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Reengineer such vessels to permanently close all unnecessary access plugs and reduce all through-hull penetrations to the minimum number and size necessary for operation.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Install in such vessels independently powered electric bilge pumps that are capable of dewatering such vessels at the volume of the largest remaining penetration in order to supplement an operable Higgins pump or a dewatering pump of equivalent or greater capacity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Install in such vessels not fewer than 4 independently powered bilge alarms.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Conduct an in-water inspection of any such vessel after each time a through-hull penetration of such vessel has been removed or uncovered.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Verify through an in-water inspection the watertight integrity of any such vessel at the outset of each waterborne departure of such vessel.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Install underwater LED lights that activate automatically in an emergency.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/f/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Otherwise comply with any other provisions of relevant Coast Guard guidance or instructions in the inspection, configuration, and operation of such vessels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall implement the interim requirements under subsection (f) without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and Executive Order Nos. 12866 and 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601 note).</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/h/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appropriate congressional committees.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate congressional committees</quotedText>” means the Committee 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11502/h/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DUKW amphibious passenger vessel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">DUKW amphibious passenger vessel</quotedText>” means a vessel that uses, modifies, or is derived from the GMC DUKW-353 design, and which is operating as a small passenger vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11503">SEC. 11503. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXONERATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restructuring.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before section 30501 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subchapter style="-uslm-dtd:subchapter">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“Subchapter I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Provisions”</heading>
                                </subchapter></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before section 30503 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subchapter style="-uslm-dtd:subchapter">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“Subchapter II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exoneration and Limitation of Liability”</heading>
                                </subchapter></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating sections 30503 through 30512 as sections 30521 through 30530, respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 30501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="30501">“SEC. 30501. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions </heading>
                                <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“In this chapter:</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered small passenger vessel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered small passenger vessel</term>’—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means a small passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101, that is—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not a wing-in-ground craft; and</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">carrying—</chapeau>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not more than 49 passengers on an overnight domestic voyage; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                            <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not more than 150 passengers on any voyage that is not an overnight domestic voyage; and</content>
                                            </subclause>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes any wooden vessel constructed prior to March 11, 1996, carrying at least 1 passenger for hire.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Owner.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">owner</term>’ includes a charterer that mans, supplies, and navigates a vessel at the charterer’s own expense or by the charterer’s own procurement.”</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 30502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="30502">“SEC. 30502. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided, this chapter (except section 30521) applies to seagoing vessels and vessels used on lakes or rivers or in inland navigation, including canal boats, barges, and lighters.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This chapter (except for section 30526) shall not apply to covered small passenger vessels.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provisions Requiring Notice of Claim or Limiting Time for Bringing Action.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 30526(b) of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, in the case of seagoing vessels,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">personal injury or death</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or in the case of covered small passenger vessels, to less than two years after the date of the injury or death</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">date of the injury or death</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, in the case of seagoing vessels,</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">personal injury or death</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or in the case of covered small passenger vessels, to less than two years after the date of the injury or death</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">date of the injury or death</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chapter Analysis.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting before the item relating to section 30501 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subchapter" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“subchapter i—</designator><label>general provisions”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after the item relating to section 30502 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem class="centered" role="subchapter" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“subchapter ii—</designator><label>exoneration and limitation of liability”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking the item relating to section 30501 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                    <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“30501.</designator><label> Definitions.”</label></referenceItem>
                                </toc></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating the items relating to sections 30503 through 30512 as items relating to sections 30521 through 30530, respectively.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 46, United States Code, is further amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 14305(a)(5) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30506</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30524</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 30523(a), as redesignated by subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30506</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30524</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 30524(b), as redesignated by subsection (a), by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30505</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30523</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 30525, as redesignated by subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f/4/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 30505 and 30506</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">sections 30523 and 30524</quotedText>”;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f/4/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30505</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30523</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11503/f/4/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30506(b)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 30524(b)</quotedText>”.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11504">SEC. 11504. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t14/s501">14 U.S.C. 501 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AT-SEA RECOVERY OPERATIONS PILOT PROGRAM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct a pilot program to evaluate the potential use of remotely controlled or autonomous operation and monitoring of certain vessels for the purposes of—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">better understanding the complexities of such at-sea operations and potential risks to navigation safety, vessel security, maritime workers, the public, and the environment;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">gathering observational and performance data from monitoring the use of remotely-controlled or autonomous vessels; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">assessing and evaluating regulatory requirements necessary to guide the development of future occurrences of such operations and monitoring activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duration and Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The duration of the pilot program established under this section shall be not more than 5 years beginning on the date on which the pilot program is established, which shall be not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorized Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The activities authorized under this section include—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">remote over-the-horizon monitoring operations related to the active at-sea recovery of spaceflight components on an unmanned vessel or platform;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">procedures for the unaccompanied operation and monitoring of an unmanned spaceflight recovery vessel or platform; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">unmanned vessel transits and testing operations without a physical tow line related to space launch and recovery operations, except within 12 nautical miles of a port.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In recognition of potential risks to navigation safety, vessel security, maritime workers, the public, and the environment, and the unique circumstances requiring the use of remotely operated or autonomous vessels, the Secretary, in the pilot program established under subsection (a), may—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow remotely controlled or autonomous vessel operations to proceed consistent to the extent practicable under the proposed title 33, United States Code, and 46, United States Code, including navigation and manning laws and regulations;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">modify or waive applicable regulations and guidance as the Secretary considers appropriate to—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow remote and autonomous vessel at-sea operations and activities to occur while ensuring navigation safety; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure the reliable, safe, and secure operation of remotely-controlled or autonomous vessels; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">require each remotely operated or autonomous vessel to be at all times under the supervision of 1 or more individuals—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">holding a merchant mariner credential which is suitable to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/d/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who shall practice due regard for the safety of navigation of the autonomous vessel, to include collision avoidance.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rule of Construction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">permit foreign vessels to participate in the pilot program established under subsection (a);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waive or modify applicable laws and regulations under the proposed title 33, United States Code, and title 46, United States Code, except to the extent authorized under subsection (d)(2);</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/e/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waive or modify applicable laws and regulations under titles 49 and 51 of the United States Code; or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/e/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waive or modify any regulations arising under international conventions.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Provision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the employment in the coastwise trade of a vessel or platform that does not meet the requirements of sections 12112, 55102, 55103, and 55111 of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority Unaffected.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect, impinge, or alter any authority of the Secretary of Transportation under titles 49 and 51, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary or the designee of the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives on the program established under subsection (a) on a quarterly basis.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the expiration of the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a final report regarding an assessment of the execution of the pilot program and implications for maintaining navigation safety, the safety of maritime workers, and the preservation of the environment.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the state of autonomous and remote technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and the safe and secure navigation of vessels in Federal waters of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of commercially available autonomous and remote technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and the safe and secure navigation of vessels during the 10 years immediately preceding the date of the report.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An analysis of the safety, physical security, cybersecurity, and collision avoidance risks and benefits associated with autonomous and remote technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and the safe and secure navigation of vessels, including environmental considerations.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the impact of such autonomous and remote technologies, and all associated technologies, on labor, including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/C/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">roles for credentialed and noncredentialed workers regarding such autonomous, remote, and associated technologies; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training and workforce development needs associated with such technologies.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment and evaluation of regulatory requirements necessary to guide the development of future autonomous, remote, and associated technologies in the 
operation of shipboard equipment and safe and secure navigation of vessels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the extent to which such technologies are being used in other countries and how such countries have regulated such technologies.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Recommendations regarding authorization, infrastructure, and other requirements necessary for the implementation of such technologies in the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, consultation with the maritime industry including—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vessel operators, including commercial carriers, entities engaged in exploring for, developing, or producing resources, including non-mineral energy resources in its offshore areas, and supporting entities in the maritime industry;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shipboard personnel impacted by any change to autonomous vessel operations, in order to assess the various benefits and risks associated with the implementation of autonomous, remote, and associated technologies in the operation of shipboard equipment and safe and secure navigation of vessels and the impact such technologies would have on maritime jobs and maritime manpower;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relevant federally funded research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and academia; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/j/3/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the commercial space industry.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11504/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Merchant Mariner Credential Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">merchant mariner credential</quotedText>” means a merchant mariner license, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized to issue pursuant to title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11505">SEC. 11505. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 U.S.C. 3306 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">HISTORIC WOOD SAILING VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report on Historic Wood Sailing Vessels.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report evaluating the practicability of the application of section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code, to historic wood sailing vessels.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the compliance, as of the date on which the report is submitted under paragraph (1), of historic wood sailing vessels with section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of the safety record of historic wood sailing vessels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment of any risk that modifying the requirements under such section would have on the safety of passengers and crew of historic wood sailing vessels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An evaluation of the economic practicability of requiring the compliance of historic wood sailing vessels with such section and whether such compliance would meaningfully improve safety of passengers and crew in a manner that is both feasible and economically practicable.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any recommendations to improve safety in addition to, or in lieu of, applying such section to historic wood sailing vessels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other recommendations as the Comptroller General determines are appropriate with respect to the applicability of such section to historic wood sailing vessels.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/a/2/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An assessment to determine if historic wood sailing vessels could be provided an exemption to such section and the changes to legislative or rulemaking requirements, including modifications to section 177.500(q) of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that are necessary to provide the Commandant the authority to make such exemption or to otherwise provide for such exemption.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In completing the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General may consult with—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Transportation Safety Board;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Coast Guard; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the maritime industry, including relevant federally funded research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver for Covered Historic Vessels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The captain of a port may waive the requirements of section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to covered historic vessels for not more than 2 years after the date on which the report required under subsection (a) is submitted.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Waiver for Other Historic Wood Sailing Vessels.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The captain of a port may, upon the request of the owner or operator of a historic wood sailing vessel that is not a covered historic vessel, waive the requirements of section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to the historic wood sailing vessel for not more than 2 years after date on which the report required under subsection (a) is submitted, if the captain of the port—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/d/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines that it is technically infeasible for the historic wood sailing vessel to comply with the requirements described in section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code, due to its age; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/d/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">approves the alternative arrangements proposed for the historic wood sailing vessel in accordance with paragraph (2).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Request and alternative arrangements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An owner or operator of a historic wood sailing vessel requesting a waiver under paragraph (1) shall submit such a request to the captain of a port that includes the alternative arrangements the owner or operator will take to ensure an equivalent level of safety, to the maximum extent practicable, to the requirements under section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall limit any authority available, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the captain of a port with respect to safety measures or any other authority as necessary for the safety of historic wood sailing vessels.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice to Passengers.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any vessel that receives a waiver under subsection (c) or subsection (d) shall, beginning on the date on which the requirements under section 3306(n)(3)(v) of title 46, United States Code, take effect, provide a prominently displayed notice on its website, ticket counter, and each ticket for a passenger 
that the vessel is exempt from meeting the Coast Guard safety compliance standards concerning egress as described under such section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered historic vessels.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered historic vessels</quotedText>” means each of the following:</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Adventuress (Official Number 210877).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">American Eagle (Official Number 229913).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Angelique (Official Number 623562).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Heritage (Official Number 649561).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">J &amp; E Riggin (Official Number 226422).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ladona (Official Number 222228).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/G" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lady Washington (Official Number 944970).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/H" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lettie G. Howard (Official Number 222838).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/I" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lewis R. French (Official Number 015801).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/J" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mary Day (Official Number 288714).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/K" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Stephen Taber (Official Number 115409).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/L" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Victory Chimes (Official Number 136784).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/M" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Grace Bailey (Official Number 085754).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/N" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mercantile (Official Number 214388).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/O" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mistress (Official Number 509004).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/1/P" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Wendameen (Official Number 210173).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Historic wood sailing vessel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">historic wood sailing vessel</quotedText>” means a covered small passenger vessel, as defined in section 3306(n)(5) of title 46, United States Code, that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has overnight passenger accommodations;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is a wood sailing vessel;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has a hull constructed of wood;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is principally equipped for propulsion by sail, even if the vessel has an auxiliary means of production;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has no fewer than three masts; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11505/g/2/F" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was constructed before 1986.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11506" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11506">SEC. 11506. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CERTIFICATES OF NUMBERS FOR UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 12304(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11506/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">shall be pocketsized,</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11506/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">in hard copy or digital form. Any certificate issued in hard copy under this section shall be pocketsized. The certificate shall be</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and may be</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11507" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11507">SEC. 11507. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORT ON COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT OF THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11507/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review that assesses the oversight of the Coast Guard of third-party organizations.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11507/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall analyze the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11507/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coast Guard use of third-party organizations in the prevention mission of the Coast Guard and the extent to which the Coast Guard plans to increase such use to enhance prevention mission performance, including resource use and specialized expertise.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11507/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Coast Guard has assessed the potential risks and benefits of using third-party organizations to support prevention mission activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11507/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Coast Guard provides oversight of third-party organizations authorized to support prevention mission activities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11507/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after initiating the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the results of such review.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11508" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11508">SEC. 11508. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s8104">46 U.S.C. 8104 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ARTICULATED TUG-BARGE MANNING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11508/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the watch setting requirements set forth in section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary shall authorize an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection to issue an amended certificate of inspection that does not require engine room watch setting to inspected towing vessels certificated prior to July 19, 2022, forming part of an articulated tug-barge unit, provided that such vessels are equipped with engineering control and monitoring systems of a type accepted for no engine room watch setting under a previously approved minimum safe manning document or certificate of inspection for articulated tug-barge units.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11508/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11508/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certificate of inspection.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">certificate of inspection</quotedText>” means a certificate of inspection under subchapter M of chapter I of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11508/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inspected towing vessel.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">inspected towing vessel</quotedText>” means a vessel issued a certificate of inspection.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11509" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11509">SEC. 11509. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FISHING VESSEL SAFETY. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11509/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11509/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4502(f)(2) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">certain vessels described in subsection (b) if requested by the owner or operator; and</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“vessels described in subsection (b) if—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requested by an owner or operator; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vessel is—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at least 50 feet overall in length;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">built before July 1, 2013; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">25 years of age or older; and”</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11509/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in section 4503(b) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Except as provided in section 4503a, subsection (a)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Subsection (a)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11509/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by repealing section 4503a.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11509/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4502">46 U.S.C. 4502 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternative Safety Compliance Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to affect or apply to any alternative compliance and safety agreement entered into by the Coast Guard that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11509/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 4503a.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11510" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11510">SEC. 11510. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3508">46 U.S.C. 3508 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, requirements authorized under sections 3508 and 3509 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to any passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101 of such title —</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11510/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that carries in excess of 250 passengers;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11510/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is, or was, in operation exclusively within the inland rivers and internal waters of the United States on voyages inside the Boundary Line, as defined in section 103 of such title, on or before July 27, 2030; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stA/s11510/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the operators or charterers of which operated any documented vessels with a coastwise endorsement prior to January 1, 2024.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Merchant Mariner Credentialing </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11511">SEC. 11511. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7502">46 U.S.C. 7502 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MODERNIZING MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALING SYSTEM. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report on the financial, human, and information technology infrastructure resources needed to establish an electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Legislative and regulatory suggestions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing the report described in paragraph (1), the Commandant—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall include recommendations for any legislative or administrative actions as the Commandant determines necessary to establish the electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system described in paragraph (1) as soon as possible; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may include findings, conclusions, or recommendations from the study conducted under subsection (b).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Commandant and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of developing and maintaining a database as part of an electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contains records with respect to each credentialed mariner, including credential validity, drug and alcohol testing results, and information on any final adjudicated agency action involving a credentialed mariner or regarding any involvement in a marine casualty; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintains such records in a manner that allows data to be readily accessed by the Federal Government for the purpose of assessing workforce needs and for the purpose of the economic and national security of the United States.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The study required under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include an assessment of the resources, including information technology, and authorities necessary to 
develop and maintain the database described in such paragraph;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifically address ways to protect the privacy interests of any individual whose information may be contained within such database, which shall include limiting access to the database or having access to the database be monitored by, or accessed through, a member of the Coast Guard; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/b/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">address the feasibility of incorporating in such database a reporting mechanism to alert the Administrator of the Maritime Administration each time a mariner’s credential is reinstated upon completion of a period of suspension as the result of a suspension and revocation proceeding under section 7702 of title 46, United States Code, with details about the violation that led to such suspension.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11511/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Electronic Merchant Mariner Licensing and Documentation System.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement an electronic merchant mariner licensing and documentation system.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11512" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11512">SEC. 11512. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSESSMENT REGARDING APPLICATION PROCESS FOR MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11512/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct an assessment to determine the resources, including personnel and computing resources, required to reduce the amount of time necessary to process an application for a merchant mariner credential to not more than 2 weeks after the date of receipt of such application.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11512/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Briefing Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with the results of the assessment required under subsection (a).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11513" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11513">SEC. 11513. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GAO REPORT. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11513/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that evaluates the processes of the National Maritime Center for processing and approving merchant mariner credentials, as of the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11513/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11513/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analyze the effectiveness of the merchant mariner credentialing process, as of the date of enactment of this Act;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11513/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">analyze the backlogs relating to the merchant mariner credentialing process and the reasons for such backlogs; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11513/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide recommendations for improving and expediting the merchant mariner credentialing process, including funding needed to support improved processing times.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11514">SEC. 11514. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7302">46 U.S.C. 7302 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MILITARY TO MARINERS ACT OF 2022. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Military to Mariners Act of 2022</shortTitle>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Sea Service Requirements for Merchant Mariner Credentials for Veterans and Members of the Uniformed Services.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review and regulations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">review and examine—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the timeframes and impediments for veterans and members of the uniformed services to receive a merchant mariner credential;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the classifications of sea service acquired through training and service as a member of the Uniformed Services and level of equivalence such service has with respect to sea service on merchant vessels; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/A/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the amount of sea service, including percent of the total time onboard for purposes of equivalent underway service, that will be accepted as required experience for all endorsements for applicants for a merchant mariner credential who are veterans or members of the Uniformed Services; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue new regulations to—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">streamline, ensure the accuracy of, and expedite the transfer, review and acceptance of information pertaining to training and sea time for applicants for a merchant mariner credential who are veterans or members of the Uniformed Services;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase the acceptable percentages of time equivalent to sea service for such applicants pursuant to findings of the review and examination conducted under subparagraph (A); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/1/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce burdens and create a means of alternative compliance to demonstrate instructor competency for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers courses.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consultation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consult with the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee and shall take into account the present and future needs of the United States Merchant Marine labor workforce.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services of the House of Representatives, a report that contains an update on the activities carried out to implement—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the July 2020 report by the Committee on the Marine Transportation System to the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy on the implementation of Executive Order 13860 (84 Fed. Reg. 8407; relating to supporting the transition of active duty servicemembers and military veterans into the Merchant Marine); and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/b/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 3511 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (46 U.S.C. 3702 note).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11514/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment of Skillbridge for Employment as a Merchant Mariner.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall assess the use of the SkillBridge program of the Department of Defense as a means for transitioning active duty sea service personnel to employment as merchant mariners.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11515" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11515">SEC. 11515. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7302">46 U.S.C. 7302 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subtitle:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11515/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credentialed mariner.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">credentialed mariner</term>” means an individual with a merchant mariner credential.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11515/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Merchant mariner credential.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">merchant mariner credential</term>” has the meaning given such term in section 7510(d) of title 46, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stB/s11515/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Uniformed services.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">uniformed services</term>” has the meaning given the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">uniformed services</term>” in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">Subtitle C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11516" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11516">SEC. 11516. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s8701">46 U.S.C. 8701 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NONOPERATING INDIVIDUAL. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">January 1, 2025</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11517" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11517">SEC. 11517. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11517/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the total number of vessels known or estimated to operate or to have operated under section 50503 of title 46, United States Code, during each of the past 10 fiscal years.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11517/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11517/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of foreign-flagged vessels known or estimated to operate or to have operated as oceanographic research vessels (as such term is defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code) during each of the past 10 fiscal years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11517/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The total number of United States-flagged vessels known or estimated to operate or to have operated as oceanographic research vessels (as such term is defined section 2101 of title 46, United States Code) during each of the past 10 fiscal years.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11518" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11518">SEC. 11518. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PORT ACCESS ROUTES BRIEFING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11518/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Atlantic Coast Port Access Route.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less than every 30 days thereafter until the requirements of section 70003 of title 46, United States Code, are fully executed with respect to the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route, the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and  
Transportation of the Senate on any progress made to execute such requirements.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11518/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Coast Port Access Routes.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less than every 180 days thereafter until the requirements of section 70003 of title 46, United States Code, are fully executed with respect to each of the Alaskan Arctic, Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coast port access route studies, the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the status of each study and the implementation of any recommendations made in each such study.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11519" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11519">SEC. 11519. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITION OF STATELESS VESSEL. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 70502(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11519/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (B) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11519/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11519/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a vessel aboard which no individual, on request of an officer of the United States authorized to enforce applicable provisions of United States law, claims to be the master or is identified as the individual in charge, and that has no other claim of nationality or registry under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e).”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11520" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11520">SEC. 11520. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIMITATION ON RECOVERY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES INCURRED IN AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11520/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 30104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11520/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(a) In General.—</quotedText>” before the first sentence; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11520/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Recovery by Aquaculture Workers.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">seaman</quotedText>’ does not include an individual who—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is an aquaculture worker if State workers’ compensation is available to such individual; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was, at the time of injury, engaged in aquaculture in a place where such individual had lawful access.</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Aquaculture worker defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">aquaculture worker</quotedText>’ means an individual who—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">is employed by a commercial enterprise that is involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, including—</chapeau>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cleaning, processing, or canning of fish and fish products;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish; and</content>
                                            </clause>
                                            <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the controlled growing and harvesting of other aquatic species;</content>
                                            </clause>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not hold a license issued under section 7101(c); and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not required to hold a merchant mariner credential under part F of subtitle II.”</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11520/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s30104">46 U.S.C. 30104 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall apply to an injury incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11521" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11521">SEC. 11521. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON SECURING VESSELS AND CARGO. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11521/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that assesses the efforts of the Coast Guard with respect to securing vessels and maritime cargo bound for the United States from national security related risks and threats.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11521/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess the following:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11521/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Programs of the Coast Guard to secure vessels and maritime cargo bound for the United States from national security related risks and threats and the extent to which such programs cover the critical components of the global supply chain.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11521/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Coast Guard has implemented leading practices in such programs, including the extent to which the Coast Guard has collaborated with foreign countries or foreign ports that ship goods to the United States to implement such leading practices.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11521/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which the Coast Guard has assessed the effectiveness of such programs.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11521/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the study conducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the results of the study conducted under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11522" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11522">SEC. 11522. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE LAWS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report describing any changes to the enforcement of chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United States Code, as a result of the amendments to section 4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) made by section 9503 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11523" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11523">SEC. 11523. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP, CALIFORNIA. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall complete the land conveyance required under section 2833 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11524">SEC. 11524. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70022">46 U.S.C. 70022 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided in this section, during the period in which Executive Order 14065 (87 Fed. Reg. 10293, relating to blocking certain Russian property or transactions), or any successor Executive Order is in effect, no vessel described in subsection (b) may enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations on application.—</heading>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a vessel described in subsection (b) if the Secretary of State determines that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/2/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vessel is owned or operated by a Russian national or operated by the government of the Russian Federation; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/2/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">it is in the national security interest not to apply the prohibition to such vessel.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 15 days after making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written notice of the determination and the basis upon which the determination was made.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Publication.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of each determination made under subparagraph (A).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings clause.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to vessels engaged in passage permitted under international law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Vessels Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A vessel referred to in subsection (a) is a vessel owned or operated by a Russian national or operated by the government of the Russian Federation.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Information and Publication.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">maintain timely information on the registrations of all foreign vessels owned or operated by or on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, a Russian national, or a entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or any jurisdiction within the Russian Federation; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">periodically publish in the Federal Register a list of the vessels described in paragraph (1).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification of Governments.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of State shall notify each government, the agents or instrumentalities of which are maintaining a registration of a foreign vessel that is included on a list published under subsection (c)(2), not later than 30 days after such publication, that all vessels registered under such government’s authority are subject to subsection (a).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of a government that continues to maintain a registration for a vessel that is included on such list after receiving an initial notification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall issue an additional notification to such government not later than 120 days after the publication of a list under subsection (c)(2).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification of Vessels.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon receiving a notice of arrival under section 70001(a)(5) of title 46, United States Code, from a vessel described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall notify the master of such vessel that the vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, unless—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of State has made a determination under subsection (a)(2); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary allows provisional entry of the vessel, or transfer of cargo from the vessel, under subsection (f).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11524/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provisional Entry or Cargo Transfer.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may allow provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, a vessel, if such entry or transfer is necessary for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11525" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11525">SEC. 11525. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FLOATING DRY DOCKS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 55122(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11525/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)(C)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11525/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2015; and</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2015; or</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11525/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(C) was</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C)</num><clause class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">was”</content></clause>
                                </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11525/1/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">had a letter of intent for purchase by such shipyard or affiliate signed prior to such date of enactment; and”</content>
                                </subsection></quotedContent>; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11525/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or, in the case of a dry dock described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), occurs between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii</quotedText>” before the period at the end.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11526" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11526">SEC. 11526. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UPDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR FISHING CREW AGREEMENTS. </heading>
                        <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 10601(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11526/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” after the semicolon;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11526/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXV/stC/s11526/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a seaman employed on a vessel that is a catcher processor or fish processing vessel that employs more than 25 crewmembers, include a requirement that each crewmember shall be served not less than three meals a day that—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">total not less than 3,100 calories; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include adequate water and minerals in accordance with the United States Recommended Daily Allowances; and”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXVI">TITLE CXVI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11601">SEC. 11601. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (45) through (54) as paragraphs (47) through (56), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (44) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="45">“(45) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">‘sexual assault’ means any form of abuse or contact as defined in chapter 109A of title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="46">“(46) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">‘sexual harassment’ means—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or deliberate or repeated offensive comments or gestures of a sexual nature if any—</chapeau>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements of the individual;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submission to, or rejection, of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for decisions affecting that individual’s job, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements;</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">“(III) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; or</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                        <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="IV">“(IV) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">conduct may have been by an individual’s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or another credentialed mariner; and</content>
                                        </subclause>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person would perceive, and the victim does perceive, the environment as hostile or offensive;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any use or condonation associated with first-hand or personal knowledge, by any individual in a supervisory or command position, of any form of sexual behavior to control, influence, or affect the career, pay, benefits, entitlements, or employment of a subordinate; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any intentional or repeated unwelcome verbal comment or gesture of a sexual nature towards or about an individual by the individual’s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a coworker, or another credentialed mariner.”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing any changes the Commandant may propose to the definitions added by the amendments in subsection (a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendments.—</heading>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority to exempt certain vessels.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2101(51)(A)</term>” and inserting “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2101(53)(A)</term>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Uninspected passenger vessels.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsections (b)(1) and (c) by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2101(51)</term>” each place it appears and inserting “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2101</term>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d) by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2101(51)(A)</term>” and inserting “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2101(53)(A)</term>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11601/c/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1131(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 2101(46)</term>” and inserting “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 116</term>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11602" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11602">SEC. 11602. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER AS GROUNDS FOR DENIAL. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11602/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7511">“SEC. 7511. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7511">46 U.S.C. 7511</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual Abuse.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part shall be denied to an individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">chapter 109A of title 18, except for subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18; or</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Abusive Sexual Contact.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who within 5 years before applying for the license, certificate, or document, has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11602/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“7511.</designator><label> Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11603" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11603">SEC. 11603. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AS GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11603/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 77 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7704 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7704a">“SEC. 7704a. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s7704a">46 U.S.C. 7704a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual Harassment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If it is shown at a hearing under this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued under this part, within 5 years before the beginning of the suspension and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an official finding of sexual harassment, then the license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document may be suspended or revoked.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sexual Assault.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If it is shown at a hearing under this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued under this part, within 10 years before the beginning of the suspension and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an official finding of sexual assault, then the license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document shall be revoked.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Official Finding.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">official finding</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a legal proceeding or agency finding or decision that determines the individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault in violation of any Federal, State, local, or Tribal law or regulation; or</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a determination after an investigation by the Coast Guard that, by a preponderance of the evidence, the individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault if the investigation affords appropriate due process rights to the subject of the investigation.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative law judge review.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coast guard investigation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination under paragraph (1)(B) shall be reviewed and affirmed 
by an administrative law judge within the same proceeding as any suspension or revocation of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document under subsection (a) or (b).</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Legal proceeding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A determination under paragraph (1)(A) that an individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault is conclusive in suspension and revocation proceedings.”</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11603/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 77 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7704 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“7704a.</designator><label> Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11604" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11604">SEC. 11604. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACCOMMODATION; NOTICES. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 11101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11604/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(3) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11604/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)(4) by striking the period at the end and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”;</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11604/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">each crew berthing area shall be equipped with information regarding—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug and alcohol usage; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">procedures and resources to report crimes, including sexual assault and sexual harassment, including information—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the telephone number, website address, and email address for reporting allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment to the Coast Guard;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on vessel owner or company procedures to report violations of company policy and access resources;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on resources provided by outside organizations such as sexual assault hotlines and counseling;</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">“(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on the retention period for surveillance video recording after an incident of sexual harassment or sexual assault is reported; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">“(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">additional items specified in regulations issued by, and at the discretion of, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.”</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11604/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">In each washing space in a visible location there shall be information regarding procedures and resources to report crimes upon the vessel, including sexual assault and sexual harassment, and vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug and alcohol usage.</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11605" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11605">SEC. 11605. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2114(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11605/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11605/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11605/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the seaman in good faith has reported or is about to report to the vessel owner, Coast Guard or other appropriate 
Federal agency or department sexual harassment or sexual assault against the seaman or knowledge of sexual harassment or sexual assault against another seaman;”</content>
                            </subparagraph></quotedContent>; and</content>
                        </subparagraph>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11605/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraphs (2) and (3) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (1)(C)</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11606">SEC. 11606. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3306">46 U.S.C. 3306 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ALCOHOL AT SEA. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act under which the National Academy of Sciences shall prepare an assessment to determine safe levels of alcohol consumption and possession by crew members aboard vessels of the United States engaged in commercial service, except when such possession is associated with the commercial sale to individuals aboard the vessel who are not crew members.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Assessment.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The assessment prepared pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into account the safety and security of every individual on the vessel;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into account reported incidences of sexual harassment or sexual assault, as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide any appropriate recommendations for any changes to laws, regulations, or employer policies.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon completion of the assessment under this section, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Commandant, and the Secretary the assessment prepared pursuant to subsection (a).</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall, not later than 180 days after receiving the submission of the assessment under subsection (c), review the changes to regulations recommended in such assessment; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">taking into account the safety and security of every individual on vessels of the United States engaged in commercial service, may issue regulations relating to alcohol consumption on such vessels.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Savings Clause.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent the Commandant issues regulations establishing safe levels of alcohol consumption in accordance with subsection (d), the Commandant may not issue regulations which prohibit—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/e/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the owner or operator of a vessel from imposing additional restrictions on the consumption of alcohol, including the prohibition of the consumption of alcohol on such vessels; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/e/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">possession of alcohol associated with the commercial sale to individuals aboard the vessel who are not crew members.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report Required.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, by the date that is 2 years after the receipt of the assessment under subsection (c), the Commandant does not issue regulations under subsection (d), the Commandant shall provide a report by such date to the committees described in subsection (c)—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">containing the rationale for not issuing such regulations; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11606/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing other recommendations as necessary to ensure safety at sea.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11607" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11607">SEC. 11607. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11607/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Part B of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <chapter style="-uslm-dtd:chapter">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="49">“CHAPTER 49—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OCEANGOING NON-PASSENGER COMMERCIAL VESSELS </heading>
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“4901.</designator><label> Surveillance requirements.</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc>
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4901">“SEC. 4901. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s4901">46 U.S.C. 4901</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Surveillance requirements </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A vessel engaged in commercial service that does not carry passengers, shall maintain a video surveillance system.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The requirements in this section shall apply to—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">documented vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10 individuals on board that are—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on a voyage of at least 600 miles and crosses seaward of the Boundary Line; or</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at least 24 meters (79 feet) in overall length and required to have a load line under chapter 51;</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">documented vessels of at least 500 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 on an international voyage; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10 individuals on board that are operating for no less than 72 hours on waters superjacent to the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(a)).</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Placement of Video and Audio Surveillance Equipment.—</heading>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall install video and audio surveillance equipment aboard the vessel not later than 2 years after enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, or during the next scheduled drydock, whichever is later.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Locations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Video and audio surveillance equipment shall be placed in passageways on to which doors from staterooms open. Such equipment shall be placed in a manner ensuring the visibility of every door in each such passageway.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice of Video and Audio Surveillance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall provide clear and conspicuous signs on board the vessel notifying the crew of the presence of video and audio surveillance equipment.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Access to Video and Audio Records.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall ensure that access to records of video and audio surveillance is not used as part of a labor action against a crew member or employment dispute unless used in a criminal or civil action.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retention Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall retain all records of audio and video surveillance for not less than 1 year after the footage is obtained. Any video and audio surveillance found to be associated with an alleged incident should be preserved for not less than 5 years from the date of the alleged incident.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Personnel Training.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A vessel owner or employer of a seafarer shall provide training for all individuals employed by the owner or employer for the purpose of responding to incidents of sexual assault or sexual harassment, including—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">such training to ensure the individuals—</chapeau>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">retain audio and visual records and other evidence objectively; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">act impartially without influence from the company or others; and</content>
                                        </subparagraph>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">training on applicable Federal, State, Tribal, and local laws and regulations regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment investigations and reporting requirements.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Owner.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">owner</quotedText>’ means the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or other individual in charge of a vessel.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, and fish tender vessels are exempt from this section.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section>
                        </chapter></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11607/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of chapters for subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item related to chapter 47 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem class="bold" role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:multi-column-toc-entry"><designator style="-uslm-dtd:toc-enum">“49.</designator><label class="bold" style="-uslm-dtd:level-header">Oceangoing Non-Passenger Commercial Vessels</label><target style="-uslm-dtd:target">4901””</target></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11608" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11608">SEC. 11608. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MASTER KEY CONTROL. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11608/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3106">“SEC. 3106. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s3106">46 U.S.C. 3106</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Master key control system </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The owner of a vessel subject to inspection under section 3301 shall—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ensure that such vessel is equipped with a vessel master key control system, manual or electronic, which provides controlled access to all copies of the vessel’s master key of which access shall only be available to the individuals described in paragraph (2);</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a list of all crew, identified by position, allowed to access and use the master key and maintain such list upon the vessel, within owner records and included in the vessel safety management system;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">record in a log book information on all access and use of the vessel’s master key, including—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">dates and times of access;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the room or location accessed; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name and rank of the crew member that used the master key; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make the list under paragraph (2) and the log book under paragraph (3) available upon request to any agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, any member of the Coast Guard, and any law enforcement officer performing official duties in the course and scope of an investigation.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibited Use.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Crew not included on the list described in subsection (a)(2) shall not have access to or use the master key unless in an emergency and shall immediately notify the master and owner of the vessel following use of such key.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for Log Book.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The log book described in subsection (a)(3) and required to be included in a safety management system under section 3203(a)(6)—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be electronic; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be located in a centralized location that is readily accessible to law enforcement personnel.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Penalty.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any crew member who uses the master key without having been granted access pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 and may be subject to suspension or revocation under section 7703.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall not apply to vessels subject to section 3507(f).”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11608/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“3106.</designator><label> Master key control system.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11609" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11609">SEC. 11609. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Mandatory Reporting by Responsible Entity of a Vessel.—</heading>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The responsible entity of a vessel shall report to the Commandant any complaint or incident of harassment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault in violation of employer policy or law, of which such entity is made aware.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Penalty.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A responsible entity of a vessel who knowingly fails to report in compliance with paragraph (1) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reporting Procedures.—</heading>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Responsible entity of a vessel reporting.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A report required under subsection (a) shall be made immediately after the responsible entity of a vessel gains knowledge of a sexual assault or sexual harassment incident by the fastest telecommunication channel available to—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a single entity in the Coast Guard designated by the Commandant to receive such reports; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the appropriate officer or agency of the government of the country in whose waters the incident occurs.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contents.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such shall include, to the best of the knowledge of the individual making the report—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name, official position or role in relation to the vessel, and contact information of such individual;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the name and official number of the documented vessel;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the time and date of the incident;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the geographic position or location of the vessel when the incident occurred; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a brief description of the alleged sexual harassment or sexual assault being reported.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Receiving reports; collection of information.—</heading>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Receiving reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to reports submitted under subsection (a), the Commandant—</chapeau>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">may establish additional reporting procedures, including procedures for receiving reports through—</chapeau>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">“(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a single telephone number that is continuously manned at all times; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                    <subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">“(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a single email address that is continuously monitored; and</content>
                                    </subclause>
                                </clause>
                                <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall use procedures that include preserving evidence in such reports and providing emergency service referrals.</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Collection of information.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After receipt of the report made under subsection (a), the Coast Guard shall collect information related to the identity of each alleged victim, alleged perpetrator, and any witnesses identified in the report through means designed to protect, to the extent practicable, the personal identifiable information of such individuals.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Subpoena Authority.—</heading>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant may compel the testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence by subpoena to determine compliance with this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Jurisdictional limits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The jurisdictional limits of a subpoena issued under this section are the same as, and are enforceable in the same manner as, subpoenas issued under chapter 63 of this title.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">“(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Company After-action Summary.—</heading>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A responsible entity of a vessel that makes a report under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Commandant a document with detailed information to describe the actions taken by such entity after becoming aware of the sexual assault or sexual harassment incident, including the results of any investigation into the complaint or incident and any action taken against the offending individual; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make such submission not later than 10 days after such entity made the report under subsection (a).</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civil penalty.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A responsible entity of a vessel that fails to comply with paragraph (1) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $25,000 and $500 shall be added for each day of noncompliance, except that the total amount of a penalty with respect to a complaint or incident shall not exceed $50,000 per violation.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">“(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investigatory Audit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commandant shall periodically perform an audit or other systematic review of the submissions made under this section to determine if there were any failures to comply with the requirements of this section.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">“(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability; Regulations.—</heading>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may issue regulations to implement the requirements of this section.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim reports.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any report required to be made to the Commandant under this section shall be made to the Coast Guard National Command Center, until regulations implementing the procedures required by this section are issued.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Responsible Entity of a Vessel.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">responsible entity of a vessel</quotedText>’ means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the owner, master, or managing operator of a documented vessel engaged in commercial service; or</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the employer of a seafarer on such a vessel.”</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11610">SEC. 11610. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Safety Management System.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3203 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8); and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">with respect to sexual harassment and sexual assault, procedures for, and annual training requirements for all responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter applies on—</chapeau>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prevention;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">bystander intervention;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reporting;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">“(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">response; and</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">“(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">investigation;</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the list required under section 3106(a)(2) and the log book required under section 3106(a)(3);”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedures and Training Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In prescribing regulations for the procedures and training requirements described in subsection (a)(5), such procedures and requirements shall be consistent with the requirements to report sexual harassment or sexual assault under section 10104.</content>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Audits.—</heading>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certificates.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Suspension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During an audit of a safety management system of a vessel required under section 10104(e), the Secretary may suspend the Safety Management Certificate issued for the vessel under section 3205 and issue a separate Safety Management Certificate for the vessel to be in effect for a 3-month period beginning on the date of the issuance of such separate certificate.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revocation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the conclusion of an audit of a safety management system required under section 10104(e), the Secretary shall revoke the Safety Management Certificate issued for the vessel under section 3205 if the Secretary determines—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that the holder of the Safety Management Certificate knowingly, or repeatedly, failed to comply with section 10104; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other failure of the safety management system resulted in the failure to comply with such section.</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Documents of compliance.—</heading>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Following an audit of the safety management system of a vessel required under section 10104(e), the Secretary may audit the safety management system of the responsible person for the vessel.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Suspension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During an audit under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may suspend the Document of Compliance issued to the responsible person under section 3205 and issue a separate Document of Compliance to such person to be in effect for a 3-month period beginning on the date of the issuance of such separate document.</content>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                    <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">“(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revocation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the conclusion of an assessment or an audit of a safety management system under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall revoke the Document of Compliance issued to the responsible person if the Secretary determines—</chapeau>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that the holder of the Document of Compliance knowingly, or repeatedly, failed to comply with section 10104; or</content>
                                        </clause>
                                        <clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that other failure of the safety management system resulted in the failure to comply with such section.”</content>
                                        </clause>
                                    </subparagraph>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11610/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Verification of Compliance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3205(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, or upon discovery from other sources of information acquired by the Coast Guard, including a discovery made during an audit or systematic review conducted under section 10104(e) of a failure of a responsible person or vessel to comply with a requirement of a safety management system for which a Safety Management Certificate and a Document of compliance has been issued under this section, including a failure to comply with regulations prescribed under section 3203(a)(7) and (8),</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">periodically</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11611" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11611">SEC. 11611. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS TO CONGRESS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11611/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10105">“SEC. 10105. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s10105">46 U.S.C. 10105</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reports to Congress </heading>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</chapeau>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of reports received under section 10104;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of penalties issued under such section;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of open investigations under such section, completed investigations under such section, and the outcomes of such open or completed investigations;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of assessments or audits conducted under section 3203 and the outcome of those assessments or audits;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a statistical analysis of compliance with the safety management system criteria under section 3203;</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the number of credentials denied or revoked due to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or related offenses; and</content>
                                </paragraph>
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">“(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations to support efforts of the Coast Guard to improve investigations and oversight of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the maritime sector, including funding requirements and legislative change proposals necessary to ensure compliance with title CXVI of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and the amendments made by such title.</content>
                                </paragraph>
                            </subsection>
                            <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Privacy.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In collecting the information required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall collect such information in a manner that protects the privacy rights of individuals who are subjects of such information.”</content>
                            </subsection>
                        </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVI/s11611/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“10105.</designator><label> Reports to Congress.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXVII">TITLE CXVII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION </heading>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Subtitle A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11701" role="definitions" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11701">SEC. 11701. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 212(b) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3002(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">“(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Under secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Under Secretary</term>’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11702" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11702">SEC. 11702. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENTS. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 221(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3021(c)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">may not be given</quotedText>” and inserting the following:<quotedContent class="inline" style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">“may—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be given only to an individual who is a citizen of the United States; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not be given.”</content>
                        </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11703" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11703">SEC. 11703. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO PROMOTE ENSIGNS AFTER 3 YEARS OF SERVICE. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11703/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 223 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3023) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="223">“SEC. 223. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SEPARATION OF ENSIGNS FOUND NOT FULLY QUALIFIED </heading>
                                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“If an officer in the permanent grade of ensign is at any time found not fully qualified, the officer’s commission shall be revoked and the officer shall be separated from the commissioned service.”</content>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11703/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes” (Public Law 107-372) is amended by striking the item relating to section 223 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 223.</designator><label> Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11704" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11704">SEC. 11704. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11704/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle A of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="220">“SEC. 220. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3010">33 U.S.C. 3010</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AWARDS AND DECORATIONS </heading>
                                <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">“The Under Secretary may provide ribbons, medals, badges, trophies, and similar devices to members of the commissioned officer 
corps of the Administration and to members of other uniformed services for service and achievement in support of the missions of the Administration.”</content>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11704/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes” (Public Law 107-372) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 219 the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 220.</designator><label> Awards and decorations.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11705" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11705">SEC. 11705. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11705/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Involuntary Retirement or Separation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 241(a)(1) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3041(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an officer in the permanent grade of captain or commander may—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided by subparagraph (B), be transferred to the retired list; or</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if the officer is not qualified for retirement, be separated from service; and”</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11705/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retirement for Age.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 243(a) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 3043(a)) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">be retired</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">be retired or separated (as specified in section 1251(e) of title 10, United States Code)</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11705/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Retirement or Separation Based on Years of Creditable Service.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 261(a) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 3071(a)) is amended—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11705/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by redesignating paragraphs (17) through (26) as paragraphs (18) through (27), respectively; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11705/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                                <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">“(17) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1251(e), relating to retirement or separation based on years of creditable service.”</content>
                                </paragraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11706" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11706">SEC. 11706. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL MARINER STAFFING. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11706/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subtitle E of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="269B">“SEC. 269B. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3079b">33 U.S.C. 3079b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORE LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL MARINERS </heading>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">“(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary may prescribe regulations relating to shore leave for professional mariners without regard to the requirements of section 6305 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">“(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—</chapeau>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">require that a professional mariner serving aboard an ocean-going vessel be granted a leave of absence of 4 days per pay period; and</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that a professional mariner serving in a temporary promotion position aboard a vessel may be paid the difference between such mariner’s temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued while serving in the temporary promotion position.</content>
                                    </paragraph>
                                </subsection>
                                <subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Professional Mariner Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">professional mariner</quotedText>’ means an individual employed on a vessel of the Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve 
in the engineering, deck, steward, electronic technician, or survey department.”</content>
                                </subsection>
                            </section></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11706/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes” (Public Law 107-372) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 269A the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                            <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                                <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“Sec. 269B.</designator><label> Shore leave for professional mariners.”</label></referenceItem>
                            </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11707" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11707">SEC. 11707. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEGAL ASSISTANCE. </heading>
                        <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1044(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</quotedText>” after  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Public Health Service</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11708">SEC. 11708. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACQUISITION OF AIRCRAFT FOR AGENCY AIR, ATMOSPHERE, AND WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE AND RESEARCH MISSION. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Increased Fleet Capacity.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall acquire adequate aircraft platforms with the necessary observation and modification requirements—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to meet agency-wide air reconnaissance and research mission requirements, particularly with respect to hurricanes and tropical cyclones, and also for atmospheric chemistry, climate, air quality for public health, full-season fire weather research and operations, full-season atmospheric river air reconnaissance observations, and other mission areas; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to ensure data and information collected by the aircraft are made available to all users for research and operations purposes.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contracts.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall negotiate and enter into 1 or more contracts or other agreements, to the extent practicable and necessary, with 1 or more governmental or nongovernmental entities.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition of Aircraft To Replace WP-3D Aircraft.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary may enter into a contract for the acquisition of up to 6 aircraft to replace the WP-3D aircraft that provides for—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the first newly acquired aircraft to be fully operational before the retirement of the last WP-3D aircraft operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the second newly acquired aircraft to be fully operational not later than 1 year after the first such aircraft is required to be fully operational under subparagraph (A).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Acquisition of Aircraft to Replace End of Life-cycle Aircraft.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary shall maintain the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to meet agency air reconnaissance and research mission requirements by acquiring new aircraft prior to the end of the service life of the aircraft being replaced with sufficient lead time that the replacement aircraft is fully operation prior to the retirement of the aircraft it is replacing.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11708/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For fiscal year 2023, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary $800,000,000 for the acquisition of aircraft under this section.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11709" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11709">SEC. 11709. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL MARINER STAFFING MODELS. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11709/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on staffing issues relating to professional mariners within the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11709/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Elements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consider—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11709/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the challenges the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations faces in recruiting and retaining qualified professional mariners;</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11709/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">workforce planning efforts to address such challenges; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11709/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other models or approaches that exist, or are under consideration, to provide incentives for the retention of qualified professional mariners.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stA/s11709/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Professional Mariner Defined.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">professional mariner</quotedText>” means an individual employed on a vessel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve in the engineering, deck, steward, or survey department.</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
                <subtitle identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB" style="-uslm-dtd:subtitle" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Subtitle B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Matters </heading>
                    <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11710">SEC. 11710. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION IN JUNEAU, ALASKA. </heading>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">City.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">City</quotedText>” means the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Master plan.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Master Plan</quotedText>” means the Juneau Small Cruise Ship Infrastructure Master Plan released by the Docks and Harbors Board and Port of Juneau for the City and dated March 2021.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Property</quotedText>” means the parcel of real property consisting of approximately 2.4 acres, including tidelands, owned by the United States and under administrative custody and control of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and located at 250 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska, including any improvements thereon that are not authorized or required by another provision of law to be conveyed to a specific individual or entity.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Secretary</quotedText>” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance Authorized.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/b/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may convey, at fair market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Property, subject to the restrictions in subsections (b)(2) and (c) and the requirements of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/b/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Restriction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not take action under this section until the Commandant notifies the Secretary in writing that the Coast Guard does not have an interest in acquiring the property, or a period of 180 calendar days expires following the date of enactment of this section.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/b/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification expiration.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, the Secretary has not received notification under paragraph (2) at the end of the 180 calendar day period, the Secretary and the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in writing that no notification has been received.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/b/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority provided under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer of Property to Coast Guard.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If not later than 180 calendar days after the date of enactment of this Act the Commandant notifies the Secretary that the Coast Guard has an interest in the Property, the Secretary shall transfer the Property to the Coast Guard.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any transfer performed pursuant to this subsection shall—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">occur not later than 1 year of any written notification required under paragraph (1);</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include within the transfer from the Department of Commerce to the Coast Guard all legal obligations attached to ownership or administrative control of the Property, interest therein, or improvements thereto, including environmental compliance and restoration liabilities and historical preservation liabilities and responsibilities;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be at no cost to the Department of Commerce, to include all land survey costs;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2/D" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not affect or limit any remaining real property interests held by the Department of Commerce on any real property subject to such transfer; and</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2/E" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">be accompanied by a memorandum of agreement between the Coast Guard and the Department of Commerce to require the Commandant to allow—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2/E/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">future access to, and use of, the Property, including use of available pier space, to accommodate the reasonable expectations of the Secretary for future operational and logistical needs in southeast Alaska; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/c/2/E/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">continued access to, and use of, existing facilities on the Property, including a warehouse and machine shop, unless the Commandant determines that the Property on which the facilities are located is needed to support polar operations, at which time the Coast Guard shall provide the Department of Commerce access to and use of comparable space in reasonable proximity to the existing facilities.</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Right of First Refusal.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Coast Guard does not transfer the Property under subsection (c), the City shall have the right of first refusal with respect to the purchase, at fair market value, of the Property.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/e" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Survey.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exact acreage and legal description of the Property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/f" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Condition; Quitclaim Deed.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Property is conveyed under subsection (b)(1), the Property shall be conveyed—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/f/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in an “as is, where is” condition; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/f/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">via a quitclaim deed.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fair Market Value.—</heading>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The fair market value of the Property shall be—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">determined by an appraisal that—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/1/A/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is conducted by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/1/A/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meets the requirements of paragraph (2); and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adjusted, at the Secretary’s discretion, based on the factors described in paragraph (3).</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appraisal requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An appraisal conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Factors.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The factors described in this paragraph are—</chapeau>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/3/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">matters of equity and fairness;</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/3/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">actions taken by the City regarding the Property, if the City exercises the right of first refusal under subsection (d), including—</chapeau>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/3/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">comprehensive waterfront planning, site development, and other redevelopment activities supported by the City in proximity to the Property in furtherance of the Master Plan;</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in-kind contributions made to facilitate and support use of the Property by governmental agencies; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                    <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/3/B/iii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any maintenance expenses, capital improvement, or emergency expenditures made necessary to ensure public safety and access to and from the Property; and</content>
                                    </clause>
                                </subparagraph>
                                <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/g/3/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
                                </subparagraph>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/h" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Costs of Conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the City exercises the right of first refusal under subsection (d), all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance of the Property to the City under this section may be shared equitably by the Secretary and the City, as determined by the Secretary, including with the City providing in-kind contributions for any or all of such costs.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/i" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Proceeds.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any proceeds from a conveyance of the Property under subsection (b)(1) shall—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/i/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the applicable appropriations accounts or funds of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that exists as of the date of enactment of this Act; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/i/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be used to cover costs associated with the conveyance of the Property, related relocation efforts, and other facility and infrastructure projects in Alaska and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/j" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Memorandum of Agreement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the City exercises the right of first refusal under subsection (d), before finalizing a conveyance to the City under this section, the Secretary and the City shall enter into a memorandum of agreement to establish the terms under which the Secretary shall have future access to, and use of, the Property to accommodate the reasonable expectations of the Secretary for future operational and logistical needs in southeast Alaska.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/k" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reservation or Easement for Access and Use.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The conveyance authorized under subsection (b)(1) shall be subject to a reservation providing, or an easement granting, the Secretary, at no cost to the United States, a right to access and use the Property that—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/k/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is compatible with the Master Plan; and</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/k/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">authorizes future operational access and use by other Federal, State, and local government agencies that have customarily used the Property.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/l" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Liability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the event that the Property is conveyed to the City of Juneau the following shall apply:</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/l/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">After conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An individual or entity to which a conveyance is made under this section shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to activities carried out on or after the date and time of the conveyance of the Property.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/l/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Before conveyance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States shall remain responsible for any liability the United States incurred with respect to activities carried out by the United States on the Property before the date and time of the conveyance of the Property.</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/m" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="m">(m) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional Terms and Conditions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate and reasonable to protect the interests of the United States.</content>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/n" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="n">(n) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Environmental Compliance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply with any applicable environmental law, including—</chapeau>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/n/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or</content>
                            </paragraph>
                            <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/n/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).</content>
                            </paragraph>
                        </subsection>
                        <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVII/stB/s11710/o" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="o">(o) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conveyance Not a Major Federal Action.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A conveyance under this section shall not be considered a major Federal action for purposes of section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)).</content>
                        </subsection>
                    </section>
                </subtitle>
            </title>
            <title identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII" style="-uslm-dtd:title" styleType="OLC">
                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="CXVIII">TITLE CXVIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS </heading>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11801">SEC. 11801. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TERMS AND VACANCIES. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 46101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a/1/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">one year</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2 years</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a/1/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2 terms</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">3 terms</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (3)—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a/2/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">of the individual being succeeded</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">to which such individual is appointed</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a/2/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2 terms</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">3 terms</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/a/2/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">the predecessor of that</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">such</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11801/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s46101">46 U.S.C. 46101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amendments made by this section shall not apply to Commissioners to whom section 403(b) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281) applies.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11802" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11802">SEC. 11802. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
                    <chapeau class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11802/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subparagraph (A) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">at least 250</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">250 or more</quotedText>”; and</content>
                    </paragraph>
                    <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11802/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">has overnight accommodations for 250 or more passengers; and”</content>
                        </subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </paragraph>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11803" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11803">SEC. 11803. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11803/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 319(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 44801 of title 49</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11803/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1156(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section 44801 of title 49</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11804">SEC. 11804. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the section heading by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security cards</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">worker identification credentials</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">transportation security card</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">transportation worker identification credential</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">transportation security cards</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">transportation worker identification credentials</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">card</quotedText>” each place it appears and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">credential</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading for subsection (b) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Cards</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Credentials</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (g) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator of</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (i) and redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking subsection (l) and redesignating subsections (m) through (q) as subsections (k) through (o), respectively;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (j), as so redesignated—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/9/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Security Card</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Worker Identification Credential</quotedText>”; and</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/9/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the heading for paragraph (2) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">security cards</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">worker identification credential</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (k)(1), as so redesignated, by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (k)(3)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (j)(3)</quotedText>”;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (k), as so redesignated; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (o), as so redesignated—</chapeau>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/12/A" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the subsection heading by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Security Card</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Worker Identification Credential</quotedText>”;</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/12/B" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (1)—</chapeau>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/12/B/i" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (k)(3)</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subsection (j)(3)</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                                <clause identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/12/B/ii" style="-uslm-dtd:clause" styleType="OLC">
                                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">This plan shall</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Such receipt and activation shall</quotedText>”; and</content>
                                </clause>
                            </subparagraph>
                            <subparagraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/a/12/C" style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in paragraph (2) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on-site activation capability</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">on-site receipt and activation of transportation worker identification credentials</quotedText>”.</content>
                            </subparagraph>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section 70105 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“70105.</designator><label> Transportation worker identification credentials.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70105">46 U.S.C. 70105 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on Implementation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may not implement the rule entitled “Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements” (81 Fed. Reg. 57651) for covered facilities before May 8, 2026.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/d" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Covered Facilities Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">covered facilities</quotedText>” means—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/d/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilities that handle Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk and transfer such cargoes from or to a vessel;</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/d/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilities that handle Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk, but do not transfer it from or to a vessel; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11804/d/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">facilities that receive vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk but, during the vessel-to-facility interface, do not transfer it from or to the vessel.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11805" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11805">SEC. 11805. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REINSTATEMENT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11805/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reinstatement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The text of section 12(a) of the Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 522(a)), popularly known as the “Truman-Hobbs Act”, is—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11805/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reinstated as it appeared on the day before the date of the enactment of section 8507(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4754); and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11805/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">redesignated as the sole text of section 12 of the Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 522).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11805/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s522">33 U.S.C. 522 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provision reinstated under subsection (a) shall be treated as if such section 8507(b) had never taken effect.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11805/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conforming Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provision reinstated under subsection (a) is amended by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">, except to the extent provided in this section</quotedText>”.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11806" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11806">SEC. 11806. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. </heading>
                    <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act”, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</content>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11807" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11807">SEC. 11807. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11807/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6304 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11807/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subpena</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subpoena</quotedText>” each place it appears; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11807/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in subsection (d) by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subpenas</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">subpoenas</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11807/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Clerical Amendment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The analysis for chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 6304 and inserting the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
                        <toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
                            <referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry"><designator>“6304.</designator><label> Subpoena authority.”</label></referenceItem>
                        </toc></quotedContent>.</content>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
                <section identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808" style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC">
                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11808">SEC. 11808. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE AMENDMENTS. </heading>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Repeals.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The following provisions are repealed:</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act of March 6, 1896 (33 U.S.C. 474).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (33 U.S.C. 711; 721).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/3" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The first sentence of section 2 of the Act of July 27, 1912 (33 U.S.C. 712).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/4" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 10 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (33 U.S.C. 713).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/5" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 6 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (33 U.S.C. 714).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/6" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5 of the Act of June 17, 1910 (33 U.S.C. 715).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/7" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s719">33 U.S.C. 719</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4679 of the Revised Statutes.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/8" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4 of the Act of May 14, 1908 (33 U.S.C. 737).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/9" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The first sentence of the sixteenth paragraph of the section entitled “Coast Guard” under the heading “<headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Treasury Department</headingText>” of the Act of June 5, 1920 (33 U.S.C. 738).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/10" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7 of the Act of June 20, 1918 (33 U.S.C. 744).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/11" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2 of the Act of May 13, 1938 (33 U.S.C. 748a).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/12" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Act of June 15, 1938 (33 U.S.C. 752b).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/13" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The last proviso of the second paragraph of the section entitled “Lighthouse Service” under the heading “<headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Department of Commerce</headingText>” of the Act of November 4, 1918 (33 U.S.C. 763).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/14" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7 of the Act of June 6, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 763a-2).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/15" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">(15) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The last paragraph of the section entitled “Lighthouse Service” under the heading “<headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Department of Commerce</headingText>” of the Act of March 4, 1921 (33 U.S.C. 764).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/16" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">(16) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sections 1 and 2 of the Act of March 4, 1925 (33 U.S.C. 765; 766).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/17" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">(17) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5 of the Act of August 19, 1950 (33 U.S.C. 775).</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/a/18" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">(18) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subchapter III of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, and the items relating to such subchapter in the analysis for chapter 25 of such title.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/b" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s714">33 U.S.C. 714 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Operation of Repeals.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The repeals under paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (a) shall not affect the operation of section 103 of title 14, United States Code.</content>
                    </subsection>
                    <subsection identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/c" style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t33/s472">33 U.S.C. 472</ref>;14<b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transfer.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Chapter 313 of the Act of September 15, 1922 is transferred to appear at the end of subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, redesignated as section 548 of such title, and amended—</chapeau>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/c/1" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">That hereafter the Commissioner of Lighthouses</quotedText>” and insert  “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">The Commandant of the Coast Guard</quotedText>”; and</content>
                        </paragraph>
                        <paragraph identifier="/us/sComp/117/263/dK/tCXVIII/s11808/c/2" style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Lighthouse Service</quotedText>” and inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Coast Guard</quotedText>”.</content>
                        </paragraph>
                    </subsection>
                </section>
            </title>
        </division>
    </main>
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